<s>
is	O
a	O
pinball-based	O
Pokémon	B-Application
spin-off	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
ball	O
is	O
a	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
table	O
are	O
Pokémon-related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
any	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
points	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
advances	O
to	O
score	O
them	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
has	O
a	O
secondary	O
objective	O
hinted	O
at	O
by	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
Gotta	O
Catch	O
'	O
em	O
All	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
all	O
151	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
fill	O
your	O
Pokédex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
tables	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Red	B-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
table	O
has	O
different	O
playable	O
"	O
locations	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
determine	O
which	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
available	O
for	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Catch	O
Mode	O
,	O
"	O
when	O
activated	O
,	O
starts	O
a	O
2-minute	O
window	O
of	O
opportunity	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
hit	O
unlocks	O
1/6	O
of	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
currently	O
available	O
for	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
image	O
is	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
appears	O
on	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
hit	O
4	O
times	O
with	O
the	O
ball	O
to	O
be	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Evolution	O
Mode	O
,	O
"	O
when	O
activated	O
,	O
starts	O
a	O
2-minute	O
window	O
of	O
opportunity	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
a	O
captured	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
from	O
the	O
current	O
game	O
in	O
progress	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
evolve	O
it	O
into	O
another	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
you	O
select	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
hit	O
targets	O
on	O
the	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
up	O
to	O
7	O
targets	O
on	O
the	O
red	O
board	O
,	O
6	O
on	O
the	O
blue	O
board	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
3	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
items	O
in	O
them	O
needed	O
to	O
evolve	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
others	O
creating	O
a	O
time-wasting	O
sequence	O
before	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hit	O
targets	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinking	O
the	O
ball	O
in	O
the	O
hole	O
successfully	O
evolves	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
81.73	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.7	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
display	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
lamenting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
other	O
pinball-related	O
elements	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
shameless	O
cash-in	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
phenomenon	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
pinball	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
gratuitous	O
Pikachu	O
appearances	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
incorrect	O
physics	O
"	O
as	O
detracting	O
somewhat	O
from	O
the	O
pinball	B-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
listed	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
they	O
want	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
:	O
Ruby	O
&	O
Sapphire	O
is	O
a	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	O
and	O
Sapphire	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
ways	O
,	O
it	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
by	O
keeping	O
the	O
ball	O
going	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
and	O
completing	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Pokémon	B-Application
collection	O
,	O
where	O
while	O
the	O
players	O
play	O
pinball	B-Application
,	O
they	O
must	O
also	O
capture	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
