# Pokemon but not really Pokemon for Xbox **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 9, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-but-not-really-pokemon-for-xbox/581258 "2011-05-09T12:15:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-but-not-really-pokemon-for-xbox/581258/1 "2011-05-09T12:15:46Z")
My son has played an Xbox arcade game at his cousins which he is describing as “Pokemon but not really Pokemon”. Obviously it is very Pokemon-like, but he didn’t recognize any of the characters, and it is at least one year old (he played it during last year’s visit too). There are 361 arcade games, does anybody know which one he is talking about? ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-but-not-really-pokemon-for-xbox/581258/2 "2011-05-09T18:43:32Z")
[Wiki list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_Live_Arcade_games) gives me the guess: [Band of Bugs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Bugs) Other than that, I got nothin’. Was it like Pokemon because you collected things, or because the battles were similar? ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-but-not-really-pokemon-for-xbox/581258/3 "2011-05-09T18:59:28Z")
If someone said Pokemon but not Pokemon for the Xbox, I’d think of Viva Pinata. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-but-not-really-pokemon-for-xbox/581258/4 "2011-05-09T20:12:50Z")
Viva Pinata! ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-but-not-really-pokemon-for-xbox/581258/5 "2011-05-09T20:47:27Z")
Thank you very much for your answers, but no, none of these. – After he browsed hundreds of games himself (yes, he really wants the game) without finding the one he’s talking about, I told him he gotta call his cousins (or rather get his mama to call, its on her side damit) and ask what the name is. Any other suggestion is still appreciated. On the other hand, if we find out what the game is I let you know in case somebody got interested.