We were promised a mobile version of Pokemon Champions, and now we know when we're going to get it. The battle-only Nintendo Switch exclusive Pokemon game launches on phones June 17, 2026, and it will be running a Mega Raichu event across both platforms to celebrate.
Confirmed today, the mobile version of Pokemon Champions will launch on June 17, arriving on both iOS and Android on the same day. If you have already been playing Champions on Switch, there's cross progression, so you can bring your progress with you to the new platform and battle across both, provided you sync up your Nintendo account use that single account on both platforms.
There's also cross-play so you can compete against Switch trainers even if you're playing on mobile, and vice versa.
To celebrate the mobile launch of Pokemon Champions, a Raichu event that introduces the Electric-type to the game will begin on June 17 and run until September 2, 2026. All you need to do to get Raichu and the two two Megastones you need to evole into into both of its Mega Evolved forms is log in to Pokemon Champions at any time during that period.
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