<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Pokémon-themed	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Puzzle	O
League	O
series	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
League	I-Device
is	O
visually	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pokemon	O
anime	O
,	O
Puzzle	O
Challenge	O
instead	O
draws	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
Challenge	O
was	O
later	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
line	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Puzzle	O
League	O
series	O
;	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
two	O
square	O
long	O
cursor	O
that	O
can	O
swap	O
or	O
move	O
blocks	O
around	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenge	O
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
mode	O
that	O
pits	O
the	O
player	O
against	O
several	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
framed	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
traveling	O
around	O
the	O
Johto	O
region	O
challenging	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainers	O
and	O
gym	O
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
heavily	O
themed	O
after	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
and	O
remixed	O
music	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
different	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
appear	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
only	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
Chikorita	O
,	O
Cyndaquil	O
,	O
and	O
Totodile	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
unlock	O
six	O
more	O
Pokémon	B-Application
by	O
completing	O
specific	O
objectives	O
in	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
then	O
defeating	O
their	O
trainer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
additional	O
Pokémon	B-Application
appear	O
as	O
eggs	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
hatched	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
Marathon	O
mode	O
after	O
achieving	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
employee	O
Peter	O
Main	O
's	O
"	O
Industry	O
Review	O
"	O
webcast	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Attack	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
prior	O
Puzzle	O
League	O
game	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
League	I-Device
like	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
before	O
finally	O
settling	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
briefly	O
planned	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
release	O
to	O
2001	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
delay	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Tumble	I-Application
provided	O
an	O
available	O
window	O
in	O
which	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
hearing	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
IGN	O
theorized	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
Americanized	O
version	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
was	O
a	O
localization	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
,	O
IGN	O
praised	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
nice	O
and	O
simple	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
and	O
levels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
has	O
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
90.20	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
10th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
and	O
the	O
300th	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
best	O
puzzle	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
best	O
Pokémon	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ultimately	O
losing	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
League	I-Device
for	O
the	O
former	O
category	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
also	O
listed	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
as	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
gameplay	O
only	O
second	O
in	O
addictiveness	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
ultimately	O
giving	O
the	O
nod	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
over	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
because	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
extra	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
beat	O
out	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
for	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
increased	O
polish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Children	O
's	O
software	O
&	O
new	O
media	O
revue	O
:	O
Volume	O
9	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
fine	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
holds	O
little	O
similarity	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
called	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
gameplay	O
"	O
welcome	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
as	O
it	O
ever	O
was	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
Puzzle	O
Edit	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
game	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
League	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
retrospective	O
,	O
fellow	O
IGN	O
editor	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
bring	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
being	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
,	O
Colorized	O
portable	O
version	O
was	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
editor	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
license	O
proud	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
both	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
praising	O
its	O
overall	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Schiffmann	O
of	O
The	O
Associated	O
Press	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
"	O
break	O
any	O
new	O
ground	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
theme	O
constitutes	O
a	O
"	O
sales	O
gimmick	O
"	O
,	O
fans	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
would	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
