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Pokémon Rumble World
1
Important Information
Basic Information
2
Information Sharing
3
Online Features
4
Parental Controls
Getting Started
5
Introduction
6
Controls
7
Saving/Deleting Data
How to Play
8
Castle Town
9
Castle Town / Touch Menu
10
Stages
11
Switching Pokémon
12
Pause Menu
Communications
13
Buying Poké Diamonds
14
StreetPass
15
SpotPass
16
Calling Someone Online
Support Information
17
How to Contact Us
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Important Information
Please read this manual carefully
before using this software. If the
software is to be used by young
children, the manual should be read
and explained to them by an adult.
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♦ When playing on a
Nintendo 2DS™ system, features
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Nintendo 3DS system can be
simulated by using the sleep
switch.
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Health and Safety Information
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You should also thoroughly read the
Operations Manual, especially the
"Health and Safety Information"
section, before using Nintendo 3DS
software.
Language Selection
The in-game language depends on
the one that is set on the system.
This title supports five different
languages: English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian.
If your Nintendo 3DS system
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English.
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the system language, please refer to
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Information Sharing
User-generated content, or UGC, is
content created by users, such as
messages, Mii™ characters, images,
photos, video, audio, QR Code™
patterns, etc.
Exchanging UGC
These are general precautions for
exchanging UGC with other users.
The extent of UGC exchange
depends on the software.
● Uploaded content may be seen by
other users. It may also be
copied, modified and redistributed
by third parties.
Once sent, you cannot delete
such content or limit its usage, so
be careful.
● Any uploaded content may be
removed without notice. Nintendo
may also remove or hide content
which is considered to be
unsuitable.
● When uploading content or
creating content for upload...
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that can be used to identify you
or a third party personally, such
as your or a third party's name,
email address, address or
telephone number.
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could be damaging or offensive
to another person, or make
someone uncomfortable.
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others. Do not use content
owned by a third party or that
displays a third party (photos,
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permission.
- Do not include illegal content or
any content which aids illegal
activity.
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violates public morality.
3
Online Features
This software allows you to purchase
Poké Diamonds (p. 13), and invite
other players' Mii characters (p. 16)
through your internet connection.
♦ For information about connecting
your Nintendo 3DS system to the
internet, refer to the Operations
Manual.
T hi s s oft ware s u pp ort s N int e nd o
Network™.
Nin te nd o Ne t work is an o nl in e
s e rvic e wh ic h al l ows yo u t o p l ay
w it h o t he r pl aye rs al l o ve r t he
w orl d , down l o ad n ew ad d-on
content and much more!
Online Precautions
● If you post, send or otherwise
make available any information or
content through wireless
communication please make sure
not to include any information that
can be used to identify you
personally, such as your name,
email address, your address or
your telephone number, as others
may be allowed to see such
information and content. In
particular, when choosing a user
name or nickname for your Mii
characters, please do not use
your real name as others may be
able to view your user name and
the nicknames of your Mii
characters when using wireless
communication.
● Friend codes are a part of a
system that allows you to
establish a friendship with other
users, so that you can play,
communicate and interact with
people you know. If you exchange
friend codes with strangers, there
is a risk that you could receive
information or messages with
offensive language or
inappropriate content and that
strangers may see information
about you that you do not want
strangers to see. We therefore
recommend that you do not give
your friend codes to people you
don’t know.
● Do not engage in harmful, illegal,
offensive or otherwise
inappropriate activity that might
cause problems for other users. In
particular, do not post, send or
otherwise make available any
information or content that
threatens, abuses or harasses
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In particular, when sending,
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Parental Controls
You can use the following Parental
Controls to restrict certain features
of this software.
♦ For more information about
Parental Controls, refer to the
Operations Manual.
● Nintendo 3DS Shopping Services
Restricts the purchase of Poké
Diamonds (p. 13).
● Online Interaction
Restricts the visits of your friends'
Mii characters via SpotPass™
(p. 15) and the ability to invite
other players' Mii characters via
the internet connection (p. 16).
● StreetPass
Restricts the sending/receiving of
Mii characters via StreetPass™
(p. 14).
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Introduction
In Pokémon™ Rumble World, you
control a Toy Pokémon and can
advance through many stages. As
you advance and collect more
Pokémon, your Adventurer Rank
(p. 8) goes up, opening up more
features to enjoy.
Useful Po ké Diamonds
Th is g ame c an be pl ay ed at no
c os t , bu t yo u c an us e P o ké
Di amo nds t o h el p y ou p rog res s
t hro ug h t h e g ame . Pok é
Di amo nds c an be pu rch as ed or
obt ained throug h g amepl ay, and
y ou c an u se t he m for s ho pp ing
or cont inuing a chal l eng e after a
l os s ( p. 10) . For more info , s ee
Buying Poké Diamonds (p. 13).
Ch an g in g t h e d at e or t ime on
y our s y st e m may t emp oraril y
delay associated event s.
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Controls
In this game, you'll control various
features by pressing buttons and
selecting menu items on the lower
screen (Touch Screen) (p. 9).
Co nt rol s (C ast l e To wn
and Stag es)
Move
/
Talk
 ( I n t he cas t l e
town)
Jump
 ( I n t he cas t l e
town)
Move A
 (I n a stag e)
Move B
 (I n a stag e)
Dis pl ay t h e
Switch Menu

Tak e phot os of
t he u pp er
s c ree n and
l ower screen
+
Dis pl ay t h e
Pause Menu
♦ During an event, you can skip the
.
event by pressing
Menu Contro ls
S el e ct an
option
/
C onfirm

Back

N e w N int e nd o 3 DS
Contro ls
I f y ou u se a Ne w Nint e nd o 3DS
s y s t em o r a
Ne w Nin t en do 3DS X L s ys t e m,
functions the same as / .
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Saving/Deleting Data
Saving Your Data
Your game progress will be saved
automatically whenever "Saving" is
displayed at the upper left of the
upper screen. For example, saving
will occur when you shop or when
you exit a stage.
To save and quit the game, go to
the Pause Menu (p. 12), and
choose "Save and Quit" while you
are in the castle town.
I f y ou t ry t o o v erwrit e t he sav e
dat a on y ou r SD c ard wit h da t a
saved on your comput er or ot her
de v ice , it wil l not b e re ad . Yo u
cannot us e this method as a way
to back up your save dat a.
Del eting Your Data
To delete your game data, you must
delete the entire application.
To do so, please follow the steps
below:
1. Go to the HOME Menu to access
"System Settings", and then
select "Data Management".
2. Select "Nintendo 3DS" and then
"Software".
3. Find "Pokémon Rumble World" in
the list and select it, and then
touch "Delete".
I f y ou de l et e yo ur g a me d at a,
you will l ose any Poké Diamonds
y ou h av e pu rch as ed . Del e t ed
Po ké Diamon ds cann ot b e
restored.
♦ Dat a t hat has b ee n d el e t ed
c ann o t be res t ore d. Pl ease
c on s ide r carefu l l y be fore
deleting your game dat a.
● Do no t t u rn th e powe r o ff, res et
t he sy s t em or re mov e G ame
C ards / SD c ard s whil e sav ing .
Mak e s u re n ot t o g et d irt in t h e
t ermin a l s. T he se ac t io ns co ul d
result in permanent data l oss.
● Do no t use e xt ernal acc es sorie s
or s o ft ware t o mo dify yo ur sav e
dat a, as th is ca n l ead t o an
in ab il it y t o p rog re ss or l os s o f
sav e d at a. Any mod ific at i on i s
permanent , so be careful.
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Castle Town
In the castle town, you can talk to
Mii characters and Pokémon, and
you will find various facilities.
When something happens or
will be displayed.
changes,
Pokémon You're Controlling
Touch Menu (p. 9)
Player Status
Your current Advent urer Rank
( As you captu re more sp ecies
o f Po ké mon , yo ur Adv ent urer
Rank g oes up.)
N umb er of b efri en de d
P ok émo n / up pe r l imit o f
Pokémon you can befriend
Quant ity of Poké Diamonds
C urrent
( Y ou can o bt ain
in st ag e s
and us e i t for s hop pi ng an d
t he l ike.)
♦ When the number of befriended
Pokémon is equal to or greater
than the upper limit of Pokémon
you can befriend, you can
challenge the king's request, but
you cannot ride a hot-air balloon
to go to a stage. In that case,
you'll need to say good-bye to
some of your befriended Pokémon
(p. 9) to reduce the number to
less than the upper limit.
Facil it ies in t he C astl e
Town
Initially, the following facilities are
available. As you progress in the
game, more facilities will become
available.
Ballo on Sto p
The stage wheel
determines which
stage (p. 10) you'll
go to on your hotair balloon ride.
♦ The hot-air balloon deflates after
you use it. You can have another
ride after a certain period of time
passes, or you can use Poké
Diamonds to ride again right
away.
Castl e
You can respond to the king's
requests (Challenge Battles).
Depending on the results, you can
receive rewards such as Poké
Diamonds.
Shop
You can buy various items with Poké
Diamonds and
. You can purchase
Poké Diamonds (p. 13) here, too.
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Castle Town / Touch Menu
Tap the Touch Menu on the Touch
Screen.
Profil e
Playe r Info
See your game records.
Titles
See the titles you can get for
meeting various game conditions.
Once you achieve a title, your Mii
character can display it by
pressing .
Mii S ettings
Change the Mii character you use,
its appearance and messages, and
the info communicated to other
players.
♦ To change your Mii character's
outfit, select "Change Clothes".
♦ To change messages, select "Edit
Messages".
♦ To change your Mii character's
appearance when displayed in
another player's list of
Adventurers, select
"Expressions", "Backgrounds"
and "Frames".
Pokémon
Captured Po kémon
View Pokémon you've seen so far.
Pokémon you've captured will
appear on a white background.
Say Good-Bye to P okémo n
When you say good-bye t o
behind.
Pokémon, they will leave
Favorites
Go t o t he Swit c h Me nu ( p. 11 ),
se l ec t a P oké mo n, an d pres s 
t o make t he Pokémon a favorit e.
in dic at es yo ur
Th e s y mbo l favo rit es . I f y ou d on ' t want t o
s ay g o od-b ye t o a Pok émo n,
make it one of your favorites.
Adventurers
See info about the Mii characters of
other players who have come to visit
you. Select a Mii character, and
you'll learn information such as
where it lives and when it visited.
Press  to see more details.
Press  to register it as a favorite.
♦ You can register up to 900 Mii
characters as favorites. Please
note that you can delete a Mii
character even if you registered it
as a favorite.
Visitors
You can invite visits from other
players' Mii characters by selecting
"StreetPass" (p. 14), "SpotPass"
(p. 15), and "Call Someone Online"
(p. 16). The Mii characters you
invite will come to the castle town to
play.
Mii Character V isits
T a l k t o M ii
c harac t ers in
t he ca s t l e
t o w n, and t h ey
w i l l g iv e y o u
p re se nt s or t ak e y ou t o a st a g e
where the Mii has been rec entl y.
Al s o , Mi i ch arac te rs wil l
sometimes appear wit hin a st ag e.
I f y ou he l p a Mii c harac t er t h at
app ears t o be in t ro ub l e, it wi l l
be g ratef ul and will fol low you as
a supporter.
♦ If it s HP g aug e reache s z ero,
t h e Mii ch aract e r wil l
disappear from t he st age.
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Stages
To proceed through each stage, you
control a Toy Pokémon and move
forward while fighting against wild
Toy Pokémon. The direction you
should take is indicated by a green
arrow.
Wild Toy Pokémon
An HP gauge will be displayed when
you inflict damage.
Pokémon You're Controlling
The blue HP gauge is displayed.
You can switch Pokémon (p. 11)
whenever you like.
Opposing Pokémon's Name and
Type
Stage Name
The more stars you see by a stage
name, the rarer the Pokémon that
will appear.
Pokémon in a Stage
Pokémon you haven't seen yet will
appear in silhouette.
Pokémon you haven't captured yet
will appear in pale colours.
Combos
The combo number goes up as you
defeat more Pokémon in a row.
Mega Evolution Panel
Touch it, and Pokémon will Mega
Evolve.
♦ After your game progress reaches
a certain point, Pokémon will be
able to Mega Evolve.
De feat in g Wil d T oy
Pokémon
When the HP gauge of a wild Toy
Pokémon reaches zero, the
Pokémon is defeated, and you can
(p. 8) it dropped.
pick u p
Sometimes you can befriend the
Pokémon.
Boss es a nd Cl earing
Stag es
If you reach the
end of a stage,
you'll have to face
a Boss. You can
see the Boss's HP
gauge at the bottom of the upper
screen. To clear the stage, defeat
the Boss and hop into the balloon.
Lose or Continue
If the HP gauge of the Toy Pokémon
you're controlling runs out, you'll
be defeated and returned to the
castle town.
However, you can use Poké
Diamonds to switch Pokémon and
continue the stage.
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Switching Pokémon
The Toy Pokémon you control can
be switched for another of your
befriended Pokémon at any time,
except when under attack.
♦ While the Switch Menu is
displayed, gameplay is paused.
Switch Menu
To switch Pokémon,
press  to display
your list of befriended
Pokémon. You can
sort or filter the list by
so that you can
pressing easily search through your list of
Toy Pokémon.
♦ Select "Filter" and then
"Pokémon Type" to view the list
of Pokémon types and their
corresponding icons.
Power
The Switch Menu shows the power
of your befriended Pokémon.
♦ Press  to display the
Pokémon's Special Trait and any
special effects of moves.
Pokémon's Special Trait and
Name
Pokémon with a Special Trait have
special effects.
Type
Power
Move Info
Name and type of Move A. If the
Pokémon has a Move B, the
information for it will be displayed on
the right. The number of stars
indicates the power of the moves.
Blue stars indicate that the Pokémon
type and the move type are the
same, and black stars indicate that
they are not the same.
Pokémon's HP
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Pause Menu
Pres s
to display the Pause
Menu. The menu displayed differs
depending on the location.
Manual
View this electronic manual.
Take Photos
Press  to take photos. Your
photos will be saved on the SD
card.
♦ You can also take photos by
pressing + anytime during the
game.
Ch arac ter Ro l es
(Castl e Town)
When you progress in the game to a
certain point and buy "Casting
Power" in the shop, you can assign
Mii characters to various roles such
as the king.
♦ Assigning Mii characters to roles
doesn't change the story in the
game.
Passw ords
(Castl e Town)
Enter the correct password, and
you'll receive a new Pokémon, an
item of clothing for your Mii
character, etc. Passwords and
further details can be found at the
official website for Pokémon Rumble
World (www.pokemon.co.uk/
RumbleWorld, operated by The
Pokémon Company International).
Options
Touch "Attack Control" to choose
Automatic Attack or Manual Attack.
With Automatic Attack, if you
approach a Pokémon, the Pokémon
will automatically be attacked with
Move A. With Manual Attack, you
press  to use Move A. (Even if you
choose Automatic Attack, you can
still press buttons to use moves.)
In the castle town, you can select
"Communication Settings" to
activate or deactivate StreetPass
(p. 14) and SpotPass (p. 15).
Save an d Qu it
(Castl e Town)
Save and quit the game. After
"Saving" disappears from the screen,
press to return to the HOME
Menu, or turn off the power.
Ret urn to t he C astl e
(S ta g e) / Re turn t o the
Cast l e T ow n
(Chall eng e Battl e)
Quit an adventure in a stage or
Challenge Battle and return to the
castle town.
When you return from a stage, you’ll
first report to the king in the castle,
and then you'll return to the castle
town. The hot-air balloon will
deflate, but you'll keep any
Pokémon you captured before you
quit.
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Buying Poké Diamonds
You can purchase Poké Diamonds
from Nintendo eShop (wireless
internet connection required).
Buying Poké Diamonds
How to Buy Poké Diamonds
1. Select "Buying Poké Diamonds
" at the shop (p. 8).
2. You'll be directed to Nintendo
eShop.
♦ You can decide how many Poké
Diamonds you want to
purchase.
3. Choose how many Poké
Diamonds you want to purchase
and follow the on-screen
instructions.
4. Select "Purchase" to complete
your purchase.
T hing s t o K no w abo ut
Buying Poké Diamo nds
● You can view your past Poké
Diamond purchases in Nintendo
eShop's Account Activity section.
● Poké Diamonds can only be used
on the system used to buy them
and will be lost in case of a
system transfer.
● Poké Diamonds are made
available by Nintendo as a digital
product in the form of a license
(right) to trade or exchange for
other digital products within the
game “Pokémon Rumble World”.
Poké Diamonds, as well as other
digital products traded or
exchanged for Poké Diamonds,
can only be used within the
game, cannot be transferred to a
third party (unless a transfer is
permitted within the game) and
cannot be exchanged for legal
tender or any item or right
outside of the game.
Ad ding N int e nd o e S ho p
Fund s
You must have sufficient Nintendo
eShop funds to purchase Poké
Diamonds. If you do not have
enough funds, you can tap "Add
Funds" to add more.
You will need a Nintendo eShop
Card, a Nintendo eShop activation
code, or a credit card to add funds.
♦ To save time when adding
Nintendo eShop funds again, it is
possible to register the credit
card information and protect it
with a password.
♦ The credit card information can
be deleted at any time through
"Settings/Other" in Nintendo
eShop.
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StreetPass
Mii charact ers y ou
passed b y w il l visi t
(StreetPass)
If you have activated StreetPass for
this game and you pass by another
player who has done the same,
you'll automatically exchange info
about each other's Mii character.
The other player's Mii character will
visit your castle town and other
spots, and your Mii character will
visit the other player's castle town
and so on.
Activating S treetPass
You can activate StreetPass when
you progress in the game to a
certain point.
To deactivate or reactivate
StreetPass, go to the Pause Menu
(p. 12), and touch "Options",
"Communication Settings", and then
"StreetPass".
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SpotPass
Farawa y Mi i charact ers
wil l visit (SpotPass)
While the system is in Sleep Mode,
even when the software is not
running, the SpotPass feature will
periodically connect to the internet
(if available). If you receive data via
SpotPass, the Mii characters of
faraway friends will visit your castle
town and other spots, as well as let
your Mii travel to other players.
♦ Data received via SpotPass is
saved to the SD card, so make
sure you always have an SD card
inserted into your system.
Using SpotP ass
You can activate SpotPass when you
progress in the game to a certain
point.
To deactivate or reactivate
SpotPass, go to the Pause Menu
(p. 12) and touch "Options",
"Communication Settings", and then
"SpotPass".
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Calling Someone Online
Farawa y Mi i charact ers
wil l visit (internet)
Connect to the internet, and you
can invite Mii characters of faraway
players to visit your castle town and
other spots, as well as let your Mii
travel to other players.
♦ For information about connecting
your Nintendo 3DS system to the
internet, refer to the Operations
Manual.
Internet
Select "Visitors" (p. 9) in the Touch
Menu, and then touch "Call
Someone Online".
The first time you connect each day,
you can select "Invite someone for
free". To invite other Mii characters
more than once on the same day,
you need Play Coins.
♦ You can collect Play Coins by
walking around with your
Nintendo 3DS system while the
system is powered on.
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How to Contact Us
For product information, please visit
the Nintendo website at:
www.nintendo.com
For technical support and
troubleshooting, please refer to the
Operations Manual for your
Nintendo 3DS system or visit:
support.nintendo.com