After being down for a prolonged period of "upgrade", it is finally here. Etheremon now has a battle mode that is live, and you can participate in right now, if you can stomach the abnormally high gas fees on the Ethereum network.
This is just the beginning, and there are already several castles that have been established for people to try and conquer:
As in Pokemon, it is important to select the right type of monster to counter the one that you're attacking. This makes for an interesting metagame, as your supporting monsters are also influencing the outcome of the battle, by boosting the combat power of those in the front line.
Speaking of Monsters, there's two new "Gason" types, who work really well as supporters, boosting those of the same type.
In total, today's update adds a total of six new mons, and this will definitely increase the strategic options available and disrupt any preconceived notion of a metagame.
Go check it out now.. I've completed a transaction to build castle holoz0r, let's see if it can be taken down!
I'll have to wait some time for the Ethereum network to process the transaction... though.