Month: January 2015

A few days ago, Bandai Namco Games’ Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino showed off an early version of their upcoming Pokémon fighter Pokkén Tournament on Monthly Famitsu’s broadcast.

A large portion of the segment consisted of revealing Pikachu, Suicune, and Gardevoir as well as demonstrating Pokkén’s gameplay mechanics tournament matches between the program’s various hosts. In addition to the three new playable Pokémon, however, another interesting face appeared elsewhere in the build.

After Soulcalibur producer Hoshino was demolished by the Famitsu host’s Pikachu, they were greeted with a typical “Thank You For Playing” screen common in demos, complete with a Banapass advertisement and an added layer of cuteness from Fennekin and Eevee. But while the former was shown to be an assist Pokémon during the show, the latter only appeared on this one screen, sporting an updated look common to the rest of the cast.

Of course, whether or not Eevee will be playable remains to be seen. My mind currently races with possible fighting styles based off the species’ multiple evolution lines, but it’s also possible the diminutive pocket monster will be a support character due to the company it keeps in the above screen.

What do you think of Eevee’s inclusion in Pokkén Tournament? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

For more information, be sure to visit our previous report on the title’s Famitsu showing and check out this collection of gameplay footage. Expect to see Pokkén Tournament launch in Japanese arcades sometime this year.

Source: Famitsu