With how much of the Pokemon franchise’s audience has grown up with it since the beginning and how intense that audience can sometimes get (just look at the competitive scene), it’s sometimes easy to forget that Pokemon has always targeted children.
As such, The Pokemon Company has released a new website designed specifically for kids called Pokemon Kids Winter Fest, which features a collection of simple-to-play mini-games that are sure to keep them occupied throughout the Christmas month.
The games can be played either on a computer or on a mobile device, so players can quite easily jump to it after their Pokemon GO session. As for the games themselves, they consist of a relay race, a whack-a-mole game involving hitting Diglett, a game where players have to bounce Pokemon across a river, a matching game, and an arena game involving bumping opponents out of bounds. There is also a Winter Fest Scene Creator that just lets kids create a simple diorama using a variety of Pokemon, scenery, and items.
Each of these games (minus the matching game) has their own selection of playable Pokemon, some of which need to be unlocked. By completing these games, players can earn Razz Berries, which in turn award the player with badges, each featuring a different Pokemon.
Much like the mainline games, the purpose is to catch them all, with there being 893 badges to collect. This covers nearly every Pokemon in the series. Given that each Pokemon matches up with their National Dex number, the excluded ones are likely those introduced in the Crown Tundra DLC for Sword and Shield, like Calyrex. There are even achievements and missions to complete, with the latter rewarding players with badges depicting the incredibly rare Mythical Pokemon, like Mew and Celebi.
When first starting, players are randomly assigned to one of four teams as well. Every day, each team must earn as many Razz Berries as they can to help their team win the team race. Between this and a wheel that can be spun for daily rewards, kids are encouraged to visit the site once a day. The whole thing isn’t too dissimilar from a mobile game like Pokemon Masters, but there are no microtransactions or other such purchases anywhere, so parents need not worry.
The collection aspect may intrigue older players, but the simplistic mini-games may not be enough to hold an adult’s attention. This has very much been designed for the little ones, though the website will only be up until January 3rd.
Meanwhile, fans old and young have plenty to look forward to in 2021, as it will mark Pokemon‘s 25th anniversary and The Pokemon Company has already begun teasing it with a new logo.
Source: Pokemon Kids Winter Fest
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