40 Fun Facts About Pokemon Conquest

According to the legend in Pokémon Conquest, which Mythical Pokémon appears to whoever unites all of Ransei?

Arceus is said to have created the Ransei region, which is even shaped like the Pokémon itself.

Which Normal-type Pokémon is the player's partner from the first battle of Pokémon Conquest and their Perfect Link?

Eevee is the partner, and the Hero or Heroine can reach a Perfect Link with every one of its evolved forms rather than a single branch.

Known in Japan as Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition, Pokémon Conquest was developed by which company?

Tecmo Koei owns the Nobunaga's Ambition strategy series, and the crossover began partly because The Pokémon Company's president was a fan of it.

Pokémon Conquest launched in 2012 for which handheld console, a year after its successor went on sale?

Nintendo DS owners got the game in 2012 although the 3DS had arrived in 2011, and sites including IGN have named it among the best games on the system.

Ponigiri, the snack that raises a Pokémon's Energy in Pokémon Conquest, is based on which Japanese food?

Rice balls are called onigiri in Japanese, and the snack's name blends that word with Pokémon.

Instead of throwing a Poké Ball, how does a Warrior win over a wild Pokémon in Pokémon Conquest?

A timed button-press minigame fills a link bar as golden orbs fly past, and it must be finished before the battle ends or the Pokémon is lost.

Hanbei, the Warlord with the lowest Power stat in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which famous Pokémon?

Pikachu and its evolution Raichu suit Hanbei's Electric specialty, while his feeble Power is likely a nod to the real strategist's fatal tuberculosis.

Nobunaga returns for the final battle of Pokémon Conquest's main story with a black, Shiny form of which Legendary?

Rayquaza is Nobunaga's partner of choice for that last fight, and of all the Warlords only he shares a Perfect Link with it.

Ranmaru, modelled on the real page of Nobunaga, shares a Perfect Link in Pokémon Conquest with Riolu and which Pokémon?

Lucario and Riolu are his Perfect Links, and Ranmaru can only rank up at 60% link while deployed in the same kingdom as Nobunaga.

Which Warlord's Perfect Link with Monferno in Pokémon Conquest likely nods to his real nickname, meaning little monkey?

Hideyoshi rules Ignis, the first kingdom the player invades, and a hidden third rank adds the Legendary Reshiram to his Perfect Links.

Measured as a percentage that raises a Pokémon's stats, link in Pokémon Conquest replaces which main-series mechanic?

Levels are gone from the game, so a Pokémon grows stronger as its link rises and its single attack gains a rank at every 20%.

Each Pokémon in Pokémon Conquest can use only one move in battle, which is determined by what?

Its species fixes the move, usually a signature attack: every Excadrill, for instance, uses Drill Run.

In Pokémon Conquest, what appears above a wild Pokémon to show how strong a Warrior's link with it could become?

A medal of gold, silver or bronze marks the ceiling, and gold means 90% or higher, so a Perfect Link always shows gold.

On the map of Ransei in Pokémon Conquest, each Warrior can take one action per what unit of time?

Month is the game's word for a turn, so a Warrior who shops, mines for gold or battles has to wait for the next one to act again.

Which kingdom, ruled by Nobunaga, is the last one the player conquers in the main story of Pokémon Conquest?

Dragnor only appears on the map once the kingdoms of Nobunaga's three top generals have fallen, and its Infinite Tower hosts the final battle.

In which kingdom on Ransei's southwestern peninsula does the player begin the main story of Pokémon Conquest?

Aurora is home to Normal-type Pokémon, and the player's first attackers march in from Ignis, the volcanic kingdom immediately to its north.

Which Warlord, the sister of Nobunaga, fights alongside the player from the first battle of Pokémon Conquest?

Oichi pledges herself to the player to stop her brother's plans, and her own Perfect Link is Jigglypuff.

Most Warlords' Rank I costumes in Pokémon Conquest were taken from which earlier game by the same developer?

Samurai Warriors 3 supplied the designs, with tweaks to echo each Perfect Link, and only four of its cast are missing from the crossover.

A free Warrior in Pokémon Conquest can be recruited if their Pokémon is knocked out by what kind of attack?

Super effective knockouts are one of three routes: beating the Warrior within four turns, or without taking any damage from them, works too.

Which feature of Pokémon Conquest works like a Pokédex and carries Warriors' progress from one story to the next?

Gallery records double as a save file across stories: recruit a registered Warrior again and they regain their Pokémon and any rank they had reached.

Yukimura, a Warlord based in Shingen's kingdom of Terrera in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which Pokémon?

Charizard and Charmeleon are his Perfect Links, and Yukimura can only rank up at 65% link while Shingen is in the same kingdom.

Ginchiyo, Warlord of the Electric-type kingdom Violight in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which Pokémon?

Luxray and Luxio are her Perfect Links, and Ginchiyo's Electric specialty nods to her real father, called the Thunder God because he is said to have survived a lightning strike.

Motonari's hair was turned green in Pokémon Conquest so that he would better resemble which Perfect Link of his?

Servine partners Motonari, Warlord of the Grass-type kingdom Greenleaf, and other Warlords' costumes were altered to echo their Perfect Links too.

Mitsuhide, the Ice specialist who rules Nixtorm in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which Pokémon?

Lapras is his everyday Perfect Link, and Mitsuhide's Ice specialty may nod to his real betrayal of Nobunaga, since Ice is one of the few types that beats Dragon.

Shingen, Warlord of the arid kingdom of Terrera in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which Ground-type Pokémon?

Rhyperior is his Perfect Link, and Shingen is one of the few Warlords drawn with a prop in the game: his iconic war fan.

Kenshin, Warlord of Illusio and rival of Shingen in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which Pokémon?

Gallade matches Kenshin's Psychic and Fighting specialty, and he needs 75% link with it, after clearing a story called Archenemies, to rank up.

Yoshihiro, Warlord of Pugilis in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with Conkeldurr and which Pokémon it evolves from?

Gurdurr is his Perfect Link from the start, and Yoshihiro's castle in the Fighting-type kingdom is built like a colosseum.

Aya, sister of Kenshin in Pokémon Conquest, shares a Perfect Link with Snorunt and which other Pokémon?

Froslass is the branch she bonds with: Aya's maximum link with Glalie, Snorunt's other evolution, stops at 90%.

Before he gains any Legendary partner, Nobunaga has a Perfect Link with which Dragon-type in Pokémon Conquest?

Hydreigon is his Rank I Perfect Link, and Nobunaga later adds the Legendary Zekrom, which he calls on when the player storms his castle.

Hanzō, a ninja Warlord who serves in Viperia in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which Ghost-type Pokémon?

Gengar and Haunter are his Perfect Links, a Ghost and Poison pair that matches Hanzō's two specialties exactly.

Nō, wife of Nobunaga and Warlord of the Ghost-type kingdom Spectra in Pokémon Conquest, has which Perfect Link?

Mismagius and Misdreavus are her Perfect Links, and Nō cannot rank up until every Ghost-type Pokémon in the game has been registered.

Ieyasu, Warlord of the Steel-type kingdom Valora in Pokémon Conquest, has a Perfect Link with which armoured Pokémon?

Aggron is his Perfect Link, a fitting partner for a lord whose castle in Valora is an imposing fortress of iron and steel.

Nene, the self-styled ninja who rules the Poison-type kingdom Viperia in Pokémon Conquest, has which Perfect Link?

Crobat and Golbat are her Perfect Links, and Nene can only rank up once every Poison-type Pokémon in the game has been registered.

Wild Zorua can turn up in disguise when which ninja Warlord of Yaksha enters a battle in Pokémon Conquest?

Kotarō has Zorua and Zoroark as his Perfect Links, and that disguised arrival is the only way to meet a wild Zorua without a password.

Kunoichi's outfit was changed from white to black in Pokémon Conquest to match which Perfect Link of hers?

Sneasel and its evolution Weavile are her Perfect Links, and Kunoichi has no single historical model: her name is just the Japanese term for a female ninja.

Which Warlord of Avia in Pokémon Conquest has a Rank II skill named One-Eyed Dragon and a Perfect Link with Braviary?

Masamune takes the skill's name from the real Date Masamune's nickname, yet his partners are birds rather than dragons: Rufflet and Braviary.

Which Warlord based in Valora, modelled on a famously unbeatable fighter, can link with Dialga in Pokémon Conquest?

Tadakatsu is modelled on Honda Tadakatsu, famed for coming through his many battles without injury, which inspired his pairing with Dialga.

Which Warlord in Pokémon Conquest, based on the founder of Kabuki theatre, has a Perfect Link with Volcarona?

Okuni is modelled on Izumo no Okuni, her Rank II skill is called Kabuki Dance, and she has the lowest Capacity of any Warlord.

Keiji must reach 70% link with Bastiodon in Pokémon Conquest before he can link with which Legendary Pokémon?

Terrakion joins his Perfect Links at Rank II, matching Keiji's Rock and Fighting specialty, and no other Warlord can link with it.

Motochika, the shamisen-carrying Warlord of the Water-type kingdom Fontaine in Pokémon Conquest, has which Perfect Link?

Dewott and its evolution Samurott are his Perfect Links, chosen because Motochika's attacks were water-based in the earlier action game he comes from.