[3] Players are also able to take snapshots of their Pokémon and send them to friends registered on their Wii, as well as downloading the photos in .JPG file to an SD card, and transfer them onto your computer or camera.

[4] A simple HUD shows the ability to monitor the time and the number of Pokémon in the ranch.

Also in the Ranch there are twelve more animations that the Pokémon will partake in should the screen be left idle.

These include water races, wrestling tournaments between the fighting Pokémon, fights between Pokémon rivals (such as Zangoose vs. Seviper, Dialga vs. Palkia, Darkrai vs. Cresselia, and so forth), and a Rotom animation utilizing all its formes.

[6] Overall, the game has received negative reviews, with an aggregate rating of 46 percent at GameRankings.

[9] IGN was disappointed in the game and gave it a 4/10, believing the graphics to be ugly, citing "absolutely hideous" Pokémon models, and likening the gameplay to a screensaver, claiming it to be a largely "sit-n-stare experience."

[10] WiiWare World, who are today known as Nintendo Life, also gave it a 4/10, calling it "half-assed" and "obtuse" and particularly noting the flawed nature of the Pokémon storage system.

While they believed that it was "chock full" of missed potential, the game was still ideal for younger Pokémon fans.

[8] The UK's Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game a below-average score of 48%, finding it hard to justify the 1000 Wii Points price, and believing the game only appeals to Pokémon completists.