Pokémon Puzzle League

Pokémon Puzzle League

released on Sep 25, 2000

Pokémon Puzzle League

released on Sep 25, 2000

Discover the most frantic, frenzied, fun-filled Pokémon challenge ever--Pokémon Puzzle League! Line up three or more blocks of the same type to clear them off the screen. Create chains and combos to send garbage to your opponent. Collect badges from other Pokémon trainers to earn the right to enter the ultimate competition... a battle against the mysterious Puzzle Master!


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Looks and plays like a low budget trash heap

Possibly my most played game of all time. Despite just being a Pokemon reskin of Tetris Attack, I have a borderline irrational love for this game. I played it so much that I was reliably beating the CPU on the hardest difficulty and would annihilate my friends whenever we played together. Also has some great re-arranges of classic pokemon tracks. Only bad thing I can say is I wish multiplayer went up to 4 people.

I have a friend who wants me to play Pokémon, so I just keep playing spin-offs instead of actual titles. So, yeah.

The second best re-skin of Panel de Pon that the western world ever got. It was topped by Planet Puzzle League for the Nintendo DS only because that game had online play with randoms (rip). Pokemon Puzzle League takes the gameplay previously seen in the Super Nintendo's Tetris Attack, removes the Yoshi aesthetic and replaces it with a Pokemon theme. How much you enjoy the change will depend on your love for Gen 1 & 2 of Pokemon and the early seasons of the anime. But the meaty puzzle gameplay is what keeps me coming back. It could be themed after Bubsy and I'd still enjoy it.

The puzzle-sliding-chain-combo gameplay is perfect here, and there is a LOT of single player content. This Panel de Pon/Puzzle League installment also features a 3D mode where you are given an cylindrical tube to play on instead of the normal flat screen. A fun game that I have a lot of nostalgia for. However, Pokemon Puzzle League failed to innovate from Tetris Attack imo. There is no 4 player mode despite being on a system with 4 controller ports built in. This would be introduced in the next console installment, but only in Japan. I'd love to see this series resurrected, with any or no theme at all. I think it would be perfect for Nintendo's "99" series of online multiplayer titles. It's currently available on Nintendo Switch Online, with online friend multiplayer!

I actually think I enjoy this more as an adult than I did as kid. I’ve been going back and playing some games from my childhood that I didnt really give a chance and before I knew it I sunk three hours into this game and still wanted to play more.