<s>
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
Pokémon	B-Application
characters	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Picross	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
typical	O
format	O
of	O
nonogram	O
puzzles	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
use	O
numbers	O
depicted	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
to	O
determine	O
which	O
sections	O
to	O
fill	O
and	O
not	O
fill	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
a	O
game	O
a	O
twist	O
is	O
added	O
in	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
puzzle	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
puzzle	O
they	O
cleared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
set	O
before	O
starting	O
a	O
puzzle	O
and	O
can	O
utilise	O
various	O
abilities	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Electric-type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
slow	O
down	O
the	O
levels	O
 '	O
timer	O
,	O
while	O
Fire-types	O
can	O
automatically	O
fill	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
grid	O
in	O
a	O
cross-shape	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Pokémon	B-Application
has	O
a	O
cooldown	O
period	O
after	O
their	O
ability	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
ability	O
may	O
be	O
limited	O
to	O
grids	O
under	O
a	O
certain	O
size	O
,	O
anywhere	O
from	O
10x10	O
to	O
20x15	O
(	O
the	O
smallest	O
and	O
largest	O
Pokémon	B-Application
puzzle	O
sizes	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
freemium	O
elements	O
revolve	O
around	O
items	O
known	O
as	O
Picrites	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
unlocking	O
new	O
areas	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
,	O
opening	O
up	O
Mega	O
Evolution	O
and	O
Alt	O
World	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
instantly	O
restoring	O
the	O
Energy	O
gauge	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
replenished	O
over	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
purchasing	O
them	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
funds	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
obtain	O
Picrites	O
by	O
clearing	O
certain	O
objectives	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
particular	O
Pokémon	B-Application
or	O
beating	O
the	O
stage	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
limit	O
)	O
,	O
playing	O
the	O
Daily	O
Challenge	O
(	O
which	O
tasks	O
players	O
with	O
clearing	O
several	O
smaller	O
puzzles	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
unlocking	O
certain	O
achievements	O
as	O
they	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Picross	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
a	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
broadcast	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
Jupiter	O
Corporation	O
,	O
had	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Picross	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
16	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Picross	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
previous	O
Picross	O
entries	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
strangely	O
disguised	O
pricing	O
scheme	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Picross	I-Application
exceed	O
expectations	O
,	O
"	O
giving	O
special	O
mention	O
to	O
its	O
mission	O
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
unlocking	O
of	O
"	O
mural	O
"	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
mega	O
rows	O
"	O
that	O
encourage	O
non-standard	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
