
Certain skills synergize with other skills from other Coromon so players will be switching Coromons frequently during any given match. Skills are rarely binary and oftentimes have nuances to them. Each Coromon has a certain Trait that acts as curveballs during battles these Traits range from affecting the battle arena which debuffs/buffs Coromons to a protective Trait that poisons the attacking Coromon on physical contact to a survival trait that allows the Coromon to survive a killing blow with 1 HP remaining. Cheesing and spamming aren’t always viable solutions as many elements come to play in combat. Even with a generous Potential system that lets players handpick which Coromon stats to improve, the game features a hefty difficulty curve. Such options would leave any lesser game massively imbalanced but Coromon surprisingly manages to keep everything level. If they want something easier, they can activate the feature that allows Coromons to revive with any healing item and not a revive item. If a player is interested in a challenge, they may tinker with mechanics such as limiting the use of the Trainer Hub, the Pokemon Center in Coromon. Battle mechanics can also be tailored to the player’s skill level. The number of options the game offers players to customize mechanics is staggering players can decide whether a knockout releases their Coromons permanently back into the wild or whether they can capture multiple versions of the same Coromon. It’s not quite the classic sense of adventure and glory associated with the genre but an interesting approach to the genre nonetheless.Ĭoromon’s most exciting change is the way it fuses modern quality-of-life features and RPG elements into the decades-old gameplay loop of Pokemon. It falls upon the main character to explore the world and investigate the invasion before it’s too late. The story takes a sci-fi Star Trek-inspired turn when a race of aliens called the Wubbonians arrive to threaten the ecosystem of Velua. Instead of a trainer, the character you play is a Battle Researcher for the Lux Solis Campus, a think-tank whose goal is to preserve nature. The early Pokemon games lean heavily into the sport of it all, centering on the Elite Four tournament and player rivalries whereas Coromon keys into the environmental and scientific duties of creature collecting. Where Coromon first diverges from Pokemon is the kind of story it tells. The Scorching Sands of the Wostin Desert require players to take shade under the various tents on the map to avoid getting knocked out. For example, the murky region of the Soggy Swamp has a mushroom-collecting sidequest that allows players to craft unique scents. Velua offers gamers a number of biomes and environments to immerse themselves into, with each one featuring gameplay quirks unique to the biome. This time, it’s Velua, a vibrant pixel world that doesn’t look too far from the Kanto or Johto regions. Like most Pokemonclones, you play a young blank character from a small town with big dreams to explore the vast world. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel – nor does it need to – but it instead bridges the gap between the pixel-era Pokemongames with the modernity of contemporary indie gaming features into a fun nostalgic adventure. Coromon, the latest in a long line of creature-collectors looking to imbue the genre with something exciting, accomplishes the job charmingly. You can then increase a Coromon’s potential at the Potentiflator on the second floor of Trainer Hubs.If there’s one thing Pokemon clones are good at, it’s keeping the specific genre of creature-collectors alive in fresh ways. When you receive the Potential Reader from the Buzzlet Lab, you can check any of your Coromon’s potential. We recommend catching any Potent Coromon as you have the ability to turn it into a Perfect Coromon.

If you do not encounter or catch what you are hunting for, reset your game and try again, so you do not waste your Potent Scent.

You should save before using the Potent Scent and then spend the six minutes it is active looking for Potent and Perfect Coromon. Potent and Perfect Coromon will glimmer, and which rarity it is will appear over its name. An on-screen indicator shows you how long the Potent Scent lasts. This is a consumable item that increases the odds of encountering a Potent or Perfect Coromon for six minutes. To increase the odds of getting one of these, you can use Potent Scent. Coromon that have a potential of 17, 18, 19, or 20 will be Potent. To get a shiny Coromon, you need its potential to be 17 or higher out of 21.
