About Pokemon Champions
Pokemon Champions is The Pokemon Company's battle-focused Pokemon game, developed by The Pokemon Works and published by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. It launched on Nintendo Switch on April 8, 2026, with iOS and Android ports arriving June 17, 2026. Raise and battle Pokemon with no story mode focus: Champions is all about competitive battles with Trainers worldwide.
- • Battle-focused Pokemon game
- • Launched on Switch April 8, 2026
- • iOS and Android ports arrived June 17, 2026
- • Competitive battles with Trainers worldwide
- • Compatible with Pokemon HOME
Gameplay
This is the first game from The Pokémon Works, a joint venture between The Pokémon Company and ILCA. As a turn-based strategy game, it is similar in gameplay to the Pokémon Stadium series of video games, and features compatibility with Pokémon Home, which allows it to connect with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and other games on the Nintendo Switch, as well as cross-platform play between mobile platforms and Nintendo Switch. It supports Mega Evolution, and is expected to also feature other battle mechanics in future, including Terastallization. The game was used in place of the latest game in the mainline series at Video Game Championship (VGC) events organized by Play! Pokémon, including the Pokémon World Championships. This started with the Malaysia Master Ball League and the Indianapolis Regional Championships, held on May 9–10 and May 29–31, respectively. While mainline Pokémon video games up until Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are turn-based role-playing games that are also used for competitive tournaments like the Pokémon World Championships, Pokémon Champions is a concerted effort to separate the competitive battling aspect. Pokémon Champions primarily offers an experience centered around battling. There are ranked battles, casual battles, and an online tournament. Players can recruit Pokémon to their team by using Victory Points (VP), which can be gained through battling.
Multiplayer
Online competitive battles and local play with Trainers worldwide.
- Developer
- The Pokemon Works
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release
- 8 Apr 2026
- Price
- Free to play
- Modes
- single-player, multiplayer, online
