<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ambrella	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
to	O
control	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
and	O
race	O
through	O
checkpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dash	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
to	O
control	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
and	O
race	O
through	O
checkpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
is	O
used	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
direction	O
the	O
player	O
wants	O
Pikachu	B-Application
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
six	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
units	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dash	O
features	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
,	O
Sapphire	O
,	O
FireRed	B-Device
,	O
LeafGreen	B-Device
,	O
or	O
Emerald	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dash	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
Ambrella	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
developed	O
Hey	B-Device
You	I-Device
,	I-Device
Pikachu	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Center	O
had	O
pre-order	O
deals	O
which	O
included	O
keychains	O
and	O
DS	B-Device
carrying	O
pouches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
5/10	O
because	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
only	O
play	O
as	O
Pikachu	B-Application
in	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
finished	O
within	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Alex	O
Navarro	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
5.2/10	O
,	O
stating	O
Dash	O
"	O
is	O
simply	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
laziest	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touch	O
screen	O
technology	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
the	O
game	O
56/100	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Controlling	O
Pikachu	B-Application
with	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
strokes	O
is	O
actually	O
quite	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
Dash	O
is	O
n't	O
fully	O
realized.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
discussing	O
the	O
mixed	O
quality	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
Retronauts	O
cited	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Dash	I-Device
as	O
an	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
