My Pokémon Ranch

My Pokémon Ranch
Developer(s)	Ambrella
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Pokémon
Platform(s)	WiiWare
Release date(s)	JP March 25, 2008 NA June 9, 2008 EU/AUS July 4, 2008
Genre(s)	Utility
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	Wii Remote, Nintendo DS
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	WBME01, WBMP01, WBMJ01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

My Pokémon Ranch is similar in concept to Pokémon Box, and allows players to transfer up to 1,500 of their Pokémon from up to eight separate Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo DS game cards, to a ranch run by Hayley, a friend of Bebe who runs the PC box system in these versions. Here, they can view their Pokémon rendered in 3D, while using their Miis to interact with them.

Players do not need to own Pokémon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum to play My Pokémon Ranch. Players with or without the Nintendo DS game will be given six starter Pokémon and a new Pokémon at the start of each day. Additionally, each day Hayley will give the player requests for certain Pokémon not in the player's Pokédex to be added to the ranch, along with instructions on where to find them in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. It has also been confirmed that players can obtain a special Mew and Phione. Hayley can also trade certain Pokémon she already has in her possession. Eventually, adding more Pokémon to the ranch unlocks new features to the game and expands the ranch.

Emulation Information

DS Connection Support

While Dolphin does emulate the IOS modules for broadcasting and connecting to the Nintendo DS, there is no infrastructure to actually connect to any emulator or hardware unit.

Problems

Pictures

Pictures taken in game may render as completely black. This can likely be resolved by disabling Store EFB Copies to Texture Only.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Store EFB Copies to Texture Only	Off	Correct photos

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with My Pokémon Ranch since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r7671

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5.0-19077 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r7671	Windows 7	Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 3.10 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT	Playable with full speed, no graphs glitches, no music glitches, one word: Perfect.
3.0-637	Windows Vista	Intel Core i7-920	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260	Playable with full speed, no glitches, after successfully running Mii Channel and making a Mii
4.0.2	Windows 7	AMD A4-5300B @ 3.4 GHz	AMD Radeon HD	Works awful. Freezes at 0 FPS while saving, crashes when going to other screens. Low FPS while playing. Just horrible.	71.229.35.236
5.0	Windows 10	Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	Playable. No freezing. Ranch name was changed to "dolphin Ranch" (it was "Wii Ranch" on my Wii's NAND). New pictures aren't saved correctly, they appear completely black.	javidg96