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Pokkén Tournament Confirms Shadow Mewtwo
posted on by Karen Ressler
The Pokémon Company International began streaming a trailer for its upcoming Pokkén Tournament, confirming the addition of Shadow Mewtwo as a character in the game. The video also highlights the playable pokémon, including the recently-announced Pikachu Libre (Masked Pikachu).
The game will be released worldwide for Wii U in spring 2016.
The game debuted in Japanese arcades in July. The eight playable pokémon available at launch were Charizard, Weavile, Lucario, Machamp, Gardevoir, Suicune, Gengar, and Pikachu. Blaziken and Pikachu Libre were added later. Support pokémon, which can be called to assist in battle with the "L" button, include Emolga, Lapras, Snivy, Frogadier, Eevee, Fennekin, and others.
Battles have two phases. During regular play, a pokémon fills its gauge to activate "resonance burst," where the pokémon is powered-up for a limited time and can perform a special attack.
The game includes tutorial and single-player modes, as well as an online mode that connects players to other arcade systems across Japan.
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