If you were looking for theGB1 set with the same Japanese name, seeColosseum (TCG GB1).For other uses, seeColosseum (disambiguation).

Pokémon Colosseum ポケモンコロシアム
Boxart of Pokémon Colosseum
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo GameCube Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo Classics)
Category:	RPG
Players:	1, 2, or 4
Connectivity:	GameCube Game Boy Advance cable,e-Reader (Japan only)
Developer:	Genius Sonority
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation IIIside series
Ratings
CERO:	All
ESRB:	E
ACB:	G
OFLC:	G8+
PEGI:	3
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	November 21, 2003[1]
North America:	March 22, 2004[2]
Australia:	June 24, 2004
Europe:	May 14, 2004[3]
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Pokémon.co.jp Nintendo.co.jp
English:	Pokémon.com Nintendo.com Nintendo.co.uk Nintendo.co.uk (Mega Pak)
Japanese boxart Japanese boxart of Pokémon Colosseum

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Pokémon Colosseum

Pokémon Colosseum (Japanese:ポケモンコロシアムPokémon Colosseum) was released on theNintendo GameCube on November 21, 2003 in Japan, March 22, 2004 in North America, and May 14, 2004 in Europe. The game followed the basic stadium style battling found in thePokémon Stadium games, but extra gameplay was included in the form of an RPG story mode comparable to thecore series, which allowed Trainers to catchGeneration II andGeneration III Pokémon in the desolate region ofOrre.

In this game, theplayer characterWes was formerly a member of an organization calledTeam Snagem, which had obtained a machine that allowed the user to "snag" another Trainer's Pokémon as though it were wild. Another team,Cipher, was responsible for corrupting the hearts of Pokémon and giving them to Trainers. With the help of a young girl namedRui,Wes was able to find the Pokémon whose hearts were sealed and surrounded by a purple aura and use theSnag Machine to rescue Shadow Pokémon and restore them to normal.

It was announced during the April 2, 2025Nintendo Direct that the game will be rereleased as part of the Nintendo GameCube -Nintendo Classics application forNintendo Switch 2.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

The game starts with an opening scene depicting theplayer stealing equipment from the strongly guarded headquarters ofTeam Snagem, and then proceeding to flee with anEspeon andUmbreon as the base explodes. After riding on a strange one-wheeled motorcycle for a while, the player stops at the dilapidated gas station ofOutskirt Stand. The player battles Rider Willie, who tells the player aboutPhenac City after he is defeated.

Upon reaching the new location, a pair of shady people are just leaving the city with a noisy, wriggling sack in tow. Once they see that they've been caught, one of the goons, Folly, starts a battle with the player. After defeat, both people get away, leaving the sack unattended. A girl emerges from the bag after some trouble undoing the knot, and claim to have seen the kidnappers use some kind of strange looking Pokémon. The girl becomes the player's partner and both go to find the Mayor to clear things up. A strange man bumps into the player as he leaves the Mayor's office, predicting that he will see the player again sometime in the future. The player and partner then enter the house as the girl proceeds to alert the Mayor of weird Pokémon that have a dark aura and attack humans. The Mayor assures the team that he will look into this case, and suggests going to the city's Stadium. At the doorway of the Stadium, some Snagem members recognize the player as the traitor who blew up their base. A battle with one of them ensues, and upon defeat, the girl tells the player that she doesn't care about the past, but she does encourage buying some Poké Balls for future use. After this scene, the girl,Rui, becomes the player's permanent partner, and will follow the player throughout the length of the game.

Then, after purchasing some Poké Balls atOutskirt Stand, the player returns to Phenac City, only to find it taken over by some thugs. The player tries to rescue the Mayor, but finding the decked-outMiror B. and his mischievous friends in his wake. The player's partner identifies the first Shadow Pokémon available for capture after entering a battle with Miror B.'s underlings,Folly andTrudly. After beating both in a battle, and/or capturing the Shadow Pokémon, the player tries to leave the city forPyrite Town, but is waylaid by brightly clad goons at each exit. Each has a Shadow Pokémon, but defeat of one will cue the others to leave.

From this point, the player and partner will journey all across theOrre region, battling Trainers, snagging Shadow Pokémon, and uncovering the disastrous plan of the secret organization,Cipher. This shady group and its ambitious admins are the creators of Shadow Pokémon, closing their hearts to strengthen their stats. The player eventually learns how to reverse the effects of this process, and must capture all of Cipher's Shadow Pokémon to thwart the evil mastermind behind it all. After defeatingMiror B inPyrite Cave,Dakim inMt. Battle,Venus inThe Under andEin in theShadow Pokémon Laboratory, the player goes toRealgam Tower; after defeating theAdmins again,Gonzap comes out and reveals that Cipher gaveTeam Snagem theSnag Machines; and that Snagem gave the Pokémon to Cipher, who created Shadow Pokémon; meaning that this was all one master plan hatched by Cipher. After defeating Snagem,Nascour—the boss ofCipher—is defeated by the player. Afterwards, it is revealed thatPhenac City's mayorEs Cade is actuallyEvice, the true boss of Cipher. After he is defeated, he tries to escape; however, fortunately, aHo-Oh usesSacred Fire to stop him, saving the day.

Even with the true leader of Cipher under arrest, there is still a post-ending to be completed.Secc, from theKids Grid, emails the player information about some interesting characters who end up telling the player about some points of interest. Eventually, the Snagem Hideout becomes available for exploration, the Shadow Pokémon Laboratory gets some Cipher refugees to battle, and a hidden Stadium in the Under is brought to the player's attention. Lastly, after all the Shadow Pokémon are snagged, the player will be notified of a Trainer that is attacking people with another Shadow Pokémon, who supposedly looks just like the player. After the copy's defeat, there are stillColosseum Battles to be won and a Ho-Oh to be obtained in Battle Mode.

Blurb

Story Mode: Gotta Save 'em All!
In the new Orre region, a sinister organization is capturing Pokémon and misusing them. It's up to you to restore balance. Seek out all the Shadow Pokémon, snag them, and restore their spirit.

Unleash your Pokémon from Story Mode or send in your team from Pokémon Ruby or Pokémon Sapphire! Let them show off their true power in Single, Double, and Multi Battles!
Battle Mode: Worlds Collide!

Gameplay

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

Characters

See theColosseum characters category.

Locations

See theColosseum locations category.

Purification

Main article:Purification

Pokémon in the game can be purified in a variety of ways.

• Walking around withShadow Pokémon in the party.
• RubbingScents on the Pokémon (these can be bought atAgate Village).
• Sending them out in battle.
• Calling out to the Pokémon when it is in Hyper Mode.
• Placing a Shadow Pokémon in thePokémon Day Care in Agate Village.

Once theHeart Gauge reaches the point where it says "The Pokémon's heart is about to open! Undo the final lock!", Trainers would go to the Agate Village shrine and use its power to restore the Pokémon's heart and remove the move known asShadow Rush. Once the Pokémon has been purified, it will gain allexperience andfriendship it earned during the time it was a Shadow Pokémon, and acquire a specialRibbon exclusive to purified Pokémon. Noeffort values are earned until the Pokémon has been purified.

After players have beaten the game, Pokémon can be traded to allGeneration III games provided that their hearts are open (and certain objectives have been completed inFireRed and LeafGreen, if they are being traded to). Note that trading Pokémon to Ruby and Sapphire will not unlock theNational Pokédex.

Pokémon

Starting Pokémon

At the beginning of the game,Wes already owns anEspeon andUmbreon.

Starting Pokémon
0196 Espeon♂ Psychic Level 25 0197 Umbreon♂ Dark Level 26

Snaggable

In Phenac City, the player is given a choice betweenBayleef,Quilava, orCroconaw. The other two will be available later in the game, after the credits roll. One will randomly be at theSnagem Hideout and the other will be at theShadow Pokémon Laboratory.

Shadow Pokémon

0153 Bayleef Grass Level 30 0156 Quilava Fire Level 30 0159 Croconaw Water Level 30 0162 Furret Normal Level 33 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying Level 30 0166 Ledian Bug Flying Level 40 0168 Ariados Bug Poison Level 43 0176 Togetic Normal Flying Level 20 0180 Flaaffy Electric Level 30 0185 Sudowoodo Rock Level 35 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying Level 30 0190 Aipom Normal Level 43 0192 Sunflora Grass Level 45 0193 Yanma Bug Flying Level 33 0195 Quagsire Water Ground Level 30 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying Level 43 0200 Misdreavus Ghost Level 30 0205 Forretress Bug Steel Level 43 0206 Dunsparce Normal Level 33 0207 Gligar Ground Flying Level 43 0210 Granbull Normal Level 43 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison Level 33 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock Level 45 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting Level 45 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice Level 43 0217 Ursaring Normal Level 45 0218 Slugma Fire Level 30 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground Level 43 0223 Remoraid Water Level 20 0225 Delibird Ice Flying Level 45 0226 Mantine Water Flying Level 33 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying Level 47 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire Level 48 0234 Stantler Normal Level 43 0235 Smeargle Normal Level 45 0237 Hitmontop Fighting Level 38 0241 Miltank Normal Level 48 0243 Raikou Electric Level 40 0244 Entei Fire Level 40 0245 Suicune Water Level 40 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark Level 55 0296 Makuhita Fighting Level 30 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic Level 33 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon Level 43 0333 Swablu Normal Flying Level 33 0357 Tropius Grass Flying Level 49 0359 Absol Dark Level 48 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic Level 50

Prizes

Plusle

• Plusle is given to Wes byDuking after Wes saves it fromCipher. He asks Wes to protect it from harm and to make it stronger.

Ho-Oh

Ho-Oh is obtainable in Pokémon Colosseum when all of the 48Shadow Pokémon have been snagged and purified. Players would then have to use a team of Pokémon from the RPG to clear Mt. Battle in Battle Mode from zones one to 100.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
HO-OH			Dex No.	0250	Random nature.	Normal	Recover	None
Lv70		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Fire	Fire Blast
		Fire	Flying	atLv 70.	Fire	Sunny Day
		OT	MATTLE		Normal	Swift
		ID No.	10048	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inall regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pressure
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Pokémon obtainable by other means

Ageto Celebi

This Celebi was only obtainable from theJapanese bonus disc.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
セレビィ			Dex No.	0251	Random nature.	Psychic	Confusion	None
Lv10		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Normal	Recover
		Psychic	Grass	atLv 10.	Normal	Heal Bell
		OT	アゲト		Normal	Safeguard
		ID No.	31121	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inJapan.
Item		Ability
None		Natural Cure
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Colosseum Pikachu

This Pikachu was only obtainable from theJapanese bonus disc.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ピカチュウ	♂/♀	Dex No.	0025	Random nature.	Electric	ThunderShock	None
Lv10		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Normal	Growl
		Electric		Unknown	atLv 10.	Normal		Tail Whip
		OT	コロシアム		Electric	Thunder Wave
		ID No.	31121	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inJapan.
Item		Ability
None		Static
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Wishmaker Jirachi

Transferred directly to Pokémon Ruby or Sapphire from AmericanBonus Disc.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
JIRACHI			Dex No.	0385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv5		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	atLv 5.	Psychic	Rest
		OT	WISHMKR		--	--
		ID No.	20043	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inthe United States.
Item		Ability
Salac Berry or Ganlon Berry		Serene Grace
This Pokémon is English in origin.
This Pokémon can beShiny.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Japanese e-card

Togepi

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
トゲピー	♀	Dex No.	0175	Random nature.	Normal	Metronome
Lv20		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Normal	Charm
		Normal		Unknown	atLv 20.	Normal		Sweet Kiss
		OT	(Purifier)		Normal	Yawn
		ID No.	(Purifier)	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inJapan.
Item		Ability
None		Serene Grace
This Pokémon is English in origin.
This Pokémon can beShiny.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Mareep

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
メリープ	♀	Dex No.	0179	Random nature.	Electric	Thunder
Lv37		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Electric	ThunderShock
		Electric		Unknown	atLv 37.	Electric		Thunder Wave
		OT	(Purifier)		Grass	Cotton Spore
		ID No.	(Purifier)	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inJapan.
Item		Ability
None		Static
This Pokémon is English in origin.
This Pokémon can beShiny.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Scizor

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ハッサム	♂	Dex No.	0212	Random nature.	Bug	Fury Cutter
Lv50		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Steel	Metal Claw
		Bug	Steel	atLv 50.	Normal	Swords Dance
		OT	(Purifier)		Normal	Slash
		ID No.	(Purifier)	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available inJapan.
Item		Ability
None		Swarm
This Pokémon is English in origin.
This Pokémon can beShiny.
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution

Battle Mode

The other half of the game, known asBattle Mode, consists ofColosseum Battle andBattle Now. This mode allows players to focus solely on Pokémon Battles, similar to the Stadium series.

Colosseum Battle

Main article:Colosseum Battle

Colosseum Battle allows player vs player battles inGang Battle or participate in various challenges that can earn the playerPoké Coupons. Along with a different version of theMt. Battle 100-Trainer Challenge, Colosseum Battle also consists of several Colosseum venues to which Trainers can send Pokémon from the RPG or theGame Boy Advance games to battle.

• Phenac Stadium
• Pyrite Colosseum
• Under Colosseum
• Orre Colosseum (Level 50 and Level 100)
• Tower Colosseum
• Deep Colosseum

Battle Now

Main article:Battle Now (Colosseum)

Battle Now allows one player to battle the CPU immediately, without any other games or Pokémon necessary.Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness'Quick Battle uses the same concept of rental Pokémon, expanding by including a 2 player mode.

Rewards

While competing in theMt. Battle 100 Trainer challenge in either the RPG or the Colosseum section of the game, players can receivePoké Coupons which can be used to buyitems. Additionally, players have the option of storing Poké Coupons on aPokémon Ruby or Sapphire game pak for later use. Below is a list of what players can receive after collecting a set amount of Poké Coupons.

Poké Coupon shop
TM29 (Psychic) 3500pts.	TM13 (Ice Beam) 4000pts.
TM24 (Thunderbolt) 4000pts.	TM35 (Flamethrower) 4000pts.
TM32 (Double Team) 4000pts.	Ganlon Berry 15000pts.
Salac Berry 15000pts.	Petaya Berry 15000pts.
Apicot Berry 15000pts.	Leftovers 10000pts.
Mental Herb 8000pts.	Focus Band 10000pts.
White Herb 8000pts.	Quick Claw 10000pts.
BrightPowder 10000pts.	King's Rock 10000pts.
Scope Lens 10000pts.	Choice Band 10000pts.

Compatibility

Pokémon Colosseum is compatible with all five of thecore series Pokémon games on theGame Boy Advance. Items and Pokémon can be traded between them in the same manner that they can be traded between each other. However, the player must have defeatedEvice in Story Mode in order to unlock it, have a GameCube-Game Boy Advance cable, and a Game Boy Advance.

Localization changes

• In Europe, a GameCube Bundle could be purchased which included Pokémon Colosseum, a memory card,Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire as a bonus disc, and aNintendo GameCubeGame Boy AdvanceGame Link Cable.
• In the international localizations ofPokémon Colosseum,Rui's shirt and skirt were lengthened.
• Due to theCard e Room being dummied out in the international releases, three Shadow Pokémon that were exclusively obtainable via e-Reader cards are not available in the localized versions. The Shadow Pokémon distributed via e-Reader cards wereMareep,Togepi, andScizor.

Development Cycle

Main article:Pokémon Colosseum beta

Staff

Main article:Staff of Pokémon Colosseum

Gallery

Logos

• 
  Pokémon Colosseum English logo

Title screens

• 
  Pokémon Colosseum Title Screen

Trivia

• Despite being on the cover,Groudon andKyogre are not available in the game unless traded from aGame Boy Advance game.
• The player's first Pokémon,Espeon andUmbreon, already have someexperience points toward the next level at the start of the game.
• Since both of the player'sfirst Pokémon are always male in this game, this had the outcome of preventing players from obtainingEevee inGeneration III (bytrading withPokémon Ruby and Sapphire andbreeding) until the release ofPokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
• The game erroneously callsFrenzy Plant "Solid Plant".
• If a Pokémon captured inXD: Gale of Darkness is traded to this game, the caught location will most likely be displayed asMt. Battle, regardless of where it was actually caught inOrre, even if it was caught in an area accessible in the game, because both games useexactly the same internal index list for locations. Doing the reverse also produces a status screen oddity.
• Unlike thePokémon Stadium series, Pokémon in this game retain theircomputerized voices, identical to those in the GBA games.
• InPokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the Trainer in zone 93 ofMt. Battle hasEspeon,Umbreon,Raikou,Entei, andSuicune—Colosseum's player's first Pokémon and Colosseum's ShadowLegendary Pokémon.
• Pokémon Colosseum andPokémon XD: Gale of Darkness are the only RPG Pokémon games released afterPokémon Crystal not to give the player the choice of playing as either a boy or a girl.
• None of the Pokémon obtainable in the game are fromGeneration I.
• A trailer for Pokémon Colosseum was included on the bonus disc that came with preorders forMario Kart: Double Dash!!. The trailer shows an early, more simplistic logo for the game, followed by various story and battle footage with Japanese text.
• InHidenori Kusaka's message fromPokémon Adventures volume 29, the name of this game is misspelled as "Pokémon Coliseum".

External links

• Official PDF-file manual forPokémon Colosseum(English)

In other languages

References

Related articles

• Staff of Pokémon Colosseum
• Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo - manga adaptation
• Pokémon Colosseum Snatchers - manga adaptation

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