The Pokémon Presents show revealed the first look at a newPokémongame, and even better, it’s available right now. The upcomingOctober release ofPokémon Legends: Z-Ais probably what’s on a lot ofPokémonfans' minds, but this new release seems to be a unique experience, especially if you enjoy daily puzzles.
The Pokémon Presents live stream onThe Official Pokémon YouTube Channelrevealed the new puzzle gamePokémon Friends.The new title aims to “help untangle your mind,” and it’s available to download for free today on mobile devices. The game is also on Switch 1 and Switch 2 (digital only) for $10, with additional puzzle packs available for purchase.
Everything Revealed On Pokémon Friends
Solve Puzzles, Collect Plushies
Pokémon Friendsfocuses on playerscompleting various puzzles and obtaining in-game plushies, which can be used to decorate your personal in-game room. The plushies can be traded to various NPCs for furniture and other items to decorate your plushy room. There are a variety of puzzles to solve, like sliding on ice as Piplup to reach a flag or using rotating train track pieces to help Sableye reach the end of the track.
Pokémon Friendshas over 1200 puzzles, and players can use an in-game calendar to go back to practice the puzzles played on any specific day. Clearing a puzzle earns yarn as a currency, and that yarn can be placed into the Plush-O-Matic to obtain a new plush.
Pokémon Friends Continues The Spin-Off Tradition
There Are A Lot Of Pokémon games
There was a lot revealed at thePokémon Presents show, and getting a free-ish (at least on mobile) game shadow-dropped today is likely exciting for fans.Pokémon Friendscontinues the long-standing tradition of experimentationwith iconic characters. Frombecoming a photographer inPokémon Snapto brawls inPokken Tournament, thePokémonfranchise’s creative freedom is seemingly limitless.
As a cheaper side entry,Pokémon Friendsmight be a fun game for the whole family to dabble with thePokémonuniverse beforePokémon Legends: Z-Athis fall. This isn’t the first timePokémonhas had a puzzle game, so it should fit in well with the rest of its many game offerings.
