{"id":8980,"date":"2019-05-16T07:32:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T06:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=8980"},"modified":"2019-05-16T07:32:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T06:32:17","slug":"first-look-at-pokemons-new-mobile-game-quietly-released-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=8980","title":{"rendered":"First look at Pok\u00e9mon&#039;s new mobile game, quietly released on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Guess what? There&#8217;s a new Pok\u00e9mon mobile game out, and Australians are again the first to get their hands on it.<\/p>\n<p><i>Pok\u00e9mon Rumble Rush<\/i> (also known as <i>Pok\u00e9mon Scramble SP<\/i> in Japan) <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.pokemon.pokemonscrambleSP&amp;hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">quietly released<\/a> on Android devices on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a freemium beat &#8217;em up game, where you&#8217;ll battle through a gauntlet of Pok\u00e9mon on each level before facing a final boss. <\/p>\n<p>Much like <i>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/i>, the game controls are pretty simple: Tap your phone&#8217;s screen furiously to attack, until you beat &#8217;em all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"side-by-side\">\n<div class=\"card one-half\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nTap your phone&#8217;s screen to attack opponents&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: mashable screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card one-half\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"...until you get to the stage's boss.\" class=\"no-microcontent\" data-caption=\"...until you get to the stage's boss.\" data-credit-name=\"Mashable screenshot\" data-credit-provider=\"custom type\" src=\"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1557988318_758_First-look-at-Pokemon039s-new-mobile-game-quietly-released-on.com.png\" title=\"...until you get to the stage's boss.\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n&#8230;until you get to the stage&#8217;s boss.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Mashable screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along the way, you&#8217;ll collect coins and catch new, more powerful Pok\u00e9mon (measured by their CP, or combat power), which will help you battle against stronger opponents. <\/p>\n<p>There are items called Gears, which either boost your Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s stats, or help pull in another Pok\u00e9mon for battle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/detective-pikachu-pokemon-to-life?utm_cid=a-seealso\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Detective Pikachu&#8217; brings childhood dreams to life<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the Adventure screen, you can scroll through a map to access islands and stages which are brimming with better Pok\u00e9mon to catch. You&#8217;ll need an item called a Guide Feather to find new stages, and to get those you&#8217;ll need to defeat bosses, who will intermittently drop them.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also something called a Super Boss, which boast higher rewards but also more stringent requirements. To battle these Super Bosses, you might need Pok\u00e9mon of a certain CP level, and to have caught a certain kind of Pok\u00e9mon first. <\/p>\n<p>These Super Boss stages also come with a time limit: Your first boss, Raticate, needs to be defeated within 45 seconds. <\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"side-by-side\">\n<div class=\"card one-half\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Adventure screen lets you look for new Pok\u00e9mon.\" class=\"no-microcontent\" data-caption=\"The Adventure screen lets you look for new Pok\u00e9mon.\" data-credit-name=\"mashable screenshot\" data-credit-provider=\"custom type\" src=\"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1557988319_316_First-look-at-Pokemon039s-new-mobile-game-quietly-released-on.com.png\" title=\"The Adventure screen lets you look for new Pok\u00e9mon.\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nThe Adventure screen lets you look for new Pok\u00e9mon.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: mashable screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card one-half\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Super Boss requirements.\" class=\"no-microcontent\" data-caption=\"The Super Boss requirements.\" data-credit-name=\"mashable screenshot\" data-credit-provider=\"custom type\" src=\"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1557988325_498_First-look-at-Pokemon039s-new-mobile-game-quietly-released-on.com.png\" title=\"The Super Boss requirements.\"><\/p><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nThe Super Boss requirements.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: mashable screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the name gives away, it&#8217;s a mobile spin-off from <i>Pok\u00e9mon Rumble<\/i>, a series of games developed by Ambrella, which were first released for WiiWare back in 2009. <\/p>\n<p>Aside from the cute Pok\u00e9mon, it doesn&#8217;t seem like to be a particularly interesting game, with the tap-to-attack mechanics wearing thin, real fast. <\/p>\n<p>According to the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.pokemon.pokemonscrambleSP&amp;hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">release page<\/a>, the islands will be updated with new Pok\u00e9mon every two weeks, so there&#8217;s an incentive to come back every so often \u2014 if you&#8217;re more into the business of catching Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, there&#8217;s no date for a wider international release, but if it mirrors <i>Pok\u00e9mon Go&#8217;s<\/i> <a data-mashable-story-id=\"5cdcc21b9111ae4b1f000035\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/07\/06\/pokemon-go-australia-released\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">release plan<\/a>, you shouldn&#8217;t be waiting much longer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bonus-video-card\">\n<h2 class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/4830\/detective-pikachu-set-for-50-55-million-opening-weekend\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: &#8216;Detective Pikachu&#8217; 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There&#8217;s a new Pok\u00e9mon mobile game out, and Australians are again the first to get their hands on it. Pok\u00e9mon Rumble Rush (also known as Pok\u00e9mon Scramble SP in Japan) quietly released on Android devices on Wednesday. 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