Pokémon Rumble U
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| Developer(s) | Ambrella |
| Publisher(s) | The Pokémon Company |
| Distributor(s) | Nintendo |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Platform(s) | Wii U |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 49% |
| Metacritic | 49 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 6/10 |
| Joystiq |    |
| Nintendo Life | 6/10 |
| Nintendo Insider | 70% |
| PC Magazine | |
Pokémon Rumble U (ポケモンスクランブルU Pokemon Sukuranburu U?) is a 2013 action video game in the Pokémon series available on the Wii U eShop. It is the successor to the 2011 3DS game Pokémon Rumble Blast. It features all Pokémon from the first five generations. Up to 100 Pokémon and 4 players will be able to play at the same time. It is the first Wii U game to utilize the Wii U GamePad's NFC function. Each NFC toy costs 200 yen or £3.99. It was released in Japan on April 24, 2013, in Europe on August 15, 2013 and in North America on August 29, 2013.
Pokémon Rumble U features similar elements of gameplay to its predecessor; however, in Rumble U, the player controls Pokémon and battles alongside them against other Pokémon in battle arenas. A boss Pokémon must be fought at the end of every battle arena. As the player advances, new battle arenas are unlocked. Further battle arenas can be selected from a menu. Progressively, battle arena difficulties continue to rise. Once a battle arena is completed, the player is rewarded with coins and new Pokémon. The game also uses figurines, similar to Skylanders and Disney Infinity, to add content to the game.
After a mishap in the Toy Pokémon Shop, some Pokémon capsules are swept down a river and washed up on a strange riverbank. Pikachu, Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott emerge from the Pokémon capsules and set out to find their way back to the Toy Pokémon Shop. On the course of their journey, they discover Pokémon reluctant of returning to the Toy Shop. It’s even found the four Pokémon were intentionally thrown into the river in the first place.
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