Pokken Fighters: It's an actual thing now!

[AuraStorm13]

I can say that I'm looking forward to this one. Never played Tekken before, though I doubt that'd hamper my experience. Either way, as a fan of the Fighting-game Genre and Pokemon, this looks very promising, assuming it gets a console port, which I'd say is fairly likely. I'm interested in seeing which Pokemon they'll have on the roster, we currently know that Lucario, Machamp and Blaziken are in the game, and due to Mega Lucario being shown it's safe to assume Mega Blaziken will show up as well.

 

[Booster]

It would look promising if it wasn't for one major flaw:

It's exclusive to Japanese Arcades and America hasn't gotten an Arcade game in years.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

It would look promising if it wasn't for one major flaw:

It's exclusive to Japanese Arcades and America hasn't gotten an Arcade game in years.

Naw man, they always release Namco fighting games in arcades first before porting, look at Tekken Tag Tournament. It's good because the console releases always add extra characters to justify paying full price when you could just play a bit at the arcade. It would be business suicide to not release it on the WiiU eventually.

 

[Prism]

It would look promising if it wasn't for one major flaw:

It's exclusive to Japanese Arcades and America hasn't gotten an Arcade game in years.

It'll be released in America, most likely on Wii U but it could be in arcades as well.

 

[Wasp]

given the amount of likes already it would be a stupid move not to port this to the console... I don't know how everything works concerning the copyright stuff and ownership of pokemon or arcademachines etc. but it would be a wise choice to port this. There's a lot of needs for it.

 

[praline]

So the pokemon that I'd love to be playable... excluding fighting types cause I think everyone can see a bunch of them being playable obviously.

List: Zoroark, Bisharp, Tyranitar, Krookodile, Greninja, Granbull, Kangaskhan, Ambipom, Ursaring, Lopunny, Muk, Garbodour, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, Gengar, Rhyperior, Scizor, Dusknoir, Aggron, Electivire, Magmortar.

Now I don't expect all of these but they'd be boss.

 

[darthnazgul]

Namco Bandai? Nintendo? I have a delivery for you both:

 

[CrazyChaos]

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/...est-characters-its-completely-different-game/

According to this link, Bandai Namco Games's Katsuhiro Harada answered some twitter questions about the game. Apparently any pokemon should be a viable choice as a playable character. So not just fighting types and humanoids are being considered.

I am really looking forward to this game now.

 

[MargnetMan23]

so my dreams of Omastar in a fighting game aren't dead *shot*

 

[Polo]

All I need is

Given that there seems to be some sort of mid-battle mega evolution mechanic, I doubt that we'll see Mega Mewtwo X (or Mega Lopunny, for that matter) as a standalone character. However, perhaps regular Mewtwo could be a character, with Mega Mewtwo X as a mid-battle mega evolution.
Whether or not they include Pokemon like Mewtwo would probably depend on whether they want the game to be exclusively hand-to-hand combat, or if things like longer range psychic/electric/water/etc. attacks would be OK with Bamco. That also makes me wonder if Pikachu will get shafted or not. I mean, he's the mascot and all, but I'm not sure if he lends himself well to a Tekken-style fighting game.

Something else I was wondering about was if Pokkén Tournament will include any content from ORAS. It would have thought it unlikely, as it seems like the Pokkén Tournament release could be too soon after the ORAS release. That said, I guess in SSB4 proves that it is never too soon!

 

[AuraStorm13]

So, outside of the three we know are in the game, I'd say the Hitmons are very likely, particularly Chan and Lee, though Hitmontop could provide a unique playstyle to the game due to it's shtick with it being, well, a spinning top. You could also throw Sawk/Throh in there, they'd have decent enough chances as well. Anyway, I'd say Pangoro and Ursaring could fill in the gap of Panda and Kuma respectively, as it's been stated that no Tekken characters will be appearing here, (Thank the lord.) so Pangoro/Ursaring could fill in for Panda/Kuma's playstyles, just a thought.

 

[Sunnysunny]

So guys, I checked back on the Fighting only thing and it turns out only one person has said that, although he translated from the Japanese stream it could have been a mistranslation.

I think what's more likely is that it's mostly Fighting types with only a small few who are not.

Nahhh.
https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/504671535391465472

This is Mr.Harada's twitter.
Pokken will NOT be an all fighting type exclusive game thankfully, so speculate away.

ALSO HEY SAPHY~ :3

 

[Vale]

Pokémon I want:

Poliwrath
Ditto (play as the opponent's choice. Random character if both players select Ditto and team composition is limited to one Pokémon).


gimmicks that I think would be cool:
Hitmontop: weak attacks but immunity to grabs due to spinning
Hitmonlee: deals and takes more damage than usual when block[ed/ing] (still less than no block)
Hitmonchan: drain punch as a special move (do ultimates have different levels in Tekken?)

 

[Sapphire Dragon]

Nahhh.
https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/504671535391465472

This is Mr.Harada's twitter.
Pokken will NOT be an all fighting type exclusive game thankfully, so speculate away.

ALSO HEY SAPHY~ :3

Heyyyyyyyyyyyy :D It's been too long!

Thanks for that link. I'll definitely be spamming it all over the place. :3

 

[PLATINUM7]

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/...est-characters-its-completely-different-game/

According to this link, Bandai Namco Games's Katsuhiro Harada answered some twitter questions about the game. Apparently any pokemon should be a viable choice as a playable character. So not just fighting types and humanoids are being considered.

I am really looking forward to this game now.

So Wailord is a viable choice?

 

[Sapphire Dragon]

So Wailord is a viable choice?

LOL

Harada: "If the players want it"

Inb4 meme starts and everyone requests Wailord

"Oh crap..."

His entire moveset would probably be Body Slam, Headbutt, Turn around (would send everyone offscreen with his back end) and Eat You.

That's all assuming he even fits on the screen... only his head would be able to do so.

He'd make an amazing joke character/impossible boss.

 

[darthnazgul]

Knowing the Tekken series, I can see them putting Wailord in for the lols.

 

[TacoWiiCheese]

I think every fighting type will be in here except for the legendaries, Terrakion, Virizion, Cobalion and Mega Mewtwo X, however, mewtwo would be cool and is standing like human fighter so it could be working.

I can see lots of potential in this, bit I'm hoping it'll come outside of Japan and not only on Arcade. THIS is what the Wii U could really need right now.

I hope to see type differences take effect in some way like the they do in the main games. Really hope it gets released in some way outside of Japan.

 

[TacoWiiCheese]

It'll be released in America, most likely on Wii U but it could be in arcades as well.

It could be released on the eShop like Pokemon Rumble U.

 

[the8thark]

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2014/...est-characters-its-completely-different-game/

According to this link, Bandai Namco Games's Katsuhiro Harada answered some twitter questions about the game. Apparently any pokemon should be a viable choice as a playable character. So not just fighting types and humanoids are being considered.

I am really looking forward to this game now.

Even the red/blue glitch pokemon?

 

[Sapphire Dragon]

Missingno for Pokken

 

[SpaceJell0]

I'm really wondering how big the roster will be, considering Pokémon is HUGE. I'm expecting a little less than Tag Tournament 2's roster.

 

[Guybrush20X6]

I'm really wondering how big the roster will be, considering Pokémon is HUGE. I'm expecting a little less than Tag Tournament 2's roster.

I expect it'll release in the arcades with a modest (for nowadays anyway) cast size of around 30-40 but will get extra characters when ported to home consoles.

More character is cool but less characters means more balance, considering they're making a new fighting system for this game.

 

[Sunnysunny]

I wonder how much this will play like Tekken?

Just from the trailer, the moves you can do look like they consume a lot more of the screen.
I'm guessing the core mechanics of the game will be different, but generally, like all of Harada's fighting games there's gonna be a lot of moves loaded into each character. There will most likely be a ground game too, where you can still get hit while knocked over on the ground, and your moveset becomes limited to rolling, getting up too block, or slow get up attacks.

Harada usually uses a blocking system known as low-mid-high, where highs can be ignored completely by ducking, mids can only be blocked standing, and lows only being blockable low. Throw moves in Harada's games are considered high but unblockable and are avoided by ducking or teching them. I'm gonna assume this game will have throws. It looks like just from the trailer there's some moves that crush guard as well.

That's all I can assume so far.

 

[Wasp]

I wonder how much this will play like Tekken?

Just from the trailer, the moves you can do look like they consume a lot more of the screen.
I'm guessing the core mechanics of the game will be different, but generally, like all of Harada's fighting games there's gonna be a lot of moves loaded into each character. There will most likely be a ground game too, where you can still get hit while knocked over on the ground, and your moveset becomes limited to rolling, getting up too block, or slow get up attacks.

Harada usually uses a blocking system known as low-mid-high, where highs can be ignored completely by ducking, mids can only be blocked standing, and lows only being blockable low. Throw moves in Harada's games are considered high but unblockable and are avoided by ducking or teching them. I'm gonna assume this game will have throws. It looks like just from the trailer there's some moves that crush guard as well.

That's all I can assume so far.

Lucario is trying to learn extra moveslot. But lucario already knows four moves. Should a movebe forgotten?

 

[Ginger Hail]

I've been waiting for this game ever since the name "Pokken" got trademarked. Can't wait to see more of the game in the future.

As for the roster size, I wouldn't be surprised if it was smaller than Tekken Tag 2 considering how much work will be going into creating new models/characters. I'm confident the roster will be fine though. I'd love to see Ditto on the roster and have it act like Tekken's Mokujin, constantly switching fighting styles (or in this case, Pokemon) in-between rounds.

 

[Wasp]

nah, please no ditto... would mean that you're always fighting against yourself... that sucks.

 

[4cast]

Mega JigglyPuff or Riot

 

[Wasp]

Wont happen only final evolutions can megavolve. So wigglytuff first

 

[Sapphire Dragon]

Wont happen only final evolutions can megavolve. So wigglytuff first

http://www.serebii.net/omegarubyalphasapphire/megaevolutions.shtml

 

[4cast]

http://www.serebii.net/omegarubyalphasapphire/megaevolutions.shtml

Wrong Slowbro is the final evolution

 

[Sapphire Dragon]

Nope, Slowking is. Just because it requires an item or trading or both to evolve doesn't make it not the final evolution.

Unless that was a joke that totally went over my head~

 

[4cast]

Nope, Slowking is. Just because it requires an item or trading or both to evolve doesn't make it not the final evolution.

Unless that was a joke that totally went over my head~

Both are the final evolution

 

[Ginger Hail]

Nope, Slowking is. Just because it requires an item or trading or both to evolve doesn't make it not the final evolution.

Unless that was a joke that totally went over my head~

It's like the Eevee-lutions or Poliwrath vs Politoed, they're separate branches of evolution. Both Slowbro and Slowking are the final evos of their respective branch.

 

[arcticfox8]

Honestly Wailord could make for a cool stage

 

[StaffofSmashing]

Blaziken and Mewtwo confirmed because of Logic.

 

[ImaClubYou]

My top 10 roster.

1. First and foremost, Sceptile. Perfect Grass type for this game. In a sense, he may even be the ONLY sensible Grass type for this game. Being my Favorite Pokemon of all time is just icing on the cake.

2. Scolipede. I'm sure at this point, we know that the fighters aren't limited to just bipedal or Fighting types. Scolipede looks like a great candidate for the Bug Species. It can use its horns, poison attacks, and make use of its ability Speed Boost.

3. Mewtwo. I'd be surprised if he wasn't in honestly. But I'm putting him here because he's my favorite Legendary Pokemon of all time.

4. Scizor. Badass Pokemon. Those huge claws ain't just for attractin' mates.

5. Ampharos. Electric representative. I don't know Pikachu's relevance in this case especially since he'll be really small in a game like this. Amphy can even Mega Evolve so we can see his suaveness in HD.

6. Aggron. One of my Pokemon I used to beat the Elite 4 in gen 3. Other than that, I love his design very much. People love Nidoking. I love Aggron.

7. Toxicroak. I really like this frog thing. It has a unique ability in Dry Skin where it heals in rain and takes damage in heat. It would be interesting to see how it would be incorporated here. Maybe in water stages he's super fast and in Desert/Volcano areas he's really slow.

8. Salamence. Possibly one of the biggest fighters to be in the game, potentially, there are other more easy mode Dragons to throw in, like Garchomp or Haxorus, but this is my list :]

9. Wobbuffet. I actually don't like this thing too much. I've never used in it in the main games but I feel this things very purpose for existence, taking hits and doing more damage in return, will make for very very very interesting playstyle. It will have tons of HP, its normal attacks do barely and damage, but its counter attacks will do MASSIVE damage.

10. Aerodactyl. Possibly one of the few Flying types that can be reasonable in this game. I've never seen a perched Aerodactyl before(can't remember if he did in the anime), but who knows, he might look badass.

 

[☢мєтαℓнєα∂☣]

I`m hype. Hopefully it`ll come to 3DS as well as Wii U. Scizor pls.

 

[Z25]

Looks like we may also see dragonite in this as well based on the anime.

 

[Wasp]

My top 10 roster.

1. First and foremost, Sceptile. Perfect Grass type for this game. In a sense, he may even be the ONLY sensible Grass type for this game. Being my Favorite Pokemon of all time is just icing on the cake.

2. Scolipede. I'm sure at this point, we know that the fighters aren't limited to just bipedal or Fighting types. Scolipede looks like a great candidate for the Bug Species. It can use its horns, poison attacks, and make use of its ability Speed Boost.

3. Mewtwo. I'd be surprised if he wasn't in honestly. But I'm putting him here because he's my favorite Legendary Pokemon of all time.

4. Scizor. Badass Pokemon. Those huge claws ain't just for attractin' mates.

5. Ampharos. Electric representative. I don't know Pikachu's relevance in this case especially since he'll be really small in a game like this. Amphy can even Mega Evolve so we can see his suaveness in HD.

6. Aggron. One of my Pokemon I used to beat the Elite 4 in gen 3. Other than that, I love his design very much. People love Nidoking. I love Aggron.

7. Toxicroak. I really like this frog thing. It has a unique ability in Dry Skin where it heals in rain and takes damage in heat. It would be interesting to see how it would be incorporated here. Maybe in water stages he's super fast and in Desert/Volcano areas he's really slow.

8. Salamence. Possibly one of the biggest fighters to be in the game, potentially, there are other more easy mode Dragons to throw in, like Garchomp or Haxorus, but this is my list :]

9. Wobbuffet. I actually don't like this thing too much. I've never used in it in the main games but I feel this things very purpose for existence, taking hits and doing more damage in return, will make for very very very interesting playstyle. It will have tons of HP, its normal attacks do barely and damage, but its counter attacks will do MASSIVE damage.

10. Aerodactyl. Possibly one of the few Flying types that can be reasonable in this game. I've never seen a perched Aerodactyl before(can't remember if he did in the anime), but who knows, he might look badass.

1: Breloom
2: Heracross/Pinsir (both with mega-evolve)
3: agree, though legendaries would be OP
4: With mega-form
5: Raichu?
7: meh, benefits from stagehazards suck... would always pick that particular stage just for toxicroak...
8: Flying types which are slow on land won't be very suitable i think
9: Would be too much hate... he only can counter/mirror coat and destiny bond.
10: same as salamence... he's cool but not suitable for a fighting game.