Unlike most arcade fighting games, which use a traditional joystick and buttons, the arcade version is played using console-style controllers, which are designed so that players who are not used to arcade sticks can get into the game more easily. Pokkén Tournament is a fighting game in which two fighters battle against each other using various Pokémon, with gameplay shifting between 'Field Phase' where the Pokémon move freely around the arena similar to Power Stone and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, and 'Duel Phase' where they move relative to each other similar to the Tekken games. Pikachu hitting Weavile with his Burst Attack in the Nintendo Switch version The title change may be due to the similarity between Pokkén and the German word for smallpox, Pocken. The official German-language title of the game is Pokémon Tekken. The Japanese characters ポッ拳 appear in the game's logo in both the Japanese version and the localized versions released in North America and Europe. Pokkén ( Japanese: ポッ拳, Hepburn: Pokken) is a portmanteau of Pokémon and Tekken. The arcade version was published by Bandai Namco, the Japanese console versions were published by The Pokémon Company, and the console versions outside of Japan were published by Nintendo. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, Pokkén Tournament DX, was released in September 2017. It was released for Japanese arcades in July 2015, and worldwide for the Wii U in March 2016.

The game combines gameplay elements from Bandai Namco's Tekken series and other fighting games, such as 3D and 2D movement, with characters from the Pokémon franchise.

Pokkén Tournament is a fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

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