History VideoGame / PokkenTournament

* ArtShift: The Pokémon are rendered with more detailed skin and fluffy fur (take a gander at Braixen in the opening cinematic) than in other games while still keeping their original shapes and proportions mostly intact.[[note]]There are a few differences, such as Machamp's upper body being taller with visible abs, Gardevoir having a more defined chin Pikachu having larger thighs, and Lucario along with Mewtwo (and Shadow Mewtwo) and Garchomp having more voluptuous physiques.[[/note]] For instance, the crest on Suicune's head is actually made of crystal this time and his bottom is visibly rendered with more polygons than usual.

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* MarketBasedTitle: ''Pokkén Tournament'' is used in all regions... except in Germany, where it is called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InkAh6hpZtQ Pokémon Tekken.]]'' This is because ''Pokkén'' is identical in pronunciation to "Pocken" (the German Word for [[UnfortunateNames smallpox]]).

* HopelessBossFight: Shadow Mewtwo is permanently Mega-Evolved when battled; if it enters a proper Synergy Burst, it becomes immune to any attacks from your Pokémon while it's not in Burst itself. [[spoiler:If you win the first round o its final battle and the second round takes long enough, it will do this permanently, forcing a tiebreaker round... ''unless'' you manage to defeat it before it kicks off that permanent Burst.]]

* HopelessBossFight: Some encounters with Shadow Mewtwo become this when it Synergy Bursts and becomes completely invincible. [[spoiler:The second round of its final fight has it enter Synergy Burst permanently, and since your own Burst is sealed, you can't win that round.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Shadow Mewtwo being playable at all, let alone playable alongside normal Mewtwo, is a sharp case of this. Additionally, multiple characters notice that the higher ranks are just overall more exclusive, yet there are roughly 20-40 more Trainers in each League than there were in the League immediately below it.
** What makes the Shadow Mewtwo example worse is that in the DX version, you have it unlocked from the start.

* DummiedOut: Files pointing towards Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk, and Empoleon being added to the game were present in the 1.3 patch, but they ultimately weren't utilized until ''DX''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The infamous Pikachu Bounce House listed in the ShoutOut entry below can be found in Diggersby Land. Yes, you can see the slit you enter and exit from.

* ArtShift: The Pokémon are rendered with more detailed skin and fur than in other games while still keeping their original shapes and proportions mostly intact.[[note]]There are a few differences, such as Machamp's upper body being taller with visible abs, Gardevoir having a more defined chin, and Pikachu having larger thighs.[[/note]] For instance, the crest on Suicune's head is actually made of crystal this time.

* ArtShift: The Pokémon are rendered with more detailed skin and fur than in other games while still keeping their original shapes and proportions mostly intact.[[note]]There are a few differences, such as Machamp's upper body being taller with visible abs and butt crack, Gardevoir having a more defined chin, Pikachu having larger thighs, Lucario's thighs being more defined along with crotch crevices, Blaziken's alluring crotch feathers being rather phallic, Garchomp's admittedly attractive collarbones, and Suicune's rear being rendered quite nicely in the cinematic trailer; which applies to everyone else as well.[[/note]] For instance, the crest on Suicune's head is actually made of crystal this time.

* ArtShift: The Pokémon are rendered with more detailed skin and fur than in other games while still keeping their original shapes and proportions mostly intact.[[note]]There are a few differences, such as Machamp's upper body being taller with visible abs, Gardevoir having a more defined chin, and Pikachu having larger thighs.[[/note]] For instance, the crest on Suicune's head is actually made of crystal this time.

In June 2017, Nintendo announced ''Pokken Tournament Deluxe'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which released on September 22nd. This rerelease adds the four former arcade-exclusive Pokémon (Darkrai, Croagunk, Scizor, and Empoleon) and one new Pokémon, Decidueye, as well as a new 3v3 team battle mode.

** One of the available comments for Ferrum League opponents is [[VideoGames/PokemonRedAndBlue "Yo! Champ in the making!"]]

Despite what [[{{Portmanteau}} the name suggests]] and the genre of the game, ''Pokkén'' fights differently from ''Tekken'', using an arena-based fighting that shifts perspective depending on your distance to the enemy, going from a ''Tekken''-based type of combat at close range to something more in-line with the ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi'' games at far range. Although it sounds like this is a game made for fully-evolved Fighting-type Pokémon, other types and un-evolved/not-fully-evolved Pokémon are also included. The game was released in Japanese arcades on July 16, 2015, with more Pokémon to be added later. This version is only readily available in Japan, with its overseas release restricted to a ''very'' limited "test run" at select Dave & Buster's locations in the United States of America starting in July of 2015.

In June 2017, Nintendo announced ''Pokken Tournament Deluxe'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which released on September 22nd. This rerelease adds the four former arcade-exclusive Pokémon (Darkrai, Croagunk, Scizor and Empoleon) and one new Pokémon, Decidueye, as well as new 3v3 team battle mode.

* ATasteOfPower: The Wii U version comes with an amiibo card that allows you to unlock Shadow Mewtwo temporarily. You can unlock him permanently by beating the single player game.

* AssistCharacter: In addition to the playable fighters, you can choose a set of two Support Pokémon to help you out in different ways. Some go and directly attack the opponent, like Snivy or Lapras, while others can help you defend yourself, like Fennekin, and others will apply status effects to your or your opponent, like Croagunk or Eevee.

* CallAHitPointASmeerp: The near universal fighting game mechanic of Counter Hits (an attack that hits an opponent in the middle of their own attack animation that causes extra damage and/or has extra properties that typically favor the offender) are called Critical Hits here, to tie it closer thematically with the core Pokémon games. This is justified because Critical Hits aren't just exclusive to Counter Hits, but are rather a bonus that appears whenever a fighter makes the "winning move" in the game's TacticalRockPaperScissors system (either by grabbing an opponent in the middle of their counter, attacking them in the middle of their grab, or scoring an aforementioned Counter Hit). Victini is also able to induce Critical Hit bonuses whenever summoned as a Support Pokémon.

* CastOfSnowflakes: Zigzagged. According to an interview with the developers, Mr. Ishihara from The Pokémon Company originally envisioned Pokkén as having only fighting-type Pokémon. The development team knew the fans would want to see a variety of Pokémon and they also didn't want to limit what kind of fighters they could put in the game. Hence, this trope. This still doesn't stop the game from using two pairs of characters who are near identical visually, however.

** Pull off a CounterAttack during an enemy normal attack combo. Do note your counter attack can be interrupted (this can continue the enemy combo) or pierced (countered).

** Trigger your Burst Attack while in Burst Mode. Do note your Burst Attack can be interrupted or countered by the enemy, letting them continue their attack.

* ComebackMechanic: Some cheer skills work like this. For example, the standard skill's effect is greater if you lose a round, and the pressure focused skill only activates in the final round. The game also features a fairly extreme version of the Rage system from Tekken: attacks do significantly more damage when your HP is low versus when it's not, and damage received scales down dramatically as well.

* DifficultButAwesome: Like in ''Tekken'', certain characters have attacks that become enhanced when input with flawless timing.

* MarketBasedTitle: ''Pokkén Tournament'' is used in all regions... except in Germany, where it is called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InkAh6hpZtQ Pokémon Tekken.]]'' It's because ''Pokkén'' is identical in pronunciation to "Pocken" (the German Word for [[UnfortunateNames smallpox]]).

** For the ''Tekken'' side of things, the Magikarp Festival stage is literally a ''Pokkén'' styled version of the Bountiful Sea stage from ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''. It even has a Hariyama standing on the bow waving a flag, like Ganryu.
** The Dragon's Nest stage is almost an exact duplicate of the stage of the same name from ''Tekken 5'', with the dragon statue replaced with a Mega Rayquaza statue. On the Pokémon side of things, the arena is littered with Mega Evolution symbols, reflecting how Rayquaza was revealed to be the first historical Mega Evolution in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]''.

** Upon beating [[spoiler:the Tournament portion of the Iron League]], Nia will speculate that you the player "might just end up [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} being the very best, like no one ever was]]."
** One of the available comments for Ferrum League opponents is [[VideoGames/{{PokemonRedAndBlue}} "Yo! Champ in the making!"]]

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: What tends to trigger a phase shift, especially from Duel back to Field mode, or in Charizard's case from Field to Duel mode.

** A comment you can choose to make is "Speed and weight!", Tekken vet (and all rotund, speedy guy) Bob's motto.

* StanceSystem: One accessible to all Pokémon in duel mode. Unlike most fighting games, up does not jump. Instead, holding up allows the Pokémon to do high and/or anti-air attacks, effectively acting like a reverse crouch. The Pokémon don't usually make themselves any taller doing this, though. Additionally, every character has a special effect tied to holding up. Pikachu Libre's Support Gauge increases faster and Machamp gains SuperArmor against high attacks, as two examples.
* SuperMode: All Pokémon can invoke a Synergy Burst after building up the Burst Meter, and it's only then they can use their respective LimitBreak. Pokémon that can Mega Evolve will do so, as shown by Lucario, Gardevoir, and Charizard. Pokémon that don't, like Pikachu, Machamp, and Suicune, gain unique transformations in their stead, like Pikachu gaining an electric aura or Machamp [[TurnsRed turning red]].

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In one of Weavile's entrance animations, [[CuteApproachesCamera it leaps onto the camera with a sweet smile]]. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Awwwwww.]]

''Pokkén Tournament'' is a FightingGame SpinOff of the popular ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series. It is being developed by the team at Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment that produced the popular ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' series.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: After battles you can earn a Lucky Bonus, which earns you things like titles and avatar items.

* AntiRageQuitting: While implemented to a small degree in the Wii U version, it wasn't very effective. Rage quitting worsened your win ratio and cost you 200,000 units of money, but didn't effect your rank and could even be used to dance around Rank Downs and failed Rank Up matches. ''DX'' fixes this by counting all disconnects as losses mechanically as well, meaning rank points and potentially ranking matches are automatically lost. Habitual rage quitting also leads to a mark next to your username.

* {{Counterattack}}: Available to all Pokémon, the move lets them take normal hits without damage and retaliate with their own attack. [[TacticalRockPaperScissors Grab attacks beat it, though]]. There's also a brief moment between the counterattack charging and actually hitting an opponent where a normal attack can hit the opponent.

* DifficultButAwesome: Like in Tekken, certain characters have attacks that become enhanced when input with flawless timing.

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: What tends to trigger a phase shift, especially from Duel back to Field mode.

** One of the unlockable Titles is called "Absolutely Flawless", the graphic for which is on a background of music notes, suggesting it's supposed to be sung. Seems that someone at Nintendo is a fan of GeorgeMichael (or at least ''WebVideo/YuGiOhGXTheAbridgedSeries'').

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In one of Weavile's entrance animations, [[CuteApproachesCamera it leaps onto the camera with a sweet smile]]. [[HeartwarmingMoments Awwwwww.]]

** In the Wii U version, players chose from 3 pairs of Support Pokemon in the My Town menu and had to constantly shift them around if they wanted to use others in online modes or the Ferrum League. This was changed so that the entire Support list is always selectable in ''DX'' regardless of mode.

** Trigger your Burst Attack while in Burst Mode. Do note your Burst Attack can be interrupted or countered by the enemy letting them continue their attack.

* DummiedOut: Files pointing towards Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk and Empoleon being added to the game were present in the 1.3 patch, but they ultimately weren't utilized until ''DX''.

* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: Blaziken during it's midair weak attack, [[LimitBreak Gatling Flame Kicks]], some of its victory animations, and one of its entrance animations.

* HopelessBossFight: Some encounters with Shadow Mewtwo become this when it Synergy Bursts and becomes completely invincible. [[spoiler:The second round of its final fight has it enter Synergy Burst permanently, and since your own Burst is sealed you can't win that round.]]

* PlayEveryDay: If you have amiibo, you can scan five different ones each day to receive special bonuses, which include exclusive titles and avatar items. This rule does NOT include the Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card that comes with the game, which unlocks him as a playable character for the remainder of your playtime for that day.
** ''DX'' includes daily challenges that involve a random Battle Pokemon and support set, to incentivize playing characters you wouldn't normally.

* SeriesMascot: Lucario is the face of the Wii U version, appearing before even the ''Pokémon'' franchise mascot, Pikachu. Somewhat {{justified|Trope}} in that Lucario is a Fighting-type Pokémon. As such, the other Fighting-type Pokémon -- Machamp, Blaziken, Mega Mewtwo X, and Shadow Mega Mewtwo X -- become TheRival. Eventually, however, advertisements began to regular feature Pikachu Libre as another mascot alongside Lucario, mostly using her to promote the console version of the game. As of ''DX'', however, its prominence has been downplayed, with the cover art instead being a group shot of the entire cast and Lucario de-emphasized compared to Pikachu and Decidueye.

* TriumphantReprise: During the final battle with Shadow Mewtwo, [[spoiler:when Anne grants you infinite Synergy - the only thing that can so much as scratch it at the time - the typical Burst theme is replaced with a more grandiose version in opposition of the dark theme that plays for Shadow Mewtwo.]]

* CallAHitPointASmeerp: The near universal fighting game mechanic of Counter Hits (an attack that hits an opponent in the middle of their own attack animation that causes extra damage and/or has extra properties that typically favor the offender) are called Critical Hits here, possibly to tie it closer thematically with the core Pokémon games.

* HopelessBossFight: Some encounters with Shadow Mewtwo become this when it Synergy Bursts and becomes completely invincible.

* BackgroundMagicField: The Ferrum region is permeated with "Gaia", the energy of the earth, which when channeled through a Synergy Stone allows a Trainer and Pokémon to achieve a Synergy Burst. [[spoiler:The crisis surrounding Shadow Mewtwo centers around the fact that his Shadow Synergy Stone is parasitically ''draining'' Gaia from the entire region, turning him into a disgustingly powerful creature at the expense of the region's well-being.]]

* BackgroundMagicField: The Ferrum region is permeated with "Gaia", the energy of the earth, which when channeled through a Synergy Stone allows a Trainer and Pokémon to achieve a Synergy Burst. [[spoiler:The crisis surrounding Shadow Mewtwo centers around the fact that its Shadow Synergy Stone is ''draining'' Gaia from the entire region, turning it into a disgustingly powerful creature at the expense of the region's well-being.]]

* ATasteOfPower: The game comes with an amiibo card that allows you to unlock Shadow Mewtwo temporarily. You can unlock him permenantly by beating the single player game.