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Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

In a rising pit of colored blocks, it's your task to continuously eliminate these tiles by switching two tiles' positions on the horizontal row. When three or more tiles link up in a up/down or left/right…

21 September 2000

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is a platform developed by Intelligent Systems, released 21 September 2000 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy Color.

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What Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is a platform game developed by Intelligent Systems and released in 2000. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy Color.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Journey to Johto for the ultimate puzzle challenge! Chikorita, Pikachu, Totodile, Pichu, and other favorite Pokémon will help you take on Johto Gym Leaders like Jasmine, Pryce, and Falkner in a quest to become the Pokémon Puzzle Champion. Use lightning fast reflexes to form chains and combos that clear the block tower, attack opposing Pokémon, and bury them in a sea of garbage! Six puzzling modes to play! Test your scoring skills in Time Zone, clean up the mess in Garbage, then face the eight Gym Leaders in the ultimate challenge mode. Plus, with Puzzle, Line Clear, and Marathon Modes, you'll be clearing blocks for hours on end! Train to be the true puzzle master. Watch demos that teach you…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is the 30th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Puzzle League in 2000.

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What it launched against

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge launched on 21 September 2000, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2 and Skies of Arcadia.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Dino Crisis 2, Skies of Arcadia.

Official trailer

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When did Pokémon Puzzle Challenge come out?
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge was released on 21 September 2000 for Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy Color.

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