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I've never played a pokemon game. Is it a tactical RPG like FF Tactics?

The new one for phones is super watered down and only fun because of the social aspect. The main series ones are more like strategy RPGs, but there's no tactical movement or deep story like ff tactics. There is some depth as far as types (paper rock scissors gone wild) and breeding though.
 

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I've never played a pokemon game. Is it a tactical RPG like FF Tactics?

It's a turn-based RPG game where you can assemble a team of up to six monsters and battle NPCs or other human players. Most battles are fought by one monster at a time on either side, but the newer games have double and triple battles as well.

Every monster has one or two elemental types associated with them that determine their strengths and weaknesses, in addition to each monster learning different moves and having a different stat spread. Sometimes they can evolve into a stronger monster when they get enough experience points or under other circumstances.

Basically, you play as someone who wants to be the best trainer and collect badges and beat the elite trainers of your region.
 
Some of my coworkers came into work energy drinked up to their eyeballs the day after that came out, after playing it all night. Cutesies.
 
This game is nothing special but still enticing as hell. Weird. The only thing that bothers me about it is the fact it's so fucking mainstream now, lots of people play it because the others do it, most of them don't even know shit about pokemon, basic facts like that fire is effective for grass or ground for poison.
 
I think I'd really dig Australia. I wanted to be a herpetologist when I was a kid and love both desert and ocean. All to be had in abundance there.
 
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