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Pre-orders For GBC Pokémon-esque Game PachiPals Are Now Live

Screenshots from the new GBC Game PachiPals
Credit: Incube8Games/Rebusmind
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Did you check out our early look at PachiPals that we posted last week? We've been checking out the new Pokémon-esque monster-catching pinball game and loving every second of it, and as of today (August 11th if you're reading this in the future), you can put in your pre-order for a physical version of the game!

Developers Rebusmind have teamed up with Incube8 Games to bring PachiPals to Game Boy Color on a physical cart complete with a full-colour box and manual, and you can pre-order yours right now, with a release day set for October 18th, 2026.

Cover and gameplay for PachiPals
Credit: Incube8Games/Rebusmind

Players head through the region of Astria on an RPG that feels very much like the classic Pokémon games of old, just with some added pinball elements to make things even more retro. There are 100 PachiPals to nab and train, and as Brandon wrote in our first look at the game, 'it's an RPG at its core, with a storyline that makes you stumble across a monster that you catch early on in the game, with many mysteries and questions surrounding its origin'.

A physical copy of the Standard edition will cost you $49.99, and the digital ROM edition will cost $13.99. Head to Incube8Games to grab your copy!

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Sebastian Santabarbara profile image Sebastian Santabarbara
Sebastian is fuelled by a lifelong passion for Zelda, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong, and all things retro. He uses his misspent youth with retro consoles to create content for readers around the world.