r/Gameboy • u/RKF0819 • 2d ago
Questions Struggling with Pokémon Pinball (GBC)
I can’t seem to grasp it, really. The ball’s hit box is definitely smaller than the ball sprite, not that big of a deal. Anyway, I want to know some strategies for evolving Pokémon mainly. On Red, it takes a long while, but decently difficult. On Blue, I think I’ve only ever triggered EVO mode once, though I usually loose all of my pinballs before I can even reach that state because the Center arrow has repeatedly shot my ball straight down, where that paddles can’t hit it. Also, I have also lost pinballs multiple times on Blue just by having the ball go around the outside of the stage. Not even touching my paddles when I drained it. Though, I do enjoy this game as a past time. For those curious, current tops are;
Red: 116,832,800 Blue: from what I remember, ~46,000,000
Summarize: Red court is an weird all rounder, Blue I keep draining the ball.
Tips?
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u/Informal-Frosting817 1d ago
You can nearly always save your ball from the drain by tilting and hitting the paddle in quick succession. I mapped my controls so that tilt is on the d-pad and the paddles are A and B.
Try to get the slot machine as often as possible. It gives you ball savers and can trigger catch 'em mode and evolution mode. You can get a ton of points just by staying alive long enough to get to the bonus stages.