People are often surprised when they are told that there is a sports scene in Pokémon GO. Although the mobile game exploded in 2016 when it was released, it is still very popular today, but gamers from the previous year It’s hard to imagine the seriousness of PvP. However, Niantic’s flagship title really has its place in the sports world, and it is certainly not Fnatic’s Robalas who will say the opposite! He, like a hundred other players, met this weekend of April 23 in Frankfurt, Germany to play the color battles. We went there to cover European International Championship (EUIC) And we have to admit that Pokémon GO has taken its place between the VGC (Sword and Shield video game), TCG (card game) and Pokkén tournaments. It’s also the first time a mobile game has returned to competitive events of this scale, and Covid-19 is to blame.
Robalas, Pokémon GO player since 2016
Do you remember the craze for Pokémon GO in its infancy? When did everyone rush to the parks to catch their first wild caterpillar or sea urchin? Robalas was such a player:“I was playing like crazy that summer and I was in the top 40 in Lille at the time! I even went to a private Pokémon farm in Paris, it was really crazy.
Like many, the Fnatic content creator took a break in 2017 when he felt he had taken a little tour of the game and its content. Fortunately, Niantic managed to avoid the loss of players and introduced many new features to the game. This brought back many players who started out with major events like Pokémon GO Fest.
For Robalas, adding most of the PvP brought it back to mobile gaming.
Strong competitive aspect in Pokémon GO
To do PvP well in Pokémon GO, Frankly, it’s not just about unintentionally pressing your screen at full speed. To hope for the knockout of the opponent. You have to catch the right creatures with the right stats, force them to learn the best moves, know (obviously) their type of weakness, as well as the reset time for each attack.
Of course, Rhobalas says that League of Legends and PoGO are not the same games! We find some common points in the competitive dimension such as the notion of rating and especially personal investment. : It takes a long time to get the right Pokemon and then learn their game. “It’s a lot bigger and harder than people think.”
The sports scene is still very cautious
We said it at EUIC in our article dedicated to Pokémon GO, even if the mobile game has all the features to be a real sports game, the competitive environment is still very cautious. It’s normal because IRL competitions have just been updated, but we must admit that it is difficult to obtain precise information on upcoming events. While many PvP players have official tournaments in mind, it’s very quiet to communicate with them. Robalas learned about qualifying competitions through an in-game announcement system, but That’s not enough to attract more people, he said.
And it’s a shame to see how well organized the Pokémon GO tournament is in Frankfurt Each participant receives identical phones and even cardboard covers to avoid duplication. The main problems are mainly on the side of game bugs (connection problem, gps etc…), but Niantic is doing everything to fix them. Hopefully, the London World Cup in 2022 will not be hindered by anything and many more players will consider signing up for the next official competitions. See you on May 21 and 22 elsewhere in the region in Lille!
Rhobalas in Pokémon GO: World Cup Goal!
It’s very different from the VGC or the TCG, where you have to earn a certain number of championship points to qualify for worlds and stay top of the leaderboard and hope to cover travel expenses like Harry. The Pokémon GO contest is a bit more affordable. it’s ratherQualifying stages with the first 4 Who then can go into the world. And it is the objective of Robalas who will train and give everything for the next tournament in Lille.
We obviously wish him good luck and will support all French people on the French Pokémon sports scene in the months to come. By the way, you can find the Rhobalas alive. trembling Or on Youtube channel Education followed.
Source : Millenium
