Pokkén Tournament DX is a fighting game released on 22 September 2017 on Nintendo Switch. An enhanced version of Pokkén Tournament, which came out in Japanese arcades in 2015 and then on Wii U in 2016, it is developed by Bandai Namco, the team behind Tekken, with The Pokémon Company. Twenty-three fighters, eighteen Support Pokémon sets, battles that alternate between Field Phase and Duel Phase, Mega Evolutions during Synergy Burst: it is the most technical fighting game in the Pokémon universe.
It can still be played on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, solo, with two players on one console, or online.
The guide
- Getting started: our review, the spec sheet, tips for getting started, the FAQ and the gallery.
- Solo mode: the Ferrum League, from the Green League to the Iron League, and the story of Shadow Mewtwo.
- Modes: Team Battle, solo modes, training and Daily Challenge, multiplayer and online play.
- The Battle Pass: Aegislash, Blastoise and their supports.
- The Pokémon: the 23 fighters, the newcomers in the DX version and the 18 Support sets.
- Tips: the battle mechanics, My Town and customization, and controllers, amiibo and codes.
- Behind the scenes: the differences from the Wii U version, the updates and our archives.
For each fighter, our original articles from the time detail every move and command: they are linked from the Fighters page.
Why play it
Pokkén Tournament DX pulls off a difficult feat: a serious fighting game, loved by fans of the genre and featured in the Pokémon Championships, that stays accessible to Pokémon fans thanks to its attack triangle and simple controls. The DX version fixes the shortcomings of the Wii U: every fighter available from the start, Team Battle and real local multiplayer on Switch.
