#Pokken tournament characters series#

That being said, a sequel would be amazing. It might be that, having just finished up with Pokemon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra DLCs, and with New Pokemon Snap just on the horizon, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company aren't interested in a new Pokken Tournament right now. The traditional Pokemon elemental rock-paper-scissors isn't in the game, though, so Suicune's water-type attacks won't do extra damage against Charizard, for instance.ДЇrom what Katsuhiro Harada said, it doesn't sound like a Pokken Tournament sequel is currently in development though. There's also some rock-paper-scissors gameplay in that grabs can't be countered, counters cancel out attacks, and attacks overwrite grabs. The fighting system changes depending on the distance between opponents, shifting from Tekken-based 2D combat at close range to more open, 3D movement at long range. While the fighting mechanics are somewhat similar to Tekken, there are some major differences. Pokken Tournament features a roster of 23 different playable Pokemon, including favorites such as Charizard, Lucario, and the recently added Blastoise. But he also said that, like with many other Pokemon spinoffs, ultimately, the decision rests with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company as to whether a sequel gets created or not. Harada responded, saying that he has a good relationship with Nintendo and The Pokemon Company, and that he would like to make a sequel. RELATED: Wii U is Trending on Twitter Yet AgainДЄ fan asked Pokken Tournament producer Katsuhiro Harada on Twitter whether a sequel to the game might be in the works. An enhanced edition, called Pokken Tournament DX,В was released for Nintendo Switch in September of 2017. It was originally released for Japanese arcades in July of 2015, before being released worldwide for Wii U in March of 2016.

#Pokken tournament characters series#

It takes some elements from the Tekken fighting game series and uses characters from the Pokemon series as the fighters. Pokken Tournament is a fighting game developed by Bandai Namco. The fan asked whether or not the game was 'one time only' and Harada gave his thoughts on that. Pokken Tournament producer Katsuhiro Harada recently responded to a fan on Twitter about a possible sequel to the Pokemon fighting game.