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 was released in Japan, North America, and Europe on March 18, 2016 and in Australia on March 19, 2016, and it features 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.
Modes
- Practice (Japanese: チュートリアル) - 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 (Japanese: シングルプレイ) - Tellur Town is the home of single battles. Once the CPU's Pokémon and level are set, battle begins.
- Local Battle (Japanese: 店内対戦) - Selen Island is where two players playing on the same system go to battle.
- Online Battle (Japanese: 全国対戦) - 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 partner Pokémon and Support Pokémon Set. Players can also see their battle record in this area.
Battles
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 and provide the ability for a player to taunt by holding up or down on the directional pad or joystick.
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.
Plot
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 peoples' care.
With the disaster averted and Gaia restored, the Ferrum League reopens, allowing the player to resume their quest to reach the top. Once the player accomplishes the championship, Shadow Mewtwo is unlocked as a playable character from that point forward.
amiibo
amiibo are usable within the game to unlock otherwise unobtainable avatar costume items and titles via a "Special Bonus". Sometimes, the reward will simply be in-game currency. Five bonus rewards can be obtained per day. Additionally, any one individual amiibo can only be scanned once per day. Pokémon amiibo are not the only ones that will work with the game; any existing amiibo can be used to recieve a reward.
The Shadow Mewtwo promotional card packaged with first-run copies of the game immediately unlocks Shadow Mewtwo for use in the game prior to completing the story, though it will need to be re-scanned each time the game is played.
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 |
The only two unlockable fighters 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.
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 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 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.
Gallery
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Machamp punching -
Lucario using Bone Rush -
Lucario using Aura Sphere -
Machamp hitting Lucario -
Mega Lucario -
Mega Lucario
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.
- 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.
- Although the icon for the face in the shop has a mustache, none of the options have any facial hair at all.
In other languages
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