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Pokéwalker

The Pokéwalker is a pedometer device specifically for use with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver that is able to interact with the games in various manners. It was released in Japan on September 12, 2009…

12 September 2009

Pokéwalker is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Game Freak, released 12 September 2009 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Pokéwalker is

Pokéwalker is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Game Freak and released in 2009. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Pokéwalker is a pedometer device specifically for use with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver that is able to interact with the games in various manners. It was released in Japan on September 12, 2009 bundled with every copy of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and then later released with every localized copy of the games. The accessory has a Poké Ball design with a small monochrome LCD screen and three functioning buttons. The Pokéwalker supports infrared signals allowing players to interact within a short range with a game card of Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver while slotted in the Nintendo DS, or with another Pokéwalker. The system records every time a step is taken, and the daily…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokéwalker is the 158th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon SoulSilver Version in 2009.

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What it launched against

Pokéwalker launched on 12 September 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon SoulSilver Version and Pokémon HeartGold Version.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version.

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When did Pokéwalker come out?
Pokéwalker was released on 12 September 2009 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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