When Chandelure was confirmed for Pokkén Tournament little blame could be apportioned to those who responded by scratching their head. Sure, it's Pokémon so anything goes, but this is a fighting game - a primary question was how this particular 'mon would dish out some hurt.
This writer's not big on Pokémon, admittedly, and the idea of a fighting chandelier seemed bizarre even by the series' standards. Still, it's a thing that is happening, and now there's an official trailer to show it off. Perhaps disturbed by the fuzzy rips from its debut in a live stream, Bandai Namco has released an official version with HD and 60fps.
To be fair, it works, but Greninja would be a bit more logical.
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...I expected to sound different...this is just, weird. xD
Maining it.
Am I the only one not weirded out by Chandelure's inclusion? I've honestly seen stranger in fighting games. Only thing I find weird here is it's voice, adds a bit of a creepy factor but Japan.
I saw the reveal live, as well as the tournament before it, which was dominated by Gengars. 4 out of the 8 people in the tournament were using Gengar, the Gengar players won almost every match, leading to a lot of Gengar mirrors, and a Gengar player won. Gengar seemed to have a distinct advantage over the other Pokemon, its design seemingly based around having every tool it could want, with the supposed weakness of lower HP. People were joking that the game should be called Gengar Tournament after that.
Not complaining about Chandelure's design but I have to say I never imagined Chandelure with a girly voice squeaking and giggling. The literal reaction from the announcer after the trailer was "kawaii".
@DarkKirby Gengar 20XX?
Im down for that
Nice, it was about time that a Gen V character showed as a fighter. And it wasn't Zoroark.
@sinalefa Now all we need is Vanilluxe
I saw Lugia lol. - Looks Fun.
I like the name of Chandelure
my main <3
Why Greninja? He's. Already. In. Smash. Charizard. Already. In. Smash. Pikachu. Already. In. Smash. Lucario. Already. In. Smash. They should be showcasing all of the other Pokémon that hardly get any attention.
Anyway, I was expecting Chandelure's voice to be more… echoey. It sounds much too innocent and childlike for a dispossessed soul with an urge to engage in physical combat.
@TeeJay: YES! PLEASE! I have absolutely no idea how it would fight though given its limited mobility.
can't wait for more oddball characters.
also pls bring snorlax pls
@sillygostly I think Greninja would make sense simply because it's the most popular of the gen 6 starters and marketing/sales wise it would make sense to stick to the popular ones. Look at the roster, all of them are extremely popular save Weavile, Chandelure, Machamp (though some will argue that it's maintained decent popularity), and Braixen (though I hear it's a lot more popular now due to being in the anime). Point is at max a quarter of the 16 member roster is not super popular. Maybe they'll throw in one or two more obscure Pokemon, but it's more than likely Chandelure was our last oddball reveal.
Chanandler Bong.
I know my new main.
Hmm, well I wasn't expecting the voice to sound that way. I guess Chandelure is a girl? But anyways he/she looks pretty cool, although I've already chosen my main(s) Chandelure looks like it will be an interesting opponent.
I think I've just been convinced to get this game
Definitely the best thing to happen to this game so far.
Looks fun to play as!
Prrfft. Keep your "logical" Greninja, this looks amazing!!!
@Ogbert i agree
Not shocked by the cute voice as I always imagined it to be cute. Probably just because I have a female shiny Chandelure in X/AS that I've striven to collect every ribbon on so its been in lots of contests haha
@sillygostly I wouldn't mind Greninja, he looks pretty cool after all. But we need more Pokémon like Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee, how is there a fighting game without two of the most iconic fighting Pokémon?
What does Greninja have to do with Chandelure? It's not as if one can't exist if the other is there.
is it bad that I absolutely love this character
Holy cripes! I love this trailer and everything about it!
always thought the pokemon based on inanimate objects were very weird.... so many great 'mon to choose from and they decide a living lamp? Looks cool but there are so many others with great potential... would have loved to have seen snorlax perhaps working similar to ganon in smash
On board with everything about this. Except that voice.. Hopefully it was just the repetitiveness of the trailer. Very interesting character add though!
Someone uploaded the Gengar Tournament on youtube if you want to watch it.
And the Chandelure vs Dark Mewtwo Exhibition but it seems the people playing didn't know how to play the game so don't expect much here.
Ugh, just throw in the ice cream cone while we're at it.
Please tell me it'll have a different voice in the English version...
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