Pokemon Quest Announced for Nintendo Switch and Mobile
By Nicholas Barth ·
Pokemon Quest, a game containing cube versions of your favorite Pokemon, was announced by the Pokemon Company today at a press conference in Japan for the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices.
Today, May 29th saw a new Pokemon game get announced in Pokemon Quest for the Nintendo Switch and Mobile devices by the Pokemon Company at a live press conference in Japan today.
Pokemon Quest is definitely a very unique Pokemon game, as it takes place in the world called Tumblecube Island. Here cube like Pokemon roam for treasure, food and fights. Players can find base camps spread around the island that can be customized and built to attract new creatures to capture and add to their team.
Trainers can take three of the little cube critters to battle, but the newly announced title does not utilize the same turned-based combat that other games in the franchise use. It instead limits the player's control of the characters in battle to tapping attack meters when they are full. Besides that interaction, the new title allows the seemingly Minecraft inspired creatures to duke it out on their own.
The Pokémon in #PokemonQuest were originally discovered in the Kanto region—but this time, they have a boxy, cube-like appearance! pic.twitter.com/CAjZUvFJcH
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) May 30, 2018
The "free-to-start" game will feature Pokemon found in the Kanto region. Players will have the ability to power-up their creatures by using power stones. These power stones allow trainers to customize their creatures' weaknesses and strengths. The cube like creatures will feature different groups that specialize in unique attributes, such as long-range attackers or up-close brawlers. While combat control is limited for players, trainers will still have the ability to build their teams to specific styles that they feel will serve them the best in the Nintendo Switch and Mobile game.
Pokemon Quest is currently now availble to download on the Nintendo Switch eShop. However, the mobile versions of the game on IOS and Android devices will not be available until late June.
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(cover photo courtesy of Nintendo)