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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 Games
Publisher:	The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation VI and VII spin off
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E10+
ACB:	PG
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	7
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
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:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official website Pokémon.co.jp (Arcade) 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)
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Pokkén Tournament

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. While the Wii U port works with regular Wii U controllers, the Pokkén Tournament Pro Pad accessory has also been released, as a special controller that is similar to the Pokkén Tournament arcade controller.

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, and Hong Kong on September 22, 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 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.

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

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.

Compatibility

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 receive 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. Also, it can not be used as the partner Pokémon (which means it can't be used in the Ferrum League) until unlocked the normal way.

Pokémon

Playable Pokémon

All versions

	Battle Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: Technique 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 Type: 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 Type: Technique 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: Technique 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: 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 Type: 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.

Arcade and DX-only

	Battle Type: Technique 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 Type: Power HP: 600 Moves: Swords Dance, Metal Claw, U-turn, Aerial Ace, Bullet Punch, X-Scissor, Bug Bite Burst Attack: Iron Meteor Drive (Japanese: オーロラメテオダイブ Aurora Meteor Dive) Details on StrategyWiki
Scizor
	Battle Type: 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 Type: Standard HP: 630 Moves: Aqua Jet, Ice Beam, Defog, Steel Wing, Drill Peck, Cut, Waterfall, Rock Smash, Surf, Hydro Cannon 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 has received a number of exclusive 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

DX-only

	Battle Type: 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

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, and their attacks will never KO an opponent.

All versions

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. 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 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. 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.	Latios
	Uses Luster Purge to place attacks around the enemy in order to restrict their movements.

DX-only

Litten	Attacks with Fire Fang. Damage increases when the player's at lower HP.	Popplio
	Uses Bubble Beam to increase attack and grant a double jump.

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

POKKÉN TOURNAMENT: First Look! (First teaser trailer)

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

Shadow Mewtwo Revealed in Pokkén Tournament!

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

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokkén Tournament XD

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.
  • However, at least 1 NPC has a beard.
• None of the playable characters or support Pokémon are Rock-type.
  • Additionally, none of the playable characters are Normal-type.
• 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 the Tellur Town, there is a Trainer with a Volcarona who is riding a Bicycle. This is possibly the reference to the hatching Eggs quickly by using a Pokémon with Flame Body Ability in core series games.

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

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