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This article is about the WiiWare game. For the Nintendo 3DS game, see Pokémon Rumble Blast.

Pokémon Rumble 乱戦！ポケモンスクランブル
Pokémon Rumble's logo
Basic info
Platform:	Wii
Category:	Action RPG
Players:	1-4 players simultaneous
Connectivity:	Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Developer:	Ambrella
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation IV side series
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E10+
ACB:	G
OFLC:	G8+
PEGI:	7
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	June 16, 2009[1]
North America:	November 16, 2009[2]
Australia:	November 20, 2009
Europe:	November 20, 2009[3]
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official site
English:	Official site
Japanese boxart Melee! Pokémon Scramble logo

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Pokémon Rumble

Pokémon Rumble (Japanese: 乱戦！ポケモンスクランブル Melee! Pokémon Scramble) is a WiiWare game released in Japan on June 16, 2009. It was released on November 16 for North America, and in Europe four days afterwards. It can be purchased for 1,500 Wii Points. A prototype for North America was shown at the Wizard World's Big Apple Comic Con.

Blurb

Introducing a new kind of Pokémon challenge, available exclusively to the WiiWare service! Pokémon Rumble is an action game in which you control Toy Pokémon (referred to as "Pokémon") and take on wave after wave of other Pokémon in a variety of stages.

Befriend some of the defeated Pokémon along the way, adding them to your collection and granting you the ability to use them in battle. Switch between collected Pokémon at any time, taking advantage of the fact that the amount of damage you deal depends on the type of move used and the type of Pokémon hit. Be the last one standing to gain the right to compete in the Battle Royale and test your skills against many Pokémon at once.

Or team up with three people for some multiplayer action, working together to take down tough Bosses and earning points that can be used towards recruiting or training Pokémon. You can even save your favorite Pokémon to your Wii Remote controller for exchanges with friends.

Combining beautiful cel-shaded graphics and exciting game play features with the world of Pokémon, this is one Rumble you won't want to miss!

Story

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Pokémon Rumble takes place in a world with Toy Pokémon that come to life after winded up by a Wonder Key. A toy Rattata controlled by the player sneaks into the Battle Royale hoping to prove its strength, but is defeated. The player then collects more toys from each level and defeats boss Pokémon to pass each Battle Royale and prove their strength!

Adventure Mode

In Adventure Mode, there are several Normal Rank stages on each level where Pokémon can be befriended. All Pokémon in the Normal Rank stages are from Generation I. In the first level, Rank C, the first stage revealed is Silent Forest. Once completed, Windy Prairie, Rocky Cave, Fiery Furnace, Bright Beach, and Eternal Tower are accessible. In every subsequent level, all stages are available immediately. The Battle Royale building will not open until a Pokémon of a certain power level is befriended. After the Battle Royale is won, the player will increase in rank, and the next higher level will be accessible. If the player faints three times in one stage, they are sent back to the terminal and instructed to reattempt stages to befriend more powerful Pokémon. In Multiplayer mode, if the two players faint three times combined, they are both sent back to the terminal.

Once the player has beaten Mewtwo in the Rank S Battle Royale, Advanced Mode is revealed. Advanced Mode contains Generation IV Pokémon. After completing the Advanced Mode, EX Mode is unlocked, consisting of random Pokémon from both previous modes as well as some new ones.

Recruited Pokémon

Recruited Pokémon are Pokémon available to switch into battle. They appear listed in a menu item. Pokémon with pink names have Special Traits, those with blue names are Shiny, and those with white names are typical. If a Pokémon has a Special Trait and is Shiny, its name will still appear blue in the list.

Pokémon can be recruited through battling in one of the six stages in the terminal, through purchase at the Recruit Point, or through entering a password at the Recruit Point.

Features

• The game is played with the Wii Remote on its side, a Classic Controller, or a GameCube controller (Multiplayer only).
• Pokémon are like wind-up toys and they appear as they did in My Pokémon Ranch.
• There is a Battle Royale mode where players control their Pokémon in a massive pit where lots of other Pokémon appear. The last one that remains standing will be the winner. Players control both the Pokémon's movement and what move they use.
• It also has a story mode where there are levels which end with a battle where in a giant Pokémon is a boss. The boss may be a legendary Pokémon. Other Pokémon are obtained through defeating them in this mode.
• Players can also take screenshots of their Pokémon in the battles.
• There is a two-player co-op mode, as well as a stadium mode where up to four players can battle. Other players of this game can also bring their Pokémon from their game on the Wii Remote, similar to Miis.
• Similar to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, the player may enter in passwords which can be used to get Pokémon that either are not regularly obtainable in the game or have Special Traits. Such codes are released through official media.
• Pokémon can know up to 2 moves at a time.
• Shiny Pokémon are also included in the game, which the player is automatically able to befriend if knocked over.
• Only Pokémon from Generation I and Generation IV are obtainable in the game.
• For a price, the player may purchase a Pokémon from the certain area they are in. The Pokémon is usually a boss, or a rare Pokémon.
• As they are toys, Pokémon with different Formes, such as Shaymin, cannot change from Forme to Forme.

Special Traits

Main article: Special Traits

Special Traits are abilities that an individual Pokémon can possess. When a Pokémon with a special Trait faints and is ready to be befriended, it will sparkle with a different color than usual.

Passwords and Special Tickets

If a Pokémon has a small blue symbol by their power level, the Pokémon unlocked by passwords will increase in power after a Battle Royale is successfully completed.

Japanese

Pokémon		Move(s)		Password		Pokémon		Move(s)		Password
	Charizard	Flamethrower		9600-4319			Shiny Rattata	Reversal	Double-Edge	3884-9402
	Pikachu	Volt Tackle		2110-9011			Shiny Pikachu	Thunderbolt	Quick Attack	6998-4642
	Shiny Raichu	Thunder	Agility	9465-8823			Ninetales	Safeguard	Fire Blast	6295-6406
	Parasect	X-Scissor		7653-3521			Gyarados	Waterfall		6750-2839
	Eevee	Quick Attack		5873-1954			Vaporeon	Surf		9338-1684
	Snorlax	Belly Drum		2405-3396			Zapdos	Drill Peck		8106-8836
	Dragonite	Dragon Rush		3376-0940			Mew	Cut		6614-0248
	Chimchar	Ember		0331-4118			Shiny Bidoof	Superpower	Hyper Fang	1770-0982
	Bibarel	Rollout		9236-7400			Cherrim Sunshine Form	SolarBeam		1923-1298
	Bronzong	Hypnosis		8379-5196			Garchomp	Dragon Claw		1824-8991
	Munchlax	Tackle		7213-6317			Lucario	Brick Break		9721-3750
	Hippowdon	Earthquake		2219-8658			Weavile	Night Slash		9965-2344
	Magnezone	Thunderbolt		6106-1639			Electivire	Discharge		3111-7449
	Magmortar	Lava Plume		5958-6223			Togekiss	Air Slash		9266-8795
	Leafeon	Razor Leaf		7702-2229			Glaceon	Icy Wind		8473-9946
	Probopass	Magnet Bomb		9986-3607			Rotom	ThunderShock		9966-1569
	Regigigas	Giga Impact		0752-0878			Giratina Origin Forme	Shadow Force		3421-4198
	Shaymin Sky Forme	Seed Flare		7837-7094

North American

Pokémon		Move(s)		Password		Pokémon		Move(s)		Password
	Venusaur	SolarBeam		1589-3955			Charmander	Ember		7927-6161
	Charizard	Flamethrower		7968-4528			Squirtle	Bubble		6824-2045
	Blastoise	Aqua Tail		9580-1423			Shiny Rattata	Reversal	Double-Edge	9849-3731
	Eevee	Quick Attack		0511-0403			Mew	Cut		9561-8808
	Turtwig	Razor Leaf	Absorb	8672-1076			Chimchar	Ember	Fury Swipes	8109-8384
	Piplup	Bubble	Pound	9900-2455			Shiny Bidoof	Superpower	Hyper Fang	5575-2435
	Cherrim Sunshine Form	SolarBeam		7540-5667			Giratina Origin Forme	Shadow Force		8322-3706
	Shaymin Sky Forme	Seed Flare		5468-6284

European / Australian

Pokémon		Move(s)		Password		Pokémon		Move(s)		Password
	Bulbasaur	Vine Whip		6921-0136			Charmander	Ember		5982-9039
	Squirtle	Bubble		1250-2002			Shiny Rattata	Reversal	Double-Edge	0215-3612
	Eevee	Quick Attack		5631-9548			Mew	Cut		5221-1368
	Shiny Bidoof	Superpower	Hyper Fang	2424-3624			Giratina Origin Forme	Shadow Force		3280-5739
	Shaymin Sky Forme	Seed Flare		6838-5121

Release Tickets

If the player releases a certain group of Pokémon, he/she can grab a Pokémon Ticket.

Releasing five of the same Pokémon will merit a ticket for the next highest stage of evolution. Releasing five of the highest stage of an evolution line will merit a ticket for the basic Pokémon. Pokémon who do not have an evolution that appears in the game will not merit any tickets. Releasing five Eevee will also not merit a ticket.

There are only a limited amount of combos and the player is only able to carry one ticket at a time. Tickets can be redeemed at the red roofed building at the very bottom of the Terminal.

These Release Tickets work for the US version of Pokémon Rumble:

Pokémon Released		Pokémon Ticket Received			Pokémon Released		Pokémon Ticket Received
	Pidgeot Fearow Jynx Lapras		Articuno			Rotom Vaporeon		Rotom (Wash)
	Pidgeot Fearow Raichu Electabuzz		Zapdos			Rotom Flareon		Rotom (Heat)
	Charizard Pidgeot Fearow Magmar		Moltres			Rotom Leafeon		Rotom (Cut)
	Dialga Palkia Giratina		Mewtwo			Rotom Glaceon		Rotom (Frost)
×5	Mothim ×5		Burmy (Plant/Sandy/Trash Coat)			Dragonite Bastiodon Garchomp Lucario Magnezone		Dialga
×5	Burmy (Plant Coat) ×5		Wormadam (Plant/Sandy/Trash Coat)			Blastoise Gyarados Dragonite Empoleon Garchomp		Palkia
×5	Gastrodon (East) ×5		Shellos (West)			Gengar Dragonite Spiritomb Garchomp Dusknoir		Giratina (Altered Forme)
×5	Gastrodon (West) ×5		Shellos (East)			Lapras Vaporeon		Phione
×5	Shellos (West) ×5		Gastrodon (East)		×3	Phione ×3		Manaphy
×5	Shellos (East) ×5		Gastrodon (West)			Rotom (Spin Wash Heat Cut Frost)		Darkrai
	Rotom Jolteon		Rotom (Fan)			Charizard Arbok Arcanine Kangaskhan Bastiodon		Shaymin (Land Forme)

Reception

Pokémon Rumble received a "Passable" score of 6.0 out of 10 from IGN, stating that those who like to collect Pokémon have "got your work cut out for you" and while the title is a fun brawler, the game's graphics were "ugly, even for wind-up toys" and game play became tedious quickly.^[4]

See also

• Pokémon Rumble (TCG)
• Wonder Key
• Toy Pokémon

References

This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames.