‘Pokemon Rumble U’ NFC Figures Coming Exclusively to GameStop

Following in the footsteps of Skylanders and Disney Infinity, Pokemon Rumble U will see the release of 18 different figures to coincide with the game’s eShop release on August 29th.

While the characters on the toys can be obtained in the main game, (which features all 649 Pokemon to discover, a first for this spinoff series,) the figures can be leveled up throughout the adventure. Previous installments made swapping attacks difficult and didn’t have a level up system, so players were constantly discarding weaker creatures and replacing them with new ones as the game advanced. With the figures, you’ll be able to have a reliable team to fight at your side, but if buying toys isn’t your thing, Rumble U is still fully playable without dropping the extra cash.

As much of a cash cow as Pokemon is, I’m surprised it took this long to make toys around a game that’s literally about Pokemon toys. Each figure will be $4, making the complete set a whopping $64 total. A hell of an investment for a downloadable game that’s less than $20 on its own, but hey, you gotta catch em all, right?