Pokémon Pinball is an arcade pinball game built around two tables—red and blue—each with distinct layouts and Pokémon rosters. You launch balls to trigger timed modes rather than just rack up points. Catch Mode gives you two minutes to smack pop bumpers until a Pokémon's silhouette fills in, then land four clean hits to snag it. Evolution Mode works differently: pick a captured Pokémon, then strike designated targets around the table to collect items. Once you've gathered enough, sink the ball into a center hole to trigger evolution. Which Pokémon appear depends on the table location active at that moment, shown via a slot-machine reel at the start. It's pinball with collectible progression layered on top—less about high scores, more about filling out your roster through timed challenges.
