Pokemon Duel: Does It Suck?

     Pokemon Go was the breakout mobile game of the summer. It got a lot of to venture outside to discover dead bodies, get hit by cars, and most importantly discover their neighborhood by discovering Pokemon. So, what happens when you make a hit game? Try to make another hit game with Pokemon Duel. the Pokemon Company did a surprise release of the new game but, is Pokemon Duel any good? Will it be as big a Pokemon Go was?
     Unlike Go, Duel focuses more of battling Pokemon instead of capturing them. This time around instead of battling with actual Pokemon you battle with Pokemon figurines. Unlike most games in the series, Duel's is more strategic.

    Most duels involve you and an opponent battling on a board and your objective is to move your Pokemon figurine to the end point of your opponent's side of the board. It's basically a game of checkers as you have to not only think of where to move your figurines, but how are you going to win either by cornering your opponent's figurines or make a route straight to the end.
      Battling has more of a rock-paper-scissors aspect as when your Pokemon figurines fight, there is a roulette wheel that will draw on you and your opponent's moves. The roulette wheel is made up of four kinds of colors: Blue, Purple, Red, and White. Blue are defense moves that beat purple and white moves, Purple are status moves which beats white moves.  White are the offensive moves which again, who has the highest number wins the match, Reds are misses and are beaten by other colors. There are no type advantages/disadvantages like the other games. Instead the the color system determines who win with Blue being the highest class, Purple, White, and then Red (Miss). You also have boosters that can be purchased by gems, which you earn in events.
     Pokemon Duel overall does seem like it is a solid game. It's not a bad concept overall and it is another unique spin on the the series just like Pokemon Rumble was. Despite that it doesn't feel like it won't be something you'll play in the long run. It doesn't have the draw that Go had and eventually you'll get bored playing it in probably less time. If there's one thing it has above Go is that its launch was smoother and less server problems. It get a three and a half out of five.