Puyo Pop GBA box art

Game Boy Advance · Puzzle

Puyo Pop

SystemGame Boy Advance
Released2001
GenrePuzzle
DeveloperSonic Team
PublisherSEGA
Players1–4 players
CommitmentQuick session (Under an hour, or endless arcade fun)
SeriesPuyo Puyo
ESRBE
LegacyWell-known · legacy score 5

Released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001, Puyo Pop is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA.

It belongs to the GBA's earliest wave of games. Other notable GBA releases from 2001 include Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Sonic Advance and Advance Wars. Among the 55 GBA puzzle games in our database, it ranks #8 by legacy score.

It is part of the Puyo Puyo series; on the GBA you can also try Puyo Pop Fever. The series also appears on other systems with Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis) and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Master System). Sonic Team also made Sonic Advance, Sonic Battle and Sonic Advance 3 for the GBA.

Puyo Pop supports up to 4 players, whether that means taking turns or going head-to-head.

Pick it if…

  • you want to think and plan
  • you have time for a quick session (under an hour, or endless arcade fun)
  • you have a friend to play against

Maybe skip it if…

  • you want story, exploration or action

What playing Puyo Pop is like

Puzzle games challenge pattern recognition, planning and quick thinking, from falling-block games to single-screen logic puzzles.

Tip for newcomers: Puzzle games are perfect for short sessions and often have endless or score-attack modes, so they never really end.

Puyo Pop gameplay screenshot on GBA
In-game screenshot (GBA)

Puyo Pop cheats & codes

8 codes on file (Code Breaker). Here are a few Code Breaker codes to start with:

P1 Quick Score Gain8300061C FFFF
P2 Quick Score Gain830009EC FFFF
Have All Courses83000268 00FF
Enable Code (Must Be On)00000000 0002 100200A4 0007
P1 Max Score8300061C E0FF 8300061E 05F5
P1 No Score8300061C 0000 8300061E 0000

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Puyo Pop walkthroughs & guides

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Playing GBA games today

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Puyo Pop FAQ

When did Puyo Pop come out on the GBA?

Puyo Pop was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001.

Who made Puyo Pop?

It was developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA.

Is Puyo Pop multiplayer?

Yes. Puyo Pop supports up to 4 players.

How long does Puyo Pop take to play?

As a puzzle game, Puyo Pop typically falls into the "Quick session" category: under an hour, or endless arcade fun. Your time will vary with skill and how much you explore.

Read more about Puyo Pop on Wikipedia. Facts on this page are compiled from the open libretro database and Wikidata; "legacy score" reflects how widely a game is documented across Wikipedia's language editions. Spotted an error? Let us know.

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