History VideoGame / PokemonPinball

* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: On the Sapphire table, you can make Makuhita knock the ball up a ramp, knocking down a Nuzleaf and closing the loop to get a ball upgrade.

* AntiFrustrationFeature: The Ball Saver, which is activated at the beginning of a new ball and for the first 60 seconds of Catch 'em All mode and Evolution mode.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FamL2mUT-J0 One of them]] is an 8-bit remix of ''Mezase Pokémon Master'', [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]]'s first Japanese theme.

* BeTheBall: In the Sealeo bonus stage, if you hit a Spheal while it's wadding up a slide, it will get bounced by Sealeos through a basketball hoop.

It spawned a 2003 UpdatedRerelease on the GameBoyAdvance, ''Pokémon Pinball: [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]]''. Although the game was fundamentally the same, the sequel added more Pokémon to the Pokédex, the ability to hatch eggs and capture the Pokémon there, and a shop to buy additional game-enhancing abilities.

* GoodBadBugs: It's possible, with the "table shake" buttons, to get the ball to hop over the flipper if the ball has fallen down the far drains. Since there is [[NoFairCheating no tilt function]] in the game, the rational action when the ball is in either far drain is to shake the table and hope for the best.

* SpellingBonus: GET and EVO are carried over from the original, but the center saucer is now enabled with H-O-L-E.

''Pokémon Pinball'', released for the GameBoyColor in 1999, is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' PinballSpinoff. Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex. Players can change regions to find different Pokémon to catch, upgrade the pokéball for higher scores, and play various {{Mini Game}}s.

* BattleThemeMusic: The music for Catch 'em All mode, Evolution mode, and Map Change are decidedly more upbeat and hurried.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Spinners appear in both the Red and Blue tables, and getting enough spins allows the Pikachu to save your ball.

* MissingSecret: You can't actually catch Mew unless you hit it 256*4 times. Luckily, just seeing it adds it to your Pokedex.
* PinballScoring

* TimedMission: Catch 'em All and Evolution modes have two-minute timers, bonus rounds have one minute, and Map Change has 30 seconds.

* PokemonSpeak: Pikachu and Pichu, everything else uses their regular cries.
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''Pokémon Pinball'', released for the GameBoyColor in 1999, is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' PinballSpinoff. Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex.

Spawned a 2003 sequel on the GameBoyAdvance, ''Pokémon Pinball: [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]]''.

* LastLousyPoint: Lati@s will probably be the last empty spot to fill in your Pokédex.

* MissingSecret: You can't actually catch Mew unless you hit it 256*4 times.

''Pokémon Pinball'', released for the GameBoyColor in 1999, is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' spinoff DigitalPinballTable. Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBgpZ8MleSg One of them]] is an 8-bit remix of ''Mezase Pokémon Master'', [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]]'s first Japanese theme.

''Pokémon Pinball'', released for the GameBoyColor in 1999, is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin spinoff in the form of a pinball game.]] Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex.

''Pokémon Pinball'', released for the GameBoyColor in 1999, is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin spinoff in the form of a pinball game.]] Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex.

* TheCameo: A few mons from the first two generations appear in the Ruby table. [[spoiler:Though extremely rare, they're catchable.]]

* TimedMission: Catch 'em All and Evolution modes have two-minute timers, bonus rounds have one minute, and Map Change has 30 seconds.

''VideoGame/PokemonPinball'', released in 1999, is a ''{{Pokemon}}'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin spinoff in the form of a pinball game.]] Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex.

Later spawned a sequel, ''Pokémon Pinball: [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]]''.

''VideoGame/PokemonPinball'', released in 1999, is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pokémon spinoff in the form of a pinball game.]] Players play on either a Red or Blue-themed table (modeled after ''PokemonRedAndBlue'') to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokémon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in-game Pokédex.

PokemonPinball, released in 1999, is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pokemon spinoff in the form of a pinball game.]] Players play on either a Red or Blue themed table (modeled after PokemonRedAndBlue) to earn points and [[GottaCatchEmAll catch Pokemon]]. Every time a new species is caught through Catch 'em All mode, or evolved in Evolution mode, it is added to the in game Pokedex.

Later spawned a sequel, Pokemon Pinball [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire.]]

!!Tropes used in Pokemon Pinball

* AntiFrustrationFeature The Ball Saver, which is activated at the beginning of a new ball and for the first 60 seconds of Catch 'em All mode and Evolution mode.
* BattleThemeMusic The music for Catch 'em All, Evolution and Map Change are decidedly more upbeat and hurried.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Spinners appear in both the Red and Blue tables, and getting enough spins allows the Pikachu to save your ball.
* MiniGame The bonus rounds.

* TimedMission Catch 'em All and Evolution modes have two minute timers, bonus rounds have one minute and map change has 30 seconds.

Later spawned a sequel, Pokemon Pinball [[PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire.]]