<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
and	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
3D	O
and	O
2D	O
movement	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
German-language	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Tekken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
change	O
may	O
be	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
similarity	O
between	O
Pokkén	B-Application
and	O
the	O
German	O
word	O
for	O
smallpox	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
fighters	O
battle	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
various	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
shifting	O
between	O
"	O
Field	O
Phase	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
move	O
freely	O
around	O
the	O
arena	O
similar	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
and	O
Naruto	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
Duel	O
Phase	O
"	O
where	O
they	O
move	O
relative	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
action	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
technical	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
both	O
hardcore	O
and	O
casual	O
fans	O
to	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
perform	O
various	O
techniques	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
Mega	O
Evolutions	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
up	O
from	O
attacks	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
Synergy	O
Gauge	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Support	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
give	O
them	O
special	O
benefits	O
such	O
as	O
buffs	O
in	O
attack	O
or	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First-print	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
Shadow	O
Mewtwo	O
Amiibo	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
which	O
immediately	O
unlocked	O
the	O
character	O
for	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
23	O
different	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
fighters	O
,	O
16	O
of	O
which	O
appear	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
first	O
teased	O
during	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Game	O
Show	O
event	O
held	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
trademarks	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
filed	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
CEO	O
Tsunekazu	O
Ishihara	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
producer	O
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
,	O
and	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
producer	O
Masaaki	O
Hoshino	O
attended	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
broadcast	O
on	O
Niconico	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
collaboration	O
came	O
about	O
from	O
brainstorming	O
ideas	O
of	O
new	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
Ishihara	O
wanted	O
to	O
feature	O
primarily	O
fighting-type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
Hoshino	O
pushed	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
of	O
many	O
different	O
types	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2015	O
Pokémon	B-Application
World	O
Championships	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Tekken	I-Application
in	O
Germany	O
and	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
another	O
controller	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
GameStop	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Pikachu	B-Application
controller	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
"	O
limited	O
quantities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pack	O
One	O
,	O
Aegislash	O
is	O
a	O
fighter	O
along	O
with	O
Mega	O
Rayquaza	O
and	O
Mimikyu	O
as	O
support	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pack	O
Two	O
,	O
Blastoise	O
is	O
a	O
fighter	O
along	O
with	O
Mew	O
and	O
Celebi	O
as	O
support	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Harada	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
follower	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pokkén	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
up	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
to	O
decide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amusement	O
Fantasista	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
arcade	O
in	O
Kurashiki	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
planned	O
to	O
remove	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
machines	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
profitability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
entered	O
the	O
Media	O
Create	O
sales	O
charts	O
as	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
69,675	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
credited	O
for	O
a	O
marked	O
increase	O
in	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
hardware	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
;	O
13,000	O
units	O
sold	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
's	O
4,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
sold	O
53,395	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reported	O
that	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
outsold	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
similar	O
or	O
slightly	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
new	O
modes	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
the	O
new	O
split	O
screen	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
framerate	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
