History VideoGame / PokemonChannel

* PatternCodedEggs: Various Pokémon eggs appear on the ''Eggzamination: Hatch Up!'' channel. Based on their designs, the player can guess what Pokémon is in them and win money if they're right when the egg hatches.

* ConsoleCameo: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}. Not only is a UsefulNotes/PokemonMini present, but it also acts as an [[UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}} emulator]] (in fact, this feature was used to test out actual Pokemon Mini emulators).

* UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}}: An emulator for the short-lived UsefulNotes/PokemonMini [[spoiler: can be found under the bed]]. In fact, this very feature was used to build actual emulators for Pokémon Mini.

* ProductPlacement: The UsefulNotes/PokemonMini. Also, the game could entice you to buy a Pokémon stuffed animal.

* {{Feelies}}: The game comes with 3 E-Reader cards that allow the player to paint a picture of Pikachu, Kyogre, and a picture called "6-Pattern".

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Pokémon Dolls.

* SelectiveLocalisation: The PAL version of the game uses metric measurements for the height and weight of the Pokémon's descriptions.

In Europe, it was the only way to get a Jirachi, since you got one each time you beat the game. It also featured the Pichu Bros. short "The Pichu Brothers in Party Panic" that was exclusive to this game, and if you ever wondered where the game Meowth's Party from the Spaceworld 2000 tech demo that unveiled the [=GameCube=] went, it's here. (It was also used as an ending for the anime once.)

In Europe, it was the only way to get a Jirachi, since you got one each time you beat the game. It also featured the Pichu Bros. short "The Pichu Brothers in Party Panic" that was exclusive to this game, and if you ever wondered where the game Meowth's Party from the Spaceworld 2000 tech demo that unveiled the [=GameCube=] went, it's here.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Pikachu pretty much embarrasses himself by exercising with the Smoochum. It's worth quite a laugh for some.

* FourLeafClover: Pikachu can look for one in Springleaf Field. It can be seen in a pot on the player's windows pane he finds one.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Pikachu will sometimes [[CameraAbuse leap into the camera]] and get dizzy from the result.

** If Togepi's nice card is collected, the next day it'll come by the player's house and bring the "Kasumi Channel", which is the Japanese version of ''Pichu Brothers: In Party Panic'' with Misty as the narrator. Togepi is most known for being one of Misty's Pokémon in the animé.

-->'''Meowth:''' I'm blasting off again...!

* ContinuityNod: The sunglasses Spencer Squirtle wears is the same pair worn by one of the Squirtle Squad members in the animé.

* MythologyGag: The Silhouette Quiz is an obvious nod to "Who's That Pokémon" from the animé.

* RelaxOVision: It can put Pikachu to sleep just by watching it. Also if the AnOddPlaceToSleep trope above is used while this channel is on, Pikachu will sleep longer.

* ArtShift: At the end of Part 4 and the beginning of Part 5, the art style switches to the 3D models used in the rest of the game.

* ImportantHaircut: One scene shows Smoochum fixing her hair.
* MultiPartEpisode: {{Subverted|Trope}}. It's split up in to five parts, [[spoiler:although a full version can be unlocked later]].
* PaperThinDisguise: The Pichu Bros. try to disguise themselves as a Piloswine out of a brown sheet and a few traffic cones in one scene.

* ThatCloudLooksLike: One part when the Pichu Bros. are on top of a building, they fall down from exhaustion. They then notice a cloud that look like them holding hands, and some clouds that look like fruit, making them hungry and [[ForgetsToEat reminding them to find an invitation for the party]]. Too bad Houndour's waiting for them when they get down.

* CaptainObvious: It's pretty easy to know what Pokémon is in the egg. Just look at the egg's pattern.

* VideogameSettings
** BigBoosHaunt: Ruins of Truth
** BleakLevel: Ruins of Truth
** FirstTown: Mintale Town
** GreenHillZone: The player's backyard and bedroom can count as this, judging from the clickspots everywhere.
** HubLevel: The front yard.
** JungleJapes: Viridian Forest
** TheLostWoods: Viridian Forest
** PalmtreePanic: Cobalt Coast
** PlayerHeadquarters: The bedroom obviously.
** RuinsForRuinsSake: Ruins of Truth
** SlippySlideyIceWorld: Mt. Snowfall

* {{Constellations}}: The game has a camp the player can stargaze from, with multiple Pokémon constellations viewable. These constellations also showed up in the credits of ''Anime/PokemonJirachiWishmaker''.

''Pokémon Channel'' is a spinoff of the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' video game series. It's the SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/HeyYouPikachu'', and with its own SpiritualSuccessor in ''VideoGame/PokeParkWii'', it would appear the 'cute Pikachu' games - Pokémon spinoffs geared for younger players in which the main draw is Pikachu running around acting all cute - is officially a subseries.

* HeelFaceTurn: As it turns out, in this game's universe Team Rocket's Meowth retired from crime, and put his ability to speak human to use as a reporter.

* CaptainObvious: Most of the questions are pretty easy, [[ObliviousToHints although some of the contestants will miss them]].

* ABoyAndHisX: Or girl, the gender of the player isn't specified.