Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
2000 video game for the Game Boy Color
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on September 21, 2000; in North America on December 4, 2000; and in PAL regions on June 15, 2001, it is the second Pokémon-themed entry in the Puzzle League series. While its Nintendo 64 counterpart Pokémon Puzzle League is visually based on the Pokemon anime, Puzzle Challenge instead draws inspiration from the Pokémon Gold and Silver games. The game features multiple modes of play and support for competitive play between two players. Puzzle Challenge was later digitally re-released via the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console line on November 6, 2014.
Gameplay
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge features gameplay similar to other games in the Puzzle League series; players control a two square long cursor that can swap or move blocks around the field. The objective is to remove blocks from the player's puzzle grid as new ones appear from the bottom. Placing three or more blocks of the same color in a horizontal or vertical line will cause them to disappear. Players can also perform combos by clearing more than three blocks at once, as well as chains when falling blocks from one clear cause another set of blocks to clear. A game typically ends when the blocks reach the top of the grid, at which point the player loses.
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