The upcoming Pokemon Champions will feature at least three game modes for players to try when it launches for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. Pokemon Champions was the one new game revealed during the latest Pokemon Day event. Details of the game leaked online ahead of time, but the full reveal gave fans a much clearer picture of what to expect.
Pokemon Champions is focused on Pokemon battles, serving as a sort of spiritual successor to games like Pokemon Stadium or Pokemon Battle Revolution. The game is in development for the Nintendo Switch and Android/iOS mobile devices, though an exact release date wasn't announced. It's expected that Pokemon Champions will launch at some point in 2025, though it's also possible that it will release in 2026 or beyond.
Pokemon Champions will have a limitation at launch that may be disappointing to fans of Nintendo's monster-battling franchise.
The main draw of Pokemon Champions is that it will let players battle other Pokemon trainers from all around the world thanks to its online multiplayer functionality. And now we know of three specific game modes that Pokemon Champions multiplayer will support when it's finally released to the masses. At launch, Pokemon Champions...
