Pokémon battles for Trainers everywhere. Pokémon Champions is coming to Nintendo Switch systems in April 2026! The mobile version is slated for summer 2026. Check out the information on new characters and gameplay!

YouTube Clip - Pokémon Champions Opening Movie

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YouTube Clip - Pokémon Champions Arrives in 2026!

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Pokémon Champions Is Coming to Nintendo Switch in April 2026

Get ready to start battling. The highly anticipated Pokémon Champions will be available to download on Nintendo Switch systems in April 2026! A variety of details were revealed during the latest Pokémon Presents and even more can be found on the Pokémon Champions website. Players who download the game before a certain date will be able to claim a Dragonite from their in-game mailbox.

The Mega Evolution fun hardly ends with Dragonite—you can obtain even more Mega Stones for Pokémon that Mega Evolve in Pokémon Legends: Z-A! To commemorate the release of Pokémon Champions, an in-game campaign will be held whereby players can receive Chesnaughtite, Delphoxite, Greninjite, and Floettite stones.

By storing the Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, and Eternal Flower Floette you befriended during Pokémon Legends: Z-A in Pokémon HOME and bringing them to Pokémon Champions as visitors, you can obtain their Mega Stones from your mailbox in Pokémon Champions.

More Details on Pokémon HOME

By linking Pokémon Champions to Pokémon HOME, you will be able to bring certain Pokémon to Pokémon Champions as visitors, as well as send visiting Pokémon back to Pokémon HOME. If visiting Pokémon know moves that can’t be used in Pokémon Champions, they will have to learn new moves via training. If you train visiting Pokémon in Pokémon Champions and return them to Pokémon HOME, they will retain those training results when returned to Pokémon Champions, unless they return in a different form.


Please note that only Pokémon that appear in Pokémon Champions will be able to visit from Pokémon HOME. Also note that Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Champions cannot be sent to Pokémon HOME. Aim for the title of Champion alongside Pokémon you’ve befriended thus far in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Pokémon GO, and other titles in the Pokémon series!

Helpful Trainers

As you enter Pokémon Champions for the first time, you’ll be greeted by a variety of friendly faces that will always be around to help as you prepare for battle. Tatora will help you get into the swing of things by helping you enter competitions, Kitt will help you partner up with Pokémon at Roster Ranch, and Cordy will share new strategies with you as you battle in Pokémon Champions. You’ll meet Caraway and Kajima, too, as you enter the Battle Arena. Get ready for the battles of a lifetime, Trainers!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-champions-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-april-2026