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| Developer(s) | Genius Sonority |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) | 2003 (Japan) 2004 (North America) |
| Genre | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo GameCube |
Pokémon Colosseum is the GameCube incarnation of the Pokémon video game franchise. It follows the idea of the Nintendo 64 Pokémon Stadium video game series.
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The game was released in Japan on November 21, 2003, and was released in North America on March 23, 2004. Pre-orders for the game started on February 9, 2004 and those who pre-ordered the game were able to receive a special bonus disc that contains the normally unattainable Pokémon Jirachi, as well as a fix for the now infamous time/berry bug in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Europeans saw the game released on May 7, 2004, but without a bonus disc.
This title features support for the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen games.
It features all 386 known Pokémon as of the Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald era. The game feature a first for the Pokémon series, a true 3D role-playing game mode that allows the player to capture Pokémon that cannot be captured in Ruby and Sapphire, allowing them to eventually be transferred into said games. This includes Legendary Pokémon such as Ho-oh. There is a rumor that Celebi may be obtainable in the game, but it only makes a couple of non-obtainable appearances in the game. In Japan, people who pre-ordered received a bonus disc with various items and Pokémon, including Celebi. It also adds a new Pokémon type, Shadow Pokémon, which cannot be traded to any game until they lose their Shadow type.
While it is the first 3D Pokémon video game with an RPG mode, it doesn't allow the player to use rental Pokémon the way the Pokémon Stadium games did. This was probably done because Pokémon are obtainable in the RPG mode, thus most of the features in the game are still usable without a Game Boy Advance Pokémon game or rentals.
Pokémon Colosseum also puts significantly less importance on the non-RPG aspects of the game than Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2. For example, there are no minigames, nor is there a Gym Leader Tower.
This new RPG takes place in the arid Orre region, and features new Shadow Pokémon and a brand new criminal organization, Team Cipher. They are similar in some respects to Team Rocket of previous games. This team is attempting to turn all Pokémon into evil Shadow Pokémon by closing their hearts off, and it is the player's job to stop them. In another twist to the Pokémon series, this is be the first game ever where other Trainers' Pokémon can be captured—or snagged, as they call it in this game. (This was a major point in the advertising.) However, snagging only applies to Shadow Pokémon, and the purpose of capturing the Shadow Pokémon is so that they can later be purified, changing them back into normal Pokémon. The player's character has a female partner who has the ability to see the dark aura surrounding Shadow Pokémon.
While it has limited storage ability for Pokémon, another GameCube software title, Pokémon Box, has taken over the storage duties from the Pokémon Stadium games.
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Obtainable Pokémon
The snaggable Shadow Pokémon are mostly 2nd generation Pokémon, with some 3rd generation mixed in:
- Espeon (Not Shadow; starter Pokémon): A purple cat-like Pokemon.
- Umbreon (Not Shadow; starter Pokémon): A black, red-eyed, cat-like Pokemon.
- Makuhita: A small sumo Pokemon.
- Bayleef: A yellow dinosaur with a large leaf on its head.
- Quilava: A stoat-like Pokemon with a flaming head and tail.
- Croconaw: A large blue crocodile Pokemon.
- Misdreavus: A smirking female ghost Pokemon wearing a necklace.
- Slugma: A red slug Pokemon.
- Noctowl: A large brown owl Pokemon.
- Flaaffy: A pink, fluffy sheep Pokemon.
- Skiploom: A green Pokemon with a yellow flower on its head.
- Quagsire: A weird blue fish Pokemon with beedy eyes.
- Furret: A long-bodied ferret Pokemon.
- Yanma: A red and green dragonfly Pokemon.
- Remoraid: A thin greyish-blue fish Pokemon.
- Mantine: A large blue mantaray Pokemon.
- Qwilfish: A ugly looking blowfish Pokemon.
- Dunsparce: A yellow bug Pokemon with small wings.
- Meditite: A big-eyed meditating Pokemon/
- Swablu: A small blue bird Pokemon with cloud-like wings.
- Sudowoodo: A tree-like Pokemon.
- Plusle (Not Shadow; received as gift): A rabbit-like Pokemon that resembles Pikachu.
- Hitmontop: A spinning fighting Pokemon.
- Entei: A legendary fire Pokemon that resembles a lion.
- Ledian: A blue-eyed ladybird Pokemon.
- Suicune: A legendary water Pokemon with purple hair.
- Gligar: A scorpion-bat like purple Pokemon.
- Sneasel: A sharp clawed weasel Pokemon.
- Piloswine: A mammoth like Pokemon.
- Stantler: A large deer Pokemon.
- Ariados: A large spider Pokemon.
- Aipom: A grinning monkey Pokemon.
- Murkrow
- Forretress
- Granbull
- Vibrava
- Raikou
- Sunflora
- Delibird
- Heracross
- Skarmory
- Miltank
- Absol
- Houndoom
- Tropius
- Metagross
- Tyranitar
- Smeargle
- Ursaring
- Shuckle
- Togetic
- Ho-oh (Not Shadow; gift for completing Mt. Battle in Colosseum Mode with a Story Mode team after purifying all Shadow Pokémon)
- Celebi (Not Shadow; Japanese bonus disc only)
- Pikachu (Japanese bonus disc only)
- Togepi (Japanese e-card only)
- Mareep (Japanese e-card only)
- Scizor (Japanese e-card only)
- Jirachi (Not Shadow; US bonus disc only; transfers directly to North American Pokémon Ruby or Sapphire)
Main Characters
- Wes: The hero of the game. He was once a member of Team Snagem. His main Pokemon are Umbreon and Espeon. Wes stole the Snag Machine from Team Snagem's headquarters and met Rui, a girl that could see Shadow Pokemon.
- Rui: The heroine of the game. Rui is a red-head that can see whether a Pokemon is a Shadow Pokemon or not. She was kidnapped by thugs, but was saved by Wes and his Pokemon. She follows him for the rest of the game.
- Nascour: Nascour is the chief executive of Team Cipher. He is a red-eyed man with floating snake like hair. Wes and Rui thought Nascour was the leader of Team Cipher, but they were wrong. Nascour has a Shadow Metagross.
- Evice: Evice is the true leader of Team Cipher. He disguises himself as the mayor of Phenac City. He can somehow float in midair and he has powerful Pokemon. His most powerful Pokemon are Shadow Tyranitar and a Aggron.
- Gonzap: Gonzap is the muscular leader of Team Snagem. He is mean and hates Wes, after he made off with the Snag Machine and blew up the Team Snagem headquarters. Gonzap has a Shadow Skarmory.
- Miror B: Miror B is a admin of Team Cipher. He loves to dance, and that is probably why he is dressed like a man from the seventies. He is famous for his giant afro and his squad of Ludicolos. He has a Shadow Sudowoodo.
- Dakim: Dakim is a admin of Team Cipher. He is bad-tempered and has wavy red hair. He likes power and crushes his enemies with his mighty Pokemon. He mainly uses Earthquake and Protect in battles. Dakim has a Shadow Entei.
- Venus: Venus is a admin of Team Cipher. She was an idol in The Under, until Wes and Rui stopped her. Venus mostly relies on status effects in Pokemon Battles. If she loses, she starts to scream angrily. She has a Shadow Suicune.
- Ein: Ein is a admin of Team Cipher. He is also the Chief Scientist for the Shadow Pokemon Plan. Ein likes to be responsible and enjoys battling. Ein mainly uses electric and water Pokemon. He has a Shadow Raikou.
- Kid's Grid: The Kid's Grid is a club which several children across Orre talk to eachother. It was blocked by Team Cipher's computers. The Kid's Grid consists of Secc, Marcia, Nett, Bitt, Perr and Tara.
- Duking: Duking is the colosseum owner in Pyrite Town. He has four children: Secc, Marcia, Perr and Tara. Duking's friend is Silva and he has a Plusle as a Pokemon.
- Silva: Silva is Duking's friend. He has tried to stop Team Cipher's plan by himself, but has ended getting locked in a junkyard in The Under. He was then freed by Wes, Rui and some citizens of The Under.
- Chief Sherles: Police chief of Pyrite Town. He usually stays in his office while Johnson patrols the streets of Pyrite.
- Johnson: Johnson is the main police officer of Pyrite Town. He works with Sherles. He sometimes has to deal with Cail, who has a Shadow Furret. When Johnson rushes into the police station, he always hits Wes and spin about.
- Eagun, Beluh and Pikachu: Eagun is Rui's grandfather and also a famous retired Pokemon Master. He lives with his wife, Beluh in Agate Village. Beluh is Rui's grandmother and she worries a lot. They share their house with Eagun's Pikachu.
- Vander: Vander is a member of Mount Battle. He owns the Time Flute, which can summon Celebi to the shrine in Agate Village.
- Cail: A trainer in Pyrite Town. He often gets in trouble with Johnson. He has a Shadow Furret which he won at the colosseum.
Locations
- Main article: Orre
- Outskirt Stand: An old train carriage that has been turned into a diner/petrol station.
- Phenac City: A city that is full of waterfalls. It has a colosseum and a pre-gym.
- Pyrite Town: An old town that is overun with thugs. It has a police station, a fortune tellers, a windmill, a hotel and a colosseum. Miror B hides out in the abandoned building in the back of the town.
- Pyrite Cave: Miror B's hideout. He practices his dancing with his Ludicolos. The cave leads through the sewers of Pyrite.
- Agate Village: A peaceful and quiet village in a forest. Eagun and Beluh live here. There is a shrine that is in honour of Celebi. The village is also home to the Daycare Lady and the Name Rater.
- Mt. Battle is a volcano which has 100 platforms where 100 trainers prepare to battle Wes. Their Pokemon levels are between 10-65.
- Cipher Laboratory: This is where Shadow Pokemon are created. Ein is usually found here.
- Realgam Tower: The headquarters of Team Cipher. There is a colosseum at the top.
- Snagem Headquarters: The remains of the Team Snagem base. It has a giant Snag Machine on the bottom floor.
Sequels
- Main article: Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
The long rumored Pokémon XD was confirmed when Nintendo Executive Reginald Fils-Aime said in an interview with IGN that the game will have deep RPG gameplay similar to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Its full Japanese name has been revealed as Pokémon XD: Dark Winds Dark Lugia, while its full English name is Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. It has similar gameplay to Colosseum, complete with snaggable shadow Pokémon. The player starts with a level 5 Eevee this time, and levels progress more closely to the Game Boy RPG's. Some 4th generation Pokémon also make an appearance, such as Munchlax, however it is unknown whether they will be snaggable.
External links
- Pokémon-Games.com special (http://www.pokemon-games.com/presell.html)
- Nintendo.com's information page (http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-1847)
- Pokémon.com article (http://www.pokemon.com/events/?articleID=497)