Pokémon Dream Radar

Pokémon Dream Radar (Japanese: ポケモンARサーチャー Pokémon AR Searcher) is an application released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Players can use the 3DS's gyroscope and outer cameras to battle wild Pokémon in augmented reality. Items and Pokémon collected can then be transferred to .
This title became unavailable after the discontinuation of the 3DS eShop on March 27, 2023.
==Blurb==
In the game you'll be taking on the role of an assistant who works for Professor Burnet - a scientist studying the Interdream Zone. Move your Nintendo 3DS system around in this motion-controlled action game and take aim to shoot your light beam at the Dream Clouds and collect your rewards! This game is fun for anybody, and a fact-filled accompaniment to Pokémon Black Version 2 or Pokémon White Version 2. Any caught Pokémon or items you pick up in the Pokémon Dream Radar can be transferred to Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2, which is very useful, since the Pokémon you catch might have hidden abilities not available for those games, and some items that can't normally be found either. Try to fill up your Pokédex as much as you can!
==Gameplay==
The is guided through the game by Professor Burnet. Burnet is studying the Interdream Zone, and needs the player to collect Dream Orbs from it for her research. The player enters the Interdream Zone with an exploration, and harvests Dream Orbs by using the Beam to destroy Dream Clouds.
Professor Burnet constantly conducts research, and over time will allow the player access to new extensions she has developed.
This app uses an auto-save feature to save the player's progress. The Pokémon Dream Radar app can be re-downloaded from the Nintendo eShop at no extra charge if it is no longer present on the SD card. Originally, if the app was deleted and re-downloaded, players would have to start all over again; however, after the June 17, 2013 3DS system update, players have the option to use the save data backup feature to back up their data. If re-downloaded at a later date, the backed-up save data is automatically restored then deleted.
=== Clouds ===
There are two types of Dream Clouds: pink and stormy. Pink clouds increase and decrease in size, while stormy clouds glow from dark grey to yellow. Pink Dream Clouds normally break into three Dream Orbs when hit, but can break into four or five Dream Orbs if hit while at their largest; stormy Dream Clouds always break into four Dream Orbs. Dream Clouds break into fewer orbs when there are fewer Dream Clouds present upon entering the Interdream Zone. Stormy Dream Clouds can contain Pokémon or items instead of Dream Orbs. After the player has harvested all the Dream Clouds and leaves the Interdream Zone, one will instantly regenerate, while the others regenerate over time at a rate of one cloud every five minutes after the player has harvested them. Up to three times per day, the player can restore the number of Dream Clouds to the maximum instantly at the cost of 5 Play Coins; Play Coins are collected by walking with the Nintendo 3DS in standby, using the system's built-in pedometer. If a Dream Cloud breaks into four or five Dream Orbs, hitting all of them will cause the last orb hit to break into three more; if all three of these orbs are hit, the final orb will split into three more, and so on. Orbs produced in this way do not last as long as the original orbs. 
=== Dream Orbs and colors ===
Dream Orbs initially are solely pink, but after capturing Tornadus they alternate between pink and green; after capturing Thundurus, orange is added to this list, and after capturing Landorus blue is too. At the latest stage of the game, Dream Orbs will cycle in order: pink, green, yellow, blue, back to pink, and so on. 
Collecting differently colored Orbs attracts different Pokémon. For example, if more blue orbs have been collected than any other color, Smoochum is more likely to appear, during the following exploration.
The color of each Dream Orb when collected is tallied by the game, and the counter resets at the beginning of every new exploration. The most frequent color collected at the end of every exploration changes the orb icon at the top right of the lower screen. This way, the player can tweak the encounters of the next exploration collecting a specific ratio of colors. It's important to note that the colors are counted with an absolute additive logic, per single exploration: collecting even just one Dream Orb of one color, and leaving the exploration, is sufficient to affect the encounters of the next exploration.
=== Pokémon encounters ===
Dream Clouds sometimes contain a Pokémon that has been trapped in the Interdream Zone instead of just Dream Orbs. When the player uses the Beam on a Dream Cloud containing a Pokémon, all the other Dream Clouds and Dream Orbs temporarily disappear and the Pokémon takes on the form of a glowing sphere; the forces of nature do not appear as glowing orbs but instead in their Therian Forme, as this Forme is as a result of them adapting to the Interdream Zone. This initiates a timed battle with the sphere, in which it attempts to evade the player, and shoot circle projectiles which reduce the time remaining upon impact with the player. In order to capture the Pokémon, the player must continuously hit the center of the sphere with the Beam until the capture bar is full before the time runs out. If the player succeeds, either the Pokémon is captured or it drops an item, and this is added to the game's research data; the research data can then be transferred to a Pokémon Black 2 or White 2 game card inserted in the same Nintendo 3DS system.
==Extensions==
Icon	Name 	Access cost	Unlock 	Description 	Notes
 	Basic Extension 	0 	Default 	A balanced searching device. 	Mainly pink Dream Clouds
 	Retrieval Extension	100 	Obtain a total of 200 Dream Orbs 	This search extension makes it easier to find Pokémon. 	Slightly more stormy Dream Clouds than normal; Pokémon are more common than items
 	Eureka Extension α 	0 	Obtain a total of 400 Dream Orbs (inaccessible after Tornadus is caught) 	The alpha version of an extension for finding the mystery Pokémon. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Tornadus appears (flying freely)
 	Dowsing Extension 	100 	Obtain 200 more Dream Orbs after catching Tornadus 	This search extension reacts to Pokémon that are holding something.	Slightly more stormy Dream Clouds than normal; items are more common than Pokémon
 	Eureka Extension β 	0 	Obtain 1000 more Dream Orbs after catching Tornadus (inaccessible after Thundurus is caught) 	The beta version of an extension for finding the mystery Pokémon. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Thundurus appears (flying freely)
 	Eureka Extension γ 	0 	Obtain 1600 more Dream Orbs after catching Thundurus (inaccessible after Landorus is caught) 	The gamma version of an extension for finding the mystery Pokémon. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Landorus appears (flying freely)
 	Simulator α 	400 	Catch Tornadus 	The simulator was created to research Tornadus's traits. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Tornadus appears (flying freely)
 	Simulator β 	600 	Catch Thundurus 	The simulator was created to research Thundurus's traits. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Thundurus appears (flying freely)
 	Simulator γ 	800 	Catch Landorus 	The simulator was created to research Landorus's traits. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Landorus appears (flying freely)
 	Temporal Extension 	0 	Select 'Start' from title screen with Diamond inserted after catching Landorus (inaccessible after Dialga is caught) 	This extension was made as part of an experiment about time. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Dialga appears (as a sphere)
 	Spatial Extension 	0 	Select 'Start' from title screen with Pearl inserted after catching Landorus (inaccessible after Palkia is caught) 	This extension was made as part of an experiment about space. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Palkia appears (as a sphere)
 	Renegade Extension 	0 	Select 'Start' from title screen with Platinum inserted after catching Landorus (inaccessible after Giratina is caught)	This extension was developed for research on alternate worlds. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Giratina appears (as a sphere)
 	Rainbow Extension 	0 	Select 'Start' from title screen with HeartGold inserted after catching Landorus (inaccessible after Ho-Oh is caught) 	This extension was developed to research light and happiness. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Ho-Oh appears (as a sphere)
 	Diving Extension 	0 	Select 'Start' from title screen with SoulSilver inserted after catching Landorus (inaccessible after Lugia is caught) 	This extension was developed to research the sea's quiet and rage. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Lugia appears (as a sphere)
 	Special Extension A	0 	Enter secret code on the 'Start' menu (up to three times per day, appears by itself rather than on the extensions list):
* Western versions: ↑ → ↓ ← X R L
* Japanese version: ↑ → ↓ ← L R X	This extension was developed to research magnetism. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Beldum appears (as a sphere)
 	Special Extension B	0 	Enter secret code on the 'Start' menu (up to three times per day, appears by itself rather than on the extensions list):
* Western versions: ↑ ↓ → ← Y R L
* Japanese version: ↑ ↓ → ← L R Y	This extension was developed while thinking about a calm shore. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Slowpoke appears (as a sphere)
 	Special Extension C	0 	Enter secret code on the 'Start' menu (up to three times per day, appears by itself rather than on the extensions list):
* Western versions: R L Y X ← → Y X
* Japanese version: X Y L R ← → Y X	This extension was developed to research the planet's rotation. 	Only stormy Dream Clouds; Hoothoot appears (as a sphere)
==Development Lab==
In the Development Lab, the player can purchase Professor Burnet's inventions for Dream Orbs. They either function as upgrades or single-use support items.
===Upgrades===
All upgrades have five possible levels.
Icon	Feature name	Upgrade name 	Description
 	Beam 	Beam Upgrade 	Increases the power of your Beam for catching Pokémon.
 	Energy Pack 	Energy Upgrade	Increases the amount of time for catching Pokémon.
 	Visoscope 	Scope Upgrade 	Increases the number of Dream Clouds that can be found.
====Levels====
Level 	Cost 	Beam color(Beam)	Capture time(Energy Pack)	Dream Clouds(Visoscope)
Level 1 	Default	Yellow 	120 	
Level 2 	100 	Green 	150 	15
Level 3 	500 	Red 	180 	20
Level 4 	1000 	Purple 	210 	25
Level MAX	1500 	Blue 	240 	30
===Support items===
These items only work once, but multiple of each can be owned at a time.
Icon	Name 	Cost	Description
 	Vortex Charge 	100 	Holds Pokémon in place to make them easy to catch.
 	Dragnet Charge 	50 	Slows down a Pokémon's movements temporarily.
 	Energy Recharge	50 	Restores the energy spent while catching Pokémon.
==Research data==
Pokémon caught and items obtained are stored as research data. Stacks of up to 6 different kinds of items and 6 different individual regular Pokémon can be stored in the research data at a time. If the player currently has 6 different item stacks or 6 different regular Pokémon and obtains another, they must replace one that is already held. If the player has 6 Pokémon or 6 stacks of items, a warning will pop up when pressing "Start Search". In addition to the 6 regular Pokémon, there is also a special row for legendary Pokémon. However, only 6 Pokémon can be sent to Black 2 or White 2 at a time, and the legendary Pokémon are always sent, so regular Pokémon will be left behind upon transferring research data when there are 7 or more Pokémon.
Data is transferred to Black 2 or White 2 via Nintendo 3DS Link—Dream Radar transfers research data to the inserted Black 2 or White 2. Once the data is sent, the game must receive it via the Nintendo 3DS Link option in the Unova Link. New research data cannot be sent until the previous sent data has been received. Upon receiving the research data, Pokémon are automatically added to the current PC Box (or the next Box with free space) and items are automatically placed in the bag.
===Obtainable Pokémon===
Each Pokémon has its Hidden Ability, with the exception of , which has no Hidden Ability. The level of Pokémon obtained from this game depends on the number of Badges obtained in the game they are transferred to, starting at level 5 when transferred to a game with no Badges and being level 40 when transferred to a game with seven or eight Badges. These Pokémon are all obtained in a Dream Ball, have the met location of "Pokémon Dream Radar", and are treated as having been caught by the player of the Black 2 or White 2 game.
Each Legendary Pokémon can only be obtained in Dream Radar once per save file, and can only be received in Black 2 or White 2 once per save file. 
====Levels====
Badges	Level
0 	5
1 to 2	10
3 to 4	20
5 to 6	30
7 to 8	40
====Encountered as glowing sphere====
Available from start of gamePreferred Dream Orb color: 	Available from start of gamePreferred Dream Orb color: 	Available from start of gamePreferred Dream Orb color: 	Available from start of gamePreferred Dream Orb color: 	Available from start of gamePreferred Dream Orb color:
Pokémon 	Pink 	Green 	Orange 	Blue
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
 	✔ 	✘ 	✘ 	✘
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
Available after catching Thundurus 	Available after catching Thundurus 	Available after catching Thundurus 	Available after catching Thundurus 	Available after catching Thundurus
 	✔ 	✘ 	✔ 	✘
 	✔ 	✘ 	✔ 	✘
 	✘ 	✔ 	✔ 	✘
 	✔ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus
 	✘ 	✔ 	✘ 	✘
 	✘ 	✘ 	✘ 	✔
 	✔ 	✘ 	✘ 	✔
 	✔ 	✘ 	✔ 	✘
Available using Special Extensions(unlocked via button combination) 	Available using Special Extensions(unlocked via button combination) 	Available using Special Extensions(unlocked via button combination) 	Available using Special Extensions(unlocked via button combination) 	Available using Special Extensions(unlocked via button combination)
 	Special Extension A(START ↑ → ↓ ← X R L) 	Special Extension B(START ↑ ↓ → ← Y R L) 	Special Extension C(START R L Y X ← → Y X) 	
Generation IV Game Card inserted(Regardless of Game Card's language; after catching Landorus)	Generation IV Game Card inserted(Regardless of Game Card's language; after catching Landorus)	Generation IV Game Card inserted(Regardless of Game Card's language; after catching Landorus)	Generation IV Game Card inserted(Regardless of Game Card's language; after catching Landorus)	Generation IV Game Card inserted(Regardless of Game Card's language; after catching Landorus)
Temporal Extension 	Spatial Extension 	Renegade Extension 	Rainbow Extension 	Diving Extension
====Encountered freely flying====
Available using Eureka Extensions	Available using Eureka Extensions	Available using Eureka Extensions
Eureka Extension α 	Eureka Extension β 	Eureka Extension γ
===Obtainable items===
Available from start of game 	Available from start of game 	Available from start of game 	Available from start of game 	Available from start of game 	Available from start of game 	Available from start of game
Red Shard 	Blue Shard 	Yellow Shard 	Green Shard 	PP Up 	Leppa Berry 	Revive
Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus 	Available after catching Tornadus
Max Revive 	Sun Stone 	Moon Stone 	 	 	 	
Available after catching Thundurus	Available after catching Thundurus	Available after catching Thundurus	Available after catching Thundurus	Available after catching Thundurus	Available after catching Thundurus	Available after catching Thundurus
Fire Stone 	Water Stone 	Thunderstone 	Leaf Stone 	 	 	
Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus 	Available after catching Landorus
Sacred Ash 	Rare Candy 	 	 	 	 	
Available using Simulator α 	Available using Simulator α 	Available using Simulator α 	Available using Simulator α 	Available using Simulator α 	Available using Simulator α 	Available using Simulator α
Star Piece 	Heart Scale 	PP Up 	Max Revive 	Rare Candy 	Life Orb 	
Available using Simulator β 	Available using Simulator β 	Available using Simulator β 	Available using Simulator β 	Available using Simulator β 	Available using Simulator β 	Available using Simulator β
Star Piece 	Heart Scale 	Rare Candy 	Dawn Stone 	King's Rock 	Focus Sash 	
Available using Simulator γ 	Available using Simulator γ 	Available using Simulator γ 	Available using Simulator γ 	Available using Simulator γ 	Available using Simulator γ 	Available using Simulator γ
Star Piece 	Heart Scale 	Rare Candy 	Life Orb 	Focus Sash 	Eviolite 	 
==Staff==
==Gallery==
File:Pokemon Dream Radar screenshot 1.jpg|Battling Therian Forme Tornadus
File:Dream Radar Pokémon.jpg|Battling a Pokémon in the form of an Interdream Zone sphere
==Trivia==
* The Pokémon Dream Radar's release date is the same as 's release date in all regions.
* This game is the only way to get , , , , and in a Dream Ball prior to Generation VIII.
==References==
==In other languages==
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