And even more info:
BATTLING:
* As you might have guessed, this game has a different battling style then the main series where it's a tactical RPG meaning one very important thing to keep in mind is the position a Pokemon is on the map. However some mechanics are kept over such as it's turn-based battling and type advantage.
* To win a battle you need to complete a "Victory Condition" which could be things as defeating all the opponent's Pokemon or collecting flags.
* Playing through the game you'll befriend Pokemon and Warriors alike. Each Warrior can only use one Pokemon however you can have up to 6 Warriors helping you in a battle.
Um, does anyone else notice two Warriors are sharing the same profile pic?
* Every turn you get the choice to move however how far their range is varies from Pokemon to Pokemon. Pokemon that can fly are given the benefit of jumping certain gaps and obstacles. Pro tip: Don't move your Pokemon into the attacking range of the opponent, we don't exactly know if you can attack on the same turn you moved so until we know it's better to force your opponent to get closer to you rather then going to them and getting attacked.
Jigglypuff: Partner or obstacle?
* If an opposing Pokemon is in attack range you can attack them with various moves. All type combinations are in the game so weaknesses, resistances, and immunities are in effect. Much like with movement, a Pokemon's attack range differs from Pokemon to Pokemon, with some being only able to attack straight forward or can attack adjacent to it (it might also be possible that if Pokemon have more then one move then each move might have it's own range).
Charmander be teaching Snivy who's the true fan favorite Pokemon is.
* When you defeat an opponent they'll drop and item you can pick up and equip to your Warriors so that they can use it on their Pokemon during the battle. Items have various effects such as increasing stats or healing.
Timburr learns the hard way why you shouldn't fall asleep when Jigglypuff is singing.
* Each Warrior has a "Bushou Power" which has various effects like increasing their Pokemon's movement range or healing their Pokemon.
Well at least the "trainer" is actually helping their Pokemon battle instead of just yelling orders at it.
Ranse Region:
* The region's name is "Ranse" which is split up into various nations. Naturally, as a warlord, your goal is to conquer all these nations as well as build up your army and strengthen your Pokemon.
* When you start the game you have access to only one nation with a neighboring nation for you to explore, find information about the enemy, and communicate with the leaders. Once each of your Warriors have made a move it's the opponent's turn to see what they'll do.
It says "You are here"... How do they know?!?!
* Once you got a new nation you can explore it and "Scout" new Pokemon and Warriors to join with you. To get new Pokemon you have to find lone wild Pokemon and battle with them until a "Link" prompt appears which has you press various buttons and if successful they join you. To get a new Warrior you'll find them scattered around and they'll ask you to do a task for them to prove yourself (what, taking over your nation isn't proof enough?).
There's a lot of action going on for just pushing buttons.
* Within the nation there you'll find various non-Warrior characters which will help you by selling and trading items with you. There is also a character who will sell "Ponigiri" (yeah, expect that to get a name change if this is released in the U.S.) which increases your Pokemon's strength.
Ponigiri, Vitamins, Steroids, what's the difference?
* On the Ranse Region map you'll see each nation has a flag next to it in two different colors: Red and Blue. Nations with blue flags are under your control, nations with red flags are not. Now let me remind you you're a warlord, you figure out what to do next. That's right, you want to conquer red flag nations and turn them into blue flag nations. Each nation will have its own Leader you need to defeat in order to capture it and be able to explore it. This might be a bit of a challenge though if you have multiple nations under your control you can call in for additional help. But beware, enemy nations can attack one of your nations and try to take them over so you must always be on guard!
They'll won't know what hit them, especially since two nation's "attack lines" are hidden by the action commands.
And aside from dozens of screenshots which Serebii has posted HERE that's all CoroCoro revealed. Though they did include sneak peaks of several Leaders they'll go more in-depth about next month:
Maeda, Ishida, Kato, Fukushima, and Gracia.
And now let's play two games:
1. We see Gracia (at least I'm assuming the names are in order) has a Munna, so what do you think the other 4 main Pokemon are?
2. If this gets translated will these characters keep their Japanese names or get punny names like the Gym Leaders?
Edited on 01/13/2012 3:53pm
