Pokémon Smile Reviews

I have been a Pokémon fan for several years now, but after trying PokémonSmile, its pretty lousy in my speculation. It has a dense time recognizing if you have a toothbrush or not, and it keeps telling you to brush your teeth hastily. my gums started bleeding once because it kept telling me to brush nimbly. I had to fake brush my teeth sometimes in order to catch the Pokémon and to eliminate the purple goop. And PokémonSmile needs to show you to brush in circular gestures. it’s not good to brush from side to side, but rather up and down. Clearly it does not show that you need to brush in circular gestures and up and down. As a person said in a review, brushing from side to side will build tarter on your gum lines, and will ruin the enamel on your teeth. There should also be an option so you can catch a Pokémon every time. There are probably kids out there having a meltdown because they unsuccessfully captured a Pokémon that they were supposed to get as an award for brushing their choppers. Though the stickers you get are a fun addition, and the fact you have a little sidekick Pokémon is cute as well! I also like the neat hats that you can wear while brushing your teeth, but overall it can use some modifications. I wouldn’t recommend PokémonSmile, as it harms your gums and has poor camera recognition. There are better brushing apps out there that your child can adore!

I, as a teen, am probably too old for this type of app. But I figured, “I gotta brush my teeth, may as well catch Pokémon while I’m at it”
The idea is amazing! Encourage little kids to brush by catching Pokémon! However, the way PokémonSmile works is less than satisfactory. I was a bit concerned when I saw that when you tap the screen to catch the Pokémon, it wasn’t a 100% catch rate. I would recommend changing this to an option in game, as some children don’t respond well to failure. If little Timmy doesn’t catch Pikachu, there might be tears and he may not want to play the game again. Also, the BRUSH FASTER mechanic doesn’t work very well. It’s caused my gums to bleed every time I use PokémonSmile . Everyone brushes at their own pace. I’m a slow brusher, I like to take my time and make sure my teeth are actually clean. Sometimes I make it so PokémonSmile can’t see me, so I can ACTUALLY brush my teeth. Also, the starter Pokémon you get is pretty useless. Eevee is cute, but she does nothing to help out. I was brushing really well and super fast like PokémonSmile was telling me to, and none of the purple stuff was going away. Eevee was just... there. If y’all can fix the problems of PokémonSmile , I will continue using it, but for now, me and my bloody mouth will pass.

This is the cutest art I’ve ever seen, which is the only thing keeping it on my phone. It’s really only useful on the 3 minute setting, which is fine because it ensures I get a good thorough brushing. However, I perfectly clean a Pokémon maybe half of the time. To be fair, I have a black toothbrush. Odd though, that on a night with my power out and candle lit lighting, I was able to get a perfect clean, but with nice lighting PokémonSmile struggles to see that I’m brushing fast enough or fails to see my toothbrush altogether. As an adult it’s quite frustrating, but it’s about time for a new toothbrush so perhaps another color will work better. I love the concept of PokémonSmile, and the stickers and hats are an excellent add on. However, with no plans to add future Pokémon or additional stickers or hats, the game may last me a few months if I remember to play every day, but there’s nothing past that. That isn’t surprising because it’s a completely free game, but I hope there’s enough people that request more that additional content will be added. Despite the technical errors, I really love PokémonSmile. It makes brushing fun and exciting. :)

Easy and friendly app. It has a timer (default is 2 min) that you can change between 1 min, 2 min, and 3 min. It also provides a guide of which area to brush and switches between each of the 18 sections total; 9 top teeth and 9 bottom teeth.

Pro: This is definitely for kids and seems to be easier for them to catch Pokémon which encourages them to be excited for next time.

My son definitely enjoys it and looks forward to brushing and to see what Pokémon he’ll encounter next. He even gets excited when it’s my turn and encourages me on how I’m doing.

Con: This is only for adults. I downloaded and tested it out just to see how well it would be in case it would have possibly been not as exiting for my son.

The first few days of trying, I never brushed enough to catch a Pokémon. It was still covered in darkness. I had a white brush (since it recommends against clear) in the beginning.

I eventually let my son try it and he caught a Pokémon the first time. He has a bright color one and I tried again with an extra colored brush he had and I seemed to do better.

Each night we brushed, he cleared the darkness easily and only a few times I was able with the rest with partial darkness.

I set our birthdays so not sure if that plays an effect or cause it uses the camera, it can tell your age but as an adult, if you’re excited for this, too, you have more work cut out for you.

Pros: very cute game. It's utterly charming and very child friendly. I can see kids falling in love with taking pictures with Pokemon on their heads. The diagram of teeth showing which teeth to brush on which side will definitely help avoid missing any spots.

Cons: Unfortunately, the game does not like electric toothbrushes at all. It would either "not see" my brush, or it would say that I wasn't brushing fast enough. It absolutely doesn't account for the fact that an electric toothbrush does the brushing for you and you won't move your hand as much. A minor quibble is that the diagram showing where to brush also doesn't sync up with my brushes' four quadrant timer, so I was often brushing the wrong area.

Conclusion: this is really going to help teach young children how to brush their teeth, and maybe it will help the stubborn ones have a little more fun. However, it only works on manual brushes.

In my opinion, it’s a pretty good game. It makes brushing way more fun and even though it’s for kids a little bit younger than me, it’s still fun. But it’s not really a ‘good’ game, so I have 2 and only 2 things that might make the game better. 1. Have a break between brushing. Whenever I use it, it tells me to keep brushing until the timer goes off. This makes my mouth drip with toothpaste stuff in my mouth. So maybe just put some breaks here and there. 2. (It’s okay if you don’t add this) Maybe have like an online match where you battle with other people’s Pokémon. So picture this, you get chosen for a match. You pick your Pokémon and get ready. When it says go, you start brushing, the better you brush, the more damage you bring. The match ends when a Pokémon faints. I don’t know what should you get as a prize for beating it (maybe a hat or something) but it’s a pretty good idea. If you put this in PokémonSmile , I’ll be very happy and glad that you got this message.

I feel I should open this review by stating that I’m a late teenager, because I have autism and I need apps like these to help me take care of myself.

Great app that does it’s job well-encouraging and helping people brush their teeth! It’s enjoyable, filled with charm, and completely free no matter what. The art style is adorable, the reward system of collecting Pokémon is great, and you can set notifications to remind yourself to clean up those pearly whites! It guides you through specific sections of your teeth and has you clear them real good. I can already see an improvement with them!

Minor issue is that the game has a hard time registering that you’re brushing the top or back of your middle chompers. I have a bright blue brush, good lighting, and I do my hardest, but my “score” (for lack of a better term) always worsens at those parts. Might just be cause I’m older though, and I still get the rewards so it’s not like I’m impacted that much. Still highly recommend this for anyone who has trouble caring for their teeth!

I'm an age regressor, and my caregiver showed me PokémonSmile one night saying they found it in a comment section under a video regarding mental health. When we met I let them know that I tend to have issues with nighttime routines and that perhaps it would be a good idea to put things in place to help with that. Pokémon smile makes it a lot easier and more fun to brush my teeth. I struggle with it, especially on long nights, but when it's made fun and cute I have no problem. I do wish, though, that you could add more than three alarms(perhaps a max of 5) and that it didn't have a brushing cooldown. Also if there was a setting you could toggle that says "I Have Braces" where it would guide you to do more thorough brushing(or just a longer brushing timer) that would be absolutely amazing. Perhaps I'm asking too much of a child's app, but nonetheless it's great! Thank you for this ^^

So, after seeing this in this in Pokémon Presents, it was obvious some people thought it was a joke, and I did too for minute before seeing it on PokémonSmile Store. I decided to try it out, even thought it’s aimed for kids that are, like, ten years younger than I am xD
After grabbing my toothbrush and using PokémonSmile for a bit, I quite enjoyed it. The graphics were cute (I do wish it was closer to the original art but I can’t really complain cause it’s pretty cute) and the menus were easy to navigate. I like the objective of catching Pokémon and unlocking stickers and caps once yinish brushing, although I do wish the brushing guide was more clear. It’s a bit hard to understand where it wants you to brush sometimes, like when it asks you to brush the inside of your teeth. I saw someone else say this, but it would be nice if it was a 3D model, although I think the current 2D is manageable. It would be nice if you could choose what type of toothbrush you have (manual or electric) since I did notice that it would say that I’m going too slow while I used my electric toothbrush. Other than that, this game is great and I’m still wondering how the developers managed to make this enjoyable even for older people than it was targeted for l me! I can see how this can help younger kids with their brushing habits and I think this is a great app.

although i am still a bit confused on why we’re using master balls on weedles and rattatas-

As an angry child who doesn't want to have "oral hygiene" but wants all them Pokémons I'm more than delighted and intrigued. My sister thinks she will win the oral war but really she will collapse and black out after seeing my blindingly shiny teeth. She will cower. Oral Hygiene was never important for me. My teeth were as black as my soul browner than the most disturbing waters.
More tragic than my bank account. They were as bad as they can come. But then I had the most desirable hallucination of an app like this one. Of me being happy with all the Pokémon. I was never super into Pokémon the only thing I really liked was making Curry in Pokémon Shield for the Pokémon . BUT NOW, NOW things have changed I brush like the wind tooth paste foaming from my mouth like I have rabies! Raccoons bow down to me at this point. ANYWAY my teeth are immaculate after using this fine specimen of an app. 5 s t a r s

PokémonSmile is marketed to parents with small children, something that was made very clear upon first opening. However, I’m an autistic teen who’s struggled with my mental health for years. Pokémon has been a huge aspect of my life as it’s my special interest. I’ve struggled with personal hygiene for as long as I can remember and so finding a way to turn one of the least comfortable sensory experiences for me into a game involving something I love has been huge. I’ve brushed my teeth more in these last few days than I have in several months, and filling out the PokéDex has been what’s kept me motivated. Now I’m just waiting for Pokémon Shower and Pokémon Diet to come out because the Pokémon Company seems to be incredibly good at developing games for lifestyles and making things that are typically difficult and emotionally draining accessible to someone like me.

I’m 27 and due to life and the exhaustion that low level depression brings forth I often forget teeth brushing (used to have stomach issues so I’m care I needed to sip some soda so for nearly a year around age 18 I only brushed when my teeth were really gross and slipped out of the habit). Found PokémonSmile because of a child in my life, she loves it and one day I decided to try. It keeps me motivated, I don’t always remember even with reminders set, or sometimes I’ll forget my phone when I go to brush but it’s there when I need it.

For those with Pokémon catching issues: I use an electronic brush so I do often get the brush faster notifications, I had trouble catching my first one at the default time but you can go into settings and bump up the time from 2 mins to 3 mins and it adds the up and down brushing and I’ve never had a missed catch

If you’re anything like me, you also struggle to brush your teeth. Every night I can hear my mom and dad whisper behind my ear, “It’s time to brush your teeth” and a little part of me rebels. I know brushing my teeth is important for my health, and it makes my smile look much nicer, but it feels like such a chore. Kind of like exercising or washing the dishes (which is why I typically listen to music or audio books during those activities). That’s where Pokemon smile actually helps me brush my teeth on a daily basis. The gamification and the rewards of capturing a Pokémon while brushing my teeth has helped me to be more consistent when brushing my teeth.
While I would certainly like to see the graphics improved, several other reviewer‘s mentioned a 3-D model for the teeth (which I agree would be a nice addition) overall I am satisfied with PokémonSmile. It encourages healthy behavior, has gamified a rather boring chore and creates a reward for doing so. Also, my teeth have never felt cleaner.

I saw someone on twitter say to get PokémonSmile if you have anything like depression, ADHD, or autism that makes consistently brushing your teeth a challenge. I haven’t been diagnosed with anything but I do often struggle with getting myself to brush my teeth every night, let alone in the morning.

Pokemon Smile didn’t make me suddenly brush my teeth everyday but I’ve seen improvement with how often I do and sometimes the idea of catching a pokemon in this cute art style gets me to do it.

Pair Pokemon Smile with something like the Habit Tracker app that can encourage you to brush your teeth and other tasks you may need to do every day, and brushing your teeth becomes so much less of a hassle. Recently I’ve gotten much better at brushing my teeth, in part because of the motivation that Pokemon Smile provides and in part improving my motivation otherwise.

I'm going to preface this review by saying I'm 21, have severe ADHD, and I enjoy hoarding pokemon in games. Onto the review!!

So I don't normally leave reviews on apps, but I have to for this one. I got it on a fluke thinking it'd be boring and not hold my attention, but it did. I set it for a minute at first to ease back into brushing my teeth, but now I wanna brush for hours just to catch 'em all 😂😂 On a serious note, I'm glad they don't have the typically "Male or female" option most kid games do and have the option of "Not Listed", as well as giving an option to not answer at all. I'm nonbinary and was pleasantly surprised! It didn't have any trouble picking up my movements at all, but my tooth brush is also white and neon green, so that might have a hand in it. I do wish there was an option to rename the pokemon you catch though, because I accidentally clicked off the tab without naming my Pidgey and I wanna name it Pidge, but that's my only complaint.

TL;DR: Amazing app, 10/10 recommend for children or people who struggle with self care.

As someone who works in the UX/UI field, it is so refreshing to see an app that sees a purpose and function for every aspect of what it does FOR MY KIDS! They could have easily gone the “cheap and easy” route but they really looked at every little detail and gave it purpose. (Ex simply tapping on your Pokémon will have it animate a cute little jump - not only that but if you tap it enough times, you’re rewarded with a new hat!) My kids (4 & 7) are constantly feeling rewarded and validated for doing a good job (or encouraged to try better next time if they don’t catch the Pokémon at the end). They really understand kids and how much incentive-based rewards are valuable: There are badge rewards, sticker rewards, hat rewards, decorating your photo fun, all with a sleek and intuitive design! And the Pokémon are SO cute in a chibi kind of way. I could go on and on about the positives but one thing we were thinking would be nice is seeing the date when you caught a Pokémon somewhere. It’s nice to look back on when you accomplished something. I highly recommend PokémonSmile - it may make brushing your teeth take a tiny bit longer but if it’s to enjoy the rewards of your accomplishments, I don’t mind the extra time to decorate your pic :)

I have been using Pokémon Smile for just over a month and I am genuinely surprised at how much I enjoy it! I suppose I should clarify that I am a teenage girl and thus not the intended audience, but I really do think PokémonSmile is for everyone. It’s cute, fun, and extremely well made. It’s simplistic but not infantilizing and I have yet to run into any bugs.
I mainly tried this out so I would know if it was good to recommend to others. I have many neurodivergent friends and friends who have struggled with mental illness, and I have also managed depression for several years myself. I really wish I had PokémonSmile when I was recovering, because brushing can be hard for anyone, no matter how old you are! Even though I was already in the habit of brushing every day, since downloading I feel like I’ve started doing a better job and I genuinely have fun doing it. I don’t normally write reviews but this is such a genuinely helpful app for ANYONE who wants a little help brushing or just wants to collect cute pokémon, no matter how old you are :)

PokémonSmile is a GODSEND! I’m an 18 year old with various sensory issues, and long lasting depressive episodes have meant that dental care hasn’t always been a priority in my life. Pokémon smile has made me the most consistent tooth-brushed I’ve been in years!

As much as this game is for kids, I’ve also seen a great appreciation from the neurodivergent community! Pokémon is something I think a lot of us latch onto, and when self care is hard, Pokémon smile makes it fun! I think this game is super under appreciated and undervalued.

That being said, I’m saddened to hear there aren’t any planned major updates! I’d love to see more of my favorite Pokémon (especially torterra) and I wish the camera section had the option to take and edit photos when I’m not brushing. The hats and stickers are so cute, but I wanna feel cute in the picture too! I know the game got a lot of backlash because of fans who were upset they weren’t getting Diamond/Pearl remakes or whatever, but honestly, this game makes a lot of people really happy, and helps so many people improve their self care. I can’t wait to hopefully see more from PokémonSmile and maybe one day, Pokémon sleep!

So i don’t need this to brush my teeth i learned that when i was three, but since my sister is at a good age demographic for it i decided to download it. I watched her play it for a day and then made an account for me, and oh jeez i love this game. It’s not like you need it to brush ur teeth, but oh god its just so satisfying when you get rewarded for something you were supposed to do anyway. And surprisingly it runs really smoothly, i almost had no problem with the camera and the pictures actually come out good. But now it’s time for the thing i wrote the review for, the art style. Oh my god i want this in an actual pokemon game. This style makes the pokemon look as dirpy as can be but it works soooooo well. Literally the only criticism i have for this game is... 1 to make there a 100% catch rate because it is marketed towards little kids and they may feel sad if they don't catch something, 2 make it so pokemon can evolve and have shinies just cause that would be sooooo cool, and 3 they should make it to where other pokemon from ur Pokédex can fight the bacteria too because i just want my dirpy arbok to take down some bacteria while i brush my gums out trying to get a mewtwo. Other than that this is a great game for all ages and i fully recommend.

Ok, so I have a visual impairment, so I have to be close to the screen in order to see the text. Can you guys add some sort of audio description of some sort so I know when I need to look at the camera, or if I need to move my head so it fits in the screen? PokémonSmile is really good and it made me brush my teeth better than I’ve ever brushed before. Also, instead of it scanning to see if your eyes are looking at it, it should scan to see if your face is facing towards it so that way people with nystagmus can have a bit of an easier time with it as well. Tbh, I actually don’t know if it scans your eyes, but if it does the nystagmus thing would definitely be useful. I was thinking of those features being in the settings option so that way parents and teens can turn it on and off if they do or don’t need it. Either way, I’m giving PokémonSmile 5 stars.