Pokémon Duel - originally released in Japan as Pokémon Co-master - is the strategic board-game fix that The Pokémon Company offers to mobile players. It's still getting major updates, and the latest overhaul is rolling out right now.
It makes some notable changes to the UI, and also adds various things that probably make sense to those that play the game - details are below.
- New Look, New Feel: In addition to an all new look in the app's home screen, the game now has an improved UI and a combined information and messages box, making in-app navigation easier for players.
- New Mega Evolutions: New Mega Evolution figures for existing figures of Sceptile, Blaziken, and Swampert.
- New Items, [UX] Rare Metal, [UX] Ingot, and [UX] Cube: With the introduction of UX materials, figures can more easily be powered up. Players will be able to further strengthen their existing figures even faster or make their Mega Evolution figures even more powerful.
- Improved Fourth Booster Case Slot!: The fourth booster case slot that players can open through purchase will now also be guaranteed to drop materials. With the addition of the above UX materials, players will be able to boost their figures even faster.
- Commemorative Update Login Bonus: In addition to the regular login bonus, players can also receive additional diamonds, items, and/or figures.
- Improved Featured Duels: Players will now be able to browse by category making the feature easier to use.
We gave this a modest recommendation in our original review, though updates will have tweaked a lot since then. Let us know if you're still playing this one.
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Meh, left that game ages ago, I don't like anything that has a 'loot' box' system and it's pretty pay to win. It's a shame because the game itself is enjoyable and while luck is involved, it's still strategic and involves maximizing your chances to win.
These changes they are adding look great but too little too late for me.
Hmm, well if they have improved the slowness I might try it out again. Last time I "played" it I could barely get past the home screen due to slowness and communication errors.
I liked it when it came out but got bored because I couldn't get my friends to play it with me and I kept seeing same teams over and over again. I'd take a Switch version if it were more like PTCG for GBC. Give me a story mode where I can collect every figurine just by playing the game normally.
eh, not interested.
Would play a TCG for Switch like the GB version, but no to this.
I forgot if this game did ever exist...
I played this for a while a couple weeks ago over Thanksgiving break. It was actually kind of fun. Then I watched a few of those "featured" duels they mention in the press release and HOLY HECK does that game get complicated in the later levels.
Not sure I'll go back, but it'll be on a strictly casual basis.
So I guess it's time... To D-D-D-D-Duel.
...I'm so sorry.
Still waiting on the Switch version and Pokemon Stars switch to make it over here like those rumour people you kept endorsing promised...... pfftahaha.
Yeah this isn't for me. Rarely a mobile phone gamer.
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