It is the end for Pokken Tournament.
It was announced today that the Pokken Tournament Championship Series will no longer be part of the Play! Pokemon program. This will be in effect as of the start of the Play! Pokemon 2022-2023 season.
Below is the official announcement.
When the 2022 Season concludes, #PokkenTournamentDX will no longer be part of the #PlayPokemon program.
We acknowledge this game’s incredible community & its unwavering support. Thank you for creating great moments and memories with us throughout the years.
Pokkén is powerful! pic.twitter.com/SD1aMIqaCa
— Play Pokémon (@playpokemon) May 26, 2022
Pokken Tournament has been part of the Play! Pokemon series since 2016. While support for the game ended long ago, the game has been part of the Play! Pokemon Championship Series with several qualifiers.
Fan Reactions
While Pokken Tournament had the smallest competitive fanbase out of the three pillars of competitive Pokemon, there were still fans. Below are some players and fans reaction to the end of competitive Pokken Tournament with Play! Pokemon.
Thank you for supporting the game!
Here’s hoping for Pokken 2 😭😭— ZB | Sanaito (@Sanaito303) May 26, 2022
— Gemini (@Deitylight) May 26, 2022
If support and patches were there, this game could have been amazing..really sad to see this one go.
— Nick (@Niqeth) May 26, 2022
— 100T thwack @ COMBOBREAKER (@THWACKIFY) May 26, 2022
