Pokemon Champions, the competitive pocket monster-battling spin-off game announced during the Pokemon Day 2025 livestream, will be released on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on April 8.
Champions is completely free to play, but it will be launched alongside an optional paid starter pack bundle. This pack includes extra in-game Pokemon storage, a special battle song and additional in-game currency to recruit Pokemon for battle.
The latest Pokemon game unifies professional-level play under a single battling format, which will be used for the 2026 Pokemon World Championships in August. While a whole host of battling mechanics from past games like Z-Moves and Terastallization haven’t been shown off in any of the promotional materials, Mega Pokemon will be available in Pokemon Champions as soon as the game is released.
We’ve known for a while that Pokemon Champions will largely use Pokemon Home for teambuilding. Pokemon Home is a subscription service that stores Pokemon
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