Pokémon Battle Revolution

Prerelease Info

Unused Graphics#

Unused Battle Pass Backgrounds#

It's unknown if they were released in Japan, but they are inaccessible in the western releases.

Bronze Pass	White Pass	Black Pass

Shiny Arceus#

For the sake of consistency, every Pokémon in every Pokémon game is given a Shiny variant, Arceus being no exception as each of its 18 forms has a Shiny equivalent. However, because the only way to obtain it legitimately was through Shiny-locked distributions, the Shiny version of Arceus was left unobtainable through normal means. Shiny Arceus was only made available much later as a distribution via serial code in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire with the purchase of tickets to the 18th Pokémon movie.

Unused Audio#

Unused Narration#

Three unused narrations can be found in the game's files, with la030_0 and la030_1 located with the announcer's other pre-battle descriptions of the Colosseums.

Unused Music#

System04#

Judging by its filename, System04, this was probably meant to play in a menu of some kind.

Unused Text#

Early Pokémon Names#

If one was to give a look at the game's sound file where the cries for the Pokémon are found, then it is possible to notice that not only is each cry file labeled with the romaji name of its corresponding Pokémon, it also turns out that some files refer to their respective Pokémon by an earlier version of their name. In fact, some of these names would later be found in early builds of Diamond and Pearl compiled using the 2020 source code leak.

Anti Piracy Measure#

Please elaborate. Having more detail is always a good thing. Specifically: What exactly constitutes as hacking it, and how does the game detect it? What happens when a transfer is attempted (are there any otherwise-unused messages)? Does it affect all save files, or just one?

If the game is hacked in any way, whether it be codes or not, it will be impossible to transfer Pokémon from a Nintendo DS game card to the Wii. The only way to be able to transfer again is to delete the save file manually from the Wii menu.

If you ever copy an illegal / illegitimate Pokemon to Pokemon Battle Revolution, it will appear as an egg. The Pokemon won't be usable in battles, but it will still appear in its original form in its origin game.

Multiple errors with a Pokemon's data can trigger this event, e.g. having an EV total that is higher than it should be (>510).

Curiously, illegal moves do not appear to trigger this function - it's possible the dev team expected certain "illegal movesets" (i.e. Surf on a Pikachu) to appear, potentially as event distributions.

Regional Differences#

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Title Screen#

Japan	International

Save Banner#

Japan	International

International Releases#

Various differences can be observed between the original Japanese release of Pokemon Battle Revolution and international releases:

• MANY Pokemon from Kanto, Johto & Hoenn would receive new upgraded models - some of them (like Arcanine) originally re-used models from Pokemon Stadium 2 & Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness.

• The international releases added the option to select darker skin tones for the player models. The preset models for the Rental Pass Trainers Cindy, Tommy, and Joel were changed to darker tones, as were those of the Neon Colosseum Leader Rosie, Sunny Park Colosseum Master Sashay, and Magma Colosseum Leader Terrell. Sashay's shorts underneath her miniskirt were also lengthened and re-coloured to be purple as opposed to grey.

• Widescreen 16:9 support was added to the international versions.

• Passwords were added to unlock two Mystery Gifts, each containing a Pokémon with an unlimited number of use and costing no Poké Coupons. Those need to be input in the Self-Introduction section of the Profile and are case-sensitive. They were probably not distributed in Japan due to distributions of those two Pokémon having already occurred there.

Revisional Differences#

Unreleased Pokemon Video Game Showdown 2008 Build#

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A custom build of Pokemon Battle Revolution was used during the Pokemon Video Game Showdown event in 2008 (a precursor to the later Pokemon World Championships). The following differences can be noted:

• A unique arrangement of "Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)" from Pokemon Diamond & Pearl was used during matches. This arrangement is not present in the retail builds of the game.

• The only Colosseum seen in footage of this build is Sunset Colosseum.

• The Pokemon selection screen hides the opponent's team, only allowing the player to see their own before the battle begins.

• This build appears to be compatible with any language of Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - retail builds are only compatible with games that are of the same region.

Unreleased Pokemon World Championship 2009 Build#

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Despite never receiving an official release, a custom updated version of the game was used during the 2009 Pokemon World Championship. The following differences can be noted:

• Like with the earlier 2008 Video Game Showdown build, the Pokemon selection screen hides the opponent's team, and appears to be compatible with any language of Pokemon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum.

• The Platinum costumes for Lucas & Dawn are implemented - in the retail build, all DS games will use their appearances in Diamond & Pearl. (as Platinum was not announced, let alone released at the time)

• The only Colosseum seen in footage of this build is Waterfall Colosseum. Tournament matches played the music normally used when facing Mysterial in Stargazer Colosseum, which is not ordinarily an available music choice for Waterfall Colosseum.

It is unknown whether this build included compatibility and models for the new formes Platinum introduced for Rotom, Shaymin, and Giratina - although given usage of any of their new formes was banned, this is unlikely to be the case.

References#