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Rainbowrific Renia:
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Is anyone else playing this mobile phone game? I installed it a few days ago, when it was released here in the US and it's pretty fun so far. More engaging than Pokemon GO, that's for sure. Other than that, I can't really compare the two since they aren't even remotely the same. Pokemon Duel is about strategy and building a good team, and that's something that I was missing with Pokemon GO.

Apparently the game has been released in Japan for quite some time, unsurprisingly. People have compared it to Dokkan Battle, a DBZ game. My husband plays that game and it seems fun, but I felt that it was too late for me to jump in since I may have missed out on some cool event characters. The release of Pokemon Duel helped fill that void a little, though. :lol:

In the game, you're given 6 Pokemon to start with and you battle with them. So far it seems like only Gen 7 Pokemon haven't been included, but I'm sure they'll be available soon.

This is my team right now. The gold and purple boxes you see are going to open soon and give me new Pokemon and items, hopefully:
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And these are all the Pokemon I've collected so far:
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I do have a few issues:
1. Searching for an opponent takes an incredibly long amount of time sometimes. I'd say that maybe 90% of the time, I've waited almost 5 minutes for a partner to be found. This wouldn't be such an issue, but each game lasts less than 10 minutes so I don't feel like I'm accomplishing much when I spend so much time waiting for a match.
2. Not a huge fan of how everything is based on chance. You use a spinner to determine your move, if you miss, or if you use a defensive move. You use a spinner to determine who goes first. Aside from cards you can use to help you (such as waking a sleeping Pokemon up or adding extra strength to your attacks) it feels a little unbalanced when you constantly spin "miss" and your opponent always hits.
3. Lots of errors-- for now. I understand that launching this game in so many countries at once has caused issues with the servers, and I'm willing to forgive them for that. But I know I'd play this game a lot more if I could get past the home screen sometimes. Usually I have to force close the game several times before it actually loads. I'm hoping this is fixed in the future.

I still think it's worth giving a shot. After you play the tutorial, you'll know right away if this game is for you. I also like that it's free-to-play, although there are options to use money to purchase in-game currency which you can use for items, such as boxes that contain new Pokemon to use. Gems are used to buy items in the store in the game, and they've been pretty generous with gems. You get them for completing missions each day, logging in, etc. so buying items is actually fairly easy.

Like most mobile games, it's a good time waster. Plus what Pokemon fan doesn't love new ways to collect Pokemon? I think it's neat despite all the hate I've been seeing for it.

sd_dreamcrystal:
I play the game but in some wifi zones (like at my work, which is a library... which should not have cruddy wifi) it doesn't like to work... I've had issues with it connecting to battle someone and with it stalling when one of the two players wins..

Other wise for the most part I have fun with it

Rainbowrific Renia:
I've had those issues too. I'm willing to give them time to correct that, and in the meanwhile I just do the offline battles. They've been doing a lot of maintenance lately, so I hope that's a good sign.

sd_dreamcrystal:

--- Quote from: Rainbowrific Renia on January 28, 2017, 05:37:18 PM ---I've had those issues too. I'm willing to give them time to correct that, and in the meanwhile I just do the offline battles. They've been doing a lot of maintenance lately, so I hope that's a good sign.

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yeah I like the offline battles but trying to get new figures... my luck is not with me XD

ringwraith10:
I hadn't heard of this... I'm going to have to check it out! I'm not sure I have much room left for games on my phone, though...

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