Pokémon Pinball mini
Game Name: Pokémon Pinball mini ポケモンピンボールミニ

Release Dates
North America: November 16th 2001
Japan: December 14th 2001
Europe: March 15th 2002

Genre: Pinball
Players: 1
Developer: Jupiter Corp.

Pokémon Pinball mini is a simple pinball game. Unlike its brothers, Pokémon Pinball and Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire, it's not a game set on a Pinball table. Instead, rather than using the paddles, you use a Pokémon to direct the PokéBall throughout the stage, and there are multiple different stages with a variety of obstacles.

When you start the stage, you have two possibilities as to where the PokéBall starts from, which changes when you press the C button to use the Pokémon. You can also charge up the Pokémon to create faster hits.

The first 10 stages of Quest mode were available in Pokémon Channel under the game title Pokémon Pinball Petit.

Game Mechanics

Playable Pokémon

There are five Pokémon that you can use as the various Pokémon to send PokéBalls across the stage and each Pokémon has got their own mechanics that can be utilised in order to pass the courses. While you start off with only one Pokémon, you will gain more as you complete the game.

Picture Pokémon Mechanics Unlock Method
Diglett No special mechanics From beginning
Pikachu When hit head on, the direction of the PokéBall is random Defeat Quest Level 10
Wobbuffet Hits further than the other Pokémon Defeat Quest Level 20
Clefairy Has the ability to change the direction of a PokéBall in travel using the D-Pad Defeat Quest Level 30
Poliwag Hits the PokéBall quicker than the other Pokémon Defeat Quest Level 40
Obstacles

Within the stages, there are often multiple obstacles that you need to navigate in order to get the PokéBall into the specific pocket. Some of these can be bypassed while others cannot. It's best to use these obstacles to your own advantage in each stage.

Picture Obstacle Mechanics
Boulder Breaks if hit by a power hit or multiple weaker hits
Bumper Bounces the PokéBall in a different direction when the PokéBall makes contact
Ditto Stops the PokéBall on contact
Gravity Shifts the gravity of the stage to the pointed direction
Ice Block Blocks the way. It can only be destroyed by a Power hit
Out Hole Will take the PokéBall out of the table and requires a reset.
Pichu Grabs the PokéBall and throws it in the direction it is facing
Water Comes in various sizes. If the PokéBall falls in, then the stage ends

Game Modes

Quest Mode

Quest Mode is the main mode of the game and provides 70 stages to complete in. Each stage unlocks after the previous stage is complete. There are three different styles of stage that can be played here. Each with a time constraint. If you fail to complete it in the time allotted, you will need to restart the stage

Pocket Stages: This stage has you have to fill the pockets with PokéBalls.
Score Attack: You have to get the PokéBalls into the pockets. You get 1 point for a standard shot or 3 points for a Power shot. If you chain Power shots, you will get 4 and then 5 points per PokéBall in the pocket. The chain ends when a weaker hit gets into the pocket or the PokéBall hits your Pokémon after the initial hit.
Pokémon Capture: You have to capture a Pokémon. It has a set amount of Hit Points which need to be taken down. 1 Point is removed for a standard hit or 3 for a Power hit. Once it's at 0 HP, it has to be hit again to be captured and then the PokéBall has to enter a pocket. If you're too slow, it'll recover with 1HP.

After completion of this mode, you will be given a special new title screen for the game.

Original New
Original New

Quest Mode Stages

Level Picture Time Limit Goal Obstacles Usable Pokémon
Level 1 Level 1 00:30 3 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 2 Level 2 00:40 2 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 3 Level 3 01:00 3 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 4 Level 4 01:00 4 Bumper & RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 5 Level 5 00:20 5 Points NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 6 Level 6 00:25 8 Points RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 7 Level 7 00:30 5 Points DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 8 Level 8 01:00 9 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 9 Level 9 01:00 5 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 10 Level 10 02:00 Catch Pikachu
10 HP
Pichu BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 11 Level 11 01:00 3 NonePikachu
Level 12 Level 12 01:00 8 BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 13 Level 13 00:30 5 Points BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 14 Level 14 01:20 3 Pichu & WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 15 Level 15 00:40 7 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairy
Level 16 Level 16 00:20 10 Points PichuDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 17 Level 17 02:00 12 BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 18 Level 18 00:30 3 IceDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 19 Level 19 00:35 10 Points BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 20 Level 20 01:00 Catch Wobbuffet
20 HP
NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 21 Level 21 00:40 7 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 22 Level 22 00:30 25 Points Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 23 Level 23 00:30 6 DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 24 Level 24 00:40 3 Rocks & PichuDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 25 Level 25 01:30 9 IceDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 26 Level 26 00:20 20 Points Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 27 Level 27 01:00 10 Points NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 28 Level 28 01:00 5 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 29 Level 29 00:25 3 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 30 Level 30 01:20 Catch Clefairy
10 HP
Gravity ShiftDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 31 Level 31 02:00 5 WaterClefairy
Level 32 Level 32 00:30 15 Points DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 33 Level 33 01:40 12 DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 34 Level 34 00:30 7 Points NoneClefairy
Level 35 Level 35 00:50 13 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 36 Level 36 00:15 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 37 Level 37 01:00 6 Gravity ShiftDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 38 Level 38 00:25 3 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 39 Level 39 01:30 100 Points IceDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 40 Level 40 01:30 Catch Poliwag
20 HP
BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 41 Level 41 00:40 5 Out HolePikachu
Level 42 Level 42 00:30 3 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 43 Level 43 00:45 5 BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 44 Level 44 00:20 1 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 45 Level 45 00:40 8 Points BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 46 Level 46 00:25 1 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 47 Level 47 01:00 3 Water, Pichu, Bumper, DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 48 Level 48 00:45 6 Gravity Shift, BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 49 Level 49 02:00 5 BumperDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 50 Level 50 00:15 1 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 51 Level 51 00:15 1 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 52 Level 52 00:40 6 Water, Bumper, DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 53 Level 53 00:07 3 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 54 Level 54 00:54 9 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 55 Level 55 00:25 1 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 56 Level 56 00:15 2 RocksDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 57 Level 57 00:40 1 Ice, WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 58 Level 58 00:50 6 Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 59 Level 59 00:18 7 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 60 Level 60 00:25 3 WaterDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 61 Level 61 00:20 2 Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 62 Level 62 00:15 5 Ditto, Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 63 Level 63 03:00 150 Points BumperPikachu
Level 64 Level 64 00:35 1 Water, Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 65 Level 65 00:20 2 Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 66 Level 66 00:18 1 Water, Out HoleDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 67 Level 67 00:18 1 Water, DittoDiglettPikachuWobbuffetPoliwag
Level 68 Level 68 00:30 1 Out Hole, Gravity ShiftDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 69 Level 69 00:20 1 WaterPoliwag
Level 70 Level 70 01:30 16 WaterDiglett
Time Attack

Time Attack is a simple mode. You have to do some standard stages, putting a PokéBall into the pockets within a time limit. Your best score is recorded so that you can attempt to try and beat it

Time Attack Stages

Level Picture Time Limit Goal Obstacles Usable Pokémon
Level 1 Level 1 01:00 3 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 2 Level 2 01:00 4 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 3 Level 3 01:00 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 4 Level 4 01:00 3 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 5 Level 5 01:00 7 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 6 Level 6 01:30 9 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 7 Level 7 01:00 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 8 Level 8 01:00 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 9 Level 9 02:00 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 10 Level 10 02:00 12 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Score Attack

Score Attack works similarly to Time Attack, but rather than doing stages where you have to fill the pockets, you instead have to get the biggest score. Your best score and Pokémon you did it with is recorded so you can attempt to beat it

Score Attack Stages

Level Picture Time Limit Goal Obstacles Usable Pokémon
Level 1 Level 1 00:25 10 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 2 Level 2 00:25 12 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 3 Level 3 00:25 12 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 4 Level 4 00:30 8 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 5 Level 5 00:40 6 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 6 Level 6 00:30 30 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 7 Level 7 00:40 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 8 Level 8 00:40 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 9 Level 9 00:30 5 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag
Level 10 Level 10 01:00 50 NoneDiglettPikachuWobbuffetClefairyPoliwag