Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure

Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure
Also known as: Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS (JP), Pokémon: A la Conquête du Clavier (FR) Developer: Genius Sonority Publishers: The Pokémon Company (JP), Nintendo (EU/AU) Platform: Nintendo DS Released in JP: April 21, 2011 Released in EU: September 21, 2012 Released in AU: January 10, 2013 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused sounds. This game has regional differences.

Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure is (surprise!) a Pokémon game that continues the proud tradition set by The House of the Dead of having a silly typing trainer spin-off. Despite going so far as to use a Bluetooth adapter in the cart, it was never released in the US.

For whatever reason, no further "Learn with Pokémon" games have been released. But hey, who needs further education when you can type "Chimchar"?

Unused Graphics

Leftover Banner

An uncompressed, seemingly placeholder DS menu banner graphic (possibly a leftover from development of 100 Classic Books, also by Genius Sonority) is present in the banner directory.

Early	Final

A few DS games share this oddity, but in most games the "unused" banner is just a duplicate of the used one.

Prompt

The file /data/menu/dummy_moji.bin is a CARC file containing the texture seen above, which translates to "Press the Enter Key".

3D Models

Two CARC files containing models remain in the game under /data/mapobject/3d/: 3d_house_test.imdbin, and 3d_truck_dummy.imdbin. The first is a simple two-wall-and-roof house model. The second lacks any textures.

Unused Audio

To do: How unused are these? Need to check Japanese version.

There are a number of unused voice clips from the game's announcer, Paige Down, in NDS STRM format. The game's English-language release, these were left these unlocalized.

In addition (and not included below), there are unused Japanese voice clips for each of Unown's 28 different forms (all 26 letters of the English alphabet plus ? and !); the English release uses just one "Unown" clip. Lastly, there's Japanese announcements for the Pokémon cut from the English release (see Regional Differences, below).

File	Audio	Transcription	Translation
cc_08		調査終了	Research Ended
	The final (English) game just has an on-screen notification at the end of a stage, no vocal clip.
cc_09		調査完了	Research Complete
	See above.
cv_093		もっと！	More!
	This sits among the other generic encouragement clips like "You're doing great!" (cv_067) and "We're just getting started!" (cv_094).
gv_04		真っ暗・・・	Total Darkness ...
	There is a stage where the player can fail by neglecting to hit a series of light switches, but the final (English) game doesn't verbally acknowledge such an error.
gv_07		鍵を取れなかったね・・・	I didn't get the key ...
	Several stages have "hidden" keys which must be found to access a final "boss" Pokémon for the area. Again, no verbal acknowledgement in the final game.
gv_08		次はがんばろう？	Do your best next time?
	This seems to be another gentle "You did poorly" result.
iv_006		アトリエの鍵	Atelier Key
	The "iv" files reference the few collectible items like the Mansion Key (iv_001) and Light Stone (iv_010). The Atelier Key would most likely have opened the final part of any stage it was used in, as the other items do.
iv_007		6106号室	Room 6106
	It's not at all obvious what this would have been for, but being in the "iv" section suggests it has something to do with locked paths.
iv_008		マナフィのタマゴ	Manaphy Egg
	Probably would have opened another final area. Manaphy Eggs don't seem to be present in any version of the game.
mcv_001		あ～、やっちゃった	Jeez, you did it.
	While most Japanese clips are mixed among the English ones, these three "mcv" files have no English equivalent. They seem to be rebukes for poor play in-game.
mcv_002		言わんこっちゃない	I told you so.
	See above.
mcv_004		大丈夫？	Are you all right?
	See above.
ng_001		あともう少し！	Just a little more!
	Similarly, these three "nearing the end" encouragement clips have no English counterparts.
ng_002		もうひと頑張りだ！	A bit more effort!
	See above.
ng_003		ゴールはすぐそこ！	The goal's right there!
	See above.
rv_02		パーフェクト！	Perfect!
	These "rv" files are intended for the Results screen. English-language files in the same series are things like "New ranking!" (rv_04) and "Way to go!" (rv_05). The final (English) game doesn't verbally acknowledge a Perfect.
rv_03		今回も頑張ったね！	I worked hard this time!
	See above.

(Translations: Inductor, LuigiBlood)

Developer Comments

In several directories under /data/mapobject (as well as /dataUK/mapopject in the European version) are the following dummy files:

000.txt	このフォルダ内のファイルIDの先頭を求めるためのダミーファイルです。 Translation: This is a dummy file for determining the beginning of file IDs in this folder.
zzzzzzzz.txt	このフォルダ内のファイルIDの最後を求めるためのダミーファイルです。 Translation: This is a dummy file for determining the end of file IDs in this folder.

Internal Project Name

The game's internal name is "texas", according to multiple filenames.

Regional Differences

Title Screen and Keyboard

Japanese	English

Aside from the logo change, the keyboard was slightly redone.

Pokémon

To do: Which assets remain for the deleted Pokémon? French/German-specific differences? Which mons were moved and to where?

Several Pokémon which can be "researched" in the Japanese game are not available in the English version (and possibly the other European editions): Surskit, Staravia, Ferrothorn, and Heatmor. Remnants (such as the Japanese announcer's voice clips) are still present in the English ROM, unlocalized.

Due to the different naming of many Pokémon across regions (and the fact that this is a game about typing names of Pokémon), some of the mons in the initial missions were relocated from their Japanese positions to different paths in order to accommodate a smooth difficulty curve for tutorial purposes.