Pokkén Tournament DX

released on Sep 22, 2017

An expanded game of Pokkén Tournament

Pokkén Tournament is a fighting video game and the first Pokémon title for the Nintendo Switch console. Take direct control of one of 21 prized Pokémon fighters to defeat other Pokémon in arena fights. Call upon Support Pokémon to assist in the fight, then unleash your Pokémon's unique Burst Attack to climb atop the ranks. With all new modes and new ways to battle with friends, this is your chance to become champion of the Ferrum Region!


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literally so boring less than a party game

My son and I have fun playing this game. Everytime he plays Machamp, I always lose.

the single player is pretty slight and a little bit tiresome by the end, and the online, while less dead than you might expect, is relatively inaccessible since almost everyone still playing this has been doing so for years now and are very good at it. but i still think this is an excellent fighting game at its core. exceedingly simple and intuitive with enough depth to sustain real competitive play. one of the better entry points to the genre i’ve played; you can pick up any character and do rad shit with them right away just mashing while still learning the fundamentals of both 2d and 3d fighters with the phase system which i mostly enjoyed despite the initial awkwardness. also just really satisfying to play a pokemon game that looks and feels this good. obviously they had significant advantages with the roster (some very cool, creative picks in there alongside some of the ones you’d expect) being as limited as it is compared to mainline pokemon games and whatnot but this really puts all the 3d entries to shame in terms of character animation and battles actually looking cool. shame the pokemon company essentially let this die; they really had something here