Pokémon Quest is a free-to-play action and exploration game developed by GAME FREAK. Announced and released on Nintendo Switch on the same day, May 30, 2018 in Europe, it came to iOS and Android on June 27, 2018. Here is its fact sheet.
| Japanese title | Pokémon Quest |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch (eShop), iOS, Android; playable on Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Announcement | May 29, 2018 |
| Switch release | May 29, 2018 in North America, May 30, 2018 in Europe and Japan |
| Mobile release | June 27, 2018 |
| Developer | GAME FREAK |
| Publishers | The Pokémon Company, Nintendo |
| Model | Free-to-play, with in-app purchases |
| Players | 1 |
| Pokémon | All 151 Kanto Pokémon |
| Latest update | 1.0.4, January 10, 2019 |
The concept
The player explores Tumblecube Island with their drone. They form teams of three Pokémon, send them on expeditions across twelve worlds and power them up with Power Stones. New Pokémon arrive at the base through cooking. See Getting started.
Starter Pokémon
The player chooses one Pokémon out of five: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Eevee and Pikachu. See Starter Pokémon.
Update history
| Version | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | June 22, 2018 | Minor fixes |
| 1.0.2 | July 12, 2018 | New mission, improvements |
| 1.0.3 | July 20, 2018 | Fixed a bug that froze Pokémon after certain moves |
| 1.0.4 | January 10, 2019 | Minor fixes |
