Pokémon Battle Chess

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Pokémon Battle Chess (Japanese: ポケモンバトルチェス Pokémon Battle Chess) is a board game based on the game of chess, with some aspects of shogi, in which the traditional chess pieces are replaced with Pokémon. It was published by The Pokémon Company.

The game was first released in Japan on December 26, 2011 as Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version (Japanese: ポケモンバトルチェス ＢＷバージョン Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version), but prior to its release was available for players online as a game on the official website. It has not seen an international release.

An additional set was released May 18, 2012. The set includes new Pokémon, such as Ho-Oh, Lugia, and Pikachu.

Gameplay

Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version

Each player starts with two Patrat, two Zoroark, one Serperior, one Emboar, one Samurott, and one Pokémon Egg containing Victini. Each player also has Reshiram and Zekrom pieces four times the size of normal pieces that can only be placed in certain circumstances. The aim of the game is to beat the opponent's Victini.

Pieces are only allowed to move and attack in certain directions. Unlike chess, there is a concept of power: if the attacker has more power than the defender, then it attacks instantly. If it has less or equal, it draws a Plus Power card, boosting the power +0, +20, +30, +40 or +70 (note that +0 is in the deck twice). If a +70 is drawn or if the deck runs out, all the cards get shuffled back into the deck immediately. If the attacking Pokémon has more power after the Plus Power, the defender is damaged; if the defender has more, the attacker is damaged. If they have the same power after the Plus Power, no one is damaged.

When pieces are damaged for the first time, they are turned over and the second time they are damaged, they are removed. Victini and its egg are an exception. The egg can be damaged three times, each time a part going out of play, then the Victini hatches and behaves like a normal piece. Usually power is lowered after damage but Emboar and Victini's power is raised.

Pokémon	Power		Movement
	Initial	Damaged	Initial	Damaged
Patrat	60	50	One square orthogonally	One square orthogonally
Zoroark	70	50	Up to two squares directly forward, one square diagonally forward, or one square directly backward	Up to two squares directly forward, one square diagonally forward, or one square directly backward
Serperior	90	60	Any number of free squares orthogonally	Up to two squares orthogonally
Samurott	90	60	Any number of free squares diagonally or one square directly forward	Up to two squares diagonally or one square directly forward
Emboar	70	100	One square diagonally forward or directly backward	One square diagonally forward, directly backward, or horizontally
Egg 1	N/A	N/A	Cannot move	N/A
Egg 2	N/A	N/A	One square horizontally	N/A
Egg 3	N/A	N/A	One square orthogonally	N/A
Victini	40	80	One square orthogonally or diagonally	Up to two squares diagonally forward or directly backward or one square directly forward, horizontally or diagonally backward
Reshiram	120	100	One square orthogonally	One square orthogonally
Zekrom	110	100	Up to two squares vertically or one square horizontally	One square orthogonally

To use Zekrom, the player must have lost three pieces. To use Reshiram, the player must have lost four pieces. The count is reset when either is used. Zekrom and Reshiram are not considered lost pieces for this count.

External links

• Pokémon.co.jp
• Official Pokémon Battle Chess website
• Official Pokémon Battle Chess English Instruction Manual

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