Who's Joining Pokkén Tournament Next Week?

Place your bets, as a new Pokémon will be leaving it's shiny red ball behind and taking on Pokkén Tournament!

There's already a solid roster of Pokémon in the arcade fighting game, from the king of fire himself, Charizard, to a Pikachu encased in sweaty spandex, but there's more to come. 

The official Japanese Twitter account posted a teaser image today, teasing a new fighter for Friday 15th January. Just who'll be it be? Well, there's a seven day wait to see just who'll be battling the likes of Gengar, Blaziken and Machamp.

新たなバトルポケモンが参戦決定!!1/15(金)に発表します! どんなポケモンが参戦するのか予想してみよう! 公式HPで第2ヒントも公開中!! https://t.co/dNsw9TACYl #ポッ拳 pic.twitter.com/hgU2wAcm7p

— ポッ拳 公式アカウント (@pokken_official) January 8, 2016

A clue for the fighter's  name is the Japanese hiragana character ラ, which reads as ra/la according to DualShockers.

Who do you think will be joining the Pokkén Roster next week?