Pokkén Tournament DX cover art

Pokkén Tournament DX

A triangle-system fighter weighting opponent prediction above raw execution.

On IGDB ↗
Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
Match your experience?
EXECUTION6 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    6/10

    Combos matter but inputs are deliberately accessible

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    7/10

    The attack-grab-counter triangle is rock-paper-scissors against adapting humans

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    1/10

    Support picks are revealed; little stays hidden

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    5/10

    Phase-shift knowledge and support synergies reward study

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

Compare with

Similar games

see all →

Ranked by shared genre first, then by how closely the cheat-test profile matches - a cross-genre tag means a pick matched on skill profile alone.

Mortal Kombat cover art

Mortal Kombat

Competitive PvP · fighting game

E
R
V
O
Mortal Kombat
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U cover art

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Competitive PvP · platform fighter

E
R
V
O
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 cover art

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3

Competitive PvP · anime fighting game

E
R
V
O
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
SoulCalibur III cover art

SoulCalibur III

Competitive PvP · 3D fighting game

E
R
V
O
SoulCalibur III
Mortal Kombat Trilogy cover art

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Competitive PvP · fighting game

E
R
V
O
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe cover art

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Competitive PvP · crossover fighting game

E
R
V
O
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Game details

Released
2017
Developer
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Franchise
Pokémon
Platforms
Switch
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
77/100
IGDB users
80/100
FightingArcadeAction