Pokémon Online

Pokémon Online is an MMORPG video game based on the . Like Final Fantasy XI, Pokémon Online is a cross-console online game, allowing trainers to play on both the Nintendo Switch and PC using the same account and in the same world. The game is also compatable with an online app called Pokémon Online NOW which allows players to keep in touch with changes in the world even when they can't be in the game.
Due to being an online massively multiplayer game, Pokémon Online features many changes to the core Pokémon style. There are now many trainers in the world, each on their own journey, and players can both compete and cooperate to take on challenges. Unlike other titles, the game is nonlinear, with regions being very open and encouraging of exploration. Trainers can forge their own path and try to complete the National Pokédex or achieve other goals, or they can follow various Trials for a more streamlined experience.
== Gameplay ==
Players begin their journey by customizing their Trainer and visiting the Pokémon Professor of their chosen beginning Region. The Professor will give the Player a choice between 3 different Starter Pokémon based on the region; for Kanto, the default Region, the three are Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. 
Levelling has received a large update from other games in the series. Now, each player has individual Level Maximums for each Region; this Maximum determines what the Max Level a Pokémon can be for it to be traded to the player. If a player obtains a Pokémon higher than this level through trading or catching, the Pokémon will automatically be lowered to that level. Pokémon also now have Minimum Levels based on their Evolutionary State, and if their Minimum is higher than the Maximum of a Trainer, they cannot be traded or caught. The Maximum Level starts at level 10 and can be raised by completing Trials.
=== Mixing ===
Pokémon Online uses a Crafting system called Mixing which is utilized to create powerful Pokéballs, Strategic Items, and others. Most recipes are simple, and involve adding multiple of a lesser form of an object along with a Mineral in order to create an upgraded form of the object. For example, a Great Ball can be created by mixing three normal Pokéballs and a Copper Mineral. Many Materials can only be found by catching Pokémon holding the Material or by earning them from Trials, encouraging both.
== Battle System ==
The Battle System in Pokémon Online is based upon previous iterations in the Pokémon series, retaining all of its elements while adding many more. The biggest new feature is the Battlefield, which represents the space in which the battle takes place. The Battlefield is shown as a square grids, between 3x3 and 5x5 depending on the circumstances. Each Pokémon in the battle takes up one grid space under normal conditions. Each turn, before attacking, Trainers can move their Pokémon a specific distance based on that Pokémon's Move stat inherent to the species.
Various Moves and Abilities take the Battlefield positions into account. For example, Melee Moves requires the user to be adjacent to their target or else the Move has no effect, Ranged Moves requires the user and the target to be in the same row or column, Launch Moves can be used as long as the user is within a certain amount of tiles of target, and Area Moves affect all targets adjacent to the User at once. Thus, movement and positioning are very important for strategy.
=== Z-Power ===
Z-Power is a mechanic added during the May 2020 update, alongside Z-Moves and the Supercharge Expansion. As Pokémon use Moves to attack opponents, they build up "ZP", or Z-Points. This ZP accumulates until the Pokémon is able to utilize a Z-Move. A Z-Move is an upgraded form of a move that the Pokémon can already use, giving extra effects along with more damage. A Pokémon can only use a Z-Move if one of their equipped items is a "Z-Crystal" of the corresponding type. After using the Z-Move, the Pokémon loses all of its ZP. The player can also choose to accumulate more ZP than needed to activate the Z-Move, which will further increase its power.
The August 2020 update added another use for ZP, Mega Evolutions. These are advanced evolutions for Pokémon that can only be accessed if the Pokémon is at its highest Evolutionary State and is equipped with the corresponding Mega Stone. Mega Evolving lasts for 3 turns and is done at the beginning of the turn, before moving. Based on how much ZP was stored up before hand, the Mega Evolution can become even more powerful.
The second Expansion for the game, Tag Teams, added an additional use of ZP, Battle Bonds. Battle Bonds are similar to Mega Evolutions in that they are advanced formes of Pokémon. Unlike Mega Evolutions, Battle Bonds can be activated by any fully evolved Pokémon as long as they are equipped with the Friendship Stone Item. Battle Bonds make STAB more effective as well as increase the Pokémon's highest two stats. The amount of ZP used affects how long the Battle Bond lasts.
== Expansions ==
*Supercharge allows Trainers to Supercharge their Pokémon for battle! The all new Z-Power mechanic lets Pokémon unleash their full potential in the form of Z-Moves, while the new Supercharge mechanic enables Trainers to temporarily increase a Pokémon's stats before a big battle. The Expansion also includes access to the returning Alola region, where Z-Moves were first discovered, and where a great deal of new Pokémon can be found, in addition to all new Alola Forms for existing Pokémon.
*Tag Teams
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