<s>
,	O
released	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Link	I-Device
:	I-Device
Battle	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Pokémon-themed	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2005	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Trozei	I-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
12	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
13	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
14	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
all	O
718	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
were	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Battle	I-Device
Trozei	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
game	O
Puzzle	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
battle	O
depicted	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
battle	O
the	O
enemy	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
players	O
create	O
groups	O
of	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
identical	O
Pokémon	B-Application
icons	O
on	O
the	O
grid	O
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
are	O
fought	O
using	O
a	O
rock-paper-scissors	O
style	O
system	O
where	O
each	O
Pokémon	B-Application
has	O
different	O
elemental	O
types	O
assigned	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
outcome	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
that	O
these	O
types	O
have	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mechanic	O
of	O
elemental	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
borrows	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Pokémon	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
to	O
borrow	O
rules	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
matching	O
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
strategy	O
when	O
considering	O
which	O
Pokémon	B-Application
types	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
strategy	O
element	O
puts	O
players	O
that	O
are	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
at	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
because	O
they	O
may	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
element	O
types	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
718	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Trozei	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
but	O
also	O
features	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Sinnoh	O
,	O
Unova	O
and	O
Kalos	O
,	O
except	O
Diancie	O
,	O
Hoopa	O
and	O
Volcanion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
13	O
February	O
2014	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
12	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
13	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
14	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
all	O
718	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
were	O
known	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
game	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
decorative	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Battle	I-Device
Trozei	I-Device
theme	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
handheld	O
was	O
only	O
given	O
to	O
winners	O
of	O
competitions	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Daisuki	O
Club	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
club	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
customers	O
in	O
Japan	O
could	O
also	O
purchase	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
kuji	O
cards	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
Trozei	B-Device
themed	O
cushion	O
,	O
mug	O
,	O
pencil	O
case	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Center	O
also	O
had	O
Trozei	B-Device
merchandise	O
for	O
sale	O
including	O
stickers	O
,	O
jigsaw	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
notebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Scott	O
Thompson	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
strategic	O
combat	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
RPG	O
series	O
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
creating	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
local	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
sufficient	O
details	O
for	O
players	O
not	O
familiar	O
with	O
every	O
Pokémon	B-Application
type	O
.	O
</s>
