Ever since Everyone's Pokemon Ranch was announced, we've had a lot of questions. Mainly, is it actually a game? Or does it just let you view your Pokemon in 3D and not much else? Well, we've downloaded the Japanese release (with an imported Japanese Wii) and have been tinkering with it since it became available last week. As we all knew, you can upload your Diamond/Pearl Pokemon onto Pokemon Ranch and interact with them in an N64-esque environment, but what else is there to do? The details can potentially make or break this game here, so let's get right to it.
Above: Afuturistic hot air balloon beams Pokemon back and forth between your DS and Pokemon Ranch
You can't level up your Pokemon while they're in the ranch
From a training perspective, there's no real benefit to sending your Pokemon to the ranch. You can't battle, level up, teach new moves, or otherwise train your Pokemon while they're uploaded to the ranch. Think of it as storage for all the Pokemon you're no longer using, like a retirement home for Pokemon stagnating on your PC.
Above: You'd think they'd earn some experience points for excecuting this perfect totem pole, but sadly, they don't
