Pokemon Trozei

Pokémon Trozei!^[a][b] is a Pokémon-themed puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. It was released in Japan on October 20, 2005, in North America on March 6, 2006, in Australia on April 28, 2006, and in Europe on May 5, 2006. Trozei is a Romanization of its Japanese title Torōze, meaning “Let’s get/take (Pokemon)”.

The game received mostly positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Pokémon Battle Trozei, released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS.

Gameplay – Pokemon Trozei

Pokémon Trozei! has gameplay similar to both Tetris and Yoshi’s Cookie. The blocks are symbols shaped like various Pokémon. These blocks fall onto both screens; however, only the blocks on the bottom screen can be moved and matched. The player can move the blocks to the left and right, and the Pokémon that was moved off the edge of the screen returns to the opposite side of the screen.

The blocks can also be moved downward, and the blocks on the bottom will fall to the top of the column. The blocks can be moved upwards, but will immediately fall back down if a match is not made. If four of the same Pokémon are in a row, a match is made and those Pokémon will disappear.

After a match of four is created, a Trozei Chance (or Link Chance) Icon will come up. When that happens, match-ups of three Pokémon are allowed for a short amount of time, normally two seconds. If a match of three is made during that time, match-ups of two Pokémon are allowed as well for as long as the player continues to make links every two seconds.

The Pokémon Ditto will also commonly appear as a block, and the player can use it as a “wild card” and match it with any other Pokémon, or even with multiple types simultaneously. Lining up Jammer balls (rocks) with Ditto is the only way to get rid of them during boss stages. While Ditto appears randomly during levels, one also drops when the player links up more Pokémon than needed (e.g. 5 instead of 4) in general play.

Phobos Battalion – Pokemon Trozei

The Phobos Battalion is the new enemy of this game. They have stolen countless Poké Balls in order to power up a secret weapon. Unlike most Pokémon villains, there are only generals in the game, no underlings. They have many secret storages and huge storage (that contain many more Pokémon than the secret storages) and six Phobos Mobiles, each containing a General that the player must defeat in order to move on.

The region Pokémon Trozei! takes place in is unknown.

This game features Pokémon from Kanto, Johto and Hoenn.

Pokédex

Pokémon Trozei! has a side mission of completing the National Dex. To get a Pokémon’s entry, the player must Trozei a Pokémon in any mode.

Sequel

During the Nintendo Direct on February 13, 2014, Nintendo announced the sequel to Pokémon Trozei! that would be released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS eShop.

The game (titled Pokémon Battle Trozei in North America and Pokémon Link Battle in Europe) was released in March 2014 for Japan, Europe and North America.

Reception

Publication	Score
Game Informer	8.25/10[2]
GameSpot	7.1/10[5]
GameSpy	[6]
GamesRadar+	[4]
GameZone	7.5/10[3]
Nintendo Life	8/10[7]
Nintendo Power	8.5/10[8]
Nintendo World Report	8/10[9]

Pokémon Trozei! was given an 8.25 out of 10 by Game Informer for being “both charming and challenging enough that even those nauseated by the thought of Pokémon should really pick it up anyway.”^[2] Nintendo Power, which awarded the game an 8.5 out of 10, echoed that sentiment, stating it is “a stylish game that’s a blast whether or not you’re a fan [of Pokémon]”.^[8] Alex Lucard of Diehard Game Fan gave it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying that Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is better and cheaper.^[11]