Pokkén Tournament

Pokkén Tournament was developed with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Inc., the producers of one of the top achievements in fighting games, the Tekken series. True to its legacy, this game brings tight gameplay and…

76 16 July 2015

Arcade Fighting Action

Pokkén Tournament is an arcade developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released 16 July 2015 on Wii U and Arcade.

Verified 23 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Pokkén Tournament is

Pokkén Tournament is an arcade game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment and released in 2015. It is available on Wii U and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pokkén Tournament is a 2015 fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game combines gameplay elements from Bandai Namco's Tekken series and other fighting games, such as 3D and 2D movement, with characters from the Pokémon franchise. It was released for Japanese arcades in July 2015 and worldwide for the Wii U in March 2016. An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, Pokkén Tournament DX, was released in September 2017. The arcade version was published by Bandai Namco, the Japanese console versions were published by The Pokémon Company, and the console versions outside of Japan were published by Nintendo.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 1 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokkén Tournament is the 206th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon in 2015. Its critic score of 76 is almost exactly the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

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How it was received

Pokkén Tournament holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 58% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Players rate it 69, 7 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

What it launched against

Pokkén Tournament launched on 16 July 2015, within three weeks of Rocket League, God of War III Remastered, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Rocket League, God of War III Remastered, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest.

Cheats and codes

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