History YMMV / PokkenTournament

* InternetBackdraft: Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk, and Empoleon being exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version despite their files being added to the Wii U version in a patch beforehand wasn't received well by a section of the fanbase.

** Pikachu Libre, the successor to the [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Dark Pit fiasco]]. A way to anger fans who were hoping for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Hawlucha]] or an interesting addition to the roster? On the other hand, with both Pikachu ''and'' Pikachu Libre on the roster [[AvertedTrope as an aversion]] to the OneSteveLimit, some fans who were worried favorites like [[GratuitousNinja Greninja]] and [[FantasticFoxes Delphox]] couldn't be added due to their pre-evolutions Frogadier and Fennekin already being [[AssistCharacter Support Characters]] now have new hope for their possible inclusion.

** On a similar note to Pikachu Libre, the reveal that both Mewtwo '''and''' Shadow Mewtwo are playable. Though some people (chiefly those who aren't fond of Shadow Mewtwo) are happy that the regular Mewtwo is playable alongside its Shadow counterpart, others consider one or the other's presence to be redundant.
** Braixen. A number of players are glad that a not-fully-evolved Pokémon was finally included on the roster to mix things up for variety, although many players seem to convey that the most probable rationale for Braixen's inclusion over its evolution, Delphox, being purely based off of [[RuleOfGlamorous "better aesthetics"]] [[note]]the fact that its MagicalGirl vibe is pandering to the {{lolicon|AndShotacon}} fanbase is also judged "creepy" by many[[/note]] and its prominence thanks to the ''XY'' season of the anime, with a secondary reason being attributed to Braixen's legs lending themselves towards better agility/movement during combat. Other players are dismayed with the inclusion, feeling that Braixen is out of place on the roster since it is not fully evolved, and that Delphox (who some players feel has a decent design) should have been included instead, on account of Delphox being the highest-evolved member of the Fennekin evolutionary Pokémon family/line.[[note]]This stance may be due to the state of being "fully-evolved" generally being indicative of a Pokémon having access to its most powerful natural form (thus being suitable for {{Fighting Game}}s, which typically emphasize strength). Additionally, most of the tougher challenges in the core series ''Pokémon'' video games consist solely of fully-evolved Pokémon.[[/note]] This is, to a lesser extent, similar to those regarding that Raichu should be in the roster instead of Pikachu Libre or just Pikachu.
** Chandelure, to an extent. Some individuals are overjoyed with its offbeat inclusion and that a Generation-5-debuting Pokémon is finally a ''Pokkén Tournament'' combatant; other people are simply going "WTF?" with the baffling news that an inanimate, object-based ''chandelier/lamp'' Pokémon has joined the roster, let alone the fact that Chandelure joined the roster ''before'' other seemingly viable candidates such as Hawlucha, Swampert, and Heracross. There's also the issue that Chandelure's reveal bumps the number of playable Fire-type Pokémon on the number to four, [[SpotlightStealingCrossover outnumbering all other Pokémon types (discounting Mega Evolution-based type changes)]], including Fighting, considered the game's signature type, with the Normal and Rock types not receiving ''any'' sort of playable representation yet.
** If the inclusion of fan-favorite Blaziken as a BruceLeeClone was overall well-received, some would have preferred a [[KickChick female one]] or at least the possibility [[PurelyAestheticGender to play as both]].
* BrokenBase:
** When it comes to the fact that non-LAN local multiplayer runs at 30 FPS (as opposed to the standard 60 people expect from fighting games), do you not like it, or do you not care?
** The preferential treatment that the Japanese-only arcade game is getting when it comes to DLC, namely the release of Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk, and Empoleon, which have been announced for the arcade version, but with absolutely no follow-up as for any console release. Some fans point out that new files have been added to the console version, so home players are bound to get access to the new characters "eventually", and are just happy the developers are making good on their promise to add more fighters after the game's release. Others are simply frustrated that since the arcade version is only readily available in Japan, anyone living outside that region is forced to wait months for the same content, not to mention calling conspiracy that the developers are purposely withholding content to generate hype, since that seems to be the exact same thing that happened when the game was first released in arcades and the makers were oddly tight-lipped about a console release.
*** The four characters finally were made available to consoles in 2017...but only on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch port. The playerbase outside Japan was happy to be able have access to these characters at last, but some were mad that they were never made available on the Wii U version.

** Blastoise in ''Pokken Tournament DX'' switches out its short and stubby arms from the mainline games for a longer and thinner pair, making it look rather off.

* HypeBacklash: When Masuda teased a huge announcement at the 2015 World Championships, everyone was anticipating the reveal of a new main series game due to the unknown Pokémon showcased in the September edition of [=CoroCoro=] and TheStinger of ''Hoopa and the Clash of Ages''. Instead it was just the reveal that ''Pokkén'' would be ported to UsefulNotes/WiiU and that Pikachu Libre would be a playable character, which was viewed as nothing really exciting across most of the fanbase due to the existing expectation of the game getting a console release anyway. Every now and then during the live announcement they'd pause during their speeches to allow the crowd to applause... [[FlatJoy which hardly anybody did]].

* FriendlyFandoms: Developed near-instantly with ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' on its announcement, as both series are {{Fighting Game}}s involving characters from Nintendo-owned franchises. Several well-known competitive ''Smash'' players have even announced their intent to get into ''Pokkén'', and popular website Website/SmashBoards has an entire section on ''Pokkén'' in spite of it otherwise not being related to ''Smash''. It also helps that the game has a simple control scheme similar to that of ''Smash'', which further appeals to those who aren't a fan of the more button-heavy fighters.

** The tutorials only tell you the controls for playing on the Wii U gamepad, even if you've selected a different controller setup. Like the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, where the buttons for the gamepad don't come anywhere ''close'' to properly corresponding. Considering Nia's speech isn't even very specific towards the buttons ("To use a grab attack, press these buttons!"), you wouldn't expect it to be too much to ask for the game to display a different diagram based on the controller setup you chose at the start.

* ScrappyMechanic: The tutorials only tell you the controls for playing on the Wii U gamepad, even if you've selected a different controller setup. Like the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, where the buttons for the gamepad don't come anywhere ''close'' to properly corresponding. Considering Nia's speech isn't even very specific towards the buttons ("To use a grab attack, press these buttons!"), you wouldn't expect it to be too much to ask for the game to display a different diagram based on the controller setup you chose at the start.

** Given the focus on Pokémon from Generation 4 and earlier, Braixen's reveal was a pleasant surprise. This is doubly unexpected due to the fact Braixen is the un-evolved form of Delphox, when most fighters so far are fully evolved (Pikachu is also in the same boat, but it is generally considered to get a free pass for being the SeriesMascot of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'').

** Croagunk came as a bit of a shock because not only was there reason to expect other Pokémon besides it and, like Braixen, is not the final form of a Pokémon (Toxicroak in this case), but it was already in the game as a support Pokémon! Thus it appears that being in the game as a support mon doesn't mean you won't become playable.

* InternetBackdraft: Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk, and Empoleon being exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version despite their files being added to the Wii U version in a patch beforehand wasn't received well by [[BrokenBase a section of the fanbase]].

** Braixen. A number of players are glad that a not-fully-evolved Pokémon was finally included on the roster to mix things up for variety, although many players seem to convey that the most probable rationale for Braixen's inclusion over its evolution, Delphox, being purely based off of [[RuleOfGlamorous "better aesthetics"]] [[note]]the fact that its MagicalGirl vibe is pandering to the {{lolicon}} fanbase is also judged "creepy" by many[[/note]] and its prominence thanks to the ''XY'' season of the anime, with a secondary reason being attributed to Braixen's legs lending themselves towards better agility/movement during combat. Other players are dismayed with the inclusion, feeling that Braixen is out of place on the roster since it is not fully evolved, and that Delphox (who some players feel has a decent design) should have been included instead, on account of Delphox being the highest-evolved member of the Fennekin evolutionary Pokémon family/line.[[note]]This stance may be due to the state of being "fully-evolved" generally being indicative of a Pokémon having access to its most powerful natural form (thus being suitable for {{Fighting Game}}s, which typically emphasize strength). Additionally, most of the tougher challenges in the core series ''Pokémon'' video games consist solely of fully-evolved Pokémon.[[/note]] This is, to a lesser extent, similar to those regarding that Raichu should be in the roster instead of Pikachu Libre or just Pikachu.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game looks ''pretty'', to say the least. The character models are ridiculously detailed, and animations are incredibly smooth and expressive. Other visual effects look incredible with bright colors that really pop out, such as Lucario's [[KiManipulation Aura Spheres]] and Mewtwo's [[FrickinLaserBeams Hyper Beams]]. And [[LimitBreak Burst Attacks]] are the crown jewels of the animations, with special mention going to [[SphereOfDestruction Shadow Mewtwo's]]. And the entire game, save for local multiplayer, runs at an unbroken 60 frames per second.
* XMeetsY: [[{{Portmanteau}} As its name (mostly) suggests]], ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' meets ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', with some ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi]]'' and ''Manga/{{Naruto}}: Ultimate Ninja Storm'' thrown in for good measure.

** Braixen. A number of players are glad that a not-fully-evolved Pokémon was finally included on the roster to mix things up for variety, although many players seem to convey that the most probable rationale for Braixen's inclusion over its evolution, Delphox, being purely based off of [[RuleOfGlamorous "better aesthetics"]] [[note]]the fact that its MagicalGirl vibe is pandering to the {{lolicon}} fanbase is also judged "creepy" by many[[/note]], with a secondary reason being attributed to Braixen's legs lending themselves towards better agility/movement during combat. Other players are dismayed with the inclusion, feeling that Braixen is out of place on the roster since it is not fully evolved, and that Delphox (who some players feel has a decent design) should have been included instead, on account of Delphox being the highest-evolved member of the Fennekin evolutionary Pokémon family/line.[[note]]This stance may be due to the state of being "fully-evolved" generally being indicative of a Pokémon having access to its most powerful natural form (thus being suitable for {{Fighting Game}}s, which typically emphasize strength). Additionally, most of the tougher challenges in the core series ''Pokémon'' video games consist solely of fully-evolved Pokémon.[[/note]] This is, to a lesser extent, similar to those regarding that Raichu should be in the roster instead of Pikachu Libre or just Pikachu.

** With [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters all the Pokémon available]], it was impossible to satisfy everyone and to include them all, and fans crying "Where is my X?!" was unavoidable. However, in addition to Dragonite, the most noteworthy omissions were Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee, the original Fighting Pokémon, as well as tiny ''luchador'' Hawlucha who all seemed to be perfectly fitting for this game. [[spoiler: Well, the fans of any Pokémon not named Darkrai or Scizor, at least.]]

** The preferential treatment that the Japanese-only arcade game is getting when it comes to DLC, namely the release of Darkrai, Scizor, and Coragunk which have been announced for the arcade version, but with absolutely no follow-up as for any console release. Some fans point out that new files have been added to the console version so home players are bound to get access to the new character "eventually", and are just happy the developers are making good on their promise to add more fighters after the game's release. Others are simply frustrated that since the arcade version is only readily available in Japan, anyone living outside that region is forced to wait months for the same content, not to mention calling conspiracy that the developers are purposely withholding content to generate hype, since that seems to be the exact same thing that happened when the game was first released in arcades and the makers were oddly tight-lipped about a console release.

** Expect the Synergy Burst music to drill itself into your head, since Pokemon will be entering Burst Mode frequently. Not that that makes it or [[EleventhHourSuperPower its]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp variants]] any less awesome to hear.

* HilariousInHindsight: One stage features a Pikachu trick-or-treating as a ghost in the background. ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' revealed that there actually is a Pokemon that looks like a Pikachu covered in a sheet.

* UglyCute: For a Pokémon that's supposed to be so creepy, Gengar's [[VictoryPose victory animations]] are just so silly that it's hard not to find it oddly endearing.

* XMeetsY: As it's name suggests, Franchise/{{Pokemon}} meets VideoGame/{{Tekken}}.

* BrokenBase: When it comes to the fact that non-LAN local multiplayer runs at 30 FPS (as opposed to the standard 60 people expect from fighting games), do you not like it, or do you not care?

* PanderingToTheBase: Judging by the first wave of footage alone, the game is clearly created for the franchise's older demographic. Not only does it feature gameplay that is about as complex as the main ''Pokémon'' [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]] or other {{Fighting Game}}s (fighting games usually have controls with a [[DifficultButAwesome steep learning curve]]), the game also features "rougher" textures for all Pokémon that contrasts it with the rest of the franchise. The revealed roster even includes many of the "tougher" and most popular Pokémon among older fans (Blaziken, Suicune, Lucario, Gardevoir, Gengar, Weavile, Sceptile and Charizard) with a lot of the cuter ones in support roles, while Pikachu itself [[AdaptationPersonalityChange is given a personality overhaul]] (similar to Mario in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'') [[AdaptationalBadass to bring it more in line with the "tough" Pokémon]].

** Chandelure, to an extent. Some individuals are overjoyed with its offbeat inclusion and that a Generation-5-debuting Pokémon is finally a ''Pokkén Tournament'' combatant; other people are simply going "WTF?" with the baffling news that an inanimate, object-based ''chandelier/lamp'' Pokémon has joined the roster, let alone the fact that Chandelure joined the roster ''before'' other seemingly viable candidates such as Hawlucha, Swampert, and Heracross. There's also the issue that Chandelure's reveal bumps the number of playable Fire-type Pokémon on the number to four, [[SpotlightStealingCrossover outnumbering all other Pokémon types (discounting Mega Evolution-based type changes)]], including Fighting, considered the game's signature type, with the Bug, Normal, and Rock types not receiving ''any'' sort of playable representation yet.

** Dragonite, now that it has been revealed to have been relegated to an AssistCharacter as opposed to a playable part of the roster. Some fans are calling the [[FanNickname pseudo-legendary's]] inclusion as support a case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter, while others are happy Dragonite made it beyond a background Pokémon at all (and, of course, some fans don't care either way). Similar debates also exist for other popular Pokémon turned into support characters, such as Mismagius, Ninetales, and Sylveon.

** To a lesser extent, the loading screen for the Halloween event in ''VideoGame/PokemonGO'' has a Gengar watches the trainer from shadows, being rendered in a similar color palette as the ''Pokkén'' rendition.