<s>
Robopon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
Star	O
and	O
Moon	O
Versions	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Japan	O
are	O
handheld	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
mostly	O
resemble	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
bear	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	O
Robotrek	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
(	O
now	O
Square	O
Enix	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Robopon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
versions	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
child	O
named	O
Cody	O
,	O
whose	O
grandpa	O
is	O
retiring	O
and	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
family	O
business	O
,	O
a	O
Robopon	B-Application
Dispatching	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cody	O
travels	O
around	O
Porombo	O
Island	O
collecting	O
Robopon	B-Application
and	O
battling	O
against	O
the	O
"	O
Legend	O
7	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
top-ranked	O
Robopon	B-Application
collectors	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
collecting	O
,	O
software	B-Application
upgrading	O
,	O
equipment	O
swapping	O
,	O
and	O
battling	O
robotic	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
power	O
up	O
the	O
Robopon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
add	O
software	B-Application
and	O
parts	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
had	O
varying	O
amounts	O
of	O
space	O
to	O
store	O
software	B-Application
and	O
determined	O
what	O
sort	O
of	O
attacks	O
the	O
Robopon	B-Application
could	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
Robopon	B-Application
could	O
have	O
an	O
"	O
Armgun	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
Punch	O
"	O
part	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
software	B-Application
adds	O
certain	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
software	B-Application
could	O
be	O
added	O
onto	O
other	O
parts	O
,	O
creating	O
more	O
powerful	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
by	O
equipping	O
a	O
"	O
Thunder	O
"	O
software	B-Application
to	O
a	O
"	O
Punch	O
"	O
part	O
,	O
the	O
Robopon	B-Application
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
Thunderpunch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-Application
could	O
also	O
be	O
mixed	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
special	O
attacks	O
-	O
by	O
mixing	O
"	O
Fire	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Thunder	O
"	O
software	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Robopon	B-Application
would	O
have	O
the	O
special	O
move	O
"	O
Zapp	O
!!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	B-Application
could	O
also	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
did	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
attack	O
abilities	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
Robopon	B-Application
would	O
be	O
removed	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
only	O
Sun	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
153	O
Robopon	B-Application
were	O
available	O
because	O
the	O
others	O
were	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
Star	O
Version	O
that	O
was	O
never	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robopon	B-Application
cartridges	O
have	O
an	O
Infrared	O
panel	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
edge	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
trade	O
information	O
using	O
waves	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
TV	O
or	O
VCR	O
remote	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
cartridge	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
different	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
pointing	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
at	O
the	O
cartridges	O
and	O
pressing	O
a	O
button	O
might	O
boost	O
the	O
Robopons	B-Application
stats	O
,	O
or	O
open	O
a	O
chest	O
within	O
the	O
games.instructions	O
page	O
29	O
This	O
feature	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
GB	O
Kiss	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
included	O
over	O
150	O
different	O
Robopon	B-Application
to	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
2	O
releases	O
and	O
then	O
over	O
168	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Moon	O
version	O
,	O
Moon	O
version	O
,	O
box	O
back	O
side	O
though	O
some	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Pokémon	O
's	O
evolution	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Robopon	B-Application
were	O
classified	O
as	O
either	O
Arm	O
,	O
Move	O
,	O
or	O
Boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	O
Robopon	B-Application
could	O
not	O
have	O
their	O
parts	O
or	O
software	B-Application
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GB	O
Kiss	O
features	O
a	O
letter	O
writing/sending	O
feature	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
send	O
messages	O
over	O
the	O
telephone.Japanese	O
instructions	O
,	O
for	O
Sun	O
,	O
Star	O
and	O
Moon	O
versions	O
,	O
pages	O
42-48	O
While	O
for	O
the	O
USA	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
sending	O
Robopon	B-Application
feature	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
GB	O
Kiss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
exclusive	O
game	O
Robot	B-Application
Ponkottsu	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nanatsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Umi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Caramel	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
Transfer	O
PakRobot	O
Ponkottsu	O
64	O
:	O
Nanatsu	O
no	O
Umi	O
no	O
Caramel	O
,	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
page	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
sequels	O
were	O
made	O
;	O
Robopon	B-Device
2	I-Device
Cross	O
Version	O
and	O
Robopon	B-Device
2	I-Device
Ring	O
Version	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
patterns	O
of	O
different	O
generations	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
stars	O
Cody	O
traveling	O
to	O
another	O
island	O
but	O
forgetting	O
his	O
Robopon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
new	O
Robopon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
catching	O
them	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
by	O
finding	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
batteries	O
and	O
combining	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
method	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Sparking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
four-on-four	O
battles	O
,	O
where	O
all	O
the	O
Robopon	B-Application
the	O
player	O
had	O
on	O
him	O
would	O
battle	O
against	O
four	O
opponent	O
Robopon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Robopon	B-Application
game	O
called	O
Robot	B-Application
Ponkottsu	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nanatsu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Umi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Caramel	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
