Pokémon Channel

Pokémon Channel is a virtual pet game developed by Ambrella and released by Nintendo in Japan on July 18, 2003, in North America on December 1, 2003  and in Europe and Australia on April 1, 2004 for the Gamecube. Among the many activities you can do with your Pikachu, there is Smeargle Paint, that allows you to take screenshots of TV programmes and then color in the picture. Some e-Reader cards were included with early copies of the North American and Australian games, that gave access to new images and one paint pattern. The cards differ between the two versions. Distribution of the Japanese counterparts is unknown.