Super Voltorb Flip

Flip tiles, deduce, don't pop the bomb

Click or tap tiles to flip. Use the memo buttons to mark what a tile could be, and Undo to take a mark back. On a keyboard, use the arrow keys, Enter, and 1, 2, 3 or V.

A fan recreation of the HGSS Pokémon Game Corner classic. Flip tiles to collect multipliers, use the row and column clues to deduce where Voltorbs hide, and climb 8 levels.

About Super Voltorb Flip

Super Voltorb Flip is a free browser recreation of the Voltorb Flip minigame from Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Flip tiles on a 5 x 5 board to find the 2s and 3s while avoiding the Voltorbs. The row and column clues show where the danger is.

How to play

Read each row and column clue: the top number is its coin total, and the Voltorb icon shows its Voltorb count.
Click or tap tiles to flip them. A 2 or 3 multiplies your coins for the round, and a 1 changes nothing.
Flip every 2 and 3 to clear the round and bank your coins. The 1s are optional.
Flip a Voltorb and the round ends with nothing banked.
Use the memo buttons to tag what a tile could be.
Open Daily for one board a day, the same for everyone. You get one attempt, and a streak counts the days you play.

Controls

Mouse: Click a tile to flip it.
Touch: Tap a tile to flip it.
Keyboard: Arrow keys move, Enter or Space flips, and 1, 2, 3 or V marks the tile.
Memo buttons (V, 1, 2, 3): Pick one, then select tiles to tag them. Pick it again or press clear to flip normally.
Undo: Ctrl+Z, Cmd+Z or the button undoes a tag.
Quit button: Below the board while a round is live. It asks first, then banks your coins.
End of a round: Click the board, press Enter or Space, or use the Continue or Next round button.

Tips and strategy

Start with any row or column showing 0 Voltorbs. Every tile in it is safe.
A line holds 5 minus its Voltorb count safe tiles. If its coin total equals that number, they are all 1s, so skip it.
Each coin above that count is a hidden multiplier: a 2 adds 1 and a 3 adds 2. With 2 Voltorbs and a total of 5, the line holds one 3 or two 2s.
Cross-check lines. If coins plus Voltorbs in a line equal 5, its tiles are 1s or Voltorbs, so a tile there whose other line shows 0 Voltorbs is a safe 1.
A shaking tile with a warning sits in a line where 75 percent or more of the unflipped tiles are Voltorbs. Look for a safer tile first.

Quick facts

Board: 5 x 5 tiles
Levels: 8, as in HeartGold and SoulSilver
Voltorbs per board: 6 on level 1, up to 13 on level 7
Boards: 80 layouts, 10 per level, dealt as in the original
Saves: Level, coins and statistics, in your browser
Leaderboard: Daily board only
Phones: Yes

FAQ

Is Voltorb Flip online free to play?

Yes. It is free, runs in your browser and needs no download or account.

How many levels are there in Voltorb Flip?

This version has 8, as in HeartGold and SoulSilver. A cleared round moves you up one level through level 7. Reaching level 8 takes five clean rounds in a row, each with at least eight tiles flipped, the last on level 5 or higher.

What happens when you flip a Voltorb?

The round ends and no coins are banked. Your new level is the number of tiles you flipped that round, but never below 1, never above the level you were on, and never above 7.