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Pokémon Duel

A digital adaptation of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

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Within the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Duel was a digital tabletop game that did not require payment to play.[1] Each competitor controls six Pokémon figures, each possessing distinct moves and abilities, with the objective of reaching a goal point located on the opponent's side of the board.[1] An active internet connection was mandatory for all gameplay modes.[2]

Making and release

The development team put significant effort into recreating the Trading Figure Game's rules and making them understandable.[3] The Pokémon Company published Pokémon Duel, which was created by the Japanese firm HEROZ.[4] The Pokémon Trading Figure Game, a board game employing action figures as playing pieces, served as the direct foundation for Pokémon Duel.[4] On 24 January 2017, the game was released internationally under the name Pokémon Duel.[5]

The Pokémon Company declared in July 2019 that Pokémon Duel's service would cease on 31 October 2019.[6]

What the cited sources add

Through simulating tens of thousands of matches and selecting optimal moves for each scenario, the game's AI was developed.[3] The AI was created to assist the player, and its training resulted in it outperforming many human developers in making moves.[7] Figure acquisition was built around "gacha" mechanics, though a spending cap was implemented to avoid taking excessive money from players.[8] As the first Pokémon game built exclusively for mobile platforms, Duel's development faced numerous difficulties in accommodating a wide range of devices.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Top Tips to Dominate Pokémon Duel", The Pokémon Company, 4 March 2018; Skrebels, "New Pokemon Mobile Game Gets Surprise Release", IGN, 24 January 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Merrick, "Review: Pokémon Duel (Mobile)", Nintendo Life, 31 January 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "【インタビュー】『ポケモンコマスター』開発陣が語る"楽しみ方"が深すぎる！全ポケモンが活躍できるシステムの真髄とは 2ページ目", Inside, 2016-05-07; 電撃オンライン, "『ポケモンコマスター』の優秀すぎるAIの秘密に迫る。開発陣イチ推しのポケモンは？ - 電撃オンライン", Dengeki Online; "【インタビュー】『ポケモンコマスター』開発陣が語る"楽しみ方"が深すぎる！全ポケモンが活躍できるシステムの真髄とは 2ページ目", Inside, 2016-05-07 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Glagowski, "Pokemon Duel gets a surprise release on mobile devices", Destructoid, 24 January 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Porter, "New Pokemon Mobile Game Announced for Japan", IGN, 10 March 2016; "【インタビュー】『ポケモンコマスター』開発陣が語る"楽しみ方"が深すぎる！全ポケモンが活躍できるシステムの真髄とは 4ページ目", Inside, 2016-05-07; 電撃オンライン, "『ポケモンコマスター』の優秀すぎるAIの秘密に迫る。開発陣イチ推しのポケモンは？ - 電撃オンライン", Dengeki Online; Sato, "Pokémon Comaster Launched In Japan, Has Figures With Various Rarities", Siliconera, 12 April 2016; Sato, "Pokémon Comaster Is Now Available For iOS In Japan", Siliconera, 19 April 2016; Skrebels, "New Pokemon Mobile Game Gets Surprise Release", IGN, 24 January 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Doolan, "Pokémon Duel's Game Service Will Be Terminated This October", Nintendo Life, 26 July 2019; Boyle, "Pokémon Duel will go offline in October", TechRadar, 2019-07-27 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "【インタビュー】『ポケモンコマスター』開発陣が語る"楽しみ方"が深すぎる！全ポケモンが活躍できるシステムの真髄とは 3ページ目", Inside, 2016-05-07; 電撃オンライン, "『ポケモンコマスター』の優秀すぎるAIの秘密に迫る。開発陣イチ推しのポケモンは？ - 電撃オンライン", Dengeki Online (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Pokémon Duel" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "【インタビュー】『ポケモンコマスター』開発陣が語る"楽しみ方"が深すぎる！全ポケモンが活躍できるシステムの真髄とは 4ページ目", Inside, 2016-05-07; 電撃オンライン, "『ポケモンコマスター』の優秀すぎるAIの秘密に迫る。開発陣イチ推しのポケモンは？ - 電撃オンライン", Dengeki Online (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Pokémon Duel (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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