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A browser-based Pokémon battle simulator where you face other players online, using either random teams or ones you build yourself. The focus is purely on team-building and outguessing your opponent, with no story or catching.
What defines Pokémon Showdown:
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The closest matches for Pokémon Showdown are Pokémon Champions, Blood Bowl and Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pokémon Showdown special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
95 %
Best match
A purely battle-focused Pokémon game built around the familiar types, abilities and moves. You assemble teams, including Pokémon brought over from Pokémon HOME, and compete in strategic cross-platform duels.
91 %
Turn-based combat
Fantasy football set in the Warhammer world, where orcs, elves and dwarfs brawl over the ball in turn-based matches. Every move is a gamble because dice rolls can swing everything, and bribes and dirty fouls are part of the game.
91 % −90 %Turn-based combat
A Dragon Ball card battler with over a thousand cards and around 350 characters, where you build teams for turn-based fights, create your own missions and battle other players online.
91 % free
Co-op or multiplayer
A free collectible card game where you build your own gang and face other players in quick duels. Spending Pillz, using Fury and bluffing decide short but intense matches.
90 % 14.79 €
Turn-based combat
A turn-based tactics RPG played on game boards where you assemble a team from seven classes with distinct abilities. It offers a campaign, a roguelike adventure mode, local and online multiplayer, and a board builder.
90 % free
A party of several characters
A mobile gacha RPG where you collect from over a thousand monsters, level them up and build teams for turn-based battles and PvP arenas. The appeal lies in collecting, rune optimisation and team composition.
90 %
Bright, upbeat tone
A Yu-Gi-Oh! spin-off that turns card duels into a 3D board game where you move monsters across the field in turn-based clashes. It offers a campaign, free battles and a versus mode.
89 %
Co-op or multiplayer
A digital version of the Pokémon Trading Card Game where you build decks of Pokémon, Energy and Trainer cards and duel other players in ranked and casual matches.
89 % 29.99 €
Turn-based combat
Turn-based fantasy football in the Warhammer world, where you lead a team of orcs, elves or undead through tactical moves, risky dice rolls and brutal fouls. Dark humor plus league and online modes keep it engaging for a long time.
89 %
Co-op or multiplayer
An auto-battler in the vein of Teamfight Tactics featuring heroes from Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Instead of fast reflexes, it rewards team composition, positioning and a bit of luck in multiplayer matches.