Underplayed Gems

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (2003)

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire cover
Developer
Jupiter Corporation
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Genres
Pinball, Adventure, Arcade
Rating
4.0 of 5, 48 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

Bright, bouncy pinball energy themed around catching and bumping cute creatures for big scores.

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About

Pokemon Pinball has all the features you'd demand of a pinball game, including bonus tables, lots of bumpers and ways to score massive points. As with your standard videogame pinball game, the left button on the D-pad and the A-button control the flippers with the R/L triggers used to shake the table. The catch here is that everything is themed in Pokemon. Instead of a ball, you make use of a Pokeball. Instead of standard bumpers, you're hitting the Pokeball against other Pokemon, and the ultimate goal is of course to "catch 'em all". The game features 200 Pokemon, two main tables, and link cable support.

Screenshots

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