What is Poké Arena 2D?

Did you land here from a Reel or a TikTok? Welcome. Here is the game in one minute.

Poké Arena 2D is a real-time arena battler with Pokémon in pixel art. You see the arena from above and you control your Pokémon directly: you move, aim, dodge and fire. It is not turn-based. It plays more like a twin-stick arena game than like the classic Pokémon battles.

It runs in your browser, on a computer, a phone or with a gamepad. No download, no install.

How a match works

• Five moves each. Two attacks, a dash, a special and an ultimate, all different for every Pokémon.
• Dodge or block. You can step out of the way, or hold a block to take less damage.
• CLASH. If two beams meet, they push against each other. The stronger side wins the clash.
• Evolve while you fight. Your Pokémon grows during the match: 25 evolution lines, and some of them can go Mega.
• Ultimates. Charge them up and unleash something spectacular.

Ways to play

• 1v1 duels against the CPU or a friend on the same device.
• ARENA MODE: up to six in a free-for-all.
• Online: ranked matches with an Elo ladder, arena rooms for up to six, and friends you can challenge.

One more thing

This is an unofficial, non-profit fan game. It uses sprites from the PMD Sprite Collab, whose artists we credit on the credits page. Pokémon belongs to Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK and The Pokémon Company; we are not affiliated with any of them.

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