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ash_ag · Jan 29, 2015

Just caught this on Twitter.

Pokkén's official website has updated. They seem to have added some information for the location test, which is this Saturday. They included a manual detailing the basic controls and gameplay of the game. PDF here.

Also confirms Frogadier and Eevee appear as assist Pokémon. The latter was teased in the steam.

This seems to be a new stage. The third that we know of (fourth, counting the Game Show teaser's city stage):

Plus a new Trainer character:

And here's a nice view at the controls:

Remark · Jan 29, 2015

Wait so the arcade will just have controllers or.....

Hatchtag · Jan 29, 2015

Frogadier surprises me. I think Greninja's one of the more likely Pokemon to be playable, so I wonder if this hurts his chances.

FluxWaveZ · Jan 29, 2015

No arcade stick layout?

georly · Jan 29, 2015

Remark said:
Wait so the arcade will just have controllers or.....

Yeah, what? And a d-pad?

TunaLover · Jan 29, 2015

Love the controller design <3, so sexy

TunaLover · Jan 29, 2015

Remark said:
Wait so the arcade will just have controllers or.....

Wii U version comes with an arcade cabinet confirmed?

PadWarrior · Jan 29, 2015

Hatchtag said:
Frogadier surprises me. I think Greninja's one of the more likely Pokemon to be playable, so I wonder if this hurts his chances.

This has me worried

Hatchtag · Jan 29, 2015

PadWarrior said:
This has me worried

To be fair, I'd be shocked if an Eeveelution didn't make the cut, and Eevee's a support Pokemon.

CHusson91 · Jan 29, 2015

There's a play test going on Sunday, but it turns out I have a colonoscopy that day.

georly · Jan 29, 2015

TunaLover said:
Wii U version comes with an arcade cabinet confirmed?

Last I checked, Wii U version hasn't been officially announced yet, no?

Not to mention, that's not even a Wii U controller being shown. D-pad only, one trigger on each side.

theprodigy · Jan 29, 2015

Hatchtag said:
To be fair, I'd be shocked if an Eeveelution didn't make the cut, and Eevee's a support Pokemon.

just watch all the Eeveelutions get in

Eeveelutions=Koopalings of Pokken confirmed

SmithnCo · Jan 29, 2015

Will be fun to see what people can pull off at the location tests. Personally I like that it's based around the D-pad too.

FluxWaveZ · Jan 29, 2015

georly said:
Last I checked, Wii U version hasn't been officially announced yet, no?

Not to mention, that's not even a Wii U controller being shown. D-pad only, one trigger on each side.

It's a controller. How many arcade fighting games have controllers as the default input?

Train of Midnight · Jan 29, 2015

Weird that they would make their own controller for it if they're not using conventional sticks. Just grab the Wii U Pro controller or the U Tablets at that point.

EhoaVash · Jan 29, 2015

Yuck d pad controls

L~A · Jan 29, 2015

Full manual:

emb · Jan 29, 2015

Standard, Power, and Technic, eh? Didn't realize they were in categories like that. Pretty cool.

xzeldax3 · Jan 29, 2015

theprodigy said:
just watch all the Eeveelutions get in

Eeveelutions=Koopalings of Pokken confirmed

Oh man this made me laugh. I think people would be more pissed about this because Pokken probably has less character slots.

-Horizon- · Jan 29, 2015

theprodigy said:
just watch all the Eeveelutions get in

Eeveelutions=Koopalings of Pokken confirmed

As long as I get Glaceon, all is forgiven.

Hatchtag · Jan 29, 2015

theprodigy said:
just watch all the Eeveelutions get in

Eeveelutions=Koopalings of Pokken confirmed

I'm totally against this if it's the Mario Kart way and totally for this if it's the Smash Bros way.

Toxi · Jan 29, 2015

theprodigy said:
just watch all the Eeveelutions get in

Eeveelutions=Koopalings of Pokken confirmed

Ugh, I hate the Eeveelutions.

Geg · Jan 29, 2015

Hopefully Chespin's not shown as a support yet because Chesnaught's in as a playable fighter...

Frogadier uses Water Pulse and Eevee uses Helping Hand, which looks like it raises attack and restores HP

Diffense · Jan 29, 2015

What are the chances that this game will be at Apex (Nintendo Lounge) along with Splatoon? After the Splatoon announcement a Nintendo guy tweeted something like, "that's not all". Made me wonder. It's a fighting game and there is a demo complete enough for a Japanese location test at around the same time (Jan 30). Just wondering. There are obviously other possibilities and I suppose it's not likely for the first NA appearance of the game to be at Apex. On the other hand Nintendo at Apex is unprecendented.

Anyway, I want to know more about this game even though I've never cared for Fighting games. Should I be ashamed that I'm interested because it's Pokemon?

There's something intriguing about battling with Pokemon outside of the usual turn based battles.

Leafhopper · Jan 29, 2015

FluxWaveZ said:
No arcade stick layout?

The game doesn't even use a stick on the machine itself.

FluxWaveZ said:
It's a controller. How many arcade fighting games have controllers as the default input?

Few, but this is Namco, they might allow sticks to be plugged up to the thing. Tekken 5 for example allowed you to use PS2 controllers on the Arcade machines.

theprodigy said:
just watch all the Eeveelutions get in

Eeveelutions=Koopalings of Pokken confirmed

I love Eeveelutions but all of them being in the game would be ridiculous. At best it should be a bunch of palette swaps, like Bowser Jr In Smash Bros 4. Then again Eevee is only an assist, so sure put them all in there I guess if they are assists.

sixteen-bit · Jan 29, 2015

Reminds me of this

Busaiku · Jan 29, 2015

Diffense said:
What are the chances that this game will be at Apex (Nintendo Lounge) along with Splatoon? After the Splatoon announcement a Nintendo guy tweeted something like, "that's not all". Made me wonder. It's a fighting game and there is a demo complete enough for a Japanese location test at around the same time (Jan 30). Just wondering. There are obviously other possibilities and I suppose it's not likely for the first NA appearance of the game to be at Apex. On the other hand Nintendo at Apex is unprecendented.

Anyway, I want to know more about this game even though I've never cared for Fighting games. Should I be ashamed that I'm interested because it's Pokemon? There's something intriguing about battling with Pokemon outside of the usual turn based battles.

Low, because Nintendo's not involved with the project at this point.

FluxWaveZ · Jan 29, 2015

Leafhopper said:
The game doesn't even use a stick on the machine itself.

Yeah, that's what I mean; obviously, I doubt there'd be several types of Pokken cabinets with different control schemes. It's only now that I learned that it's not going to have an arcade stick layout, which was kinda surprising.

Leafhopper said:
Few, but this is Namco, they might allow sticks to be plugged up to the thing. Tekken 5 for example allowed you to use PS2 controllers on the Arcade machines.

That's interesting.

Diffense · Jan 29, 2015

Busaiku said:
Low, because Nintendo's not involved with the project at this point.

OK, good point lol! I forgot about that little detail.

Anyone care to translate what the move combos in the manual are called?

JoeM86 · Jan 29, 2015

Right

Frogadier uses Water Pulse which rapidly shoots out discs while Eevee uses Helping Hand which boosts your attack power and restores health.

Also, the specials (may have got the combinations wrong. I'm terrible with Kanji):

Pikachu
Specials:
A: Thunderbolt
A + Forward: Nuzzle
A + Back: Electro Ball
(In Mid Air) A: Thunder (Cancel with R)

Machamp
A: Beat Up
A (After Beat Up): Cross Chop
A + Forward: Submission
A + Down: Close Combat

Suicune
A: Aurora Beam
A + Forward: Hydro Pump
A + Back: Mirror Coat
(In Mid Air) A: Blizzard

Gardevoir
A: Psyshock
A + Forward: Assist Power
A + X + Back: Calm Mind & Psychic
(In Mid Air) A: Magical Leaf

Lucario
A: Aura Sphere
Forward + AA: Bone Rush
A + Back: Force Palm
Up + A: Extreme Speed

Working on the descriptors. May just prod StreetsAhead and leave it for him when he wakes up

Leafhopper · Jan 29, 2015

sixteen-bit said:
Reminds me of this
*images*

Damn that looks neat. Never seen one of those before.

JoeM86 said:
Right

Frogadier uses Water Pulse which rapidly shoots out discs while Eevee uses Helping Hand which boosts your attack power and restores health.

Also, the specials (may have got the combinations wrong. I'm terrible with Kanji):

Pikachu
Specials:
A: Thunderbolt
A + Forward: Nuzzle
A + Back: Electro Ball
Hold A: Thunder (Cancel with R)

Machamp
A: Beat Up
A (After Beat Up): Cross Chop
A + Forward: Submission
A + Down: Close Combat

Suicune
A: Aurora Beam
A + Forward: Hydro Pump
A + Back: Mirror Coat
Hold A: Blizzard

Gardevoir
A: Psyshock
A + Forward: Assist Power
A + X + Back: Calm Mind & Psychic
Hold A: Magical Leaf

Lucario
A: Aura Sphere
Forward + AA: Bone Rush
A + Back: Force Palm
Hold A: Extreme Speed

Working on the descriptors

Surprised Pikachu doesn't have Volt Tackle, at least because of the anime at this point.

ash_ag · Jan 29, 2015

Leafhopper said:
Surprised Pikachu doesn't have Volt Tackle, at least because of the anime at this point.

It appears that Volt Tackle is its Burst Attack (basically the "Super" / "Final Smash" of Pokkén Tournament).

Tyrant Rave · Jan 29, 2015

JoeM86 said:
Right

Frogadier uses Water Pulse which rapidly shoots out discs while Eevee uses Helping Hand which boosts your attack power and restores health.

Thank you!

Wonder what the input for Pikachu's EWGF is. I think the videos showed him doing a roll beforehand so maybe something like back+A then Y or X quickly?

Syril · Jan 29, 2015

JoeM86 said:
Right

Frogadier uses Water Pulse which rapidly shoots out discs while Eevee uses Helping Hand which boosts your attack power and restores health.

Also, the specials (may have got the combinations wrong. I'm terrible with Kanji):

Pikachu
Specials:
A: Thunderbolt
A + Forward: Nuzzle
A + Back: Electro Ball
Hold A: Thunder (Cancel with R)

Machamp
A: Beat Up
A (After Beat Up): Cross Chop
A + Forward: Submission
A + Down: Close Combat

Suicune
A: Aurora Beam
A + Forward: Hydro Pump
A + Back: Mirror Coat
Hold A: Blizzard

Gardevoir
A: Psyshock
A + Forward: Assist Power
A + X + Back: Calm Mind & Psychic
Hold A: Magical Leaf

Lucario
A: Aura Sphere
Forward + AA: Bone Rush
A + Back: Force Palm
Hold A: Extreme Speed

Working on the descriptors. May just prod StreetsAhead and leave it for him when he wakes up

I thought 空中で meant "in mid-air".

JoeM86 · Jan 29, 2015

Syril said:
I thought 空中で meant "in mid-air".

Thanks

Azuran · Jan 29, 2015

Toxi said:
Ugh, I hate the Eeveelutions.

You're dead to me.

Leafhopper · Jan 29, 2015

ash_ag said:
I appears that Volt Tackle is its Burst Attack (basically the "Super" / "Final Smash" of Pokkén Tournament).

Ah I see, that makes sense then. Thanks.

Hero Prinny · Jan 29, 2015

:O I hope greninja is still playable, my favorite starter in gen6(but to be honest all of gen6 starters are great so id be even happier if they were all in)

keakster · Jan 29, 2015

TunaLover said:
Love the controller design <3, so sexy

Reminds me of N64 controllers without the joystick nub. Could be easily translated to an arcade stick though, 6 buttons plus movement. I think that I read they wanted to have a traditional controller as some found an arcade stick more intimidating

georly · Jan 29, 2015

I like that they all have simple specials. It's looking more like a power stone than a tekken game.

Babymario26 · Jan 29, 2015

Have they said weather there will be custom movesets for certain Pokemon? (like TM's)

Diffense · Jan 29, 2015

Thanks for the translations.

I don't think a Frogadier assist lessens Greninja's chances of being in. Pokemon that aren't good fits for a fighting game or cute pre-evos seem more likely to be assists. All the assits so far are Pokemon with limbs unsuitable for kicking/punching or cutemon/pre-evos. All the fighters are fully evolved except Pikachu (because it's Piakchu). So I think Greninja could still be in even if its pre-evo is an assist.

ec0ec0 · Jan 29, 2015

georly said:
I like that they all have simple specials. It's looking more like a power stone than a tekken game.

if only... power Stone, i miss it.

Malice215 · Jan 29, 2015

I was surprised to see a controller instead of an arcade stick layout, but I guess this was done to make the game as accessible as possible.

And if there's any future Wii U plans, it doesn't make any sense to marry the game to an arcade button layout. Looking forward to see how this game does in the arcade.

Boss Doggie · Jan 29, 2015

Aww I was hoping they'd add a new character

Regulus Tera · Jan 29, 2015

Frogadier deconfirmed. WHAT ABOUT GRENINJA THO

Nanashrew · Jan 29, 2015

Toxi said:
Ugh, I hate the Eeveelutions.

Toxi why? D:

SmithnCo · Jan 29, 2015

I wouldn't count Greninja out yet, maybe they are just that popular.

Boss Doggie · Jan 29, 2015

The trainer looks like a young Tekken character

Muzy72 · Jan 29, 2015

RIP Greninja

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