Developer:	Publisher:	Platform:	Release Date(s):	Mode(s):	Rating(s):	Controller(s):
Bandai Namco	Bandai Namco / The Pokémon Company	Arcade, Nintendo Wii U	July 16th, 2015 (JPN) March 18th, 2016 (NA/EU/JP)	Single player Multiplayer	PEGI 7 (EU) RP (NA) CERO A (JP)	Arcade Controller Wii U GamePad
Table of Contents:
POKKÉN Main Page - Description - Story/Information - Arcade Test Locations - Arcade Battle Stages - How to Play (Arcade) - Basic Moves (Arcade) - Features - Screenshots

Test Locations

There was a few locations that people were be able to test the game in Japan during the beginning of 2015. It cost 100yen per play.


The Namco Umeda (namco梅田店) and Namco Lazona Kawasaki (namcoラゾーナ川崎店) locations had the game on January 30th, 31st and February 1st, 2015. Children under the age of 16 were unable to participate in the test game. The first 200 people each day to answer a questionnaire received a Lucario (January 30th), Sirknight (January 31st) or Pikachu (February 1st) Bana passport card.


At the JAEPO2015 Japan Amusement Expo at Makuhari Messe, the game was also available and the first 500 people to answer the questionnaire on February 14th, 2015 received a Kairiky Bana passport card (バナパスポートカード).


A second test round took place March 7th and 8th, 2015, from 10:00 to 23:30 each day at: Sega Ikebukuro Gigo (セガ池袋GiGO) in Tokyo, Tokyo Leisureland Akihabara (東京レジャーランド 秋葉原店), Taito Station Shinjuku South Exit Game World Shop (タイトーステーション 新宿南口ゲームワールド店), and the Round One Stadium Sennichimae Shop (ラウンドワンスタジアム千日前店) in Osaka.


The third test round took place April 18th and 19th, 2015 from 9:00 to 23:00 on the 18th and 9:00 to 22:00 on the 19th at: paLo at Nikke Colton Plaza, Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture (パロ市川店) and Molly fantasy f at Aeon Mall, Ibaraki Prefecture (モーリーファンタジー f・茨木店)


A test booth was setup at Niconico Chokaigi 2015 (ニコニコ超会議2015) on April 25th and 26th, 2015 at Makuhari Messe. It was available from 10:00 to 18:00 on the 25th, and 10:00 to 17:00 on the 26th.


During June of 2015, the Pokémon Centers hosted test locations. From June 13th, 2015 until June 14th, 2015 from 10:00~19:00 at Pokémon Center Tohoku, from June 20th, 2015 until June 21st, 2015 from 10:10~19:00 at Pokémon Center Nagoya and from June 27th, 2015 until June 28th, 2015 from 10:00~20:00 at Pokémon Center Fukuoka.


Dave & Buster's ‏announced on September 16th, 2015 via a tweet that their Times Square location would be the first test location for American's starting the week of September 21st, 2015.

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