{"id":449066,"date":"2026-02-27T20:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/449066\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:32:09","slug":"pokemon-champions-brings-the-fight-to-switch-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/449066\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Brings The Fight To Switch This April"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

We got our first proper look at Pok\u00e9mon Champions<\/a> in last year’s Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase, and today, TPC has finally spilled the beans on a release date. Or, more accurately, a release window.<\/p>\n

As revealed at the end of the new trailer (above), Champions will arrive on Switch at some point in April 2026, with the mobile version launching “later this year”.<\/p>\n

As for the trailer itself, we don’t see all that much that we’d class as “new”. Once again, this is to be the go-to battle format for the competitive scene going forward, so all of the footage was very… battle-y.<\/p>\n

Those who download the “free-to-start” title early will receive a Dragonite and its Mega Stone as a bonus. TPC has also confirmed that you’ll be able to bring your Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, and Eternal Flower Floette over from Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> via Pok\u00e9mon HOME<\/a>, and all those who do so will get the relevant Mega Stones in their in-game mailbox as a reward.<\/p>\n

Here’s a little more information about that HOME integration from The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/a>:<\/p>\n

By linking Pok\u00e9mon Champions to Pok\u00e9mon HOME, you will be able to bring certain Pok\u00e9mon to Pok\u00e9mon Champions as visitors, as well as send visiting Pok\u00e9mon back to Pok\u00e9mon HOME. If visiting Pok\u00e9mon know moves that can\u2019t be used in Pok\u00e9mon Champions, they will have to learn new moves via training. If you train visiting Pok\u00e9mon in Pok\u00e9mon Champions and return them to Pok\u00e9mon HOME, they will retain those training results when returned to Pok\u00e9mon Champions, unless they return in a different form.
Please note that only Pok\u00e9mon that appear in Pok\u00e9mon Champions will be able to visit from Pok\u00e9mon HOME. Also note that Pok\u00e9mon obtained in Pok\u00e9mon Champions cannot be sent to Pok\u00e9mon HOME. Aim for the title of Champion alongside Pok\u00e9mon you\u2019ve befriended thus far in Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A, Pok\u00e9mon GO, and other titles in the Pok\u00e9mon series!<\/p>\n

Images: Nintendo<\/p>\n

We’ll be keeping an eye out for more information (and a more specific release date) in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Will you be picking up Pok\u00e9mon Champions on Switch later this year? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also
\n\tGuide: Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield: Pok\u00e9dex Galar Region<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Eevee Evolutions Ranked – How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Mega Evolutions List – How Get Mega Energy<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Special Evolutions \u2013 How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch\u2019d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO \u2013 The Rarest Pok\u00e9mon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/p>\n

Jim came to Nintendo Life in 2022 and, despite his insistence that The Minish Cap is the best Zelda game and his unwavering love for the Star Wars prequels (yes, really), he has continued to write news and features on the site ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We got our first proper look at Pok\u00e9mon Champions in last year’s Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase, and today, TPC…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,50,137,3235,156271,86,56,54,55,377],"class_list":{"0":"post-449066","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-nintendo-switch","11":"tag-pokemon","12":"tag-pokemon-30th-anniversary","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-upcoming-releases"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}