Pokemon Spirit Battles

Pokemon Spirit Battles is a game for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U that is an adventure action game with RPG elements (ie leveling up, adding abilities, making things out of two object to make a powerful combo out of the two, etc.).

Story
The story puts you, the player in the hands of Shun (Male Character) or Lexi (Female character) as you explore the region of Masato, battles are carried out by bonding your spirit with that of a Pokemon and use their abilities and moves as your own. This is done by using a special item called the Genesis Watch a watch that is used as a communication device and it copies the DNA of Pokemon you've fought and befriended (meaning the capture the Pokemon part of gameplay is gone. Sorry. ;) ). Your charcter get the choice of one of the 18 Starter Pokemon, Riolu, or Ralts to begin with and as you playand level up, your Pokemon does too and will evolve just like normal. Your goal as a Spirit Battler is the same as a Pokemon Trainer, defeat the 8 Gym Leaders, beat the Elite 4 and the Champion. However there's a force called Team Eclipse who wants to capture legendary Pokemon and use their powers against humanity and make humans their slaves. Because of this, Arceus sends you not only to complete your personal quest (the one that ends the game), but to find the seven Guardians of Light, which are Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Zorua, Victini, Diancie, and Manaphy. Once you prove your worthy, they'll give you their strength and you can use their powers.

Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to that of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance. You have your Command Deck, which contains your Pokemon's moves and your own natural talents and the Attack action.

The Command Deck is called the Spirit Commands. This will have 4 moves at first, but you can earn a max of 10 more slots to add moves to.

Also, your character will be able to use something sort of like Flowmotion. Flowmotion, in case you aren't aware, is a system that allowed Sora and Riku to slide on rails, Kick off walls and swing on pole and then attack or get a boost in height. Your character will get that skill as well. Leveling up will make them more effective in combat or just getting around.

Using Items (Poitions, Ether, Elixirs, Stat-boosting items, etc.) will be allocated to the Select button and you can use the + control pad in one of 8 directions to quickly use a Select button item.

These are good and all, but what good is some of this if you can't defend yourself, right? No worries!! The Y button will allow you to block if not moving or dodge outta the way when moving. The key to offense is a strong defense and all that good stuff!

Characters
Shun/Lexi (You can name them differently by the way):

Age: 16

Strong Suits: Depends on player performance

Partner: Depends on player's first Pokemon

Bio: A strong independent person. Has been sent by Arceus to save the world from Team Eclipse who plan on using Pokemon as weapons and enslave the human race.

Red/Green (You parent whom your leaving behind. Red is Shun's dad and Green is Lexi's mother)

Age: Unknown

Strong Suits: Unknown

Partner: Pikachu (Red)/Venusaur (Green)

Bio: Your mom/dad who you humbly and tearfully said goodbye to before starting your journey. Check back in with them and you'll learn of Pokemon out in your backyard you can get the spirit of.

Team Eclipse:

Age: N/A

Strong suits: Varies

Partner: Mostly Dark and Poison Pokemon, but will use other types.

Bio: Lead by a man named Lord Gheris, Team Eclipse's mission is to steal the powers of Legendary Pokemon and use them as weapons of mass destruction. In the end, they'll want people to bow down to them and become their slaves! Somebody's gotta stop these guys!

Controls
A: Attack

B: Jump/Fly (If you earned fly and the Skylark Badge)

X: Use Spirit Command

Y: Dodge roll/Block

L: Hold to swap through Spirit Commands with the +Control Pad. Tap to turn Lock On on/off

R: Tap to switch targets

+Control Pad: Use one of 8 assigned items.

Circle Pad: Move

Touch Screen: Swap Pokemon

Start: Pause Menu (Can't pause during combat)

Select: Use Item.