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Pokémon Pinball Guide

1999 · Pinball

Box art

Pokémon Pinball box art
European Game Boy Color cover for Pokémon Pinball.

Game guides

Find the guide you need
GuideWhat you will find
Full Red Field reference image showing the capture, evolution and flipper areas.Catch Em Mode and Encounter AreasTurn GET lights into a catch and keep track of the original game's capture sequence.
Full Blue Field reference image showing its different pockets and bumpers.Evolution Mode and Pokédex EntriesEvolve caught Pokémon by lighting EVO and collecting the required markers.
The Diglett bonus stage fills the upper playfield with targets.Bonus Stages and MewtwoCompare each field's bonus challenges before the shared Mewtwo round.
Full Red Field reference image showing the capture, evolution and flipper areas.Scoring and Ball SaversBuild a long run around safe returns, ball upgrades and useful mode progress.
Full Blue Field reference image showing its different pockets and bumpers.Table Pokémon and Their FunctionsIdentify the Pokémon built into Red and Blue field mechanisms.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Light GET to catchUse the right loop and the field's capture pocket.
Light EVO to evolveChoose a Pokémon caught during the current run.
Change areas deliberatelyThe current field and location determine encounters.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
BellsproutRed-field capture pocketStarts Catch 'Em Mode when GET is ready.
CloysterBlue-field capture pocketStarts the Blue field's capture mode.
PikachuBall saverCan rescue a ball at the side when charged.
DittoRed-field evolution gateGuards the entrance used for Evolution Mode.
SlowpokeBlue-field evolution accessConnects the Blue field to Evolution Mode.
MewtwoShared bonus bossAppears after progressing through field-specific bonus stages.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Catch Em Mode and Encounter AreasChoose the field and area first →

Pictures All pictures →

Full Red Field reference image showing the capture, evolution and flipper areas.
Full Red Field reference image showing the capture, evolution and flipper areas.
Full Blue Field reference image showing its different pockets and bumpers.
Full Blue Field reference image showing its different pockets and bumpers.
The Diglett bonus stage fills the upper playfield with targets.
The Diglett bonus stage fills the upper playfield with targets.
Gastly hover above the cemetery in the Red Field ghost bonus stage.
Gastly hover above the cemetery in the Red Field ghost bonus stage.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Pokémon Pinball: game and edition overviewwww.serebii.net