Pokémon Dash
| Pokémon Dash! | |
| Pokémon Dash US box cover | |
| Developer: | Ambrella (Marigul) |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Release date: | December 2, 2004 (Japan) |
| Genre: | Racing game |
| Game modes: | Single player, multiplayer |
| ESRB rating: | Everyone (E) |
| Platform: | Nintendo DS |
| Media: | Nintendo DS SD-style card |
Pokémon Dash! is the first (and currently only) Pokémon racing game, and is also the first Pokémon game for the Nintendo DS. In Japan and Europe, it was a launch title for the DS.
Using a stylus, the player can control his/her favorite Pokémon and race to the finish line. Pokémon Dash has many Pokémon, stages, and courses of different terrains to choose from. The player can link up Nintendo DSes for a maximum of six players.
Playable Pokémon
Pokémon Dash! features 11 different Pokémon that you can play as.
- Pikachu
- Meowth
- Munchlax (this Pokémon's video game debut)
- Bulbasaur
- Jigglypuff
- Teddiursa
- Torchic
- Marill
- Treecko
- Mudkip
- Mightyena
Courses
Green Cup
- PikaPika Course
- Mankey's Footprint
- Pikachu's Island
Backward compatability
If the player has Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen in the Game Boy slot, it is possible to upload Pokémon to Pokémon Dash to race in a course shaped like the Pokémon that has been uploaded.