Pokkén Tournament

Pokkén Tournament ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT
Pokkén Tournament North American boxart
Pokkén Tournament DX ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT DX
Pokkén Tournament DX North American boxart
Basic info
Platform:	Arcade, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Category:	Fighting
Players:	1-2
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publisher:	Bandai Namco Entertainment (Arcade) The Pokémon Company (Consoles; Japan) Nintendo (Consoles; International)
Part of:	Generation VI and VII spin off
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E10+
ACB:	PG
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	7
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	6+
Release dates
Japan:	July 16, 2015 (Arcade) March 18, 2016 (Wii U) September 22, 2017 (Switch)
North America:	September 24, 2015 (Arcade) March 18, 2016 (Wii U) September 22, 2017 (Switch)
Australia:	March 19, 2016 (Wii U) September 22, 2017 (Switch)
Europe:	March 18, 2016 (Wii U) September 22, 2017 (Switch)
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	September 22, 2017 (Switch)
Taiwan:	December 1, 2017 (Switch)
Websites
Japanese:	Official website Pokémon.co.jp (Wii U) Pokémon.co.jp (Switch)
English:	Official website (Wii U) Official website (Switch) Pokemon.com (Wii U) Pokemon.com (Switch) Nintendo.com (Wii U) Nintendo.com (Switch/US) Nintendo.com (Switch/UK)
Japanese boxart Pokkén Tournament Japanese boxart Pokkén Tournament DX Japanese boxart

Rendering of a Pokkén Tournament arcade cabinet

Pokkén Tournament (Japanese: ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Pokkén: Pokkén Tournament) is a Pokémon arcade fighting game heavily based on the Tekken series gameplay style. Bandai Namco Entertainment, the owners of the Tekken intellectual property, developed the game under license from The Pokémon Company, and are responsible for distributing arcade cabinets in Japan.

After a limited demo run at a few locations, the full game became widely available at various public arcades in Japan starting from July 16, 2015. On July 22, 2015, a Dave & Buster's representative stated on Reddit that the arcade game would be tested at D&B locations, and became available at the Times Square Dave & Buster's on September 24, 2015 for a limited time.

On August 21, 2015, a Wii U port of Pokkén Tournament was revealed. The Wii U port was released in Japan, North America, and Europe on March 18, 2016 and in Australia on March 19, 2016, and it features Pikachu Libre, Braixen, Garchomp and Mewtwo as playable characters. The Wii U port works with regular Wii U controllers, as well as the Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad made by HORI. The Pro Pad controllers must be attached by a wired USB connection, and resemble the controllers on the original arcade cabinets. Official tournaments for Pokkén also require the use of the Pro Pad specifically.

On June 6, 2017, an enhanced Nintendo Switch port of Pokkén Tournament, titled Pokkén Tournament DX (Japanese: ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT DX Pokkén: Pokkén Tournament DX) was revealed. It was released in Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong on September 22, 2017 and Taiwan on December 1, 2017. A demo was released on the Nintendo eShop on August 24, 2017 that allowed players 15 battles in either Single Battle or Local Battle. Characters were limited to Pikachu, Charizard, or Empoleon and the only Support Pokémon pairs were Snivy/Lapras and Reshiram/Cresselia.

Blurb

Wii U

Command your Pokémon with intuitive controls!
Battle with various Support Pokémon!
An all-new Pokémon battle experience
Earn the title of champion in Ferrum League!
Compete with players around the world in Online Battle!
Master your moves in Practice Mode!
Two-Player local battle!

Switch

EXPLOSIVE POKÉMON BATTLES!
Choose your favorite fighter from 21 Battle Pokémon!
Get help from Support Pokémon!
Many ways to test your skills!
Online 3-VS-3 Team Battles
Aim for Ferrum League competition!

Gameplay

Taking place in Ferrum, the game combines the gameplay of the Tekken series with the playable Pokémon characters known as Battle Pokémon (Japanese: バトルポケモン).

Battles

Pokkén Tournament is a fighting game that takes elements from both traditional 2D and 3D fighters. Battles have two different phases which will often change during battle. Battles begin in Field Phase (Japanese: フィールドフェイズ), where players can move about freely in a circular 3D environment in a 3D battlefield. If either player lands a certain type of move, a Phase Change (Japanese: フェイズチェンジ) occurs, putting the battle into Duel Phase (Japanese: デュエルフェイズ), placing players into a 2D battlefield. Controls also change in this form of play.

Every Battle Pokémon in this game sports different HP values, which have similar function to the core series games. Battle Pokémon have three kinds of attacks collectively known as the Attack Triangle (Japanese: ３すくみ): Normal Attacks (Japanese: 通常攻撃), Grab Attacks (Japanese: つかみ攻撃), and Counter Attacks (Japanese: ブロック攻撃), with each of them relating to each other like rock-paper-scissors. Battle Pokémon also have unique properties in Duel Phase known as Stance (Japanese: 構え), which gives Pokémon access to different control of their attacks or variety of effects when changing their posture slightly.

Each Battle Pokémon also have a gauge that fills up as the battle progresses called the Synergy Gauge (Japanese: 共鳴ゲージ), which allows them to activate Synergy Burst (Japanese: 共鳴バースト) when it is full. When Synergy Burst is active, the Pokémon's attributes are greatly powered up. Synergy Burst raises their attack and defense temporarily and regenerates their HP slightly. A Battle Pokémon that has a Mega Evolution form will also Mega Evolve. While Synergy Burst is active, Pokémon can use their own Burst Attack (Japanese: バーストアタック). Burst Attack is a powerful attack that can only be used once during Synergy Burst.

Players also have to bring a Support Pokémon (Japanese: サポートポケモン) set and choose a Cheer Skill (Japanese: 応援スキル) before the battle begins. A Support Pokémon set contains two Pokémon that either support allies or disrupt opponents, and one of these two may be brought into battle each round. Support Pokémon that inflict damage are unable to knock out a Pokémon, leaving it with 1 HP. Support Pokémon can be only summoned when the Support Gauge (Japanese: サポートゲージ) is full as the battle progresses. Cheer Skills are additional aides that activate between rounds and can be only activated once. Cheer Skills focus only on Synergy Gauge and Support Gauge.

Players may be able to raise their Battle Pokémon's Skill Level or SLv. (Japanese: スキルレベル), as well as Skill Points (Japanese: スキルポイント), which include Attack (Japanese: 攻撃), Defense (Japanese: 防御), Synergy (Japanese: 共鳴), and Strategy (Japanese: 戦略). The Attack and Defense skills work similarly to the core series games, but they affect Pokémon's stats slightly. Synergy boosts Pokémon's Attack and Defense during Synergy Burst and makes the duration of Synergy Burst longer. Strategy boosts the damage inflicted by Support Pokémon and shortens the charge time of Support Pokémon. Both positive and negative statuses can affect these stats in the battle under the specific effect, but they last a short period of time and can have up to two applied to a Battle Pokémon at once.

There are three types of battle rules:

• Basic Battle (Japanese: ベーシックバトル) - A classic fighting-style battle in three rounds. The player that knocks out opponent's Pokémon in two rounds first is the winner.
• Extra Battle (Japanese: エクストラバトル) - A three-round battle (just like Basic Battle) that includes collectible orbs that spawn on the stage that could either boost or hinder Pokémon's stats and abilities. The player that knocks out opponent's Pokémon in two rounds first is the winner.
• Team Battle (Japanese: チームバトル) - A battle exclusively in Pokkén Tournament DX, where each player chooses three different Pokémon and fights to see which team will be the last one standing. Similar to the core series games, the player sends out one of their remaining Pokémon when their Pokémon is defeated in a round. At the end of the round, the HP and Synergy Gauge of the winning Pokémon carries over. The winner is the player's team that knocks out all three opponent's Pokémon first.

Modes

• Practice - In Techne City, players can participate in a tutorial on how to play the game and play practice battles using any rules. Players can also access the Action Dojo and the Combo Dojo.
• Single Battle - Tellur Town is the home of single battles. Once the CPU's Pokémon and level are set, battle begins.
• Local Battle - Selen Island is where two players playing on the same system go to battle.
• Online Battle - Neos City is the portal to battle on the Internet. Players may also check out the global rankings here.
• Ferrum League - Players battle here to become the Ferrum League Champion. There are four different levels of league play that players can participate in; each league consists of league matches to find the top 8 in the league. Those eight face off in an elimination bracket to determine the league champion. This is a single-player mode.
• My Town - Old Ferrum Town is the player's hometown and is where players can change settings such as their character profile and avatar, Battle Pokémon, and Support Pokémon set. Players can also see their battle record in this area.

Ferrum League

The Ferrum League is the place where trainers go to try to become the Champion. The goal is to get into the top eight trainers, as which point players may vie for the championship. There are four modes of play here:

• League Match - Initially the only mode available, this is where players begin their journey to the top of the league by battling other league participants in a set of five matches. When five matches are completed, players are assigned a new rank based on their performance and returned to the Ferrum League menu.
• Tournament - When players make it into the top eight, they are allowed to enter the bracketed tournament where the winner becomes Ferrum League Champion. (Locked until a player is in the Top 8.)
• Promotion Test - Once a player is Champion of a division in the Ferrum League, it's possible to participate in a battle against the League Master. Winning this battle gains access to the next league. (Locked until the player becomes Champion of its respective League.)
• Free Battle - Players may battle in matches against league participants. Battles are against a random member of the respective League.
• Mission Panels - In Pokkén Tournament DX, there is a new mission panel board for its respective League. Rewards such as galleries and avatar items can be obtained by unlocking the requirements.

Official Group Matches

From 2017 to 2019, The Pokémon Company held Group Matches that offered unique titles to participants. Each match was themed after a specific playable Pokémon, with the group match itself being named after their Burst Attack.

Only matches taking place between 11:00 am and 3:00 am UTC counted towards placements. All players who completed a match received a participation reward after the event's conclusion, while players who placed within the top 100 of the group also received a title based on their placement:

• 1st - 10th: Chroma League Master
• 11th - 30th: Red League Master
• 31st - 60th: Blue League Master
• 61st - 100th: Green League Master

Those who had already obtained a Group Match's participation title and qualified for it again in a rerun would receive 10,000 Poké Gold instead.

Name	Dates	Format	Participation Titles
FSBC Aura Blast Cup	November 17 - 20, 2017	Basic Battle	Aura Blast
	October 19 - 21, 2018	Team Battle
FSBC Shining Feather Cup	November 24 - 27, 2017	Team Battle	Shining Feather
	November 2 - 4, 2018	Basic Battle
FSBC Iron Meteor Dive Cup	December 8 - 11, 2017	Basic Battle	Iron Meteor Dive
	November 16 - 18, 2018	Team Battle
FSBC Thunderclap Press Cup	December 22 - 31, 2017	Team Battle	Thunderclap Press
	December 7 - 9, 2018	Basic Battle
FSBC Volt Shock Fist Cup	January 1 - 8, 2018 April 25 - May 3, 2018	Basic Battle	Volt Shock Fist
	December 21, 2018 - January 3, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Dynamic Fury Cup	January 19 - 21, 2018	Team Battle	Dynamic Fury
	January 4 - 6, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Psyfirecracker Cup	February 9 - 12, 2018	Basic Battle	Psyfirecracker
	January 18 - 20, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Underworld Ruler Cup	February 23 - 25, 2018	Team Battle	Underworld Ruler
	February 8 - 10, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Forest's Flash Cup	March 9 - 11, 2018	Basic Battle	Forest's Flash
	February 22 - 24, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Destructive Cannon Cup	March 23 - 25, 2018	Team Battle	Destructive Cannon
	March 8 - 10, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Searing Blaze Cup	April 6 - 8, 2018	Basic Battle	Searing Blaze
	March 22 - 24, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Outrage Smasher Cup	April 20 - 22, 2018	Team Battle	Outrage Smasher
	April 5 - 7, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Sonic Slash Cup	May 4 - 6, 2018	Basic Battle	Sonic Slash
	April 19 - 21, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Infinite Eclipse Cup	May 18 - 20, 2018	Team Battle	Infinite Eclipse
	May 3 - 5, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC True Sheer Cold Cup	June 1 - 3, 2018	Basic Battle	True Sheer Cold
	May 17 - 19, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Alter Ego Army Cup	June 15 - 17, 2018	Team Battle	Alter Ego Army
	June 7 - 9, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Final Flicker Cup	July 6 - 8, 2018	Basic Battle	Final Flicker
	June 21 - 23, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Gatling Flame Kicks Cup	July 20 - 22, 2018	Team Battle	Gatling Flame Kicks
	July 12 - 14, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Deep Blue Monarch Cup	August 3 - 5, 2018	Basic Battle	Deep Blue Monarch
	July 26 - 28, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Psydisaster Cup	August 12 - 19, 2018	Team Battle	Psydisaster
	August 9 - 18, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Shadow Drop Cup	September 7 - 9, 2018	Basic Battle	Shadow Drop
	August 23 - 25, 2019	Team Battle
FSBC Fairy Tempest Cup	September 21 - 23, 2018	Team Battle	Fairy Tempest
	September 6 - 8, 2019	Basic Battle
FSBC Dark Nova Cup	October 5 - 7, 2018	Basic Battle	Dark Nova
	September 20 - 22, 2019	Team Battle

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

In the Ferrum region, where competitions known as Ferrum Battles are held, the player takes control of a character who aims to rise to the top of the Ferrum League. After creating the avatar, the player meets Nia, their guide to the Ferrum League. With their partner Pokémon, the player enters the first rank of the Ferrum League and battles their way to the Promotion Test, which allows entry into the next rank. However, the player is ambushed by a mysterious young woman with a strange black Mewtwo, whom they are forced to fight.

Regardless of the outcome of the fight against the black Mewtwo, the player progresses to the next rank. The black Mewtwo and mysterious woman appear again and challenge the player once more. As the player continues to rise in the Ferrum League, other competitors begin gossiping about the Mewtwo—now dubbed Shadow Mewtwo—and a strange phenomenon in which Gaia, the energy that allows Synergy Stones to bond the humans and Pokémon in Ferrum, appears to be draining away.

After the player clears the third rank, the Ferrum League is put on hold as a result of the draining of Gaia energy. The mysterious woman introduces herself as Anne and explains the events that are occurring. Shadow Mewtwo is a normal Mewtwo, corrupted by the Shadow Synergy Stone embedded in its shoulder; when Anne was a child, the Shadow Synergy Stone endangered her, and to protect her from its influence, Mewtwo sacrificed itself to take her place. Mewtwo is now being consumed by the Shadow Synergy Stone, which is forcing it to fight opponents throughout Ferrum to gain greater power. The Shadow Synergy Stone's power is causing Gaia energy to drain as well. Anne hopes to save Mewtwo by purifying the Shadow Synergy Stone using a special brooch containing a Synergy Stone, separating the two so Mewtwo can return to a peaceful existence while Anne returns the purified stone to her people. Anne guides the player and Nia to the Regi Ruins, where she introduces Walter, the elder of her people, who reveals that the brooch is currently lacking the power to purify the Shadow Synergy Stone. This can be repaired by the brooch being exposed to the Synergy Power of high-level battles, so Walter challenges the player, then directs them to fight three others scattered throughout the region. However, after the second fight of the three, Anne realizes time has run out and Shadow Mewtwo must be dealt with immediately.

With support from Nia and Anne, the player ventures deep into the woods of northern Ferrum, where Shadow Mewtwo's hideout is finally located. Though unable to use Synergy Burst due to the severe drainage of Gaia, the player engages in a final battle with Shadow Mewtwo. The Shadow Synergy Stone's power fluctuates throughout the fight, forcing a 1-1 tie between the player and Shadow Mewtwo. For the final round, Anne's prayers manage to focus enough Gaia to allow the player to use a permanent Synergy Burst. Once defeated, Shadow Mewtwo collapses and the Shadow Synergy Stone begins overloading, but Anne's brooch overwhelms and finally purifies it. The stone separates from Shadow Mewtwo, returning it to its normal form. Though saddened by the fact that the brooch broke during use, Anne expresses gratitude for the player saving Mewtwo, whom she asks the player to take care of — unlocking Mewtwo as a playable character — while she returns the purified Shadow Synergy Stone to the safety of her people's care.

With the disaster averted and Gaia restored, the Ferrum League reopens, allowing the player to resume their quest to reach the top by winning the Chroma League. Once the player accomplishes the championship, Shadow Mewtwo is unlocked as a playable character from that point forward. Additionally, a secret Ferrum League rank—the Iron League—becomes accessible, and the player may freely replay a number of the Shadow Mewtwo story events.

Pokémon

Battle Pokémon

All versions

	Battle Style: Standard HP: 600 Moves: Aura Sphere, Bone Rush, Force Palm, Extreme Speed Burst Attack: Aura Blast (Japanese: 波動ブラスト Aura Blast) Details on StrategyWiki
Lucario
	Battle Style: Standard HP: 570 Moves: Thunderbolt, Nuzzle, Electro Ball, Thunder, Volt Tackle, Iron Tail Burst Attack: Volt Shock Fist (Japanese: ボルテッ拳 Voltekken) Details on StrategyWiki
Pikachu
	Battle Style: Power HP: 660 Moves: Bulk Up, Submission, Karate Chop, Wake-Up Slap, Scary Face, Heavy Slam, Close Combat, Cross Chop Burst Attack: Dynamic Fury (Japanese: 爆裂ラッシュ Dynamite Rush) Details on StrategyWiki
Machamp
	Battle Style: Technical HP: 540 Moves: Psyshock, Stored Power, Calm Mind, Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball, Psychic, Teleport, Moonblast, Magical Leaf, Future Sight Burst Attack: Fairy Tempest (Japanese: フェアリーテンペスト Fairy Tempest) Details on StrategyWiki
Gardevoir
	Battle Style: Speed HP: 540 Moves: Agility, Fury Swipes, Fake Out, Knock Off, Night Slash, Icicle Crash, Ice Punch, Taunt Burst Attack: Sonic Slash (Japanese: 無影スラッシュ Shadowless Slash) Details on StrategyWiki
Weavile
	Battle Style: Standard HP: 630 Moves: Aurora Beam, Icy Wind, Hydro Pump, Mirror Coat, Blizzard, Hail Burst Attack: True Sheer Cold (Japanese: 超・絶対零度 Super Sheer Cold) Details on StrategyWiki
Suicune
	Battle Style: Power HP: 600 Moves: Flamethrower, Fire Punch, Inferno, Flare Blitz, Seismic Toss, Air Slash, Dragon Claw Burst Attack: Searing Blaze (Japanese: 煉獄ブレイズ Purgatory Blaze) Details on StrategyWiki
Charizard
	Battle Style: Technical HP: 510 Moves: Shadow Ball, Hypnosis, Shadow Punch, Sludge Bomb, Astonish, Curse Burst Attack: Shadow Drop (Japanese: 奈落落とし Drag into Hell) Details on StrategyWiki
Gengar
	Battle Style: Standard HP: 600 Moves: Heat Wave, Blaze Kick, Flare Blitz, Brave Bird, High Jump Kick, Sky Uppercut Burst Attack: Gatling Flame Kicks (Japanese: バーニング閃烈脚 Burning Flash Kick) Details on StrategyWiki
Blaziken
	Battle Style: Speed HP: 570 Moves: Double Team, Quick Attack, Discharge, Electroweb, Spark, Flying Press, Wild Charge Burst Attack: Thunderclap Press (Japanese: フライング雷迅プレス Flying Thunderclap Press) Details on StrategyWiki
Pikachu Libre
	Battle Style: Speed HP: 570 Moves: Bullet Seed, Leaf Blade, Dragon Breath, Detect, Leech Seed, Leaf Storm, Giga Drain Burst Attack: Forest's Flash (Japanese: 夢想・樹海新生 Unrivaled Forest Rebirth) Details on StrategyWiki
Sceptile
	Battle Style: Power HP: 510 Moves: Will-O-Wisp, Smog, Flame Burst, Incinerate, Minimize, Overheat, Hex Burst Attack: Final Flicker (Japanese: 最期の一灯 Flicker of Death) Details on StrategyWiki
Chandelure
	Battle Style: Standard HP: 600 Moves: Psycho Cut, Hyper Beam, Teleport, Barrier, Confusion, Telekinesis Drain Punch, Focus Blast, Psystrike, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch Burst Attack: Psydisaster (Japanese: サイコディザスター Psycho Disaster) Details on StrategyWiki
Mewtwo
	Battle Style: Technical HP: 480 Moves: Psywave, Teleport, Zen Headbutt, Miracle Eye, Recover, Reflect, Flamethrower, Thunder, Earthquake, Psystrike Burst Attack: Dark Nova (Japanese: ダークエンドノヴァ Dark End Nova) Details on StrategyWiki
Shadow Mewtwo
	Battle Style: Power HP: 660 Moves: Dragon Claw, Dig, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Dragon Rush, Sand Tomb Burst Attack: Outrage Smasher (Japanese: 大逆鱗クラッシュ Great Outrage Crash) Details on StrategyWiki
Garchomp
	Battle Style: Standard HP: 540 Moves: Psybeam, Fire Spin, Fire Blast, Sunny Day, Flame Charge, Flamethrower, Light Screen Burst Attack: Psyfirecracker (Japanese: マジカルファイアータクト Magical Fire Tact) Details on StrategyWiki
Braixen

The only two unlockable fighters (in the Wii U version) are Mewtwo and Shadow Mewtwo. Mewtwo is unlocked by clearing the Red League and defeating Shadow Mewtwo. Shadow Mewtwo can be temporarily unlocked by using the Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card each time the game is started, or permanently unlocked by clearing the Chroma League.

As an NPC, Shadow Mewtwo has notable differences compared to the playable one. At the start of the battle, this Shadow Mewtwo will Mega Evolve into Mega Shadow Mewtwo X. It also has a few additional attacks, such as Mewtwo's Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, and Ice Punch combo attacks and Suicune's Blizzard.

Garchomp, Braixen, and Mewtwo were originally exclusive to the Wii U version, but were later added to the arcade version on July 20, 2016.

Arcade and Switch-only

	Battle Style: Technical HP: 540 Moves: Dark Pulse, Dark Void, Nasty Plot, Shadow Claw, Nightmare, Dream Eater Burst Attack: Infinite Eclipse (Japanese: 無限エクリプス Infinite Eclipse) Details on StrategyWiki
Darkrai
	Battle Style: Power HP: 600 Moves: Swords Dance, Metal Claw, U-turn, Aerial Ace, Bullet Punch, X-Scissor, Bug Bite Burst Attack: Iron Meteor Dive (Japanese: オーロラメテオダイブ Aurora Meteor Dive) Details on StrategyWiki
Scizor
	Battle Style: Speed HP: 540 Moves: Poison Sting, Poison Jab, Thief, Acupressure, Gunk Shot, Foul Play, Venoshock Burst Attack: Alter Ego Army (Japanese: 極楽影分身 Double Team Parade) Details on StrategyWiki
Croagunk
	Battle Style: Standard HP: 630 Moves: Aqua Jet, Ice Beam, Defog, Steel Wing, Drill Peck, Cut, Waterfall, Rock Smash, Surf Burst Attack: Deep Blue Monarch (Japanese: ディープブルーカイザー Deep Blue Kaiser) Details on StrategyWiki
Empoleon

The arcade version received a number of additional characters through updates:

• Darkrai was released on July 20, 2016.
• Scizor was released on October 20, 2016.
• Croagunk was released on November 10, 2016.
• Empoleon was released on December 15, 2016.

Switch-only

	Battle Style: Standard HP: 570 Moves: Spirit Shackle, Fury Attack, Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade, Frenzy Plant, Feather Dance, Sucker Punch, Smack Down, Acrobatics Burst Attack: Shining Feather (Japanese: シャイニングフェザー Shining Feather) Details on StrategyWiki
Decidueye
	Battle Style: Technical HP: 510 Moves: Fury Cutter, Iron Head, King's Shield, Gyro Ball, Shadow Sneak, Flash Cannon, Sacred Sword Burst Attack: Underworld Ruler (Japanese: 冥界覇王斬 Underworld Conqueror Slash) Details on StrategyWiki
Aegislash
	Battle Style: Power HP: 660 Moves: Water Gun, Aura Sphere, Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse, Rapid Spin Water Spout, Withdraw, Bubble, Hydro Pump, Water Pulse Burst Attack: Destructive Cannon (Japanese: 豪砲デストラクション Strong Cannon of Destruction) Details on StrategyWiki
Blastoise

• Aegislash was released on January 31, 2018 as Battle Pack DLC.
• Blastoise was released on March 23, 2018 as Battle Pack DLC.

Support Pokémon

All versions

Emolga	Uses Shock Wave to shock the opponent and temporarily decrease its speed.	Fennekin
	Uses Ember to surround itself with fire, creating a trap.
Snivy	Uses Leaf Tornado to perform an anti-air attack and send the opponent flying.	Lapras
	Uses Surf as it enters the stage, damaging the enemy with a wave of water.
Frogadier	Uses Water Pulse to attack from a distance by firing water bullets. Effective when striking from long distance.	Eevee
	Uses Helping Hand to heal the user and temporarily increase their attack power.
Jirachi	Uses Wish to restore the Synergy Gauge and temporarily strengthen the user's attack power during Synergy Burst.	Whimsicott
	Uses Substitute to render attacks from opponents useless and heal the user.
Ninetales	Uses Will-O-Wisp to send small flames in front of the user. Enemy's attack power decreased temporarily when contacted.	Mismagius
	Uses Ominous Wind to attack the opponent and temporarily increase the user's attack power.
Farfetch'd	Uses Fury Cutter to perform a flurry of attacks toward the opponent.	Electrode
	Uses Explosion to counter an opponent's attack upon defending.
Rotom	Uses Thunder Shock to target enemies in the air and temporarily decrease their speed.	Togekiss
	Uses Tailwind to temporarily increase the user's speed and recover some health.
Dragonite	Uses Draco Meteor to attack multiple times over a wide area.	Victini
	Uses V-create to temporarily make the user's attacks critical hits, restores some of the user's health, and increases the user's Synergy Gauge. Unlike other Enhance Pokémon, Victini can actually damage the foe if they're above it when flying off the screen.
Croagunk	Uses Toxic to attack opponent and temporarily decrease its defense.	Sylveon
	Uses Reflect to heal user and temporarily increase their defense.
Pachirisu	Uses Follow Me to eliminate long distance attacks. Effective when get in close.	Magikarp
	Uses Bounce to disrupt the enemy's attack when hit by an opponent. Effective for interrupting combos.
Cubone	Uses Bonemerang to attack from a distance and can pull an enemy in.	Diglett
	Uses Dig to attack from below, making easy to aim for a combo.
Magneton	Uses Tri Attack to attack from a distance diagonally upward and inflict two random negative statuses.	Quagsire
	Uses Mud Bomb to attack opponent on the ground, even when blocked.
Espeon	Uses Morning Sun to remove any statuses and recover health, with more health recovered with less time remaining in the round.	Umbreon
	Uses Snarl to absorb an opponent's Synergy Gauge and prevent them from performing any critical hits.
Reshiram	Uses Blue Flare to attack straight forward with a powerful flame. In the DX version, it can only be called once per round.	Cresselia
	Uses Lunar Dance to heal the user of any negative status, recovers health and Synergy Gauge, but can only be used once per round.
Yveltal	Uses Oblivion Wing to attack from the sky and seal off the opponent's Synergy Burst. In the DX version, it can only be called once per round.	Latios
	Uses Luster Purge to place attacks around the enemy in order to restrict their movements. In the DX version, it can only be called once per round.

Switch-only

Litten	Uses Fire Fang to attack toward the enemy. Damage increases when the player's at lower HP.	Popplio
	Uses Bubble Beam to temporarily increase attack and grant a double jump while in midair.
Mega Rayquaza	Uses Dragon Ascent to attack from a distance at tremendous speed. It also consumes the user's Synergy Gauge. It can only be called once per round.	Mimikyu
	Uses Play Rough to attack continuously from behind and inflict double negative status.
Mew	Uses Miraculous Power (Japanese: ミラクルパワー Miracle Power) to randomly increase the user's Synergy Gauge, temporarily makes the user's attacks critical hits, and/or gives the user additional random positive status.	Celebi
	Uses Time Travel (Japanese: ときわたり Time Travel) to switch between Phases at almost any given moment, even when enemy guards an attack.

• The Mega Rayquaza/Mimikyu set was released on January 31, 2018 as Battle Pack DLC.
• The Mew/Celebi set was released on March 23, 2018 as Battle Pack DLC.

Compatibility

amiibo are usable within the game to unlock otherwise-unobtainable avatar costume items and titles via a "Special Bonus". Up to five amiibo may be scanned per day, each individual amiibo can only be scanned once, and any amiibo may be used (not just Pokémon amiibo). The Special Bonus reward received is random, and does not depend on the specific amiibo used. Sometimes, the reward will simply be in-game currency.

The Shadow Mewtwo promotional card packaged with first-run copies of Pokkén Tournament for Wii U immediately unlocks Shadow Mewtwo for use, prior to completing the story. However, Shadow Mewtwo will be locked again if the game is closed, so the card will need to be re-scanned each time the game is opened. Also, Shadow Mewtwo cannot be used as the partner Pokémon (which means it can't be used in the Ferrum League) until unlocked the normal way. After Shadow Mewtwo has been permanently unlocked, the card acts the same as any other amiibo.

In Pokkén Tournament DX, since Shadow Mewtwo is available by default, the Shadow Mewtwo card acts like a normal amiibo at all times.

Codes

In Pokkén Tournament DX, several avatar items and titles can be unlocked by entering the following codes at the Special Code menu, which can be found on the map screen. The rewards obtained through these codes are not available through any other method.

Item	Code
	Male	Female
Simple T-Shirt Set	TC2JY22VBQUU	J7XEEQLYNDMT
Old Leather Jacket Set	6GSSALLDM9RL	NQLMEMRGX37X
Hamburger Hat & Short Bob/Medium Hair	H5D9YZFETCQZ	USBXKG8X4GLG
Training Wear Set	8RMGLXANVZ3R	ABZMNSU8D7QN
Holiday Ornament	QRRZ7LBS4TDV
Cat Whiskers	LT48EFNGRBRZ	L9VPUW8QN9TB
Holiday Title	5W6LEN4TNVF5

Version history

Wii U

Version	Release date	Changes
1.0	March 18, 2016	Initial release
1.1	March 18, 2016	Introduces additional enhancements to improve the user’s experience and enjoyment.
1.2	April 13, 2016	Fixes an issue wherein Shadow Mewtwo could force opponents to continually block by repeatedly using certain moves. Adjustments to Mewtwo's battle balance. Adjustments to reduce the effect of the Support Pokémon Reshiram. Fixes for several bugs that affected battles. Introduces additional enhancements to improve the user’s experience and enjoyment.
1.3	June 15, 2016	Repairs to resolve a situation where players could use Mewtwo to create a sequence of moves that is difficult to escape. Adjustments to the battle balance of Mewtwo, Shadow Mewtwo, Braixen and Charizard. Adjustments to the Support Pokémon Diglett and Latios. Repaired issues for Mewtwo, Shadow Mewtwo, Braixen and Chandelure. Repaired an issue for the Support Pokémon Croagunk.

Nintendo Switch

Version	Release date	Changes
1.0	September 22, 2017	Initial release
1.0.1	September 22, 2017	Introduces additional enhancements to improve the user’s experience and enjoyment.
1.1.0	November 15, 2017	Players can now participate in online Team Battles. A recording feature has been added to Free Training in Practice Mode. Players can get special titles based on their ranking in Official Group Matches. Official Group Matches are groups held officially for Pokkén Tournament DX. Rewards are only available for certain Official Group Matches. It is now possible to change how battle records are displayed. Battle records will be displayed when players enter a group. Team Battles are now available in Event Mode. Adjustments have been made to some Pokémon and attacks.
1.2.0	January 31, 2018	Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack Wave 1 compatibility has been added. Video capture compatibility added. Hold the Capture Button to capture up to 30 seconds of the previous footage. The system must be updated to Ver 4.0.0 or higher to use this feature. Adjustments have been made to some Pokémon and attacks.
1.3.0	March 23, 2018	Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack Wave 2 compatibility has been added. Adjustments have been made to some Pokémon and attacks.
1.3.1	May 16, 2018	This distribution has adjusted the balance of some of the Pokémon added from Ver. 1.2.0 onward. Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.
1.3.2	July 11, 2018	This version contains different adjustments for the Pokémon, including the addition of some brand-new actions. Other adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.
1.3.3	September 26, 2018	Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience. Adjustments have been made to some Pokémon and attacks.

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokkén Tournament

Main article: Staff of Pokkén Tournament DX

Cast

Cast
Nia	Ananda Jacobs	Nia	Marina Inoue	ニア	井上麻里奈
Anne	Jenny Shima	Anne	Yui Ishikawa	アン	石川由依
Alyssa	Tomomi Shimada	Alyssa	Mayumi Iizuka	アリッサ	飯塚雅弓
Glenn	Charles Glover	Glenn	Kensuke Sato	グレン	佐藤健輔
Travis	Michael Wattley	Travis	Tarusuke Shingaki	トラヴィス	新垣樽助
Keith	Brett Coleman	Keith	Kenta Ohkuma	キース	大隈健太
Elinn	Aniella Sanchez	Elinn	Karin Nanami	エリン	奈波果林
Walter	Walter Roberts	Walter	Minoru Inaba	ウォルター	稲葉実
Nora	Rachel Walzer	Nora	Romi Park	ノーラ	朴ロ美
Jake	Peter von Gomm	Jake	Masaki Terasoma	ジェイク	てらそままさき
Nicholas	Jovette Rivera	Nicholas	Kazuhiro Fusegawa	ニコラス	布施川一寛
Chloe	Rumiko Varnes	Chloe	Chinatsu Akasaki	クロエ	赤﨑千夏
Ryan	Vinay Murthy	Ryan	Chiharu Shigematsu	ライアン	重松千晴
Maya	Tomomi Shimada	Maya	Saaya Nohara	マヤ	野原さあや

Reception

Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokkén Tournament a score of 34 out of 40. IGN rated both the Wii U and Nintendo Switch versions a "Great" 8.0/10. Pokkén Tournament and Pokkén Tournament DX hold a rating of 76% and 79%, respectively, on Metacritic.

Sales

Pokkén Tournament sold over 1 million units worldwide. As of March 31, 2018, Pokkén Tournament DX has sold 1.16 million copies outside of Japan.

Japanese sales

Pokkén Tournament sold 69,675 units on its first week on the Japanese market, with a sell-through of 36.65%. By December 30, 2018, the end of its 146th week, it had sold 182,190 copies.

Pokkén Tournament DX sold 53,395 units on its first week, with a sell-through of 41.39%. By January 3, 2021, the end of its 172nd week, it had sold 366,777 copies.

Pokkén Tournament

Week	Week ending	Ranking	Units sold	Total units sold
1	March 20, 2016	1st	69,675	69,675
2	March 27, 2016	5th	28,331	98,007
3	April 3, 2016	5th	14,295	112,302
4	April 10, 2016	7th	8,065	120,366
5	April 17, 2016	11th	4,348	124,715
6	April 24, 2016	26th	-	-
7	May 1, 2016	23rd	-	-
8	May 8, 2016	16th	5,029	136,478
9	May 15, 2016	23rd	-	-
10	May 22, 2016	27th	-	-
11	May 29, 2016	30th	-	-
12	June 5, 2016	25th	-	-
13	June 12, 2016	29th	-	-
14	June 19, 2016	39th	-	-
15	June 26, 2016	46th	-	-
42	January 1, 2017	-	-	169,043
94	December 31, 2017	-	-	181,529
146	December 30, 2018	-	-	182,190

Pokkén Tournament DX

Week	Week ending	Ranking	Units sold	Total units sold
1	September 24, 2017	1st	53,395	53,395
2	October 1, 2017	5th	23,543	76,938
3	October 8, 2017	6th	11,831	88,768
4	October 15, 2017	5th	8,367	97,135
5	October 22, 2017	11th	5,224	102,359
6	October 29, 2017	16th	4,588	106,947
7	November 5, 2017	14th	4,882	111,829
8	November 12, 2017	18th	3,862	115,691
9	November 19, 2017	12th	6,642	122,333
10	November 26, 2017	17th	4,197	126,530
11	December 3, 2017	21st	-	-
12	December 10, 2017	17th	8,362	139,637
13	December 17, 2017	18th	11,144	150,782
14	December 24, 2017	8th	27,053	177,835
15	December 31, 2017	11th	13,650	191,485
16	January 7, 2018	14th	12,553	204,038
17	January 14, 2018	43rd	-	-
18	January 21, 2018	17th	4,311	209,965
19	January 28, 2018	13th	4,765	214,730
20	February 4, 2018	15th	3,731	218,461
67	December 30, 2018	-	-	316,688
119	December 29, 2019	-	-	346,172
172	January 3, 2021	-	-	366,777

Promotion

A brief snippet of footage from the game featuring Lucario and Blaziken first appeared at the end of a retrospective at the Pokémon Game Show, which was held in Tokyo on August 17 and 18, 2013. Later that month, the game's title was discovered as a trademark registered in Japan and the United States, although the connection between the title and the footage was not confirmed until the game's formal announcement. The game was officially announced on a NicoNico livestream that was held by The Pokémon Company on August 26, 2014, which showed Lucario (which Mega Evolved into Mega Lucario) fighting Machamp. The English Pokémon site also mentioned the announcement, and uploaded the debuting teaser trailer for the game on their YouTube channel.

Bandai Namco Games, the game's developer, asked for fighter suggestions. Japanese residents could Tweet at @pokken_official with the Pokémon they would like to see using the hashtag #ポッ拳 in order to make a suggestion. Due to having the most requests, Gengar was confirmed as a fighter in April 2015.

Trailers

POKKÉN TOURNAMENT: First Look! (First teaser trailer)

By The Official Pokémon Channel

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Pokkén Tournament Arrives on Wii U in Spring 2016! (Wii U announcement trailer)

By The Official Pokémon Channel

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Shadow Mewtwo Revealed in Pokkén Tournament!

By The Official Pokémon Channel

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More Footage from Pokkén Tournament! (additional Shadow Mewtwo footage)

By The Official Pokémon Channel

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Trivia

• The codename of Pokkén is Ferrum, the same name of the region it takes place in.
• This is the only Pokémon game to use its Japanese logo in international releases.
• In the trailer announcing the game coming to Wii U in spring of 2016, the scene where Mega Lucario charges up an Aura Sphere could possibly be a reference to the opening of Super Street Fighter II, in which Ryu charges and fires off a Hadouken.
• The German version of this game is the only one that does not utilize the portmanteau Pokkén, instead opting for a title with the separated terms "Pokémon Tekken".
  • This may be due to the fact that the German word Pocken, meaning smallpox, has a similar pronunciation to the term Pokkén.
  • Despite the title change, the German logo still includes the Japanese text for "Pokkén".
• None of the playable characters or support Pokémon are Rock-type.
• Although the icon for the face in the shop has a mustache, none of the options have any facial hair at all.
• Substitute dolls and Mokujin training dummies can be seen in the background of the Ferrum Dojo stage.
• A Hex Maniac can be seen in the background of the Haunted House stage, frantically trying to open a locked door.
• In Tellur Town, there is a Trainer with a Volcarona, riding a Bicycle. This may be a reference to the fact that in the core series games, Eggs hatch more quickly when a Pokémon with Flame Body, such as Volcarona, is in the player's party.
• Four of the game's equippable titles list their unlock condition as "Obtained by Special Code"; however, only the "Happy Holidays!' title's code was ever released, leaving the remaining three titles unobtainable. These titles are named "Synergy Burst!", "Burst Attack!" and "Halloween Party"
• Pokkén Tournament DX is the first Pokémon game released on a Nintendo console to not carry the Nintendo logo on its U.S. boxart. This is due to the boxart for Nintendo-published Switch games not carrying the Nintendo logo (the logo is on the box's spine instead).
• Pokkén Tournament was the last Pokémon game released for the Wii U, while Pokkén Tournament DX was the first Pokémon game released for the Nintendo Switch.

In other languages

Pokkén Tournament Language Title Japanese ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Pokkén: Pokkén Tournament French Pokkén Tournament German Pokémon Tekken Italian Pokkén Tournament Korean POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Spanish Pokkén Tournament

Pokkén Tournament DX Language Title Japanese ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT DX Pokkén: Pokkén Tournament DX French Pokkén Tournament DX German Pokémon Tekken DX Italian Pokkén Tournament DX Spanish Pokkén Tournament DX

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

External links

• Pokkén Tournament at NintendoWiki
• Pokkén Tournament DX at NintendoWiki

References

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