MPR Basics

Within the Basics section I will briefly explain the menus and their navigation.

The Menu

MPR's menu is aligned to the left and right sides of your screen. The options are as follows...

• *Free Mode* = Becomes available when Ranch level is 5. See Modes for more.
• ** See the section Ranch Levels for more.

The Options are explained indepth below...

• Wii Menu
• - By selecting this option MPR will save and return you to the Wii's homepage.
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• Connect to DS
• - By selecting this option you will begin the Deposit/Withdraw process.
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• BBS
• - By selecting this option you will be taken to the BBS sub-menu.
• • - Pokémon Wanted - view the current Pokémon Hayley would like you to bring to the Ranch.
  • • - You can scroll left/right to view the Wanted Pokémon.
    • - You can scroll down to view the Requests that you have already met.
• - Ranch Info - view the stats of your Ranch.
• • - Here you can see the name of your Ranch, the name of the species with the biggest population, the level, Max Pokémon stored, Max Miis No. of Pkmn stored, and how many more deposits you need for the next level.
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• Options
• - By selecting this option you will be taken to a menu for options...
• • - Bring Mii - select this to view pages for adding more of the Miis that are saved to your Wii.
  • - Look at My Ranch! - select this and you will have the opportunity to turn On/Off interactivity with other Ranches. This includes exchanging pictures with friends that have your Wii code.
  • - Guest - select this to turn Guest On/Off. When on, using WiiConnect24, it is possible for unexpected guests to visit your Ranch. They will ask if you want to see their Ranch as a member of Club Look-See. Be sure WiiConnect24 is turned on for this feature to work.
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• Help
• - By selecting this option you will be taken to a Help menu which explains the things that this FAQ explains and builds on.
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• Free Mode
• - Once available the focus on Pokémon/Mii's can be removed. Select this to enter Free Mode.
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• Deposit / Details
• - Selecting this option will show you what trainer has deposited x number of Pokémon and also who that Pokémon's caretaker is.
• - At the top of the screen, when this option has been selected, you can toggle the current Trainer and in so doing view a Parade of that trainer's stored Pokémon.
• • - The options for Trainer Toggling are:
  • • - All
    • - Favorites (available when Ranch reaches level 8)
    • - Haley
    • - Your Trainer
    • - Names of the remaining 7 possible depositors.
• - By selecting the Mii under "Caretaker" you can change the Mii assigned as the caretaker of Pokémon associated with the respective Depositing Trainer on that row.
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• Album
• - By seleting this option you will be able to view and manage the photos that have been taken. You can:
• • - Exit
  • - Scroll left/right
  • - Save to an SD card
  • - Delete the pictures on the SD card
  • - Post the current photo on your Wii Message Board
  • - Secure the photo to prevent accidental deletions
  • - Delete the current photo
  • - Dates, Times, and the location of the Photo are all displayed.
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• Take Picture
• - Select this option to take a picture.
• - In the bottom-right corner of the camera icon is a number denoting how many more photos you can take before you run out of room (max photos is 20).
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• Look this Way
• - Select this option and a horn will sound which calls attention to the Pokémon in the immediate area.