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Pokémon Champions Launches with Bugs, Disappoints VGC Fans

4/18/2026

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Pokémon Champions is a new free-to-play battle simulator that launched recently and has bugs.
It offers about 190 Pokémon from a pool of over 1,000, excluding many competitive items.
Fans of the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC) are disappointed because trained Pokémon cannot be used.
The game lacks a single-player mode and mini-games.
It focuses on online battles and simplifies team building by offering a menu for stats and moves.

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Story summary

Pokémon Champions is a new free-to-play battle simulator that launched recently and has bugs.
It offers about 190 Pokémon from a pool of over 1,000, excluding many competitive items.
Fans of the Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC) are disappointed because trained Pokémon cannot be used.
The game lacks a single-player mode and mini-games.
It focuses on online battles and simplifies team building by offering a menu for stats and moves.