What is "PawaPuro"?
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (実況パワフルプロ野球) is a (mostly) Japan-only series of baseball/visual novel games made by KONAMI. Since 1994, the series has spawned numerous sequels & spin-offs; becoming one of the largest and best-selling baseball video game series of all time.What is this page?
This is a semi-shrine/guide to the series that I want to make into a full-fledged Wiki (And I mean actual wiki, none of that Fandom GARBAGE) one day. If you are unfamiliar with this series and what it's about, check out this offical gameplay guide or the navbar on the left.Are any games avaliable in English?
To date, there are only 5 PawaPuro games officaly released in English.- MLB Power Pros (2007, Wii/PS2)
- MLB Power Pros 2008 (2008, Wii/PS2/NDS)
- MLB Power Pros 2010 (2010, Android/iOS)
- Power Pros 2013 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC (2013, Android/iOS)
- WBSC eBASEBALL: Power Pros (2023, Switch/PS4)
Offsite Resources:
- Unoffical Power Pros Wiki
- Offical PawaPuro Site
- Detailed Gameplay Guide in English - This guide is for WBSC PawaPuro but I would say it applies to any "Modern" PawaPuro game.
I spent hours of my life actively maintaining these two Google Spreadsheets from 2021-2024. I don't really update them anymore due to loss of motivation. If you are interested/are familiar with these games and want to give feedback; I will provide the comment-only links to these spreadsheets down below.
Keep in mind that the information in these spreadsheets MAY NOT BE 100% ACCURATE OR UP TO DATE.
- Visual Game Database - Last Update: N/a
- Visual Character Database - Last Update: N/a
What is the difference between a Ball and a Strike?
To put it simply, Ball is a pitch thrown outside of the strike zone that's not swung at by the batter. Getting four Balls allows the batter to take first base, this is called a Base on Balls or Walk.A Strike is a pitch thrown inside of the strike zone that is not swung at by the batter. Getting three strikes results in an Out for the batter. If you or your opponent gets three Outs, the half-inning ends.
How do I deal with pitches outside of the strike zone?
If you swing, it will be counted as a Strike against you. The solution is to simply not swing, it will be counted as a Ball instead.What is that blue arrow?
That arrow represents wind direction and speed. It changes from time to time during a game.What is that flashing red H?
It means that the pitch got counted as a hit.How do I make my baserunners go faster?
Tapping the L/R buttons will make all baserunners currently on the field go faster. Baserunners will be slow/quick to start running depending on their RUN SPD stat.
Shown above are Mamoru Ikari's stats in PawaPuro Switch. To view this image in high definition, right-click and open the image in a new tab.
Legend
銘板/Nameplate
This player's name. A player's nameplate can have up to 3 colors, repesenting sub-positions. There are 6 nameplate colors, one of which is reserved for coaches.
Red
- Starting Pitchers (先)
Pink
- Relief pitchers (中)
- Closers (抑)
Cyan
- Catchers (捕)
Yellow
- First basemen (一)
- Second basemen (二)
- Third basemen (三)
- Shortstops (遊)
Green
- Outfielders (外)
Orange
- Coaches (コーチ)
背番号/Player Number
The number displayed on the back of this player's uniform.適性/Aptitude
The position(s) that this player can play and how well they can play them. Repesented with kanji.球速/Pitch Speed
The speed at which they throw pitches. Speeds are displayed in Kilometres.コントロール/Control
How well they can throw pitches.スタミナ/Stamina
How much Stamina they have.
PawaFes is a game mode first introduced in PawaPuro 2016. You play as the leader of the PawaFes Challangers, a team participating in the Pawafuru Festival. This page mostly goes over the PawaPuro 2020 version.
You can bring items and a number of previouly unlocked characters with you. If you don't bring/have any items, Akio Yabe will bring his Gundar Robo Plastic Model with him, an item that improves his condition when used.
Your team always starts out with your character, Akio Yabe, a team manager, any characters you've brought with you and a number of randomly-generated generic players.
An average full playthrough of PawaFes usually takes an hour or so. If you lose in the first round or quit the game during a match, your PawaFes save file and character permanently disappear and you'll have to make a new one. If you lose in any of the subsequent rounds, your PawaFes character is saved and can be edited, but you'll have to make a new save file as well.
Gameplay
Like in Success & MyLife mode, PawaFes begins by prompting you to create a character. You can change its name, position, form and also give it a positive quality.You can bring items and a number of previouly unlocked characters with you. If you don't bring/have any items, Akio Yabe will bring his Gundar Robo Plastic Model with him, an item that improves his condition when used.
Your team always starts out with your character, Akio Yabe, a team manager, any characters you've brought with you and a number of randomly-generated generic players.
An average full playthrough of PawaFes usually takes an hour or so. If you lose in the first round or quit the game during a match, your PawaFes save file and character permanently disappear and you'll have to make a new one. If you lose in any of the subsequent rounds, your PawaFes character is saved and can be edited, but you'll have to make a new save file as well.