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    Sabrewoif
    The patch notes for the highly anticipated first update to Pokkén Tournament DX have been official released! With this patch, trainers will now be able to enjoy the new Team Battle mode in online friendlies, online group matches and even in LAN mode - which opens up the possibility of 3v3 brackets at future offline events. 
    Additionally the recording feature in training mode will also come with this patch, allowing trainers to properly study countermeasures against moves and situations that cause them trouble. 
     
    While no new major gameplay or balance updates have been noted, there are various bug fixes across the board for certain Pokemon. 
    The Pokemon bug fixes have been translated by Pentao 
     

     
    The patch is said to arrive Mid-November
    For the official Japanese release of the patch notes, see here
    A link to the official English release of the notes will be provided when available. 
     
    Bughead
    Are you a fan of Pokkén? Do you want some awesome gear to show that love? Well fear not, fellow community member JWiing has got you covered. Wave One of her Synergy Burst DX series has just been released! It includes Blaziken, Chandelure, Empoleon, Garchomp and Gardevoir. Standard T-Shirts are $20 USD, but buy before 1 PM EST on November 7th and get them for only $14 USD! Click here to check out her store!
     
    Don't see your favorite character? Follow JWiing on Twitter to know when Wave Two will be released!
    Jetsplit
    Pokkén went to the beach this weekend! In case you missed Friday's Weekend Watchlist, the NorCal Pokkén scene hosted a special edition of their local tournament series. The event featured top level talent from around the United States, and it took place in a beach house!
     
     
    This special edition of Burst Attack! featured many exciting matches, some surprising upsets, and lots of relaxed, fun Pokkén play. Read on for the full results and links to the VODs!
     
    1 on 1 Results
    1. Toasty 
    2. InC Rokso 
    3. Double 
    4. Twixxie 
    5. SirSpudd 
    5. Shippo 
    7. Scatz 
    7. H2 
     
    9. Couch 
    9. Thulius 
    9. Kukkii 
    9. NinjaFalcon2 
    13. Ghost 
    13. Kino 
    13. TipDik 
    13. ABYSS Nightshade 
     
    17. DTP 
    17. vuvho 
    17. BTG 
    17. FangShaymin 
    17. Fosh 
    17. StDx ALLISTER 
    17. IcySoapy 
    17. Solacracy 
     
    25. GShark 
    25. Tim The Toolman 
    25. UG NPT Uchi 
    25. bellsworth46 
    25. KDay SilentSpooky 
    25. iantothemax (DQ)
     
    2 on 2 Results
    1. Kino / Kukkii 
    2. ALLISTER / Toasty 
    3. SirSpudd / Twixxie 
    4. GShark / Rokso 
     
    5. Thulius / Fosh 
    5. Couch / Nightshade 
    7. Scatz / IcySoapy 
    7. H2 / TipDik 
     
    9. Ghost / BTG 
    9. DTP / vuvho 
     
    You can check out the full brackets on the smash.gg event page, and you can find the tournament VODs here.
     
    Jetsplit
    Happy Friday, everyone! This weekend, the NorCal Pokkén community will be hosting a very special event. Top players from across the country will be travelling to the beach for a special edition of Burst Attack!
     
    Aside from a fun, interesting experience, this tournament will also be featuring payouts and special trophies for the top placing competitors. Be sure to tune into this special beach-side event!
     

     
    Burst Attack! @ Thalia Beach
    November 4-5, 2017
    San Francisco, CA
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    Stream:
    https://www.twitch.tv/fangshaymin
     
    Schedule:
    (Times are in Pacific Time)
     
    Saturday
    12:00 PM: Pools
    08:00 PM: Top 8
     
    Sunday
    12:00 PM: 2 on 2 Bracket
     
    Notable Entrants Include:
    Twixxie  Thulius  Toasty  InC Rokso  StDx ALLISTER  Scatz  Kukkii  Double  Shippo  Kino  H2   
    Bracket:
    https://smash.gg/tournament/burst-attack-thalia-beach/details
     
    More Info:
    https://burst-attack.com/
     
    Update: This article has been updated to include the schedule for the event.
    Blue Link
    Pokkén Tournament has been around for a really long time now, the Wii U version was released more than an year and a half ago (the Arcade Version is even older than that), which means there is a lot of background to the game.
     
    BurnsideBH, one of the most influential members of the community, will be starting a Restrospective Series about Pokkén Tournament talking about the competitive history of the game, going through how the meta developed and how the game has been so far overall. The first episode premieres on November 14th and will be focused on Mewtwo.
     
    The hosts are going to be Slippingbug, H2 and Burnside himelf, and you can watch it live on Burnside's Twitch channel:
     
    https://twitch.tv/BurnsideBH
    Jetsplit

    Happy Halloween!

    By Jetsplit, in Community News,

    Happy Halloween 2017, everyone! On behalf of the Pokkén Arena staff, we all want to wish you a safe and fun (and spoopy!) night.
     
    What are everyone's plans for Halloween this year? Let us know in the comments below. If you're dressing up, feel free to share a picture of your costume as well! If we receive a lot of pictures, there may be another post tomorrow showing them off!
     
    For now, enjoy these spooooky pictures featuring various characters from Pokkén, and remember, be safe!
     
     
    Braixen Mixing Up a Potion With Mismagius!
    "Pokémon Halloween 2016" by DenaJarawr

     
    Jirachi's Costume!
    (Unknown source)

     
    Gengar and Chandelure Enjoying Candy!
    "Happy Ghost-type Halloween" by Mary1517

     
    Pikachu Shares His Candy With Mimikyu!
    "Mimikyu and Pikachu" by logancure

     
    Gardevoir and Friends!
    "Halloween Town" by RomeuSeverini

     
    Happy Halloween!
     
    Jetsplit
    This past weekend, the competitive Pokkén community experienced a number of firsts. On top of being one of the most stacked Pokkén events ever, Final Boss marked the first North American Pokkén Tournament DX major, AND the first major to feature only Pokkén Tournament!
     
     
    To get an idea of just how intense the competition was at Final Boss, one simply needs to view the list of entrants. Final Boss's bracket contained all of the following:
    25 of Season 1.3's Top 50 Pokkén players 8 of the Top 10 6 Japanese players 1 German player Many hidden bosses  
    1 on 1 Results
      1. Rampage Azazel 
      2. slippingbug 
      3. ELM 
      4. Toasty 
      5. InC RoksoTheSavage 
      5. Twixxie  
      7. ThankSwalot  
      7. StDx ALLISTER  
     
      9. Bolimar 
      9. Thulius 
      9. Uho 
      9. Scatz 
      13. InC Flegar 
      13. HBA Oreo 
      13. SoulGuitarist 
      13. Deity Light 
     
      17. HBA KandiSAI
      17. Midori
      17. Momo
      17. Shippo
      17. Gintrax
      17. Zenkuri
      17. Kamaal
      17. Rasenryu
     
      25. Char
      25. Aegis
      25. Ghost
      25. BC
      25. CLOUD
      25. HBA WhiteyWhite
      25. KOA The Apple BOOM
      25. HBA EveryDamnDay
     
      33. ashgreninja1
      33. brocooli
      33. ToonSwablu
      33. Burnside
      33. Bosshog
      33. H2
      33. DeadlyShoc
      33. TLE IDontEvenKnow
      33. White Chocolate
      33. RoyIsOurBoy
      33. Fumu
      33. UDL
      33. Jin
      33. bendy
      33. Maverick
      33. McDareth
     
      49. Adelvos
      49. Zaskyl
      49. Son_Dula
      49. BadIntent
      49. TheSandyDragon64
      49. picano
      49. REDNOVAH
      49. SkyRasen
      49. Syado
      49. UG NPT Uchi
      49. JigglerJoggler
      49. PuppyHavoc
      49. Horndrilll
      49. Storybook
      49. TS Fidchell
      49. JWiing
     
      65. TS Noelram
      65. Alpha
      65. MannyUNLTD
      65. EMP Zucchini
      65. 2PlayRough
      65. Papersak
      65. Jamm
      65. SuperTiso
      65. Drakonzeta
      65. EMP Royal Lance
      65. Just_Kenny
      65. TipDik
      65. ReyDelEmpire
      65. RK Some Person
      65. big mountain fudge cake
      65. SM Deeno
      65. Tamn Son!
      65. Anna
      65. Lupo
      65. RickyThe3rd
      65. Espeon
      65. NuzzleMaster
      65. ApeSage
      65. Six
      65. Xerick
      65. Azoth
      65. Brett
      65. Cat Fight  (DQ)
      65. BmX  (DQ)
      65. Mountain Dewgong  (DQ)
     
     
    Team Battle Results
      1. Momo / Azazel / ELM 
      2. Burnside / Rokso / Toasty  
      3. ALLISTER / Twixxie / Thulius  
      4. White Chocolate / brocooli / Flegar  
     
      5. The Apple BOOM / Xerick / Horndrilll
      5. bendy / H2 / Adelvos
      5. Jamm / SuperTiso / SoulGuitarist
      5. WhiteyWhite / Jin / McDareth
     
      9. Fidchell / Noelram / Deeno
      9. Gintrax / IDontEvenKnow / Sydao
      9. MannyUNLTD / PuppyHavoc / Deity Light
      9. Midori / Uho / EveryDamnDay
      9. Scatz / KandiSAI / Rasenryu
      9. slippingbug / Bolimar / UDL
      9. Some Person / Kamaal / Cloud
      9. Zaskyl / NuzzleMaster / ApeSage
     
      17. Char / ThankSwalot / Espeon
      17. ReyDelEmpire / Just_Kenny / Maverick
     
    You can check out the full brackets on the smash.gg event page, and you can find the tournament VODs here.
     
     
    Sabrewoif
    Welcome to the second Weekend Watchlist from the Pokkén Arena staff and what a big weekend we have in store. 
    The highly anticipated DX only major: Final Boss is now upon us, with a lot of the high level competition from all over America in addition to some of the top players from Japan and one of Europe’s brightest stars. This alongside the Canada Cup just a day before make this one of the best weekends for quality Pokkén content this year.
    Make sure to spread the word, you won’t want to miss any of what’s to come!
     

     
    Final Boss
    October 28-29, 2017
    Newark, NJ
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    Streams:
    Main Stream- www.twitch.tv/hitboxarena 
    Secondary Stream- www.twitch.tv/hitboxarena2
     
     
    Schedule: (Taken from Final Boss Smash.gg page)
    Times are in EST
     
    Day 1 (Oct 28)
    10:00am - Doors Open, player, check-in, warm-ups
    10:00 - 11:30am - On-Site (walk-in) registration, Waseda Team Event sign up
    12:00pm - Waseda Team Event (Top 4 Teams advance to Day 2)
    2:00pm - 1v1 Pools 1-2 start
    4:00pm - 1v1 Pools 3-4 start
    6:00pm - 1v1 Pools 5-6 start
    8:00pm - 1v1 Pools 7-8 start
    10:00pm - Pokkén Salty Suite or side event TBA
     
    Day 2 (Oct 29)
    12:00pm - Doors Open, warm-ups
    1:00pm - Waseda Top 4 Finals
    3:00pm - 1v1 Top 16 Finals
     
    Prize pool:
    $2500 1v1s
    $500 Team Waseda Event
     
    Notable entrants include:
    Due to the sheer number of “notable entrants” spotlight will be given to the overseas competitors from Japan and Europe
     ELM  Azazel  Midori  Uho Syado  Momo  Gintrax  
    More Info: https://smash.gg/tournament/final-boss-a-Pokkén-national-3000-pot-bonus/details
     
     

     
    Canada Cup
    October 27 2017
    Ontario, Canada
    _____________________________
     
    Stream: There will be no stream for this event however VODs will be uploaded here- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1EgqaMRkAMfwaw_xG9VhQ 
     
    Schedule: (Taken from Canada Cup Side event Smash.gg page)
    Times are in EST
    7pm Start @ BYOC section of the venue: (Hilton Airport Toronto)
     
    Notable entrants include:
     SmashSteve  InTheGroove  
    More info: https://smash.gg/tournament/pokk-n-tournament-dx-canada-cup-2017/details
     
     
    Hope you enjoy this weekend's events! Be sure to let us know if you want the Weekend Watchlist posts to continue by leaving a comment below.
    Jetsplit
    Happy Friday everyone, and welcome to the first ever Weekend Watchlist on Pokkén Arena! Like Blue Link's Morning Discussion post from the other day (which you should go read and respond to, by the way), the Weekend Watchlist is something that the Writing Team has been discussing for a little while now. These posts will (normally) happen each Thursday before a major tournament, and will give viewers everything they need to know to enjoy Pokkén during the weekend. DreamHack Denver is taking place this weekend, so let's give this Weekend Watchlist idea a shot!
     

     
    DreamHack Denver
    October 20-22, 2017
    Denver, CO
    _____________________________________
     
    The information below is specific to Pokkén Tournament DX. For information regarding the other events happening at DreamHack, check the official website.
     
    Stream:
    https://www.twitch.tv/nebraskapokken
     
    Schedule:
    (Times are in Mountain Time)
     
    Saturday
    12:00 PM: Pools
    06:00 PM: Top 8
     
    Prize Pool:
    $1000
     
    Notable Entrants Include:
     
      Double   Fable | Suicune Master   Twixxie   NG-Obscure  
    More Info:
    https://smash.gg/tournament/dreamhack-denver-2017-1/details
     
     

     
    Inferno 4
    October 21, 2017
    Wallingford, CT
    _____________________________________
     
    Stream:
    https://www.twitch.tv/underworldgamez
     
    Schedule:
    (Times are in Eastern Time)
     
    1:00 PM: Team Battle Bracket
    3:30 PM: Main Bracket
     
    Notable Entrants Include:
     
      InC | Rokso   InC | Flegar   HBA | Oreo   Bosshog  brocooli  
    More Info:
    https://smash.gg/tournament/inferno-4/details
     
    Hope you enjoy this weekend's events! Be sure to let us know if you want the Weekend Watchlist posts to continue by leaving a comment below.
     
    Blue Link
    Today, we will be starting a new type of thread here in Pokkén Arena called "Morning Discussion". Once in a while, our front page team will pick a relevant topic about the game and invite people in the community to discuss about it.
     
    Let's begin with a subject that a lot of people are discussing lately, Synergy Burst Meter. As you all may know, every character has a different size for their Synergy Burst Meter, meaning each character takes a different amount of points to fill that Meter. Additionally, every Synergy Burst has a different duration time, with some ending quicker than others. BurnsideBH (one of the most active players of the community) did two amazing charts that illustrates how that work:
     
    What are your thoughts about it? Do you think the developers did a good job balancing this unique and important mechanic? Or maybe some adjustments are necessary? Let's discuss on the comments section below!
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