The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon Champions, a brand-new title for the franchise. The new download-only game will be focused entirely on the competitive scene of Pokémon battling, and it's coming to Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, but no release window was provided during Pokémon Presents 2025.
A New Era for the Competitive Scene
Ever since its inception, one important aspect of the Pokémon franchise has been battling other players. On the Game Boy, the series was one of the main reasons to get a Game Link Cable, and once the DS came, it naturally expanded trading and battling to an online format with Diamond and Pearl.
As the series evolved, so did the combat, adding more elements that significantly changed the meta. For instance, creatures would eventually have extra stats like abilities, mega evolution or tera forms. New games would also introduce formats like Double, Triple and Rotation.
Pokémon Champions is a new game focused more strictly on battles, allowing players to enjoy them on both Nintendo Switch and mobile devices with Android and iOS systems. The Pokémon Works, a joint venture between Pokémon Company and ILCA, is responsible for the development of the new game, which...
