The Pokémon Company announces iPhone, Android app

TCG-based game to be available this summer

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Reported on Bulbanews by LDEJRuff
Edited by the dark lord trombonator

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The Pokémon Company has plans to release an app for the iTunes and Android markets in Japan, it was announced last week. 「ポケモン言えTAP」Pokémon Say Tap, a TCG-based game, will be available for free download this summer.

Screenshot from the app

The game is rhythm-based: players tap on trading cards in time with music and sounds. One known backing track is Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW, the current ending theme of the Pokémon anime.

Information

Official Pokémon site (Japanese)
Forbes