<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
wirelessly	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
features	O
eleven	O
different	O
colosseums	O
in	O
a	O
Pokémon-themed	O
park	O
called	O
Pokétopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
stadiums	O
that	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
special	O
effects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
randomizing	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
effects	O
are	O
choosing	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
setting	O
level	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gateway	O
Colosseum	O
is	O
only	O
open	O
to	O
a	O
rental	O
pass	O
holder	O
,	O
and	O
Neon	O
Colosseum	O
uses	O
a	O
wheel	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
and	O
opponent	O
's	O
battling	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
available	O
to	O
rent	O
become	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
XD	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
attacks	O
are	O
also	O
much	O
more	O
diverse	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
Pokémon	B-Application
acquiring	O
its	O
own	O
animation	O
for	O
most	O
moves	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
animations	O
feature	O
both	O
the	O
attacking	O
and	O
defending	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
screen	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
console	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
showed	O
one	O
Pokémon	B-Application
attacking	O
and	O
then	O
cut	O
away	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
getting	O
hit	O
by	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
win	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
transfer	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
through	O
Mystery	O
Gift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
obtain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
are	O
either	O
hard	O
or	O
impossible	O
to	O
get	O
without	O
using	O
a	O
cheat	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
unlock	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
achieve	O
certain	O
goals	O
or	O
enter	O
a	O
special	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
download	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
purchase	O
items	O
like	O
certain	O
Technical	O
Machines	O
and	O
evolution	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
home	O
console	O
title	O
to	O
go	O
online	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
controls	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
random	O
online	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
trainer	O
's	O
custom	O
greetings	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
nicknames	O
are	O
all	O
changed	O
to	O
its	O
native	O
nation	O
's	O
defaults	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
will	O
show	O
its	O
Japanese	O
name	O
instead	O
of	O
its	O
English	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
excluding	O
Generation	O
5	O
and	O
on	O
)	O
are	O
allowed	O
in	O
random	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Iwata	O
described	O
Wii-to-DS	O
connectivity	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
gamers	O
with	O
either	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and/or	O
Pearl	O
can	O
play	O
battles	O
using	O
their	O
Diamond/Pearl	B-Application
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
using	O
their	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
a	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
linkup	O
feature	O
was	O
accessible	O
at	O
2006	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Tour	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
or	O
Pearl	O
cartridge	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in-game	O
,	O
it	O
replaces	O
the	O
on-screen	O
battle	O
menu	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
menu	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touchscreen	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
navigated	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
1-on-1	O
tournament	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Battle	O
Frontier	O
Battle	O
Dome	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregate	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
which	O
cites	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
omits	O
several	O
features	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
like	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
role-playing	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
barebones	O
online	O
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
if	O
one	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
or	O
Pearl	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
there	O
is	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
much	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
rated	O
it	O
a	O
5.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
the	O
same	O
things	O
as	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
their	O
own	O
comment	O
about	O
a	O
tutorial	O
that	O
teaches	O
the	O
player	O
how	O
to	O
point	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
it	O
a	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
single	O
player	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticised	O
it	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
XD	O
:	O
Gale	O
of	O
Darkness	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
single-player	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
necessity	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
to	O
open	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
