History Awesome / PokkenTournament

* '''Infinite Eclipse''': Given its status as the Pokémon world's Master of Nightmares, it's only fitting that Darkrai gets an equally sinister and [[JustForPun nightmarish]] Burst Attack. Darkrai unleashes a wave of darkness that sends the opponent into a bizarre nightmare realm. Summoning six portraits, Darkrai sends out six shadow arms to attack the opponent, trapping them in an orb of darkness. For the frightening finale, Darkrai transforms into a giant, shadowy version of itself and crushes the orb and the opponent in its grasp. CreepyAwesome at its finest.

* '''Searing Blast''': After Mega Evolving, Charizard flies into the air and smacks the opponent with an air slash from it's wing, prepping the ground (which glows red after it gets hit), as the opponent is picking itself up, Charizard charges up and launches a massive burst of blue flames which cause what looks like a volcanic eruption to blast up from the ground!

* Charizard's victory pose while in Synergy Burst mode. It fires a [[BreathWeapon laser from it's mouth]] from it's right to left, then back to the right before repeating, then it returns to the midpoint to finish the pose.

* A meta example for Pikachu Libre. She's apparently become so well loved in the Pokken community, she's being added to Super Smash Bros Ultimate! (Admittedly as a different skin for Pikachu, but full on costume changes are rare in that franchise.)

* '''Dark Nova''': A dark and corrupted version of the strongest Pokémon in existence deserves an equally dark and sinister Burst Attack. After Mega Evolving, Shadow Mewtwo unleashes a wave of darkness to damage the opponent. Taking advantage of the distraction, Shadow Mewtwo teleports into outer space and conjures a '''gigantic Shadow Ball''' before chucking it at the opponent; the resulting explosion is roughly the size of a ''continent'' and can be seen '''''from space'''''. All of it done in a way that would make [[Anime/DragonBallZ Frieza]] proud. And it tops out at '''''[[UpToEleven 9999 hits]]'''''.

* '''Searing Blast''': After Mega Evolving, Charizard flies into the air and smacks the opponent with its tail, then charges up and fires a massive stream of blue fire so hot that it not only damages the opponent, but scorches the ground as well.

* The game's existence for one thing: ''Pokémon'' has largely been about fighting, but this is the first game where the formula is more akin to ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' or ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' than ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'''s general RolePlayingGame-style of battling. This is the first ''Pokémon'' game which actually allows Pokémon to actively fight, not unlike the format used in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'' games.

* The final battle against Shadow Mewtwo, in its entirety, especially if you happen to be playing well against it ([[SNKBoss which can be]] [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard tough to do]]). [[spoiler: It starts off with you dealing with an HP-bloated, permanent Burst Mode Mega Mewtwo X. Win that round? Shadow Mewtwo [[TurnsRed gets mad]], ''actually'' Bursts, and proceeds to mop the floor with you. You then receive a special Cheer from Anne, who has been trying to assist you throughout the fight, which results in ''you'' gaining your own permanent Burst Mode, including a more heroic, final battle remix of the Synergy Burst theme. While your own skills will determine whether or not the tables have indeed turned, the entire match still ends up being pretty damn awesome when it comes down to it.]]

** In a well-earned hidden moment of awesome, [[spoiler:it ''is'' in fact possible to win the final battle with Shadow Mewtwo 2-0. Shadow Mewtwo will only undergo its permanent Burst if the second round takes long enough. That not happening usually means "I got my ass kicked", but if you manage to defeat it before then, you go straight to the rescue scene. A HellYesMoment if ever there was one.]]

* '''Outrage Smasher''': Garchomp goes ''absolutely nuts'' on his opponent, slashing them every which way before burrowing underground like a shark-drill and emerging again to drill his opponent up into the sky and finish off with one more gloriously brutal strike. What makes it even better is that the first part of the Burst Attack is from the victim's point-of-view so you get a front row seat for all of the violence.

* A meta example for Pikachu Libre. She's apparently become so well loved in the Pokken community, she's being added to Super Smash Bros Ultimate! (Admittedly as a different skin for Pikachu, but full on costume changes are rare in that franchise.)

'''ALL OF THEM!''' These special moves are a sight to behold, with VisualEffectsOfAwesome and generally badass stuff abound. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESWkVzPlTeo Have a look at them here.]] But to go into more detail...