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The player controls Pokémon and battles alongside them against other Pokémon in battle arenas. A boss Pokémon must be fought at the end of every battle arena. As the player advances, new battle arenas are unlocked. Further battle arenas can be selected from a menu. Progressively, battle arena difficulties continue to rise. Once a battle arena is completed, the player is rewarded with coins and new Pokémon. ^[1]

Features

-Contains all Pokémon up to the 5th generation. This includes 649 Pokémon in total, including legendary Pokémon. ^[2]

-Gameplay supports up to four players. ^[3]

-First Wii U game to use NFC technology (near field communication). ^[4]

-Use of NFC figurines allow for customized Pokémon. ^[5]

-A hundred Pokémon can battle on screen at any given time. ^[6]

-More than seventy action-packed battles to partake in. ^[7]

Pikachu, Snivy, Tepig and, and Oshawott emerge from the Pokémon capsules. On the course of their journey, they discover Pokémon reluctant of returning to the Toy Shop. It’s even found the four Pokémon were intentionally thrown into the river in the first place. ^[8]

NFC Capability

Prior to Pokémon Rumble U’s release, Nintendo announced it would be the first game to use the NFC component of the Wii U. ^[9] Around the same time, Nintendo UK announced figurines would be distributed. Once the game went on sale in Europe, a special edition including two NFC figurines, a poster and a code to download the game was distributed in game stores. ^[10] Pokémon figurines are utilized by placing them on the NFC section of the Wii U GamePad; this allows for use of the same Pokémon in-game. NFC figurines have been sold in Japan, Europe and the United States. However, they were not sold in Canada. A Nintendo spokesperson commented, claiming even availability in the United States was limited. ^[11]

On Metacritic, the game recieved an aggregated score of 49, and a user score of 4.9. ^[12] Chris Carter, of Destructoid, rated the game a 6/10. He critiqued it, saying Pokémon Rumble U is simply too linear, lacks strategy, and is repetitive and basic. ^[13] Despite its flaws, he claims it may be a fun experience with friends and in short periods of gameplay. ^[14] Will Greenwald of PCMag gave the game a 2/5. ^[15] He criticizes it for not living up to the mechanics of Pokémon Rumble Blast and lacking a Pokémon upgrade system. ^[16] This is due to unnecessarily incorporating external merchandise into gameplay. If one wants to grow attached to their Pokémon, they must buy its corresponding NFC figurine – only then will they be able to “upgrade” it to their liking. Nonetheless, he comments, saying the game is too linear and short to enjoy upgrades. ^[17]