IPokémon ihlale iyisihloko sengxoxo ngalunye lwezinto zayo ezintsha, bekungeke kube ngenye indlela, kuyisaga esala singanaki eminyakeni edlule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uNintendo uyazi ukuthi angasebenza kanjani kahle nayo, wethula izinguquko kancane kancane, ngendlela yokuthi iqhubeke nokuvusa intshisekelo yabasebenzisi ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yingqikithi yesaga. Iqiniso ukuthi iPokémon iLanga neNyanga kube ngolunye lwezinguquko ezibaluleke kakhulu zethimba leNintendo kulokhu, kodwa-ke kukhona "ukulimala" kwesibambiso, futhi lokho Ukuthengiswa kweNintendo 3DS kukhule ngama-361% selokhu kwethulwe umdlalo wokugcina efrijini lePokémon.
Umdlalo ubhekane nezinguquko zemidwebo nokudlalwa okuthole ukugxekwa okumangazayo, bekungeke kube kuncane, futhi umdlalo uju olumsulwa. Ngokwesinye isandla, Awenzi amaphutha, i-361% yilokho okuthengiswe yi-Nintendo's console ephathekayo kukhule, esontweni eledlule zithengiswe kancane kakhulu, nokuthi sikhuluma ngaphandle kokungabaza ngesinye seziduduzo ezithengiswa kakhulu emlandweni, ngoba iNintendo 3DS iyimpumelelo ngenxa yekhwalithi yayo, ukuqina kwayo nokuzijabulisa kwayo. UNintendo uyaqhubeka nokuba yindlovukazi yamakhonsoli aphathekayo kusukela kuGame Boy.
EJapan, kuthengiswe amakhathrikhi angaphansi kwesigidi esingu-1,9 wePokémon Ilanga neNyanga, kuphela ngosuku lokuqalisa, ngakho-ke singalindela ukuthengiswa okuningi, lapho nje kufika isikhathi sikaKhisimusi, ngokuqinisekile iPokémon iLanga neNyanga zizogcwalisa amashalofu izitolo. Ngamafuphi, bekuyiviki eliqopha umlando leNintendo 3DS efinyelele esibalweni semidlalo engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-100 ezithengisiwe, okuphezulu okufinyelelwe yiziduduzi ezimbili kuphela zokujula okungalingani, njenge-PlayStation 2 yakwa-Sony kanye ne-laptop eyandulelayo, iNintendo DS.