Pokkén Tournament

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Pokkén Tournament ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT
North American boxart
Basic info
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
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)
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
Japanese:	Official website Pokémon.co.jp (Arcade) Pokémon.co.jp (Wii U)
English:	Official website Pokemon.com Nintendo.com
Japanese boxart 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 Techna 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) - Necs 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.) Shadow Mewtwo also appears to fight the player after completing the Promotion Test, but before being promoted.
• Free Battle - Players may battle in matches against league participants. Battles are against a random member of the respective League.

Amiibo

Amiibos 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, 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

Charizard	Pikachu	Pikachu Libre	Machamp	Gengar	Mewtwo	Shadow Mewtwo	Suicune
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.

Pidgey	Dugtrio	Primeape	Growlithe	Rapidash	Machoke	Tentacool	Tentacruel	Slowbro	Magnemite
Gastly	Haunter	Hitmonchan	Chansey	Staryu	Magikarp	Lapras	Aerodactyl	Snorlax	Dragonair
Spinarak	Lanturn	Togetic	Politoed	Jumpluff	Slowking	Misdreavus	Unown	Wobbuffet	Shuckle
Heracross	Teddiursa	Ursaring	Corsola	Slugma	Magcargo	Smeargle	Miltank	Blissey	Lugia
Treecko	Grovyle	Torchic	Combusken	Mudkip	Beautifly	Nuzleaf	Shiftry	Taillow	Breloom
Slaking	Hariyama	Sableye	Plusle	Minun	Roselia	Sharpedo	Wailmer	Wailord	Torkoal
Trapinch	Flygon	Swablu	Altaria	Zangoose	Claydol	Milotic	Banette	Duskull	Dusclops
Tropius	Snorunt	Sealeo	Clamperl	Luvdisc	Regirock	Regice	Registeel	Burmy	Pachirisu
Buizel	Cherubi	Cherrim	Ambipom	Drifloon	Drifblim	Mismagius	Bronzong	Gible	Munchlax
Riolu	Hippowdon	Finneon	Lumineon	Abomasnow	Electivire	Glaceon	Dusknoir	Froslass	Rotom
Heatran	Regigigas	Serperior	Watchog	Purrloin	Pidove	Throh	Sawk	Lilligant	Darmanitan
Scrafty	Sigilyph	Cofagrigus	Archeops	Trubbish	Minccino	Gothorita	Swanna	Vanillite	Sawsbuck
Joltik	Litwick	Lampent	Chandelure	Beartic	Mienfoo	Mienshao	Volcarona	Thundurus	Diggersby
Fletchling	Flabébé	Skiddo	Pancham	Pangoro	Furfrou	Meowstic	Honedge	Hawlucha	Carbink
Klefki	Trevenant	Avalugg	Noibat

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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  European English boxart

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  Machamp and Lucario standing off

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  Machamp punching

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  Lucario using Bone Rush

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  Lucario using Aura Sphere

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  Machamp hitting Lucario

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  Mega Lucario

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  Mega Lucario

Trailers

English

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)

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

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

External links

• Famitsu article
• Inside Games article

This article is part of both Project Arcade and Project Games, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Arcade and Games, respectively.