Pokkén Tournament
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| Pokkén Tournament ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT | |
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Basic info
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| Platform: | Arcade, Wii U |
| Category: | Fighting |
| Players: | 1-2 players |
| Connectivity: | None |
| Developer: | Bandai Namco Games |
| Publisher: | Bandai Namco Games |
| Part of: | Generation VI spin off |
Ratings
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| CERO: | A |
| ESRB: | E10+ |
| ACB: | PG |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | 7 |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | July 16, 2015 (Arcade) March 18, 2016 (Wii U) |
| North America: | September 24, 2015 (Arcade) March 18, 2016 (Wii U) |
| Australia: | March 19, 2016 (Wii U) |
| Europe: | March 18, 2016 (Wii U) |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | Official website Pokémon.co.jp (Arcade) Pokémon.co.jp (Wii U) |
| English: | Official website Pokemon.com Nintendo.com |
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Japanese boxart
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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 will be released in Japan, North America, and Europe on March 18, 2016 and in Australia on March 19, 2016, and will feature Pikachu Libre and Shadow Mewtwo as playable characters.
While the Wii U port works with regular Wii U controllers, the Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad accessory will also be released, being a special controller that is similar to the Pokkén Tournament arcade controller.
Gameplay
Taking place in Ferrum, the game combines the gameplay of the Tekken series with Pokémon characters.
Battles
Battles have two different phases: Field Phase (Japanese: フィールドフェイズ), where players fight in a 3D battlefield, and Duel Phase (Japanese: デュエルフェイズ), where players fight in a 2D battlefield. When the phase is changed, it is called a Phase Change (Japanese: フェイズチェンジ).
Modes
- Practice (Japanese: チュートリアル)
- Online Battle (Japanese: 全国対戦)
- Single Battle (Japanese: シングルプレイ)
- Local Battle (Japanese: 店内対戦)
- My Town
- Ferrum League
Gallery
European English boxart
Machamp punching
Lucario using Bone Rush
Lucario using Aura Sphere
Machamp hitting Lucario
Mega Lucario
Mega Lucario
Playable Pokémon
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| Charizard | Pikachu | Pikachu Libre | Machamp | Gengar | Mewtwo | Shadow Mewtwo | Suicune |
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| Sceptile | Blaziken | Gardevoir | Garchomp | Lucario | Weavile | Chandelure | Braixen |
Support Pokémon
These Pokémon can be summoned during a battle. There are several different sets of supporters available, each set with two Pokémon, and one of these two may be brought into battle each round. These sets cannot be edited.
 Emolga |
Uses Shock Wave to shock the opponent and lower its speed. |  Fennekin |
| Uses Ember to surround itself with fire, creating a trap. | ||
 Snivy |
Uses Leaf Tornado to damage the opponent and send them 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. |  Eevee |
| Uses Helping Hand to heal the user and temporarily increase their attack power. | ||
 Jirachi |
Uses Wish to restore the Synergy Gauge and temporarily increase the attack power of the user's 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. |  Mismagius |
| Uses Ominous Wind to attack the opponent and temporarily increase the user's attack power. | ||
 Farfetch'd |
Uses Fury Cutter to attack the enemy. |  Electrode |
| Uses Explosion to counter an opponent's attack. | ||
 Rotom |
Uses Thunder Shock to target enemies in the air. |  Togekiss |
| Uses Tailwind to boost 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 their Synergy Gauge. | ||
 Croagunk |
Uses Toxic to attack opponent and lower its defense. |  Sylveon |
| Uses Reflect to heal user and increase their defense. | ||
 Pachirisu |
Uses Follow Me to eliminate long distance attacks. |  Magikarp |
| Uses Bounce to disrupt the enemy's attack. | ||
 Cubone |
Uses Bonemerang to attack from a distance and can pull an enemy in. | Diglett |
| Uses Dig to attack from below. | ||
 Magneton |
Uses Tri Attack to attack from a distance diagonally upward. |  Quagsire |
| Uses Mud Bomb to attack enemies on the ground, even when blocked. | ||
 Espeon |
Uses Morning Sun to remove any statues 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 strike. |  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. |  Latios |
| Uses Luster Purge to place attacks around the enemy in order to restrict their movements. |
Background Pokémon
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These Pokémon appear in the backgrounds of the various arenas, usually spectating.
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 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
English
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Pokkén Tournament Arrives on Wii U in Spring 2016! (Wii U announcement trailer)
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Shadow Mewtwo Revealed in Pokkén Tournament!
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More Footage from Pokkén Tournament! (additional Shadow Mewtwo footage)
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Trivia
- 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.
- This is the only Pokémon game to use its Japanese logo in international releases.
- This game's German release is the only one whose name does not utilize the portmanteau Pokkén, instead opting for a title with the separated terms "Pokémon Tekken".
- This change may be due to the fact that the German word for smallpox, Pocken, has a similar pronunciation to the term Pokkén.
In other languages
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External links
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