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Some attendees of the Pokemon World Championships, which is slated to begin this weekend in Washington, D.C. are being shown a version of the trading card game that will be released on iPad, according to Polygon. Video personality Josh Wittenkeller took a photo of the game running on an iPad.

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The Pokemon Company confirmed Polygon that the game is real, but it does not yet have a timetable for release. The Pokemon Company has already released many apps for iOS, including the Pokedex for iOS app, however this would be the first full game the company will release for iOS.

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TantalizedMind Avatar
TantalizedMind
158 months ago
Honestly, most of the original 150 are terrible compared to some of the later expansions. Give it a chance!


Original:

Charizard (a fire breathing dragon)



Mewtwo (a human experiment gone wrong / master of physic abilities)



Newer:

Garbador (a pile of garbage, literally)



Vanillish (a vanilla ice cream cone)



Chandelure (a chandelier.. if you couldn't tell)




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We all have opinions but.... C'MON!!!!
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farewelwilliams
158 months ago
in-app purchase -> charizard $500
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\-V-/
158 months ago
Handheld gaming devices are a dying industry. If Nintendo wants to keep Pokemon games relevant, I believe they're going to have to release on other hardware eventually.
No, the industry is very much alive.
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DarkCole Avatar
DarkCole
158 months ago
This is awesome news! Hopefully this is the next step for a full Pokemon game on iOS devices.

Handheld gaming devices are a dying industry. If Nintendo wants to keep Pokemon games relevant, I believe they're going to have to release on other hardware eventually.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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RoastingPig
158 months ago
Hopefully the end of nintendo..just make games for ios
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louiek
158 months ago
Nice, a self selected sample, so convincing!

Three words: Klink, Klang, Klinklang.
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