In case you don't know Pokkén Tournament is the new fighting game centered around Nintendo's favorite super powered animals. Of all the 721 Pokémon to choose from we get a whopping roster of 16 with your classic fighting pokémon Braixen you know the one that looks like a fox in a dress holding a stick that's been lit on fire or the heavy hitter and the best pokémon to put in the ring Chandelure, (If any of you don't know what that is its literally a chandelier). You might be wondering why such strange and non fighting pokémon are here where are the classics like Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan well the only fighting types in the game are Machamp and Lucario which is a welcome sight. But don't worry, do you remember the pokémon that evolves from Kirlia and is known for fighting? Me too but instead of Gallade they decided a better option would be Gardevoir who is renowned for her fighting talent.
Ok that personal rant aside Pokkén is an amazing fighter with strange but incredible mechanics. The biggest Mechanic is the Phase Shift which is a switch from a 3D arena fighter to a classic 2D fighter when enough punishment is dealt to a fighter with certain combos. The other Interesting Mechanic is the move changes from Phase Shifts. A projectile in the 3D Phase is a mid range blast in the 2D Phase while another button will change from a regular attack in 3D can change to a projectile in 2D.
The Combat is fun and fast and very rewarding even if you aren't very good at fighting games because almost every combination of buttons can create a fairly combo. Another interesting mechanic is the counter move that every pokémion has and it can be used to break the combo of an opponent, unfortunately one of the ways to get through the combo breaking through (the other is grabbing) has yet to be understood as to what exactly has to be done... By me anyway. Now I'm going to talk about is the support pokémon. Throughout the battle you fill a support gauge which can be used to call out your support pokémon which range from damaging moves to healing and other passive boosts as well as negatives to your opponent. You start with three sets but more can be unlocked by completing the campaign. The last part of combat is the Synergy Gauge which is how your pokémon mega evolves or enters a super state if they don't have a mega evolution. These forms do more damage have some different moves and can use their super move for massive damage. Pikachu Libre thows her (yes it is a her look at the shape of the tail) opponent into a wrestling ring fist pumps and does an electric Flying Press, but thats neither important or relevant. These supermoves can be blocked and cancelled out and hava a variety of ranges they can also be used only once per mega evolution.
Overall Pokkén Tournament is one of the of the most innovative an genuinely fun fighters I've played to date, even if particle affects assault fills my eyes faster than cup at the bottom of a lake.
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