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Pokémon Quest (JP) is a free-to-play game released on the Nintendo Switch eShop. It is an action role-playing game with a voxel art style.

While Nintendo was involved in the Japanese distribution and international publishing/distributing of the Switch version, the following Android and iOS versions were published and distributed globally by The Pokémon Company.

Gameplay[]

The game plays similarly to the Pokémon Rumble games, but the player controls a team of Pokémon. The player can choose up to 3 Pokémon on a team with each knowing two attacks. The Pokémon can equip various Power Stones to power up its stats and give it different abilities. Only the original 151 Pokémon are included in this game.

Reception[]

Glen Fox of Nintendo Life noted that the game was "casual" and "simple to pick up", but criticized the energy system, although noting that it was far from a "money sink". Brian Shea from Game Informer noticed some bugs and passive gameplay and gave the game a mixed review, saying that "I enjoy parts of Pokémon Quest, but the adventure never amounts to anything memorable."

Within two days of its release, the game had received over one million downloads. After one week, the game reached more than 7.5 million downloads worldwide, with first-week revenue exceeding $3 million on iOS and Android. During its first month on iOS and Android, the game received nearly 8 million downloads and grossed $8 million on the mobile platforms. By the end of 2018, the game had crossed 10 million mobile downloads.

Other media[]

Cube-Shaped Pokémon on Cubie Island?! is a series of animated shorts that were released to promote Pokémon Quest. The episodes were first released on Weibo and Bilibili in mainland China beginning on February 28, 2023, and on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel and the English Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel beginning on April 9, 2023.

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