History VideoGame / PokkenTournament

In June 2017, Nintendo announced ''Pokken Tournament Deluxe'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which releases 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.

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* ContinuityCameo: In addition to the numerous Pocket Monsters that litter each stage, the Dojo stage also has multiple [[{{Tekken}} Mokujin]] piled against the wall parallel to the Substitute Dolls.

** Here's a [[http://shoryuken.com/2016/03/22/critical-flinch-explores-pokken-tournaments-tekken-inspired-moves/ general list of homages]] to both the ''{{Tekken}}'' and ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''.

* EleventhHourSuperPower: [[spoiler: During the [[UnwinnableByDesign mandatory final round]] of the final Shadow Mewtwo battle, Anne will provide a unique Cheer that grants you unlimited Synergy and the ability to stay in Synergy Burst for the entire round. This provides the usual enhancements that come with Synergy Bursts and allows you to damage Shadow Mewtwo during its own.]]

* 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.]]

** Curioously, many, ''many'' moves circumvent or otherwise disrupt this triangle. Some Blue attacks pierce guards, Chandelure's Overheat and other similar "armored" Red moves break counters, and some normal attacks can be grabbed regardless.
* 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 thing is replaced with a more grandiose version in opposition of the dark theme that plays for Shadow Mewtwo.]]

* 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.

* SeriesMascot: Lucario is the face of the game, 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.

* 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.

* DummiedOut: Files pointing towards Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk and Empoleon being added to the game were present in the 1.3 patch, but they were ultimately held back for ''DX''.

* 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''.

* DummiedOut: Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk and Empoleon's files are present on the Wii U version and fully playable, but they were held back for the Nintendo Switch version.

** 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 YuGiOhGXTheAbridgedSeries).

** Scizor's version of Swords Dance, which directly conjures usable swords instead of creating a StatusBuff, first appeared in Manga/''TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'', where Ritchie's Charizard uses the move to create flaming swords to use against Ash's Charizard.

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

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

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

* WolverinePublicity: Pikachu appears on both the Wii U and ''DX'' cover art, but Lucario only appears on the Wii U version.

* UnexpectedCharacter:
** Of all the Legendary Pokémon, who would have thought the the first one shown would be the quadrupedal Suicune? Suicune's role as the mascot of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon Crystal]]'' might've helped a bit, though.
** Machamp is another one; although in hindsight, it makes sense, what with Machamp being one of the most iconic Fighting-types of the original ''Pokémon'' generation, Machamp's serious lack of love and spotlight over the years made its inclusion an unexpected, but welcomed surprise.
** Weavile as well. Being a relatively popular Pokémon, but one that hasn't received much attention from Creator/GameFreak over the years, definitely made its entrance into ''Pokkén Tournament'' a very pleasant surprise.
** Pikachu Libre wasn't expected because there was already a Pikachu on the roster and the MaskedLuchador theme was done by Hawlucha first.
** Who else was expecting Mewtwo, let alone "Shadow Mewtwo" to appear as both a boss ''and'' a playable character?
** 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}}'').
** Chandelure: Of all of the Generation 5-debuting Pokémon, a non-humanoid, object-based Pokémon was not expected. In addition, prior to Chandelure's reveal, [[https://twitter.com/pokken_official/status/685287867120128000 it was teased]] that the next officially revealed fighter would be a Pokémon with the character "ラ (''ra'')" in its Japanese name, which includes many more anticipated choices with Mega Evolutions to choose from, including Swampert, Heracross, and Kangaskhan.
** 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.

* WolverinePublicity: Played straight for Pikachu on both of versions of the game's cover art, and for Lucario in the Wii U's, but averted for the latter on ''DX'''s cover.

* CultureChopSuey: The Ferrum region is all over the place culturally: A Japanese fishing boat and dojo, a small European-esque Town, the Los Angeles inspired Neos City, and a Hawaii aping resort town, to name a few, to squeeze in as many Tekken and Pokemon location references as they can into one setting.

In July 2017, Nintendo announced ''Pokken Tournament Deluxe'', port of the game to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, which will be released on September 22nd. This rerelease adds five new Pokémon, four former arcade-exclusives (Darkrai, Croagunk, Scizor and Empoleon) and one completely new, Decidueye, as well as new 3v3 team battle mode.