shadow pokemon troubles part 1. the first real pokemon RPG in 3D
there is also a story mode in the side game as well.
so pokemon fans who wanted a 3d pokemon RPG should love this game. (and pokemon gale of darkness as well)
in story mode, you play as an ex-snagma member named Leo(or whatever you named him) who has a different goal rather then becoming a pokemon master, his dream is to stop team snagem and their plans to take over the world with shadow pokemon.
what's a shadow pokemon you asked?
a Shadow pokemon used to be normal pokemon that had their hearts closed shut.
shadow pokemon has a wicked move called "shadow rush", a typless move that is uneffected by type match up.
altho the pokemon who uses it can also hurt itself as well.
sometimes it can to into hyper mode.
in hyper mode,
the chances of hitting the weak spot using shadow rush will increase.
sometimes shadow pokemon can attack pokemon and humans alike. (dangerous creatures, arn't they?)
there arn't any wild pokemon in this game.
so instead, you steal shadow pokemon from trainers.
why? it's because it is you other goal to turn all shadow pokemon back to the way they were.
the good news is that you can catch some uncatchable pokemon in this game that arn't normally caughted in ruby and sahpire. until fire red or green leaf arrives.
but the bad news is that you can't trade them until you've beaten the game.
and the team of pokemon you used are limited to around 60 pokemon.
how can you tell from normal pokemon to shadow pokemon?
well you get a partner, a girl named Rui.(or whatever you want to call her) she has the ability to see a dark aura around shadow pokemon.
but you wonder how you can snag pokemon from trainers? well, early in the game, you will steal a snag machine from your old hidout and this machine can turn any kind of pokeballs into snag balls.
this is used by snagem members to steal pokemon from their trainers. this is a bad thing to do, but you do this for a good cause, to turn shadow pokemon back to their normal stats.
every shadow pokemon you snagged will only get the move shadow rush.
inorder to "unlock" it's other moves, you must open it's heart some.
you can do this by battling, taking it to day care, or or calling it in battle when it's in hyper mode.
for battle mode: it'll be like pokemon colosseum except you have to Register pokemon from ether this game of one of the GBA games. once you get that done, you can take on the trainers in the colosseum battles. you can take part of each colosseum in single or double battles. you can also collect Poke'coupons to spend on some prizes like some rare TMS, berries, and held items that can help you in the heat of battles.
for more shadow pokemon fun, try out pokemon gale of darkness!