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'''Pokéxel''' (Japanese: '''ポクセル''' ''Poxel'') are cube-shaped {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that live on [[Tumblecube Island]] in the game [[Pokémon Quest]].

The term "Pokéxel" is used to describe Pokémon as they appear in Pokémon Quest in promotional contexts, such as in press releases, announcements, and conferences. <ref>[https://press.pokemon.com/en/releases/POKEMON-GAMES-UNVEILED-FOR-NINTENDO-SWITCH-45879 Press Release]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ_qtyOa5Dg 2018 Press Confrence]</ref> However, the term does not appear in the game itself. Instead, the game simply refers to them as "Pokémon", or "Pokémon on Tumblecube Island" in the one case of text where a distinction is made. Combined with the entire game rendering everything in a voxel art style and a lack of description by the characters, it is difficult to determine if the Pokémon that appear in the game are meant to have an in-universe visual difference from how Pokémon normally look.

Each Pokéxel knows one or two [[move]]s as well as a standard attack. The kind of standard attack is determined by the species of Pokéxel. A species that is a long range Pokémon has a projectile launching standard attack, and tries to keep distance between itself and opponents. A species that is a close range Pokémon has a melee range standard attack and prefers approaching opponents in order to use it. Pokéxel have HP and Attack [[Statistic|stats]]. They can increase those stats by [[level]]ing up (to a maximum of level 100), but those increases are minuscule compared to the power granted [[Power Stone]]s. Each Pokéxel has a [[Power Stone|Power Charm]], which have sockets for Power Stones. Each Power Stone equipped either increases those stats if it is a Support Stone, or modifies the nature of the Pokémon's moves if it is a Move Stone. Support Stones can additionally grant various beneficial effects, and having a Power Charm with a full row or column of Power Stones activates a Bingo Bonus of the Pokémon which can grant even more effects. There are nine sockets for Support Stones total, though all but the first require being at a certain level to unlock and use. There are zero to three sockets for Move Stones, each being associated with a move. Having more moves reduces the number of available space for sockets. Pokémon glow in the presence of a Power Stone.