Empoleon Announced for Pokkén Tournament

Empoleon has just been announced as a playable character for Pokkén Tournament! The Water/Steel-type will be available in the arcade version beginning on December 15th. Its existence was first hinted at in datamining leaks during summer, but it will finally make its official debut now six months later.

Still no word if the extra characters, including Darkrai and others, will ever make it to the Wii U console version. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for some official word!

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1,431 thoughts on “Empoleon Announced for Pokkén Tournament”

  1. Haven’t actually played Pokken in quite awhile, but Empoleon is a cool choice to bring into the game it’ll be interesting to see how it does 🙂

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      • You gave it a try so that counts for something, I don’t know I enjoyed playing for a bit and think its a good idea for a game and still like playing occasionally but I’m not as into it like with the main Pokemon series

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          • It’s up to you if you ever get in the mood to play again it’s there waiting, but its not something you have to force yourself to play we all have things we like and things we don’t but there’s nothing wrong with that 🙂 if you ever decide to maybe we could play sometime!

      • Hey when first testing the SOS on Route 1 Caterpies I went nearly 200 before just giving up. And I was unlucky enough to have the Minior I ran into self-destruct on me. haha It’ll happen eventually. I’ve literally been playing Pokémon since the beginning and it wasn’t until this past year I started seeing more shinies.

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  2. So here’s my collection of legitimate shinies:
    Gengar (Gen 6 event)
    Gyarados (Soul Silver)
    Dragonite (White 2 from Alder) [On W2 team]
    Pichu (Gen 4 event)
    Raikou (Gen 5 event)
    Entei (Gen 5 event)
    Suicune (Gen 5 event)
    Zigzagoon (Alpha Sapphire)
    Whismur (Alpha Sapphire)
    Swablu (Alpha Sapphire) [Going on OR team]
    Snorunt (Sun)
    Haxorus (White 2 Nature Preserve) [On W2 team]
    Stufful (Sun)

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    • Mine
      Gyarados (Same as you)
      Haxorus(Same)
      Raikou, Suicune (Same)
      Yveltal (Event)
      Xerneas (Event)
      Lumineon (Diamond)
      Kriketune (Heart Gold)
      Dragalge (Y)
      Mudbray (Moon)

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    • Zubat (Horded for it)
      Tentacool (Random)
      Tangrowth (Platinum Safari Zone)
      Cresselia (Took 3 weeks to find)
      Gible (Random hatch)
      Garchomp (B2W2)
      Dragonite (B2W2)
      Pyroar (Random; Female though :/)
      Entei (Event)
      Altaria (Random)
      Haxorus (B2W2)
      Xerneas & Yveltal (Event)
      Palkia, Dialga, Giratina (Event)
      Rayquaza (Event)
      Gyarados (Soulsilver)

      I think that’s it…

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    • All my legit shinies are from XYORAS, not including trades since I doubt them. Many of these are incidental ones from EV training.
      2 Foonguss
      2 Whimsur
      1 Wingull
      1 Zigzagoon
      1 Froakie (not HA, crap!)
      1 Cacturne
      1 Xerneas
      1 Yveltal
      1 Rayquaza

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    • Oh man…I have like 3 boxes of shinies that I bred,obtained through random encounters or given through WT.I even made a list of how many eggs I went through in order to get a shiny

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      • Sometimes the hax is on my side and it feels great.

        I remember the time I was down to a frozen Togekiss and a Typhlosion stuck in Focus Blast vs. 4x Calm Mind Latios and half-health Suicune… Togekiss thawed, did Dazzling Gleam and double crit. :p

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        • watching my replay. just bewear left, full health. my opponent sends in glalie.
          Glalie used hail!
          Bewear used Hammer Arm! … Glalie dodged the attack!
          Glilie’s Moody! (+Sp. Atk, – Atk)
          Glalie used Blizzard! (Crit, Bewear is Frozen)
          Bewear is Frozen Solid!
          Glalie’s Moody! (+Sp. Atk, – Atk)
          Glalie used Blizzard!
          Bewear fainted….

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          • I also have another stupid thing on another replay! this is the very first 2 turns of the battle, my Xurkitree, random npc’s goodra.
            Xurkitree used Dazzling Gleam! Goodra dodged the attack (WHAT?!?)
            goodra used Dragon Pulse! Critical hit!
            Xurkitree used Dazzling Gleam! Goodra dodged the attack! (SERIOUSLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?)
            goodra used dragon pulse!
            Xurkitree fainted!

          • i assume he had a lax incense or a bright powder, which for the CPU’s works all the time. I remember a certain Feraligatr in BW’s battle subway that had a similar hax.

    • I’ve been reading about the trademarks, but wow, I never thought I’d see the day. I just feel like traveling to Japan jsut to play this game!

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    • I dunno, Decidueye seems to be unsuited for Claudio’s moveset with the exception of the rage art… why not Gallade though, it kinda fits better minus the rage art since Claudio does a lot of swiping…

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  3. Favorite Ultra Beast?
    Mine would have to be Nihilego. While I haven’t finished the UB quest yet, it resonates with me in a way that the others don’t. As a matter of fact, it ranks up there with my favorite Pokemon of all time…
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    …
    …
    …but not surpassing Dedenne. It would never. Nothing surpasses Dedenne.

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