A simple HUD shows the ability to monitor the time and the number of Pokémon in the ranch. JPG file to an SD card, and transfer them onto your computer or camera.

Players are also able to take snapshots of their Pokémon and send them to friends registered on their Wii, as well as downloading the photos in. Similar to the actions in the Mii Channel's plaza, the Pokémon on the ranch can perform different idle actions, such as talking, playing, and sleeping at other players' ranches. Eventually, adding more Pokémon to the ranch unlocks new features to the game and expands the ranch. Hayley can also trade certain Pokémon she already has in her possession. It has also been confirmed that players can obtain a special Mew and Phione. Additionally, each day Hayley will give the player requests for certain Pokémon not in the player's Pokédex to be added to the ranch, along with instructions on where to find them in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. Players with or without the Nintendo DS game will be given six starter Pokémon and a new Pokémon at the start of each day.

Players do not need to own Pokémon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum to play My Pokémon Ranch. Here, they can view their Pokémon rendered in 3D, while using their Miis to interact with them. My Pokémon Ranch is similar in concept to Pokémon Box, and allows players to transfer up to 1,000 of their Pokémon (1,500 with the Platinum update) from up to eight separate Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Nintendo DS game cards, to a ranch run by Hayley, a friend of Bebe who runs the PC box system in these versions.

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