Pokemon Battle Revolution

 Wii
User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 184 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 184
  2. Mixed: 64 out of 184
  3. Negative: 38 out of 184
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Glitter
    Aug 30, 2013
    3
    To call this a game would be criminal. Merely a vessel for HD Pokémon battling with third dimentional models. With the downloadable content, consisting of only a couple promotional Pokémon, it was a feature greatly squandered of purpose. Only worth a few hours of fun seeing your favorite Pokémon battle in an essentially castrated version of Pokémon Stadium.
  2. aditya1101
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    This game was incredibly disappointing. There was nothing exciting or new added that would in any justify this game existing. i was really excited to see some of the cool features that made previous pokemon console games like pokemon colosseum or pokemon stadium shine, but this was really just a hyped up battle simulator.
  3. MzMazzaire
    Dec 11, 2017
    0
    One of the most pointless and shameful cash grabs ever to disgrace an otherwise great franchise. I've played a little bit of it, and found it to be a halfhearted upgrade of Pokemon Stadium and Colosseum.

    This game is a pile of dookie that's not worth your time or money.
  4. Glasses
    Nov 20, 2011
    3
    As a huge fan of the Pokemon franchise, I can safely say that this game is TERRIBLE beyond belief. I'm surprised that people are giving it such high scores.

    Gameplay: It follows the traditional JRPG gameplay. A turn based battle between two people. However, since there is absolutely no exploring that makes Pokemon so great and engaging, the gameplay in this game tends to get boring in    As a huge fan of the Pokemon franchise, I can safely say that this game is TERRIBLE beyond belief. I'm surprised that people are giving it such high scores.

    Gameplay: It follows the traditional JRPG gameplay. A turn based battle between two people. However, since there is absolutely no exploring that makes Pokemon so great and engaging, the gameplay in this game tends to get boring in less than an hour. And the fact that the two default Pokemon trainer cards you get don't even contain any strong Pokemon really ruin the experience when you're facing such powerhouses later in the game. Usually in a Pokemon game I give the gameplay a 10/10 for exploration AND a turn based RPG battle that is both engaging and makes you want more, but PBR deserves a 4/10 in this aspect.

    Controls: Just point with your Wii Remote and press A...simple as that. Boring as anything
    10/10 I guess since you can't really screw pointing and clicking.

    Graphics: Only good aspect of the game. For the Wii, I feel that the graphics are well done and inviting. The Pokemon look cool and the attacks are also pretty nice. 9/10

    Music and sounds: The music annoys me. Not one good soundtrack from the game. This is quite a shock since Pokemon has such amazing tracks in pretty much every installment. Truly a disappointment. The sound effects of the Pokemon attacks are good, though. But the announcer is annoying! Every time a Pokemon attacks, he needs to comment on it. His voice gets on my nerves. Like we know the Pokemon fainted; there's no need to point that out!
    3/10

    Story: There is none! 0/10

    Overall: I do not recommend this game to anyone, even the hardcore Pokemon fans. The only reason why one MIGHT want it is if one has Diamond and Pearl. Then they can just use those Pokmeon and experience some 3-D battling. But I've tried that and even that gets boring after about an hour. This game gets a 3.4/10. Terrible game. Rent it if you truly want to play it. But don't spend 10+ dollars on this piece of garbage.    … Expand
  5. Brytz
    Apr 22, 2013
    3
    Nintendo on the Gamecube released two very competent games, XD and Colosseum which had a decent story and were thoroughly enjoyable. Nintendo has taken a step backwards with this insipid attempt at a Pokemon Stadium game. That had minigames, this doesn't.

    No plot, online with friend codes is an outdated way to play online. Battles are all you do in this game. There is just menus, you do    Nintendo on the Gamecube released two very competent games, XD and Colosseum which had a decent story and were thoroughly enjoyable. Nintendo has taken a step backwards with this insipid attempt at a Pokemon Stadium game. That had minigames, this doesn't.

    No plot, online with friend codes is an outdated way to play online. Battles are all you do in this game. There is just menus, you do not get to explore the island at all. This is like a poor man's Battle Frontier, except that's the game. I cannot give this game higher than a 3. It just fails on so many levels.

    Some good things are good visuals, great to see you can use your 4th gen pokemon, can link with 4th gen games, but the bad FAR outweighs the good.    … Expand
  6. WheelzFourReelz
    Dec 30, 2014
    4
    While its visuals and music are impressive, the game as a whole is bland with not a lot of substance within the games' content. The game is fun, but only for about thirty minutes.
  7. TheDiabolic
    May 7, 2016
    4
    Doesn't feel right, feels a bit like a game in which you lose all the creativity of Pokemon, have extremely limited options, increased repetitiveness and you cannot even catch pokemon at the cost of better graphics.
  8. emlugo123
    Feb 27, 2015
    4
    The graphics look good for the Wii, but other than that, the game gets extremely repetitive. There are not enough Pokemon in this game to keep me interested.
  9. IanI.
    Jul 9, 2007
    1
    While the apeal of this game was plainly that it was the ONLY wii game yet to have online functionality it fails there just as miserably as it does everywhere else.
  10. JohnA.
    Aug 1, 2007
    0
    This game sucks its the worst Pokemon game yo will ever play you have to get Pokemon from other Trainers.
  11. TomY.
    Aug 14, 2007
    2
    This game is a total letdown. There is no story!
  12. WalterCool
    Feb 14, 2008
    3
    Without DS, this game SUCKS, you cant select pokemons, are in sets.
  13. ManoelQ.
    Jun 11, 2008
    4
    The Graphics are great and the lights are incredible. The attacks are well done and the Pokémon are great. But it disappoints any fan of the series because the trainer customization is much less than we expected and we all know Pokémon 3D is the most cheated game ever, which makes you furious when you lose on the last turn because your Pokémon didn't hit an The Graphics are great and the lights are incredible. The attacks are well done and the Pokémon are great. But it disappoints any fan of the series because the trainer customization is much less than we expected and we all know Pokémon 3D is the most cheated game ever, which makes you furious when you lose on the last turn because your Pokémon didn't hit an attack with 95% chance of being successful and your opponent successfully uses a move with 30% chance of hitting. A Pokémon 3D with minigames only would be a lot better.… Expand
  14. MarkP
    Nov 24, 2009
    4
    They could have done so much more with this. I have enjoyed seeing my pokemon in 3D on the big screen, but the animations are so lazy and some things they don't even do. Things like, if you miss, it just tells you, theres no animation of a move missing. When it rains, there's no rain, it just tells you! And as for single player there isn't really enough of worth. So They could have done so much more with this. I have enjoyed seeing my pokemon in 3D on the big screen, but the animations are so lazy and some things they don't even do. Things like, if you miss, it just tells you, theres no animation of a move missing. When it rains, there's no rain, it just tells you! And as for single player there isn't really enough of worth. So it's kinda cool if you have a DS and friends to play with, but I'd hold on for a better made game.… Expand
  15. FormerReviewer
    Jun 28, 2007
    3
    Why does Nintendo continually use their consoles to supplement a portable game? Shallow gameplay, no questing, and no enhancements make this as big of a loser as Stadium, Colosseum, etc. Make a stinking Pokemon console RPG already, Nintendo!!!
  16. AndreA.
    May 17, 2008
    4
    All Bling very little substance, and action. Needs you to buy DS game to add promised functionality.
  17. GDsReviews
    Jul 9, 2022
    2
    Pokemon Battle Revolution is a spectacularly bad game unless you have beaten your Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, and/or Soul Silver game completely, and honestly need cheat codes in them to make Battle Revolution manageable.

    It is basically a half-baked Stadium style game that requires you to bring own Pokemon in by default in Round 2, and has no minigames. Like Colloseum and XD,    Pokemon Battle Revolution is a spectacularly bad game unless you have beaten your Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, and/or Soul Silver game completely, and honestly need cheat codes in them to make Battle Revolution manageable.

    It is basically a half-baked Stadium style game that requires you to bring own Pokemon in by default in Round 2, and has no minigames. Like Colloseum and XD, the game has Game Boy Cries, and forces you into double battles most of the time despite mainline Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, and Soul Silver being mostly single battles.

    The game was never updated or patched to make the items introduced in Platinum, Heart Gold, and/or Soul Silver usable in the game too. So you are stuck with the barren Diamond and Pearl item options. Soundtrack is decent though.    … Expand
  18. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    3
    ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

Awards & Rankings

85
#85 Best Wii Game of 2007
11
#11 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2007
4
#4 Most Shared Wii Game of 2007

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 34
  3. Negative: 10 out of 34
  1. GameBrink
    91
    Graphically, this game is incredible. Physical attacks cause Pokemon to actually make contact, and Special attacks damage the scenery. The Pokemon themselves are rendered incredibly well, as are the trainers. [JPN Import]
    Read full review
  2. Games Master UK
    40
    It should come packaged with "Diamond/Pearl" for an extra 5 quid. It doesn't. Avoid. [Jan 2007, p.70]
  3. Nintendo Gamer
    59
    An expensive and entirely cosmetic companion to the DS games. [Jan 2008, p.50]
See all critic reviews »