Just a day after we posited that Eevee might be a playable character in Bandai Namco Games’ upcoming fighter Pokkén Tournament, confirmation has arrived.
This news comes courtesy of an official document that was released ahead of this weekend’s location tests, which are set to take place at Namco’s own game centers in the Japanese cities of Kawasaki and Osaka. In addition to describing a variety of gameplay mechanics, many of which have been covered in a previous report, the system guide also covers which Pokémon will act as support characters for the main cast.
Two of the pairs (Pachirisu and Fennekin, Snivy and Lapras) were present when the game was shown off by directors Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino at Famitsu, but the duo of Frogadier and Eevee (pictured to the right) is new to the location test build.
Support Pokémon work similarly to assists in the Marvel series, entering the battle with the touch of a button to provide back-up for the main character. Frogadier, for instance, tosses out a disk-shaped projectile that can travel long distances, while Eevee grants a bonus to attack power and recovers health.
Public exhibitions will run this weekend from January 30 to February 1, during which time we’ll probably receive more gameplay footage and information.
Pokkén Tournament is expected to arrive in Japanese arcades sometime this year.
Source: Pokkén Tournament via NeoGAF