{"id":647521,"date":"2026-03-30T00:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-puzzle-league-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:44:20","slug":"pokemon-puzzle-league-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-puzzle-league-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Puzzle League headed to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/pokemon-puzzle-league-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nPok&eacute;mon Puzzle League for the N64 will be the next Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack game, Nintendo has announced. <\/p>\n<p>\nOriginally launched in 2000, this pocket monster puzzler plays similarly to Panel de Pon, albeit with tiles themed around Pok&eacute;mon types.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPerhaps my favourite thing about it is the game&#8217;s heavily influence from the early days of the Pok&eacute;mon anime &#8211; so expect appearances and slightly distorted sound clips from Ash, Misty, Brock and Team Rocket as you clear tiles. Here&#8217;s a refresher:\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-puzzle-league-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-puzzle-league-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok&eacute;mon Puzzle League for the N64 will be the next Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack game, Nintendo has announced. Originally launched in 2000, this pocket monster puzzler plays similarly to Panel de Pon, albeit with tiles themed around Pok&eacute;mon types. Perhaps my favourite thing about it is the game&#8217;s heavily influence from the early days of the Pok&eacute;mon anime &#8211; so expect appearances and slightly distorted sound clips from Ash, Misty, Brock and Team Rocket as you clear tiles. 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