When you start the game, you get a selection of two tables to play on, the Red Table and the Blue Table. Each table runs the same mechanics, but has different entry points for the various aspects and as such, require multiple strategies in order to get to the various areas. In addition to this, each of the different tables has multiple unique areas including Pokémon within them, allowing you to capture a wider variety of Pokémon. The pinball tables cover two different screens and will switch between them as the PokéBall goes between them, making it slightly more difficult to make shots.
To activate the Catch and Evolution modes, you need to go through the right and left tunnels three times respectively. Each table also has two Pikachu savers to the side of the flippers which are powered by a small flipper on the right which reacts to movement. The four entry points at the bottom spell out "CAVE" which activates the bonus modes The differences between the tables are as follows:

	Red Table	Blue Table
Catch 'Em Mode Activator	Bellsprout	Cloyster
Evolution Mode Activator	Ditto	Slowpoke
Map Move Activator	Diglett	Poliwag/Psyduck
Bumpers	Voltorb	Shellder
Areas	Pallet Town Viridian Forest Pewter City Cerulean City Vermilion City Seaside Rock Tunnel Lavender Town Cycling Road Safari Zone Seafoam Islands Cinnabar Island Indigo Plateau	Pallet Town Viridian Forest Mt. Moon Cerulean City Vermilion City Streets Rock Tunnel Celadon City Fuchsia City Safari Zone Saffron City Cinnabar Island Indigo Plateau
Bonus Stages	Diglett Bonus Stage Gastly Bonus Stage Mewtwo Bonus Stage	Meowth Bonus Stage Seel Bonus Stage Mewtwo Bonus Stage