The Pokémon Firm is releasing a brand new, surprising sport at present: Pokémon Pals, a day by day puzzle sport you possibly can obtain now for cell gadgets, Swap, and Swap 2. The corporate revealed the sport as a part of a Pokémon Direct presentation that included new particulars on Pokémon Legends: Z-A and a Swap 2 bundle, Pokémon Champions, and extra.
In Pokémon Pals, gamers untangle yarn—primarily fixing completely different puzzles, like liberating pokémon from a field or fixing tracks—to make and gather plush toys. When you’ve made a toy, you then get to embellish your room with it. Very similar to with typical video games within the collection, gathering is essential. The yarn you earn from puzzles, that are randomized between a number of completely different doable outcomes, dictates which plush toys you’re in a position to make. Early puzzles, that are touch-based, are fairly easy. Finishing a route whereas drawing just one line, for instance, isn’t a lot of a problem when it’s the one line you possibly can draw.
Pokémon Pals is free to obtain on iOS and Android, with puzzles supplied day by day. Gamers who wish to unlock extra puzzles might want to purchase DLC packs for $15 every, or as a package deal for $26. On Swap platforms, the sport prices $10 and contains the DLC.
The Direct additionally confirmed off extra gameplay for Pokémon Champions, a web based, battle-focused sport, and the extremely anticipated Pokémon Legends: Z-A, launching October 16. New to the Pokémon Legends universe: rogue Mega Evolutions, the place creatures evolve on their very own and wreak havoc; gamers will want mates’ assist to take them down.
Nintendo is releasing a particular Swap 2 bundle alongside Z-A, which incorporates the sport and console, for $499.99. Notably, that value is identical because the system’s launch bundle with Mario Kart World. The corporate will raise the price of the unique Swap in August for some areas.