Skip moviesStraight past the logos and the game's movies. Battle animationsSpeeds up or skips moves, send-outs and HP bars. Menus stay at normal speed, and text stays up long enough to read.Normal2× speed (default)4× speedSkip TextHD draws the game's fonts sharp from the Inter typeface. Upscaled keeps their original look, enlarged.HDUpscaledAs on the disc

FullscreenGame fills your display. F11 or Alt+Enter switches while playing. Fullscreen typeBorderlessExclusive Fullscreen resolutionChanges your display's resolution while the game runs.Desktop MonitorSame as the launcherPrimary monitor

Screen formatThe 3D view widens; menus and movies keep their shape.As wide as the windowWidescreen 16:9Widescreen 16:10Ultrawide 21:9Original 4:3 Battle panels at edgesFor widescreen: the battle status panels and title portraits sit at the screen's edges. Aspect ratioKeep the picture's shape, stretch it to fill the window, or scale it in whole multiples.KeepStretchWhole multiples Brightness

100%

Frame rate30 fps (GameCube native)60 fps (default) V-SyncStops tearing. Adaptive only tears when a frame is late, instead of stuttering.OffOnAdaptive Performance overlayFrame rate and timing; the backtick key toggles it.

RendererVulkan is the port's main renderer. Choose OpenGL if the game has trouble drawing on this computer.VulkanOpenGL ResolutionSharper picture, but costs speed and memory. Native is the GameCube's own.Native (1×)2×3×4× Anti-aliasingOff2× MSAA4× MSAA8× MSAA FXAAAlso smooths edges MSAA misses, like leaves and fences. Anisotropic filteringKeeps textures sharp at a slant, such as the ground ahead of you.Off2×4×8×16× Sharpening

Off

UpscalerHow the picture fits the window.BilinearSharpNearestFSR 1NIS Upscaling qualityNativeQualityBalancedPerformanceUltra Performance

HD textures CheckingAll 7,498 of the game's textures, upscaled 4×.

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HD texture loadingBefore each area: an area's HD textures load with it, so they don't pop in while you play.Before each areaWhole packWhile playing HD modelsPeople in the field use their detailed models. Shader warm-upBuilds an area's effects while it loads, so the first moments in it don't stutter.

Stick dead zone

10%

How far a controller's sticks move before the game sees them. Raise it if you walk by yourself, lower it for small movements to count. Trigger click

85%

How far an analog trigger goes before it counts as L or R pressed. Rumble strength

100%

How hard your controller rumbles; 0% turns rumble off. ControllersEach controller is the next free player as it is plugged in, for Battle Mode. The keyboard is player 1.One player eachAll player 1 Controller works in the backgroundKeeps your controller playing while another window has focus, such as with the game on a second screen. Off, the game ignores input until you click back into it.

Dark modeDark Settings, changelog and other windows in the launcher.

Update automaticallyKeeps the launcher current and prepares game updates when you press Play. Launcher updatesBeta and pull request previews are for testing and may break. Switch back to Stable any time.Stable

Launcher

Installed game

Build tools

Built on the pkmn-colosseum decompilation and the renderer of the Super Mario Sunshine PC port. Text is drawn from the Inter typeface. Not affiliated with Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company; no game data is included.