Pokémon heads to the switch in the form of Pokkén Tournament DX

7 Jun 2017

Steve Wright

The Wii U’s Pokkén Tournament will head to the Nintendo Switch as Pokkén Tournament DX, Nintendo confirmed last night.

The new version of the game will feature all 16 characters from the Wii U iteration, alongside new fighters Empoleon, Darkrai, Scizor, Croagunk and Decidueye.

New modes include 3v3 team battles, online ranked matches, friend matches and private group matches.

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Single Joy-Cons can be used in local play, whilst the title has been confirmed to be compatible with the Switch’s tabletop, TV and handheld configurations.

Expect Pokkén Tournament DX on Nintendo Switch from 22 September.

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

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