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If you haven't tried pokken try it out somewhere. It has: low level entry, a good tutorial for each character, a nice skill ceiling. I can sort of compare it to smash in that it has a nice pickup and play option for new players but there is serious depth to it allowing for a high skill ceiling if you ever get into online or tourney play. Most of the characters are super satisfying and only a few feel like their movesets are lacking.
To piggyback off that last statement you need to remember that it all comes to personal preference. To me mons like braixen, suicuine, and charizard feel like they lack tools or are just less fleshed out than the rest of the cast. They are completely viable a braixen waifu fag one evo 2016(?? I think), charizard works as a heavy hitter with his fly giggles, and suicune is designed for ranged keepaway countering.
The action dojo takes you through all the skills a mon has but none of the subtle mechanics behind them. Still a good in game tutorial tool. The game plays up the rock> paper> scissors of fighting games with charge> attack> grab.
While it has simple inputs the depth comes from the swapping 3D arena and traditional 2D to change up the footsies spacing game which is what fighting games focus on. It makes for a great standalone fighting game that put arena fighting and traditional fighting together in a way that worked. Try it, rent it, play it somewhere if you can. The single player is decent enough to give you content to play and cosmetics to unlock, but multiplayer is the source of real content. If you can get some couch play or find a local scene it really does have more going for it than it lets on. That and the fact they continue to support it with new content helps.
If you're even a little bit curious about that then check it out either on twitch or at EVO this summer to see some high level play since the game has stuff most pokemon series enthusiasts wouldn't bat an eye.
