For those of you that didn’t now, there is a new mobile Pokémon game called PokéLand. It’s an addition to the Pokémon Rumble series, but of course this time on mobile. Right now it is only in its alpha stage and is just out there for some users to test. Luckily, I got the app quick enough to get a chance to play… and let me tell you, Pokémon is really stepping up their game with mobile apps.
PokéLand provides all of the fun of the Rumble series, collecting toys, discovering new areas (or in PokéLand’s case, islands), without the hassle of in-game purchases. Not to say that there aren’t micro-transactions, but I’ve been playing for about 5 days now and haven’t once felt even the slightest need to buy anything. There are two types of currency like most mobile games, coins and gems. Unlike a lot of mobile games, the gems aren’t that hard to obtain which makes it quite simple to unlock new islands and new Pokémon.
Of course, it being in Japanese I can’t read everything so there are still a few aspects of the app I don’t fully understand. How to actually go about upgrading your Pokémon is one of those things. There is also an ‘arena’ where you battle choosing three Pokémon of your own and go up against a lot of Pokémon that are hard to find. Granted, you can’t obtain any Pokémon in the area, but you get to see some more rare ones and potentially earn more gems.
Overall, for just being in the Alpha stage, this game has made a great first impression on me. Pokémon GO had a rough start and has gotten better with time. Pokémon Duel was fun for a while, but I ultimately lost interest. Magikarp Jump is off to a great start though and it isn’t an exaggeration to say I’m addicted. It’s safe to say at this point Pokémon is going full force with mobile games and it seems like a good path for them to take. What do you guys think of the direction Pokémon is heading with titles on iOS and Android? And if you got a chance to play the Alpha, what was your experience with PokéLand?
heh first
Hello again my old friend!
He wasn’t active for like, 2-3 weeks
About month ago I think, but we’ve talked via Youtube a bit too
Even though Rumble isn’t a very good game, I got a lot of enjoyment out of it so I’m looking forward to this game 😀
Good to hear it’s alright for mobile. I was too concerned, but I’m glad it’s not heavy on micro transaction pushing. That’s one thing that I can say Magikarp Splash is doing well. I’ve never once felt like I need to spend actual money to continue playing it. Hopefully this new form of Rumble can be just as fun.
I doubt we’ll ever get new spin-offs on 3DS and Switch. I can see a new Ranger or Mystery Dungeon on mobile being the next big thing.
Pokken Mobile Edition coming soon
Pokken DX is a port of a port an arcade game from a couple of years ago, doesn’t really count :P.
Ik that 😛
Hello
boring
An enhanced version of Yooka-Laylee is coming to the Switch. Massive L for those fools who bought the PC or PS4 version
?We built this city! We built this city on Roggenrolaaaaaaaaa!!!!?
I know this is off the subject of the article but here are some things I noticed from the 20 seconds of footage we got in the trailer for US/UM:
it looks like the house where the player starts on Route 1 has become a town. There’s a Pokemon Center to the left when the player is walking up to Route 1 and festive banners as well as Pokemon such as Wingull in the background, so it really does look like a town now. Or it could be that it is on maybe a different or new island. The place where you also pick your Starter Pokemon looks different. They’re not standing on that platform in Iki Town like they were in Sun and Moon. Just some of the things I noticed that looked different. I’ll have to check the footage for more stuff.
YESSSSSS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED THAT. 5TH ISLAND INCOMING REMEMBER THIS
I feel like its a new town or just a festival it looks way too similar to original route imo
Hmm I think your town idea is right I did notice it looked more like a Festival than in the original
And dude don’t be shy of placing off article topic stuff probs. Won’t get more for a few days and… this game just isn’t exciting enough to talk about for days on end
I mean the Pokemon Center was already there in S/M. It does look like there’s a wall there though, which could be indicative of some development. Personally, it would be a little weird to have a town almost right next to a city, but you never know. I don’t see any “festive banners” anywhere, just a lot of colorful foliage.
The house is definitely the same as the starting house in S/M; the layout out front is the same, the starting room looks nearly identical, etc. I don’t think we start on a new island.
The Pokemon Center was a little bit further to the west, away from the house in another loading section of the map if I recall, next to the Trainer’s School. And yeah, I think we are on the same island. But I swear I did see festive banners and Wingull in the sky. It really does look like there was some development in the area where the player’s house was. In the Sun and Moon, I was surprised to see that you didn’t start off in Iki Town and that your house was so isolated from the rest of the map.
It’s right there next to the house, but also by the trainer school!
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/172665090134074134/442168378F3351215D624F8F2924DCC8DD8A835F/
What? The starting room is diffrent
There’s a Nintendo Switch in the room next to the TV instead of a Wii U. I think that was the only thing I could spot that was different about the starting room.
E3: And now the secret you’ve been waiting for: Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon aren’t really 3DS exclusives. You’ll be also able to play them on… YOUR SMARTPHONE!
If they’re using the same engine as S/M, and S/M had occasional framerate drops, I’d hate to see how it plays on my phone.
When will we get news next? E3?
We don’t know. Maybe. Remember, they can drop a trailer anytime they want to.
Yep I assume
-Names of Necroleo and Necrala
-Maybe a new Pokemon or form
-More info on whats going on
-A Demo possibly?
Where did get this idea?
Just my opinion things we may get and maybe no demo but some gameplay like last E3
I mean idea of these names.
Thats what others have called them before so it grew on me
A demo? After both of their demos leaked everything?
Sure I’ll believe it
Or just gameplay we got it last year why not this year?
They did learn the first time! Except they didn’t secure the second demo hard enough…
E3 starts on the 13th, Corocoro usually leaks around the 11th so with some luck we might get something new before E3
Either at E3 or beforehand, with CoroCoro. CoroCoro leaks around either the 11th so it’s possible we could get some news from CoroCoro, though I was surprised that in last month’s issue, they didn’t mention word of a “shocking announcement” or something along the lines of that. Because they usually do that whenever a new main series game is coming up. So, who knows what will happen, I’m just hoping we get some news from either one of those sources. Or better yet, both of them.
*EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT*
For all fans of me or of Platinum version or of Playthroughs I urge you to watch my series
Kurusu’s Platinum Adventures!!!
Episodes 2 and 3 air Tomorrow while you can watch episode 1 now!
https://youtu.be/A6AarM_6kKk
https://youtu.be/Hmltu6TnkGo
Too bad you ain’t got a capture card. It’d look much better with an overlay too.
True I must use my phone (which has poor video skill)
I know I talked about this before but y Necrozma attached them in this form I think something deep behind this. http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1496847469623.png
I’m really have a hankering to play Crystal again
But I don’t wanna burn out on it
I was planning to do this too.
Too bad Crystal ain’t coming on VC! I could’ve used that.
its the only place you can get Phanpy early
Everyone in these games have abusive parents wtf
Lillie, Gladion, Guzma, N like what’s the deal
Showing real live events in a game
I’m sure the moms of the protagonists love them just fine, by letting them go out into the dangerous world at a young age to become Pokemon trainers…
tbf i think thats just a social norm in this universe and somehow 10 = 18 in this world idk
Probably!
Good thing the kids are somehow never killed by wild Pokemon ever… I guess the moms just know it’s safe to go alone unlike in Legend of Zelda…
Back to moms, I think there’s nice ones out there in the Pokemon world… parents really don’t ever get much total screen time in this show unless it’s Lusamine…
https://68.media.tumblr.com/ca41e26c9d78e382ff11b9fbe7f23b2e/tumblr_or58v2WZZT1w1na6wo1_500.jpg
Totally not Salty!
Screenshotted for 2020.
The disappointments will never end
The roast of the year! Lol!
dayone purchase
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ughhhhhhh i’m bored…..i think i’m gonna go do….something….at the place…..
maybe burn some things
*dumps out a bag of live snakes*
laters……
Imagine lol https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1f947928f979e07769d4ca6512d36980d2d06195ad57f6e894069dda31577951.jpg
We, are the crystal necrozmas!
honestly that’s not far off i mean Necrozma does have light focusing abilities and the tagline for USUM is “a new light across Alola”
imagine this theory turns out to be true lol
What if it turn out that Cosmog is just a turd that Necrozma dropped when flying over Alola
10/10 best theory
Yeah we had this theory brought up a few times yesterday. The question would then be do you fight it with a Solgaleo/Lunala or is it the sole legend you face in these games.
https://68.media.tumblr.com/58e70af7333954e320790a7141aa07f2/tumblr_or5dqidMCT1rss8wxo1_500.png
We need more of these
honestly it be awesome if what we thought was armor actually was Necromza just imprisoning the legends and controlling them
Oh shit the infection is real ………..To be honest I am the first person who talk about that Necrozma controlling Solgaleo and Lunala Mind Muhahahahaaaaa cuz that is pure evil.
oh you think that too? oh cool
Yeah I said that at very beginning but I was talking about that he could absorb them.
oh same! i thought the same thing
http://68.media.tumblr.com/3914b2793308c816962352e4746406db/tumblr_or5nbud8N41r2b88uo1_r2_1280.png
Kurusu I’m ready to trade!
Can we wait till 3 I have school till 2:12 then the bus about a half hour
At 3 I will absolutely 100% be ready for it promise
Okay, I can wait. What time zone are you in?
What timezone is Pennsylvania in? I think Mid Atlantic?
Its 10 mins. To 1 in the afternoon here
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Seraph was talking about that Necrozma’s name translation is Necromancy any confirmation about this?
Hmm it maybe so I mean it is Psychic type
And it live underground.
Well to the untrained eye Necromancy is the power to raise the dead
Necro meaning death or corpse
But given its extraterrestrial origins it may have to do something with a Black Dwarf which is a dead or dying star
Due to my bad english I thought it was a combination between Necromancer and Geomancy.
That’s not what he meant, he was just saying that his translator was bad and translated Necrozma as ‘Necromancy’ – it’s nothing important or note-worthy besides being funny
I love this artwork! Can’t wait to pre-order Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon this Friday! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/049da89e3d2d18910c33b984a84495fc5cf889539befc2f1b9432f559f0ed0f1.png
Usually I don’t like femininity infected by darkness or evilness but I can’t feel that with Lunala she is simply perfect.
Speak for yourself
do u like evil girls?
Tomycase always does good art, usually pretty quick after reveal.
Ok I’m finally going to finish Black 2 today
Pre-ordered both US and UM. Couldn’t help it.
I did yesterday 😛 but which one will you play first
Moon. Always play the second version.
Sun will probably just stay in my bookshelf forever.
I’m going to pre-order them on Friday. Can’t wait.
I just do it online in our local Gamestop ripoff. Can’t complain since they always deliver the limited editions if you were early.