{"id":519168,"date":"2026-04-08T08:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/519168\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:19:08","slug":"psa-you-can-now-download-pokemon-champions-on-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/519168\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: You Can Now Download Pok\u00e9mon Champions On Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pokemon<\/a><\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon battles level-up today with the release of Pok\u00e9mon Champions on the Switch eShop. If you aren’t already playing it, here’s our reminder that this free download is now officially available across Nintendo’s storefronts around the globe.<\/p>\n

Before you jump in, it’s worth noting that there’s a starter pack available for $6.99 \/ \u00a35.99 or your regional equivalent.<\/p>\n

This bundle pack includes storage space for 50 additional Pok\u00e9mon, 30 Teammate Tickets and 50 Training Tickets. Trainers will also receive the ‘Battle! (Trainer Battle)” song featured in the Pok\u00e9mon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!<\/a> games.<\/p>\n

And if you try out Champions before 31st August 2026, you’ll also receive a Dragonite and 100 Quick Coupons as a free gift.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, if you’re planning to play this title on the Switch 2, there’s a free update at launch<\/a> featuring enhanced visual performance. Pok\u00e9mon HOME<\/a> was also recently updated, adding support for Pok\u00e9mon Champions. This new battle game will launch for mobile devices at some point later this year.<\/p>\n

Will you be checking out this new release today? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

Will you be downloading Pok\u00e9mon Champions? (235 votes)
\nYes67%No33%<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

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

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon battles level-up today with the release of Pok\u00e9mon Champions on the Switch eShop. If you aren’t already…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,137,376,3235,1374,1106,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-519168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-nintendo-switch","10":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","11":"tag-pokemon","12":"tag-psa","13":"tag-switch-eshop","14":"tag-technology","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519168","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=519168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}