Battle for the title of Pokémon Champion in the city of Frontier!
Battle with Pokémon, including with Mega-Evolved Pokémon like Mega Dragonite, against other players in the Pokémon™ Champions game—the same game used for official Pokémon Video Game Championship events! These single and double battles use familiar mechanics from previous Pokémon series games such as Pokémon types, Abilities, and moves, enabling the rich and varied battle strategies you may already know and love.
Compete online* in Ranked Battles against players from near and far, or try Casual Battles for some easy-going fun. You can also have Private Battles with just your friends and family**.
Recruit Pokémon to join your team and train them to hone their skills.
Before you venture into the world of Pokémon battles, try finding Pokémon to fight alongside you! Once per day, you can recruit Pokémon on a trial basis and use them in battle to see if they’re a good fit for your style. Once you’ve found a match, use your in-game Victory Points (VP) to bring Pokémon on to your team permanently.
You can also use your VP to train the permanent members of your Pokémon squad. Hone their Attack, Defense, and other stats, and even alter their Abilities and moves to try out different strategies in battle!
Team up with partner Pokémon from other Pokémon series games with Pokémon HOME.
Pokémon Champions will be compatible with Pokémon HOME***, the cloud service for the Nintendo Switch™ 2 and Nintendo Switch systems, and compatible mobile devices. That means, in addition to the Pokémon partners available in Pokémon Champions, you can also team up with certain Pokémon brought over from Pokémon GO and other Pokémon series RPGs. In fact, by storing a Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, or Eternal Flower Floette you befriended during the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game in Pokémon HOME and bringing them to Pokémon Champions as visitors, you can obtain their corresponding Mega Stones from your in-game mailbox in Pokémon Champions!
About using Nintendo Switch 2 to play
Get a free update with visual improvements for Pokémon Champions on Nintendo Switch 2! An internet connection is required to download the update.
Visit the official website for more information.
Game specifications
Software compatibility and play experience may differ on Nintendo Switch Lite. Additional accessories may be required (sold separately). See support for details.
This game supports the following features:
Notices
A paid membership to Nintendo Switch Online is required to use the Save Data Cloud. Find out more about the paid membership subscription.
*Nintendo Account and Internet access required for online features. For more info, go to nintendo.com/au/support/
**Additional games and systems required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.
***Limitations apply. At the time of release, only select Pokémon will be available for use in Pokémon Champions. The Pokémon you’ll be able transfer to Pokémon Champions via Pokémon HOME are limited to certain Pokémon that can appear in Pokémon Champions. Pokémon you have originally obtained in Pokémon Champions cannot be transferred to Pokémon HOME. The Pokémon you’ll be able transfer to each game via Pokémon HOME are limited to certain Pokémon that can appear in those games.