Game Modes

There are a variety of modes to choose from in the Panel de Pon series.

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There are a variety of modes to choose from in the Panel de Pon series.

Game Mode name comparisons

Unlike the Japanese game mode names (With the exception of VS to VS. COM and Stage Clear to Story Mode), the names have changed frequently throughout every game localization in the series. English names will be used here to represent the term changes. Score Attack is oddly used as the name for the Endless mode in Animal Crossing: Puzzle League minigame localization as its usually representative as the mode with a time limit.

The original terms will be used to represent the game mode names for the articles when they are mentioned outside of the respective game modes and cheats section.

Original Terms (Japanese Terms)	Tetris Attack	Pokémon Puzzle Challenge	Pokémon Puzzle League	Dr. Mario & Puzzle League	(A little bit of...) (Planet) Puzzle League (DS) (Express)	Animal Crossing: Puzzle League
Endless (エンドレス, Endo resu)		Marathon	Endless Game (Marathon)	Marathon	Endless	Score Attack
Score Attack (スコアアタック, Sukoa atakku)	Time Trial	Time Zone	Timed Challenge (Time Zone)	Timed	Score Attack	Time Attack
Stage Clear (ステージクリア, Sutēji kuria)		Line Clear	Line Clear Game (Spa Service)	Line	Clear	Story Mode
Puzzle (パズル, Pazuru)		Puzzle Challenge	Puzzle Games (Puzzle University)	Puzzle		N/A
VS.(16-bit games) VS. COM  (コンピュータ, VS konpyūta (YnpGB))	VS. (COM in GB)	Challenge	1-Player Game (1p Stadium)	Vs. CPU	Vs. COM	N/A
Garbage Attack (おじゃまアタック, Ojama atakku)	N/A	Garbage!	N/A	Garbage	Garbage Challenge	Garbage Attack

Endless

Endless Mode is a mode where you play until you get a game over. The panels will continually rise from the bottom, and you must clear the panels to prevent them from reaching the top of the screen. As panels are cleared away, your level increases, which increases how quickly the panels rise. Use Combos and Chains to trigger Stops that will temporarily stop the stack from rising. Doing well in this mode awards you with a special animation depending on the stage you chose, as well as a statistical breakdown of how many combos and chains you performed.

Score Attack

Score Attack mode is a time-based mode where the goal is to score as many points as you can in a set time limit.

Stage Clear

Stage Clear mode is a mode where the goal is to clear away panels, similar to Endless Mode. However, in Stage Clear Mode, a Clear Line will eventually appear in the stack, and the goal is to clear panels until they can all fit below the line. Succeed at this, and you proceed to the next round.

Some rounds are Boss Battle rounds where the goal is to use combos and chains to damage an opponent until their power is completely depleted.

Stage	Panel de Pon (Classic)	Panel de Pon (Nintendo Puzzle Collection)	Yoshi no PanePon	Pokémon de PanePon	Pokémon Puzzle League
1	Lip	Furil	Yoshi	Pidgey	Team Rocket (Vikings)
2	Windy	Cecil	Lakitu	Kakuna	Team Rocket (Black Ōendan)
3	Thiana	Rayea	Poochy	Clefairy	Team Rocket (Swan Lake)
Bonus	Thanatos		Bowser	Ghastly	Cassidy & Butch
4	Elias	Sophia	Froggy	Steelix	Team Rocket (Wedding)
5	Flare	Rinze	Garagantua Blargg	Primeape	Team Rocket (Kabuki)
6	Seren	Sala	Raphael the Raven	Seal	Team Rocket
Final	Thanatos		Bowser	Dragonair	Giovanni

Puzzle mode

Solve Puzzles with a limited number of moves. The hint system was introduced in Pokémon de PanePon and also appears in Panel de Pon DS. In Pokémon Puzzle League, the Puzzles only go by 3 classes and characters (Ritchie, Brock and Lorelei), with each of them divided into Basic, 3D, and action respectively.

Stage	Panel de Pon (Classic)	Panel de Pon (Nintendo Puzzle Collection)	Yoshi no PanePon (16-bit / Gameboy)		Pokémon de PanePon	Pokémon de PanePon (Extra)
1	Lip	Furil	Yoshi / Lunge Fish (GB Extra)		Chikorita	Bellossom
2	Windy	Cecil	Lakitu / Raphael the Raven (GB Extra)		Cyndaquil	Magby
3	Thiana	Rayea	Poochy / Hookbill Koopa (GB Extra)		Togepi	Sentret
4	Elias	Sophia	Froggy / Flying Wiggler (GB) / Naval Piranha (GB Extra)		Pikachu	Pichu
5	Flare	Rinze	Garagantua Blargg / Froggy (GB) / Kamek (GB Extra)		Totodile	Maril
6	Seren	Sala	Raphael the Raven / Garagantua Blargg (GB) / Bowser (GB Extra)		Igglybuff	Cleffa
7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Elekid	Pikachu

VS. (VS. COM)

You fight against a computer player in a number of stages. The higher the difficulty, the more stages you'll encounter. Starting in the 2005 compilation of Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon, the mode was no longer a story mode.

Stage	Panel de Pon (Classic)	Panel de Pon (Nintendo Puzzle Collection)	Yoshi no PanePon	Pokémon de PanePon	Pokémon Puzzle League
Hero	Lip	Furil	Yoshi	Ethan	Ash
1	Windy	Think	Lakitu	Falkner (Pidgey)	Gary (1st opponent)
2	Sherbet	Pure	Bumpty (16-bit only)	Bugsy (Kakuna)	Brock
3	Thiana	Cecil	Poochy	Whitney (Clefairy)	Misty
4	Ruby	Rayea	Flying Wiggler	Morty (Ghastly)	Lt. Surge
5	Elias	Sophia	Froggy	Jasmine (Steelix)	Erika
6	Flare	Rinze	Gargantua Blargg	Chuck (Primeape)	Koga
7	Neris	Nathia	Lunge Fish	Pryce (Seel)	Sabrina
8	Seren	Sala	Raphael the Raven	Clair (Dragonair)	Blaine
Extra	N/A	Kain (Lion)	N/A	N/A	Tracey
9	Phoenix	Kickchop	Hookbill Koopa	Will (Jynx)	Team Rocket
10	Dragon	Joker	Naval Piranha	Koga (Crobat)	Giovanni
11	Thanatos		Kamek	Bruno (Hitmontop)	Ritchie
12	Cordelia		Bowser	Karen (Murkrow)	Lorelei
13	Zilba (GB & NPC only)		N/A	Lance (Dragonite)	Bruno
14	N/A	Witches	N/A	N/A	Gary (boss)
15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mewtwo

Garbage Attack

This mode only appears in the handheld games of the Panel de Pon series starting in Pokémon de PanePon. It's similar to Endless Mode, except garbage blocks will occasionally drop onto your stack and you will have to clear them away.

Candy mode

Exclusive to Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo

2-4 Players

You can play with up to 4 players only in the Gamecube version of Panel de Pon, and Panel de Pon DS (PPL).

Score Attack

The player with the most points by the end of a match, wins.

Vs. (Garbage Attack)

Eliminate the opposing player by setting up Chains and Combos which sends Garbage to your opponents.

Stage Clear

The player who has all of the Panels below the clear line first wins.