Pokkén Tournament ( Japanese : ポッ拳 Hepburn : Pokken ) is a fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by The Pokémon Company . [3] The game combines gameplay elements from Bandai Namco's Tekken series with characters from Nintendo's Pokémon franchise. [4] It was released for Japanese arcades in July 2015, and worldwide for the Wii U in March 2016. [5] An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch , titled Pokkén Tournament DX , was released in September 2017. Across all versions of the game, there are currently 23 different Pokémon that appear as playable characters. Sixteen of these characters are playable in all of the arcade, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch ports, with other versions having additional characters. Pokémon Arcade Wii U Switch Aegislash c Blastoise c Blaziken Braixen Chandelure Charizard Croagunk a Empoleon a Dark...