i never used this for myself only my siblings did so opening this on my wii recently and seeing a bunch of pokemon with names like "putsmeisty", "dadard" and "prot" was interesting
i remembered this existed, so i booted up my wii, opened the game and got this welcome message:
"long time no see! havent seen you for 6 years"
most powerful moment in gaming history
"long time no see! havent seen you for 6 years"
most powerful moment in gaming history
Cute. I remember playing this as a kid.
The only real value this game has is that it used to be one of the only legitimate ways to get Mew at the time. Otherwise, there's not much to do. I wish there were more ways to interact with your Pokémon, like in Pokémon Channel, but there really isn't. As IGN described in its review, the game just feels like a "screensaver" almost.
It’s cute, what more can I say?
Not much in terms of gameplay, but it was fun to see the Pokemon I'd bonded with feel more alive than they were stuck in the games
made with real italians!
This is not a game, this is a companion app to Diamond and Pearl. Would have been nice to get the Japan-only Platinum update, Nintendo!
This ain't even a game, but my 10 year old ass ate that shit up anyway.
Most of the progress on this was due to my brother, this one didn't do too much for me. Not much of a game to it, really.
When i was a child i would sit and watch my pokemon in this game for hours. I was very 'not present' mentally lol...
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Shovelware from my childhood. A glorified Pokémon Box. Super overpriced. I'm pretty sure everyone bought this for the chance to get mythical legendaries.
Shovelware from my childhood. A glorified Pokémon Box. Super overpriced. I'm pretty sure everyone bought this for the chance to get mythical legendaries.
All of my Pokemon are locked inside of this, all of my Pokemon on a console I gave to my friend Jeremy, all of my Pokemon gone, all of my Pokemon on the ranch
It's just a storage tool like Pokemon Box or Bank, but it's a cute storage tool.
Cute little game with cute little pokemon but other than that there's nothing really here to do
Trying to stack Pokémon on top of each other was the best thing about this game
What the medium has always needed
A small town patriot defending his homestead from an invasion of California liberals
A small town patriot defending his homestead from an invasion of California liberals
i didnt have d/p i only had plat which couldnt connect to it (gf are u ready to die) and so i just changed the date on the wii over and over to get the daily free pokemon and then when i had a load of them id just sit and watch them go about their business.... that was cinema to me
it is fine
I spent too much time with this garbo back in the day so I could get Mew
Pokémon Bank, but built specifically for Gen IV Pokémon games (Diamond and Pearl, but Platinum is Japanese exclusive). That's all there is to it.
People ranking this like it's a game missed the memo. It's just an extended box system for your 4th Gen Games with some set dressing on top. And that's just pleasant I don't care what you say.
man I remember my big brother got so fucking pissed at me because 7 year old me spent our precious wii shop points in this stupid ass game instead of rumble, which he really wanted to play. ranch wasn't even that fun.
This is only barely a game. I liked getting to watch my Pokemon from my actual game get to interact in a little ranch but there really isn't much to do in it. I liked being able to take pictures and the art style was cute, but overall it isn't fun.
Out of all of the storage apps (and you NEED to go in knowing that this is a companion app and not a full on game), My Pokemon Ranch quite honestly was the most quaint/fun one. This app has a built in regional Pokedex checker that allows you to see if you are missing Pokemon in Sinnoh, and you can catch it. The Pokemon all have interesting actions that they can take just by watching them. Some will use their moves that they know, others may be shy- these are all determined by their natures. You can get additional interactions through daily objects. Back in its prime, you could even visit other peoples' ranches via the WiiConnect24 feature, which as of writing has been offline for exactly a decade.
Unfortunately this game does not have compatibility with Platinum which is a shame because Diamond and Pearl are super slow. Japan got Platinum compatibility alongside some exclusive event Pokemon.
Unfortunately this game does not have compatibility with Platinum which is a shame because Diamond and Pearl are super slow. Japan got Platinum compatibility alongside some exclusive event Pokemon.
Mii Plaza, but with weird bubble-aesthetic Pokemon models roaming around that you could feed dog kibble to. You'd import the Pokemon from your copy of Diamond or Pearl and then you couldn't use them again until you sent them back.
Pure unadulterated Wii Shovelware.
Pure unadulterated Wii Shovelware.
I thought this was cute and goofy back in the day. It'd probably be really bad to return to now, though.
DIALGA.... I NEED TO FEED YOU DIALGA. DOG CHOW FOR DIALGA BABE
i remember how excited i got as a kid figuring out i could set the wii clock forward to get more pokemon. my wii probably thinks it's 2025 now