It's a bit early, but fuck it. Pre-release hype edition.Pokémon Champions is a free to play online battle simulator releasing on April 8th for Switch 1/2 and mobile later on. It features ranked, casual and private battles for both singles and doubles, and will be used for VGC tournaments in 2026.>NewsLaunching at around 12pm JSTMobile release possibly leaked for JuneFree Dragonite launch gift also includes 100 Quick Coupons (used to speed up recruitment)>Linkshttps://champions.pokemon.com/en-us/https://x.com/Pokemon_Champs (EN) https://x.com/Poke_Champ_jp (JP)Dex (so far): https://www.serebii.net/pokemonchampions/pokemon.shtmlQuick FAQ>Do I need my own Pokémon to play?No, the game features a recruitment system, but transferring from Home is recommended to save time and resources.>What makes the game so much more accessible than before?All aspects of a Pokémon are customizable with VP, a currency earned simply by playing the game. IVs are also removed.>Is there single player content?No.>What battle gimmicks are in?Only megas for now.>What's the starter pack?US$6.99 one time purchase for 50 training tickets (fully train for free), 30 quick coupons, 50 extra box space and the LGPE trainer music.>Is anything locked behind a paywall?So far everything gameplay relevant is also purchasable with VP.>Is the Switch 2 version enhanced?Yes, better visuals and 60fps
Just a few hours until Flybitch becomes a breeding sow for humiliation rituals!
>>59140247How long till it becomes 8th April everywhere on Earth? It already 8th April in my country.
>>59140299it releases in ~9 hours worldwide
My team so far is CharY, Sneasler(ttar matchup), and Mamoswine(Dnite/chomp).I need three more mons and have to avoid being to reliant on sun because weather is going to be very hotly contested. Zard also gets straight up walled by several mons.
>>59140332whimsicott <- priority sunny day if they want to fuck with your weathervenusaur <-chlorophyllpikachu <- lightning rod
I'm excited :D
For me, it's megalass
>no clue what I'm going to use>having fun battling on scarlet>regionals coming up + the grand champions festival shortly afteri feel like i'm in the filler arc between the last badge and the league in the first season, just fucking around until i get my ass kicked
so did you guys sign up to skraw's tournament of plebs?
I'm keep my expectations for this game low
>>59140348AV Raichu is one I ran back in 2018 to help deal with Koko matchups, but this meta is looking to be almost more hyper offensive and it's tough to even consider using purely support mons. Looking over the available mons I didn't see a compelling reason to carry lightning rod unless Raichu's megas take off in popularity.A good opponent can control the weather pretty effectively. I wish H-lilligant was available because that's better support and presence than Venusaur is.
I suck at battles but I'll at least give this a try to show off my legitimate shiny Mew.
>>59140436>she thinks she can use mythicals in PvP
>>59140430rain arch spam is very popular in the showdown server. unless you plan to counter that with eq mamo, then a lightning rod is a good idea imo. not like you need to bring it all the time. pikachu over raichu because showing off a partner hat + light ball is cooler than any raichu
>>59140436You're going to be waiting a very, very long time for a mythical meta.Even a double restricted format probably won't happen for 2 years well after Gen 10 releases.
Am I able to pre download this?
Can I use Lickilicky
>>59140450I've definitely thought about the rain arch matchup.They'll have to pivot pelipper in T2 to gain weather, unless they've got politoed in the back too. I'd probably lead Zard/Sneasler as it threatens big CC damage to where Zard may even pick up the KO without weather control afterwards.Is everyone running AV arch?
>>59140439>>59140453No free PvP mode?
>>59140475Nevermind, Google says no
>>59140498The assumption is mons that aren’t legal in ranked play won’t be programmed in at launch
>>59140498>it has a limited list of supported pokemonWow, it's worse than I thought.
I wanna use my Hydrapple but my experience in SV is just him jobbing horribly because of typing
>>59140498There is a non-ranked mode.But at launch, it'll just be the same roster as ranked mode.
>>59140488who knows but you're already a better player than those soulless metafags
>>59140597You can generally afford to karenfag 1 mon on your team as long it can fill a role.
How long do you think it'll take for them to put not fully evolved mons?
>>59140247Anyone know the best answer to Rotom Wash? I guess it doesn't help that my strongest grass move is Matcha Gotcha, but this thing feel impossible to just consistently get rid of. I've got plenty of counterplay to Incineroar, Archaludon, Sneasler, Froslass, etc. etc. at this point but Rotom is a constant threat.
Will sizes differences like XSS and Alphas be in the game? I need to know if I have to catch a regular M size.
So what is the response to Archaludon? This thing has absolutely retarded stats and barely any weaknesses. What are you meant to do against it?
>>59140641Its unknown, but if I had to guess size difference will stay at an SS level, where its ±20% if it's kept at all. So Alpha's wont be comically huge.
>>59140646Close combat with something really strong and double into it that turn to attempt its removal.Do they run protect?
>>59140646Hit it with earth power
>>59140660I should have specified that I mean for singles.>>59140665Earth Power from what? It probably has enough bulk to survive with investment, plus it has Sturdy.
damn no tera on launch? there goes my plan for water tera weather ball charizard... i literally have to rebuild my team from the ground up. prob gonna stick with rain regardless. maybe>pelipper (damp rock)>archaludon (assault vest)>toxicroak (sludge)>mega feraligatr>kingdra?>rillaboom?i'm not super deep into competitive pokemon, but lately I've been doing pelipper+water zard on the ladder in sv to great success and i want to do something similar here.
>>59140681This was shit you could have looked up months ago
>>59140687cool i started playing sv like a week ago, so i didn't look it up months ago
>>59140687You sound insufferable nigger kys
Do you get to transfer your Pokemon back to Bank or are they permanently stuck in Champions? Seems shitty for Legendaries and Mythicals if that's the case.
>>59140488>Cloud NineActually not a bad pick, at least until the meta calms down
>>59140720They don't actually transfer to Champions so there's no issues, they just get locked in Home when they're being used.
I have no games or Home but I wouldn't mind getting back into the competetive scene again.how do I obtain Pokemon and how long will it take to get a decent teeam?
>>59140493If I’m your opponent, I’m starting peliarch and switching peli out turn 1 and protecting arch so I can switch in turn 2, and either switching out arch to something that can take sneasler cc or hoping I ev’d to survive some how. I’m planning to run zard y, but I think it’s going to be an issue since you a) need to have it in and mega to start the sun and hope you’re not getting outplayed some how that turn and would need to switch it back in to change back unless you have a second slot to recornfirm your weather. I forgot this existed, but something like swift swim ludicolo with sunny day could be useful. Sets fast sun if they swap in poli/peli, slower than a priority rain setter, and possibly underspeeds someone like sneasler using u-turn to swap in peli (who then insta activates swift swim so you set up sun again before anything happens (also neutral to electric as well)
>>59140498They're not gonna put in every single pokemon at launch.More specifically, they're going to focus on 'mons that will be VGC-legal, so anything that is made available in SV, with some tie-ins from PLZA to fill the Mega quota.Basically, don't expect anything that isn't available in BDSP (bare minimum bar for entry), SwSh, SV, PLA, or PLZA. The odds of your desired mons being in if they aren't accessable in any of those games flatlines immediately if they aren't present.
>>59140651>>59140641Marks are in according to a screenshot, so at least you can have your former alpha, great, and teensy
>>59140727Weird system, but that's good news. Though I'm settling with a very limited roster because I'm not paying for Bank nor did I really play the Switch entries.
>>59140720My understanding is it's more like your Pokémon's info gets copied over a rental Pokémon more than it is you actually sending it over.
>>59140735And you're free to switch Peli out, I would probably protect T1 if I saw that lead. Save the mega for T2.The Peli teams need double rain or they're going to have trouble and Zard is only immediately threatened by Arch if they have power herb.
i'm building a team to fuck over incineroar, mega gengar & mence & metagross and will probably use it as my VP grinding team so i can make memes laterso far my general idea is double-defiant kingambit and annahilape with friend guard mouse as support, i will probably actually run mega mence myself just so i have another hyper offense but also looking for other mega ideas
>>59140673You can't one shot Archaludon it's just how it is, maybe M Camerupt can but lol Pelliper
>>59140734Your best bet is probably waiting for the mobile release. In the mean time you can catch what you want from Go to send to Home if you want to skip the daily rental Pokémon pull.
>>59140738You do realize that anything that all of the Switch games allow you to complete a full national dex right? What you just said was do not expect anything that isn't currently in the games, and I don't think anyone was expecting gen 10 Pokemon in these games at all.
>>59140748Swap out pelipper, swap in politoad, electro shot, wyd in this situation (they threaten swapping in pelipper again)Weather wars are fun imo
>>59140753What can I run as a reliable switch in for when it hits the field? I was considering Hippowdon but I dunno how its meant to handle Pelipper.
Is the DON in?
>>59140769Gastrodon forces it to draco meteor but it's unrevealed so I dunno lol
>>59140630pls respond this thing keeps kicking my ass.
>>59140845Gastrochad rises again
>>59140776god i hope tera never comes back, or if it does, at least without the stupid ass hats
Do you think it is going to playable via emulation? Or there is some finnicky nintendo account to get around?
>>59140943Fucking This
>>59141184i would bet the chance of emulation is extremely close to 0%
>>59141184Its an online only game running on like, servers likely tied to a nintendo account and all that, not remotely emulatable.
am I selfish for wanting battle revolution level of animation since this game only does battles
>>59141535goddamn flower brat...!
>>59141535The attack animations look better in Champions. The pokemon animations are still stiff though.
How long until we know ALL the new mega abilities? I'm really interested on knowing what m-malamar and m-meowstic will get
>>59141554Well the game comes out in 3 hours. But it looks like they are saving a few megas for season 2 and 3. We can probably still datamine their abilities though.
assuming I'll be able to just transfer over my mons from home right away, these are the teams I've prepared to try hard on the ladder tonight.
Ehe~ I can't wait to customize my trainer
>>59141552damn well at least it looks flashy like you said
>>5914155411:00pm EST I thinkAnd I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems likely that not all megas are going to be supported day 1So we are going to be in the dark regarding some abilities for a while...
>>59141213>>59141223mobile version though
>>59141557I don't entirely know how it worksBut it would be weird to have data of mons that are not supported at the moment in the gameYes, it could happen, but I think it's not likely
>a bunch of children are about to be exposed to stall, moody, tera electric shedninja, and other varying levels of bullshitIt's going to be so funny
>>59141535Since they're drip feeding pokemon and redoing animations (and models?) I can only hope it's a sign they're going to put the effort in for each one, over the lifetime of Champions. This is a modern Stadium / Battle Revolution successor after all.
damn I wish I was smart enough to build teams myself
>>59141601While this wont get you a top tier meta team, I generally make teams by:1. Pick a pokemon I really want to use (I might like it, or think its interesting)2. Figure out its biggest weaknesses, and figure out a partner buddy for it that covers those weaknesses (if it needs to set up, someone who lets it set up with follow me / rage powder for example)3. Figure out which common meta picks your first two buddies don't deal with, and start filling your team with counters to those that also synergize well with your first two (ideally getting at least one other good par within that chunk)Hardest part of teambuilding is literally just knowing where to start, everything afterwards kinda builds itself, and as you test it you figure out what you dont beat and change up moves or swap out a party member to cover those.
Is the 7 dollar gay ass purchase worth it I'm not sinking a bunch of money into this but if I can get into it with a one time purchase im down
>Still cannot decide between using Megagross, Zard Y, M Froslass or original M LucarioThe only Pokemon for a team I have picked out are Grimmsnarl / Alolan Ninetails (depends if I go with Froslass or not), Rotom Mow, Talonflame, Garchomp, and the final slot is a toss-up between Sneasler or Hisuian Zoroark. And that’s assuming these are all in the game at launch.
did the pokemon list leak yet?i need my nigga alolan muk
>>59141628https://pastebin.com/knfHDPky
>>59141535The hit animations looked cool but they were way too long. I played >XD last month it was ridiculous how much time was spent watching Hariyama get smacked and slowly walk back into position. Battle Revolution was worse for the mons with walk animations.The one thing I do want back from these games is attacks actually coming out of the mouth/cannons. Mega Blastoise might look like it's finally shooting out of its cannon, but the Dragon Pulse is really just being shot out of the place where the cannon will be positioned. It's not noticeable in 99% of cases because the modern 3D games have such quick attacks to begin with, but it still bothers me.
>>59141628>>59141630I believe all regional variants are in, can't remember where I heard that though
>>59141628no smeargle? bloody benchod bastards....
>>59141592not same devs but I hope they hired one full of passion
>>59141616Hard to say before release but the only value I see in it is the bigger storage. Other than that it's just some items that make training quicker.>>59141634I think that was just something an anon guessed based on how many regional variants there seemed to be in screenshots. If it's true I wonder how it works with there seemingly only being fully evolved mons. Like, if Mr. Mime is in, doesn't that mean Galarian Mr. Mime is in? Or would it just be Kantonian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime?
>>59141632Its a tough balancing act. Obviously all those fancy hit animations add a ton of personality and look cool in gifs, but most people can't even stand the animation length we have and consider battles too slow as-is, this would make them even longer, like 50% longer, which just isnt going to work especially for people used to Showdown.
>>59141620I'm going to try out the original Mega Lucario first before I utilize the Z version.
>>59141632I feel like long animations make more sense in a purely competitive game like this because it gives the player more time to think. Its really bad in colloseum because thats a jrpg grafted onto the Stadium battle system
>>59140247What team do you plan to build first? Personally, I'm gonna go with a standard Hyper Offense team. No strategy, just unga bunga and big stats. Should be able to rack up easy wins while everyone is still figuring out the meta.
Whats the fastest way to max friendship in SV? I have a shiny Riolu I need to evolve last minute for Champions.
>>59141535From the world's most lucrative IP on a simulator based specifically around only battles where the animations are the main selling point over their competition? No I wouldn't call that selfish. Especially since they'll be drip feeding the pokemon into the game and thus have more than enough time to work on each pokemon individually.
>>59141679I'm gunna try m-frosslass aurora veil, may as well use a new mega instead of the same ones from 10 years ago.This launch is gunna be chaotic since it seems like we're just gunna learn about mega abilities on the fly
>>59141628We don't know the roster yet. Don't believe that shitty pasabin from that larp thread.
>>59141680just make sandwiches over and over. only need one ingredient and a sauce, like mustard + lettuce.
>>59141679evasionmaxxing
>>59141561I know i am not repeating the mistake of picking a boy like I did on Unite. Girls get the best clothes
>>59141535Game Freak is too lazy for that, enjoy slightly modified animations from SV
>>59141680Berries.
>>59141592I want Cinderace's Pyro Ball animation back
Can’t wait to find out Mega Chimecho’s ability, I hope it’s good.>>59140260Kind of pointless, you’d just end up with more Trapinch
>>59141689t. Tranny
>>59141673Remember that most people would be playing this to "ladder", they dont care about every specific match just getting it finished and increasing their rank. So you'd have the exact same issue, perhaps even moreso since said playerbase doesnt give two shits about flavour.
>>59141680soothe bell and vitamins
rate my RIZARDOOOOON team, ignore tera types, i've been scrounging up natdex doubles teams
>>59141702So what if I am? What you gonna do about it big boi?
>>59141729bbbased
I don’t have Duraludon because I didn’t buy the DLC so I hope I luckshit it on recruitment
>>59141767Meant Archaludon
>>59141767I just shamelessly genned a bunch of dlc stuff from a twitch stream.I'd like to try S/V dlc one day but I'm also over gen 9 by this point.
>>59141729what was the fire+ grass pledge combo effect again?
I'm either going to hit them many times or one time very hard. Either way it's going to be excruciating.
>>59141782grass pledge allows for fire pledge to activate immediately alongside damaging the entire side for a bit at the end of each turngenerally a team effort, high speed nuke, i may have to drop it though since fake out is so prevalent
How do I make heracross work frens.
>>59141817>Take Crawdaunt team>Replace Crawdaunt with whatever beatstick you happen to like
1 more hour?
>>59141826Should be. I'm worried the servers are gonna be overloaded to shit and there's gonna be a login queue.
downloading it now
>>59141729What's the goal of the Trick Room giraffe? Feels unnecessary when you're building the rest of your team for speed
ITS HERE
download is up on the eshop but dunno if servers will be live yet
>>59141852anti-trick room on one hand, the other being actual tr in the case of opposing tailwinds or if kingambit ends up being a big piece of the fight
>>59141796So weatherless chip? Cool
Time to punch hordes of babies for VP
join my guild
is the starter pack worth?
shit's running at 20fps on switch 2 lmao
Wait is it already out? I thought it came out in another 4-ish hours. Doesn’t matter to me as it’s a WFH day so I can download it whenever but am genuinely curious.
Can you change your name later?
guessing this "John" they match you against is a bot
>>59141892bro that was me
backseater Rotom...
AAAA WHERE IS IT
>Stuck at workHave fun without me…
>>59141887yes, can change it in settings
Im already masterball rank btw
>>59141904we always do
i mastered my ball into your mom
>kitt Muh dick
>>59141916me too, want to do it together tonight?
>dondozo and tatsugiri are banned in championsNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>59141926BASED BASED BASED
>>59141632>>59141673The game shouldn't have to wait for the animations to play out. Everyone can walk back into starting positions while your in the menu.
>ANOTHER rotom shill device
>named myself simply S>it went throughWell huh. Guess I'm that, then
>No Mawile:(
>mayor of frontierAIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>Howdy-do!Y-you too
I’m gonna be a Pokemon champion!!!!!!
>>59141926Thank fucking Christ. Does anyone know if pic made it in?
is the switch rom out yet
>>59141963should've brought back poketopia from Battle Revolution
>>59141954That one is genuinely surprising to hear as that most likely means a smaller roster of Megas to use and choose from.
>your base appearance cannot be changedFUCK
>>59141990>Customization is the thing that would sell the most>They fuck it up and make it all half-assedThis franchise is a fucking nightmare man.
What are the new abilities?
This game doesn't even look graphically intensive how is it running like absolute SHIT on the Switch 2?
>>59142008If it's bad on the Switch 2, how bad is it on the Switch 1?
oh nonono body slam and bullet seed look like absolute shit...
>>59141990Welp going female then
I cant play because I wage on the graveyard shift...Post abilities, rosters, megas, skins, ect so I am not too sad.
>Make dedicated game for grown men>Subject them to unloseable tutorialsGameFreak...
>>59141990What? I didn't see that. Is it just gender?
>>59142016Not like it matters since all the clothing will be genderless blobs for the sake of ***inclusivity***. No skirts or dresses allowed.
>>59141975https://web-view.app.pokemonchampions.jp/battle/pages/events/rs177501629259kmzbny/en/pokemon.html
https://x.com/CentroLeaks/status/2041707334104203336KEKAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Let us know how recruiting works, if you can make a whole team of six right away or if you are stuck to one a day.
>>59142021And skin tone>>59141990What are the clothing options looking like?
>>59142013blurry
>>59142034______ __ _ ______
>>59142025NO CINCCINO NO BUY NO DOWNLOAD
Wheres the abilitys leak
I just want to officially know the ZA mega abilities so that romhacks can update for them
Banned pokemon list of relevance:all legends (of course)all NFEs except pikachu (of course)Ursaluna (both)GothitelleRillaboomAmoongussAnnihilapeBlazikenMetagrossSwampertSalamence (LOL)BaxcaliburStaraptorSceptile
What the actual fuck???
Mega Skarmory has Stalwart
>>59142064We're only going to get like 15 of them. Most of the new megas are absent, including Raichu.
is the switch NSP/XCI out yetis the switch NSP/XCI out yetis the switch NSP/XCI out yetis the switch NSP/XCI out yetis the switch NSP/XCI out yet
roster leaked. its shitegg
>>59142075Sceptile is too strong, I'm glad they banned him.
Who asked
>>59142075NOOOOOO
>>59142075forgot donzo + tatsu
>>59142034
>>59142034I'm going to assume they forgot to push the Switch 2 patch
where is my chicken
>>59142079You're joking... R-Right?
Oh my god it looks like a wii game
>>59142034Stop being a bigot
Mega Meowstic has TRACE
>>59142089me
https://serial-web-front.app.pokemonchampions.jp/>apple account>google accountbut mobile version isn't out yet
wtf mega absol z has pure power
>simishitLOL
>>59142034im sticking to shodown
Sex. Intense baby making sex.
My condolences, Skarmorysissies...
I thought this game was going to be out towards the end of the month. Is it already out for eveyrone?
>Mega Meowstic has Trace ONE FUCKING JOB
>>59142078Centro is a nigger.
>>59142075>Hoenn startersSwampert is fair enough and Blaziken is good but not broken, but fucking Sceptile of all things?
>>59142107
>>59142075Why are the gen 3 starters banned?
HOLY FUCK LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>Bunch of Mega stones locked behind premium battle pass
New megas in:>Clefable>Victreebel>Starmie>Dragonite>Meganium>Feraligatr>Skarmory>Chimecho>Froslass>Emboar>Excadrill>Chandelure>Golurk>Chesnaught>Delphox>Greninja>Floette>Meowstic>Hawlucha>Crabominable>Drampa>Scovillain>GlimmoraNew megas not in:>Absol Z>Staraptor>Garchomp Z>Lucario Z>Heatran>Darkrai>Scolipede>Scrafty>Eelektross>Malamar>Barbaracle>Dragalge>Zygarde>Golisopod>Magearna>Zeraora>Falinks>Tatsugiri>Baxcalibur
>>59142130F-fuark…
so is this where poketards cope that>n-n-nuh-no one cared about X pokemon anywayyyyyyywhen it turns out the game has a bigger list of non-inclusions than the KKK
>>59142130based based based based basedgolurkbros we are automatically vgc viable
>>59142130holy shit
>>59142107>>59142117>Two of my favorite mons got absolutely raped and cucked Golisopod, please fucking have Tough Claws or I'm killing myself tonight
>>59142134Neither of the Raichu are in.
how the fuck do I get my HOME pkm in?
>>59142107>>59142121IMMA KILL MYSELF
>>59142130>Giving out Unseen Fist is fine>Giving out Dragon's Maw is not fineToiletbros...
>>59140247>No Home connectivityWhat's the fucking point
>>59142130NIGGA WHAT
>>59142130can't really use ghost stab with this but damn
Someone posted Drampa has Insomnia, is that true?>>59142134That's a lotta missing megas.
which mega charizarderino will you use
>>59142130KINO
>>59142134>no mega podFuck you gamefreak
Mega Chandelure got Infiltrator...
>can’t use Dondozo>you can use Archaludon and Pelliper though :)>Gastrodon isn’t in My eyes rolling out of my skull tbqh
>>59142134forgot the raichus and pyroar. they’re not in either.
>>59142170MR POTENTIAL MON LOLOLOLOLOL
>>59142172welcome to dexit 2 megas boogaloo where you only use the pokemon we decided to add into the game :)
>>59142130AINT NO WAY
Any abilities confirmed buffed or nerfed?
>>59142159unprotectable STAB earthquakes is pretty cool
>>59142172Aren't you excited for more Reg H, anon?You'll be able to keep using your favorite team of baracat, archepper and sneasler!
where the fuck is the HOME functionality?
>>59142134There goes all of my hype. Every mega I wanted to use is missing.Hope they're at least in the game's data.
>>59142172Arch lost Body press apparently
>>59142170Ok well I guess hes donezo
>>59142130>Gliscor gets nuked by Ice Punch whether it likes it or not. Honestly sure, that’s a strict benefit. Apparently gets Headlong Rush too so I’d say it’s taking a W here.
Hawlucha gets No Guard.
>MegaSkarm is eternally cucked
>>59142191IT'S A LIVE SERVICE GAME YOU STUPID NIGGERTHEY'RE BEING ADDED LATER
Any nerfs or buffs to existing mons, like added or removed moves that anyone's noticed?>>59142170I heard some people were hoping for Shadow Tag, that sucks.
meowsticbros what the actual fuckliterally just alakazam but badwere they really that fucking terrified of fem meowstic getting a competitive boost pre-mega??
Where are the held items REEEE
>>59142193GET FUCKED NIGGER BRIDGE
Here are your held items, bro.
This thread needs to stop lying about abilities. Anyway Mega Chandelure has frisk
>>59142198
>runs like ass>megas are locked into the premium battle pass>only 1 "free" scout per daythis shit is gonna be dead after a month lmao
>>59142189exactly where you think. nowhere.
>Mega Eternal Floette has Fairy AuraWell, I guess we know what Mega Darkrai's getting.
>>59142187unseen fist is only contact moves, golurk can't eq through protect it has to run high horsepower not like you want eq in a meta with rillaboom anyway
>>59142208Guys think about how viable it’ll be in draft league!
>>59142201Yeah, when? And who is going away when something new is added?Live service is objectively cancer, and I will not be participating.
>>59142130They nerfed it right? It’s 1/4 through protect like Exca?
>>59142211FOR WHAT PURPOSE
>>59142220okay bye
>>59142211For what? Cross Chop?
Why do I keep getting bot matches? The game is brand new!
>>59142217It gets Headlong Rush now, though. No need for Horsepower.
>>59142212How do you build a team of 6? There’s no Home yet right?
>>59142226>>59142231High Jump Kick?
>>59142215I haven’t bothered getting that little shit fuck
hurry up and update your game shodown jannies. im not paying for this kusoge
>>59142227I'm going to continue complaining about it because it deserves to be complained about.
>>59142231>>59142242
>>59142189lol
>>59142211FOCUS BLAST HERE WE GOOOOOO!
>>59142237>Unseen Fist>Headlong RushSuddenly not upset about Mega Meowstic anymore
Was inner focus always immune to intimidate?
>no bald option for your characterFUCK THIS GAME
>>59142247>I AM A SAD FAGGOT PLEASE FEEL BAD FOR MEyeah thanks for contributing
>>59142242It already has Close Combat to use. I guess it's not as pointless as giving something like Doublade the move, but it's still pretty stupid to give it that ability when it can only use 2 moves(of the same type) with it.HJK would be a death sentence anyway in VGC.
>>59142172wasn't dondozo literally the first fucking thing we saw of champions and it isn't in?? lmao
>>59142257since sword & shield
>first ranked battle>hit a critlel
>no choice band>no choice specsWhat the fuck is this?
>Life Orb, Choice Band and Choice Specs have been removed from competitive Pokémon, they are not in Pokémon ChampionsThis game's a fucking mess.
Uhh where's sitrus berry?
>>59142262Doesn’t doublade get guillotine
>>59142198>>59142211To use with WHAT? High jump kick? Bounce? Motherfucker
So how is this a proper battle sim when half of the pokedex is straight unavailable whether they're shitmons, psuedos, NFEs or legendaries?Same for items whether they're gimmick crap or common staples?The game is a disaster.
Arch is dead in the streets (except Electro Shot is still a great move)
Uh...
>>59142269none of these items were fun or interesting and i'm glad they're gone. kill yourself anytime
What did she got?
>>59142269Fucking kek that’s somehow more egregious than the dex cut of new PLZA megas before they even get a proper game. What the fuck are they doing
>let’s make our own pokemon showdown but add a paywall and a seasons pass and cut 80% of pokemon and mechanics from the game while dripfeeding some of it back over the course of 3 yearswhat were they thinking
>>59142277Why WHAT HAPPENED
>>59142280Based bootlicker piggy
>metagross is bannedLMAO
Mega Clef has Magic Bounce
>Mega Gallade still has Inner Focus....OWARI DA SHARPNESSISSIES
>*Ting ting ting*>"Ahem!">He raises his glass with a confident smirk.>"I'd like to raise a toast to all my fans who never doubted me… to those who stayed loyal from the very beginning.">He pauses, then turns his gaze toward the camera with a sly smile.>"And to all my haters… you're probably wondering what I would’ve done if I hadn’t won.">He chuckles softly.>"Well… I guess we’ll never know."
>>59142283and yet you still bought it kek lmao
If none of the Sinnoh starters got buffed I will be pissed.
>>59142280so true xister there should only be 20 pokemon available and only 3 itemsgo play showdown if you want anything else :)
>>59142269Stallbros, is it time
>>59142269>choice scarf staysOf all the choice items to keep, it's the one that ruins the game the most.
>>59142283Retards will still pay for it because it says Pokemon
>>59142269lmfao wow ok
>>59142034WEW LAD LMFAOOOOO
>>59142291I WILL NOT FLINCH
>>59142278Does Fairy Aura stack, like in a world with this and Xerneas being playable
https://www.serebii.net/pokemonchampions/megaabilities.shtmlJoe confirmed Infiltrator on Chandelure
>>59142239Pick one of 10 preset mons in the tutorial scout, receive another 5 completely random pokemon to give you a full team. Then you have enough free tickets to scout another 5 times.
cute
This should have been a slam dunk. All GF had to do was include all the pokemon, and let you battle using all the gimmicks and items. This is something showdown has let you do since forever. Instead, GF figured out a way to screw it up. It's like they put actually effort into pissing people off. Im so tired of this franchise you guys. I've never seen a company thats so hell bent on screwing over the fans. Its absolutely unreal.
>>59142309no
So many mons are not in that I wanted to use, fuck this pos
>>59142284Lost Body Press
Mega Glimmora gets Adaptability apparently
Clef
Sex with Caraway
No 6v6 in private battles.
>>59142269They are terrified of new players getting overwhelmed with damage that’s also why terrains aren’t in.
what the fuck is up with the performance? is there a switch 2 upgrade or something because this looks and runs like absolute shit
>>59142316They didn't screw anything up. They made a live service game that they know will rake in money from paypiggies.
>>59142269Lmao, they really want to enforce mega feraligatr
>>59142321cute but it's still shit
I'M NUCLEEEEEAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRI'M WIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDI'M BREAKING UP INSIDE
>>59142324There was literally no reason for them to do this
>>59142325>that’s also why terrains aren’t in.But there's literally a terrain tutorial...
>>59142269should have removed scarf
I want to check how many tickets I have, where are theyyy
>>59142320WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE MAN!?
>>59142316It’s pretty shocking that a company worth this much money, essentially the flagship IP of all of Nintendo, was able to shit out a game this bad
>>59142316>>Include all Pokemon and items>Rotate formats consistently>Allow people to make their custom rulesets>Milk people money through paid character customizationIt was this easy to kill showdown forever.So simple and yet somehow so out of reach for these niggers.
>>59142324AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH FUCK THIS GAME
Does my boy Aerodactyl have Head Smash and/or Brave Bird?
here to laugh at anybody who had any hope for this shitback to showdown, children
>>59142339Okay, and how do you expect my Rampardos to do any dmg without her scarf?
Mega Glimmora Adaptability confirmed lmao
>>59142340you can find out when you are spending them :^)
>>59142326I wonder how badly it'll end up running on phones now.
>>59142291Immunity to Fake Out and Intimidate is actually really good
>>59142320literally what is the point
>>59142347Hope for what, this is basically just for VGC
>>59142295>EVERY POKEMON RUNNING LIFE ORB OR CHOICE ITEMS IS LE GOODzarel, please
There's sooooo many missing mons holy shit
>>59142343And yet they will keep falling upwards.
>>59142353Pokemon games all run like shit on phones.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHKILLGFNOW
>>59142326There is no Switch 2 version.
>>59142365seething verlisfag
Stuck on the dogshit character creation screen, Can I edit my character later? Is there more options later? Is it free to edit your character? And can I switch between boy or girl or am I forever locked to one?
>no home connectivity>everything cost money>character looks like a lesbian>30fpsI’m out
Game Freak are a bunch of RETARDS
>>59142371I expected them to give it a new name since Huge Power is exclusive to bunny or bunny-like pokemon
>>59142373THOSE FUCKING CHINESE BASTARDS
>>59142373Rainroombros...
>>59142353my only cope would be that we’re currently playing on the phone version and they somehow didn’t have the switch 2 version ready in time. I mean this looks BAD.
>>59142328Live service games live and die by their launches. They botched this game hard.
Drampa LOSTChandelure LOSTHawlucha LOSTSkarmory LOSTMeowstic LOST
>>59142373That’s disappointing.
>>59142371weird as fuck, i 100% expected it to be pure power.
>>59142371How good is Huge Power on Starmie?
>>59142385It'll live because you aren't playing VGC otherwise.
>IVs all set to 31>you keep your EVs (just have to pay for the 1 extra point)>you keep your moves>you keep your nature mint changesHoly fuck I thought they'd be more jewish about this. Mainline game owners won't have to pay SHIT with VP.
Which megas won
>Premium Battle Pass>Monthly membership for box spaces + teams>Gacha tier interfacethis is way worse than I thought
>>59142373LMAOOOOOOO
>Mega Victreebel ability: Innards Outlol
what does mega victreebel get
>>59142362>this is basically just for VGCHow? Half the pokemon aren't even available, and a ton of items aren't even in the game. There are literally more battle options available in every other mainline game. What's even the point of this game?
>>59142326>>59142375If there's only a switch version then it should run at max settings on switch 2, 1080p and either a solid 30 or 60fps depending on what it's capped to.If it looks bad then it's just the typical gamefreak retards at work.
so whats the meta brosthe meta what is it
M Bell gets innards out lmao
>>59142319No, Nooooooo
>>59142396golurk, biglyfucking unseen fist lmao
Holy Shit this game looks like ass
>>59142269SCARF BROS WE LIVE
...
>>59142379>no home connectivityexcuse me what??
>>59142365Now they're just going to run the crappy 1.2x type items if they aren't running Leftovers.
>They dumbed down the PVP game for verlisfags HAHAHAHAHAHAHA HOLY SHIT I DIDN'T THINK IT COULD GET WORSE THAN THIS LOLOLOLOLOLOL
>>59142410It's for VGC. All future VGC tournaments are played on this game.
>starting Gardevoir has Psychic Noise>prevents the opponent from healing for two turnsI haven't played any mainline games in a long time. Is this a Champions exclusive atrack designed specifically to fuck over stall or has the been around a while?
My Floettite isn't showing up in my item list
>MBell might as well have no abilityLMAO
>>59142402>Use your Mega to kill yourself and the other guy
This game is a fucking train wreck, it was so easy but they crashed the train anyways
>>59142386Golurk WON
>>59142393VGC doesn't pull enough people to support a gacha.
>>59142379>no home connectivityPls understand indie company, too much resources and money to have Home connectivity day one, small small indie companyNow pls buy the starter bundle you poor faggot
fucking hell they really saw the state of modern live service slop and wanted to do one even worse
ARCHALODON NO LONGER GETS BODY PRESS!!!!
>>59142413Hyper offense for a couple weeks at least.
>>59142402>suicide mega
>>59142402Might be cool since it can actually hit things and isn’t a passive blob
>>59142394Except for a home subscription
DOES GOLURK KEEP FISSURE FROM ZADOES GOLURK KEEP FISSURE FROM ZADOES GOLURK KEEP FISSURE FROM ZAPLEASE RESPOND
>>59142394that would be nice if they actually released home functionality like they said they would
Levitate looking pretty good, isn’t it? The phox sends her regards :^)
>>59142396GolurkFeraligatr will be better than the base form because no Life Orb.A lot of the shittier old megas will be better because the lack of choice items or LO.
>>59142427Was added in the SV DLC.
>>59142365>smogonigger making excuses for item cutsItem clause is a thing retard, you get one per team
>>59142422He’s retarded. You can transfer shit to Champions from the Home app.
Sleep got nerfed.
>>59142441Smogonsissies are fucking seething
Only GF could make a game this bad. I don’t know how in somehow believe that they’ll get things right every time. Why am I optimistic? They can literally only shit out the worst possible indie garbage imaginable.
>>59142394No home connectivity for now
>>59142463Is this not exactly the same
Paralysis too.
>>59142463So did paralysis
>>59142412Yeah and it's capped at 30 for some fucking reason.
Joe updated:>Victreebel has Innards Out>Chimecho kept Levitate>Crabominable keeps Iron Fist>Drampa keeps Berserk>Glimmora gets Adaptability
>>59142454>>59142468I literally just transferred an entire box from Home. You have to do it from Home itself THEN collect them on Champions.
>>59142427Been around a while.
>>59142473What was the odds before this?
Pokemon Stadium 2 has more mons than this game KEK
>>59142463>remain asleep first turnDoesn't this mean you can never get an instant wake up?
>>59142472it's worded weirdly. it sounds like there's no more 3 turn sleeps, but that could just be a translation error.
>>591424841 in 4
>>59142454>>59142468me when I spread misinfo
>>59142487You never could.
Every fanfic ability was just so, so wrong (besides Starmie which was pretty much confirmed from the jump)
>>59142487you never could unless you had early bird. that's just freeze.
>>59142494Yes you could.
>>59142487I CAST EARLY BIRDGO MY SUNFLORA
>>59142473This is a good thing. Paralysis’ main use is speed control, parahax getting nerfed is an improvement
>>59142463ITS OVER
The font and UI looks wrong, like they poorly copied it from something or like literally bought some shitty assets and just plugged them in. wtf?
>>59142476>No Gorilla Tactics It's over crabbros
>>59142476>>Victreebel has Innards OutDo the people who balance this game even read the fucking pokedex entries?>>Chimecho kept LevitateI mean, good, but like a sound boosting move would've been ideal>>Crabominable keeps Iron FistGenuinely why?>>Drampa keeps BerserkAgain. Do these fags even read the entries???>>Glimmora gets AdaptabilityBeedrill 2.0
>>59140247so uhh how do you play champions if you wanna play on ur pc. I don't wanna play on my tiny phone... emus don't seem to work.
Is there a single ability left...
Is there really no home? I thought the point of the last home update was literally so you could use it with the game AND you get the za megas for linking to home with the za startersNigga what
>>59142508Your Switch 2 nigga?
>>59142476>Victreebel has Innards OutThat is actually fucking hilarious
NO MEGA GYARADOS????IM FUCKED
>>59142505It’s the ultra low resolution making everything look off. The results of playing a literal mobile game on your TV most likely.
>>59142507>Beedrill 2.0Too slow, and (special)Rock isn't nearly as good as U-Turn. It's DOA.
>>59142514YOU OPEN HOME AND CONNECT TO CHAMPIONS.IT TELLS YOU AS MUCH IN-GAME.
>>59142515fuck the switch 2 I'll get one when winds and waves comes out.
SAY IT WITH ME
man what are they smoking with these abilities
>>59142512nope. nothing left to get excited over. golurk is literally the only winner, everyone else got the designated shitmon award.
Jesus fuck how was Froslass the only mega people managed to guess the ability right forDid we seriously overestimate GameFreak
https://gist.github.com/kwsch/e34f3c32ebbcc9ccf84c65f9133cbe25
>>59142523Ok cool, I’m not home (lol) yet so I can’t do anything yet
>>59142519Do your tutorial mission little bro
KEKNERF
the animation of the pokemon actually coming out of the ball is abysmal. there are a lot of things wrong with this mess but that’s the straw that is breaking the camel’s back, because I know this will never be fixed.
How do I give my Pokémon Mega Stones?They aren't showing up in the item menu
>>59142526FUCKING NOTHING
>>59142535>New mega not in champions have their abilities scrubbedDamn
>>59142548literally fucking whyof all the things to nerf why leech seed???
lol Holy Trainwreck
There is even a mission for transferring a pokemon from HOME
>>59142548Why?
>>59142555Just GF anti-stall agenda.
>>59142560>>59142555CIR leech 2 strong LOL
Can you edit your character for free?
>There's now a good chance Mega Dragalge does not get Regenerator because Gamefreak forgot how to make Pokemon usable
Does Unseen Fist have the same damage reduction as Excadrill's ability, or did they just make Excadrill shit on purpose?
Watching this Blunder stream and this is funny afBro was against a scary face flash cannon pressure gambit
>>59142552Megas have their own tab
>>59142566It costs VP.
>>59142566lol no
>>59142535>0531-01: Audino (Mega Audino)>Abilities: Healer (1) / Healer (2) / Healer (H)lol
>>59142567you'll get corrosion and you will like it
Holy shit, I hate all this, what the hell
>>59142548>>59142560>>59142565Who would Leech Seed even be viable on in this meta? Just Mega Chesnaught?
Bros...So many of the Pokemon I was planning to use aren't even available...
What's the point of me breeding the perfect super Pokemon if IVs aren't in and the abilities get changed anyways?
>>59142580>chesnaught for once in its life gets something nice>immediately nerfedsuch is life
>>59142574>>59142575What the fuck, can I change genders at will or am I stuck to what I choose at the start?
>>59142211This is beyond stupid.I wanted to run a defensive one, but this makes it worse.
>>59142581Same.........I don't know why I had faith in this game
Wait did I just transfer in my 40+ home grown comp mons from Gen 6 without checking nerfs?
>>59142581At this point, it's your own fault for expecting all the pokemon to be available in any pokemon game. Honestly, im surprised all Pokemon are even allowed in Home.
>>59142598NYAHAHAHA
>>59142588It tells you up front that you cannot edit your "base appearance", which is your gender and skin colour.Everything else is fair game. Clothes cost VP but things like eye and hair customisation is free.
>>59142316>>59142344I've been saying they could do this for fucking ever, like we didn't even need to move to 3D to do it. It would have been cheaper to make too. Just charge people for cosmetics, music, pokeball sparkles, titles before your name. Let people play with all the Pokemon and meanwhile retards will pay out the ass to be "Gym Leader Morty" whose Pokeballs sparkle and his BGM is the original Rival Music from RBY.
>>59142599Ok but even you agree it’s crazy we didn’t get Mega Raichu, right? Brand new mega FOR THE MASCOT LINE never before appears in proper battling and he got skipped.What the hell
Freeze got nerfed too.
>>59142580Celesteela when she comes back
>Clearly a touch interface>Can't use touch screenlol okay
>>59142572underage
>>59142599>Honestly, im surprised all Pokemon are even allowed in Home.
way too much dooming jesus. idk who was expecting every single mon and every single gimmick on release. have you ever played a live service game? lmao. I also prefer rotations
>>59142610I'm actually fucking pissed off
>>59142614>freeze actually cappedthank god what a retarded fucking status
Why am I only fighting Japanese names?
>>59142614Good. Maybe now we can get attacks with a better freeze chance
>>59142614That seems identical, or did freeze originally not have a turn cap?
>>59142627Only Japs would gobble up this up.
>>59142620I was AT LEAST expecting all of the ZA megas, because we haven't gotten the chance to use them in traditional battles yet.They couldn't even include all of the megas for Pokemon that are in the game.
Can you change your trainer name later?
No way anyone can defend this shit
Do you miss the SV ladder yet /v/?
>>59142620indians just got home from school like an hour ago. this is the worst possible time to discuss anything.
>>59142638Don't worry, you can get their mega stones in the next battle pass :^)
Gacha is a labyrinthine nightmare. Can I buy VP or what, there's like 3 passes and memberships and none of them seem to do anything
Is Mega Absol with Magic Bounce in? Otherwise I'm fucked.
>>59140247I want to make Indigo disk Kieran team for double battle, but they cut grimmsnarl and polygonZ.. Fuck Pokemon Company.
>>59142620There's like a literal handful of Mons we can play with it's less than a single game.
>>59142643Honestly, Yes and I despise SV, Champions is that bad
>MEGA DIMENSIONS HELP ME AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>59142638We have a year+ until WW they’re not doing all megas immediately
Aegislash gets Poltergeist.
what does GF do with all their money? like how could they actually sit around the exec table and be like hmmm if this game has the potential to be a huge hit let’s give it a 6.25 million dollar budget…
>>59142463>Breloom 1984
MobileGODS get the full experience when it actually releases while switchKEKS get the pre-alpha 0.1 slop
>>59142667HUH
>>59142629freeze was notorious for being an instant kill status because it lasted until you hit the RNG thaw rollfirst day playing competitive mons?
this game feels like it was made entirely by AI.
>>59142675Mobilekeks will be missing all the battlepass exclusive mega stones.
>>59142659I wonder if TPCI will measure the success of this game by how many Switch players stay on SV ladder. Surely if the user counts are higher there for too long they get nervous.It’s crazy to me they didn’t at least try for mon parity with SV.
>>59142668poketards have no standards
>>59142643I miss SV..
>>59142677
>>59142668Why invest money on it when people will buy it and defend it anyway?
What is with the disparity between all the new mega’s abilities?You’ve got legitimately great ones like Golurk and Meganium mixed with trash like Skarmory and Meowstic.And then there’s just plain missed opportunities like Chimecho.Seriously what the fuck is going on
>>59142463>Keeps nerfing effects of cool strategy moves>Keeps pumping up strong movesThey indeed know shit about balance
>>59142682>Stay with TerashitI’m good nigga
>>59142681Isn't that stuff permanent?
>>59142700Levitate on a Steel-type isn't bad at all, it's about what I expected.
I only listen to what my goat wolfey has to say
>>59142701They just want unga bunga hyper offense.Why do you think VGC is doubles? Because it is le more deep? Le more strategic? No. It's because it makes the fight go faster.
>>59142608That's fucking gay and retarded
What Were They THINKINNNNNNGGG
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>59142705Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely good, but keeping Levitate is so damn boring.
>>59142702Tera is way better than megas ESPECIALLY in a format where the most potent offensive held items are banned so there’s no opportunity cost to consider when running a mega stone.I swear they only did it to try and incentivize people to run multi-mega teams which is still not gonna catch on.
>>59142701>Sleep was balanced beforeNigger
>>59142659This, and considering how terrible all of these Mega abilities are I really wish we had Terastalize right now.
>>59142715Yup. Pick 4 doubles results in the fastest possible games that still allow you to have a Pokemon to switch to.
>>59142719Mega Beedrill got murdered
Showdown Won
>>59142710He’s obliged to defend it since his career now relies on it, he’s not allowed to think it’s a hot fucking mess until 3 years from now when he can reflect on this time and say>yeah that was a disasterBecause this objectively is bad.
>>59142719>NOOOOO ONLY BARACAT IS ALLOWED TO PIVOT
>Sending a pokemon from Home still takes up space in the Home boxLMAOOOOOOOOO
Unseen Fist got nerfed.Works the same as Excadrlll's new ability.By the way, what happened to the mega speed switch priority thing? Was it wrong after all?
>>59142719
>>59142719>not restricting it to nearly only Bug types under the philosophy that a weak type should get strong moves to compensate>just removing it entirely insteadTypical Game Freak ‘balancing’ moment
>>59142719Was it used often in doubles?
>>59142731>do literally fucking nothing>win because the company with bajillions of dollars did worse than nothingamazing
is it true unseen fist was nerfed
>>59142719>lost Knock Off>now thissomebody at Gamefreak FUCKING HATES Tony the Tiger
>>59142719Inceliroar..
>>59142733Flip turn is in he is making shit up
>>59142735>Unseen Fist got nerfed.DESERVED
Can Umbreon have parting shot now? I didn't see it in ZA...
>>59142719Evidently all pivoting attacks (flip turn, volt switch, even baton pass) are out
>>59142743It still has Parting Shot, they just limited everyone else's options, which sucks.
>>59142743>>59142745you use parting shot not u-turn sillies
Moonblast nerfed.
the more i hear the worse it getswhat the actual fuck dude
>>59142750Yeah this is the only good change the game made and they did it in a format without Urshillfu so meh
Golurk got Rage Fist too wtf someone had a boner for this thing here.>>59142764They nerfed the last important part.
this is the duel links of pokemon, damn
>start button is a hotkey for the starter pack bundlekek they can't be serious
>>59142769The spattack drop was pretty obnoxious.
>>59142773You mean you haven’t bought it already?
is there a list of movepool changes anywhere
Greninja and Garchomp both lost Nasty Plot.
>>59142738Bug types can’t even fucking use it, name one bulky bug pivot.
>>59142316Pedo Freak is a small indie company anonPLEASE UNDERSTAND>>59142365doesn't item clause already prevent that?
>>59142783lol
>>59142785mega scizor?
Salt Cure got nerfed to 1/16.>>59142785Scizor? Genesect?
>>59142764Do they actually think the problem with Moonblast was the SpAtk drops and not the ridiculous power.
>>59142794>salt cure nerfWHAT THE FUCK NOOOOOOOO
I hope it lost Parting Shot too.
>>59142794>Scizor? Genesect?Genesect is a mythical, always banned. Scizor sure, but you didn’t need a good reason to choose Scizor over another mon, Scizor’s good. None of the bug types that “need the help” benefit from having U-Turn when Incin and Lando T lose it.
>>59142756Flip turn is in Palafin is one of the first mons you can pick and has it. U turn is probably in too
>>59142794Does it still do double damage to water and steel? Because that’s actually a bit more balanced if so, previously it was “curse but user doesn’t give up half their health lmao”Actually did they nerf curse too? That’ll be hilarious
Dire Claw nerfed to 30% proc rate.
>Makes Status nerfs happen>Makes moveset nerfs happen>Does not make ability fixesMy Gengar...
so everything got nerfed? even weather wars?
>>59142756a fixed pick at the start of the game is a flip-turn palafinyou've resorted to making shit up
>>59142803jeets freaking out over everything
>>59142719LOLLLLL
>>59142803It didn't
>>59142825FUCKING FINALLY
>>59142132they aren't locked you can just buy them with VP
>>59142650>Can I buy VP or whatyou cant
mega meganium is so funmeganium line gets the respect it deserves
Is the game more balanced now?
Salt cure ultra nerf KEK
>>59142480>>59142492HOLY SHIT I DIDNT KNOW BASED
I knew it would be bad but it seems I will never fucking learn, they can ALWAYS do worse. Incompetence this extreme is so nonsensical it almost loops back into being impressive.Honestly with how much they spent on this shit, couldn't they have just bought showdown and put microtransactions in it?
>>59142884they all laughed at mega emboar but little did they know just how bad things would get
>>59142772Duel Links was amazing until Sylvan and Cyber Angels, don't compare it to this trashfire
AoE moves are nerfed
switch 2 patch when? this shit is embarrasing
WHERE THE FUCK IS MY WIDE LENS! I WANT ANSWERS!
>>59142916this has been in the game since gen 3 you fucking retard
>>59142916Anon...
>>59142916Nerfed to what? This is how they’ve always been in doubles
>>59142916Anon I.........................
>>59142916Spread moves have had nerfed damage when they hot multiple pokemon for a long time.
Can they buff long reach so it does double damage against fliers?
>>59142916Fucking retard
>>59142916aw man now how will I beat the horde battles in champions
>>59142525NTA but switch 2 prices will likely increase at the rate the economy is going
>>59142926>>59142927>>59142928>>59142930>>59142932>>59142938
>>59142956WHAT FREE MON SHOULD I PICK???
>>59142956Its okay retard-kun, we all make mistakes sometimes
>>59142959MAUSHOLD
Do you think these changes will improve the meta?All I really want is more viable pokemons/not seeing the same teams over and over.
>>59142198>>59142211I am legitimately surprised it didn't get stamina, shitting out guaranteed stone edges and high jump kicks isn't bad though
>>59142977I think it'll shift the meta a bit but not too much. Big changes to it? Not really.
>>59142977no
>>59142965From the tutorial
>>59142980>Make it more defensive>It does not matter as it gets one shoted anyway
What is a Pokemon's Battle Name, does that mean nicknames on or nicknames off?
>>59142987Pick Pikachu. None of your opponents will expect it.
>>59142977very doubtful. shit like leech seed and salt cure catching strays for no reason is utterly nonsensical and shows they have no idea what they're doing.
I haven't played pokemon since gen fucking 7 but I wanted to give this game a try anywaysWhich starting pokemon is the best one to pickI'm thinking going for tyranitar since it seems like a good start for a super basic sandstorm team
ARCHALUDON LOST BODY PRESSAHAHHAHAAHAHAA
>>59142963I've been using them with the thought that they were fine since GEN 3NOBODY TOLD MEAAAAAAAAAAA
>>59142996>give it an ability it can make use of with 2 moves>now it gets hit every time by hurricane, thunder, and blizzard
>>59143018They were actually weaker in gen 3 and got buffed in 4
>>59142719>>59142803shittro and getting things wrong, who could've guessed
>>59143003TTar it is then
Is Trick Room in the game? How many Pokemon in Champions have it?
Who's Yuuske and why is he the only guy I'm getting in ranked
So is the battle pass even worth it? $10 for a 30 day season and leveling up is slow as shit.
>boot it up>wants my birthday for bracketswhat the fuck man
https://twitter.com/PokeMaineEvent/status/2041727772066750796You can't select Fake Out at all if it's not the first turn.
are the natures fixed on the starting lineup? they really screwed a lot of mons here.
>no real way of getting free currency like TCG Pocketyikes
DID AUDINO GET FOLLOW ME?
>>59142963Tbh I didn't know either. The game never tells you.
How do I give my pokemon mega stones? The box is so confusing
>>59143117It’s literally so easy to chance their stats and natures, just also make sure to use the tickets to pay when you recruit mons and not VP, since you need that for stats and items and everything else.
The recruit Pokémon are trash. Not worth spending a dime on them. Do yourself a favor and just play the other games and bring those in.
>no QoL for battles whatsoever (like animations and text playing at same time), same exact system>they already have all the 3D models for every pokemon>no story of any kind or ancillary features of any kind, just battling>it somehow looks and runs like assHOWHOW THE FUCK DO THEY KEEP DOONG THIS ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS MAKE IT LOOK GOOD EVERYTHING ELSE IS PORTED FROM THE MAINLINE GAMES
>>59143084no, not unless you really need harmony's outfit
>>59143139world's biggest franchise ever btw
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU GIVE THEM MEGA STONES FUCK ILca
>>59143139anon they truly started development for this game like 3-4 months ago on a 1.5 million budget. i'm not even kidding they are stress testing the limit of how little effort they need to exert to see big ROIs.
>>59143120>>no real way of getting free currency like TCG Pockethave you tried playing the game?
>tfw playing on Switch 2>it still runs like assWtf
>>59143150L and R to scroll the item catagories dumb nigga
>>59143150The held item menu is dumb a fuck. you have to cycle left and right to find the mega stone tab.
>>59143154It runs at a stable 30fps 1080p, that's as good as it can look unless GF decides to stop being lazy cheapskates and make a dedicated switch 2 version If you think that's ass then just play it on a switch 1 and watch it dip to the low 20s at a 720p resolution
Is there any way to buy the battle pass without spending real money? If I buy the battle pass do I earn enough credits or whatever to buy the next? Or is it real money every pass?What's more worth it, the starter bundle or the battle pass?
So all the Japanese names I'm playing against are bots, right?
>>59143189>If I buy the battle pass do I earn enough credits or whatever to buy the next? Or is it real money every pass?real money>What's more worth it, the starter bundle or the battle pass?starter bundle, easily
The process of moving pokemon from Home is annoying as shit. Also apparently you can't send a pokemon if you already have a copy in Champions.
I bought mega stones but I don't see them for held items
>No assault vestAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
I started the game, claimed prizes, did a second recruit to see what I get and I got shiny hisuian avalugg kek, bought it permanently, wonder how rare this shit is
>>59143189its a gacha game in terms of bp. its only ever real money
If I'm from the bottom of new england do I set my region to USA -North or USA - East?
>>59143178The Switch 2 can do this at 1080p 60fps on Switch 2 Docked. It is shameful it looks like ass. Not even Pokemon Scarlet and Violet looks as bad on the Switch 2.
>>59143200press L or R. the item menu is trash.
I was excited for this game but I don’t think I’m even going to download it now
Why is everyone acting like they designed completely new megas and won’t add them to Champions down the line? This is just the starting meta of a multi decade game
whats so bad about it besides the missing pokemon and items
>>59143232>get shiny from recruitment>it's the most dogshit mon in the gameRIP
>>59143212POKEMON CHAMPIONS IS A SWITCH 1 GAMEJUST BECAUSE YOU PLAY IT ON A SWITCH 2 DOESN'T MAGICALLY MAKE IT TO RUN AT A HIGHER FPS OR RESOLUTION THAN WHAT IT WAS PROGRAMMED ATGod you pokefaggots are fucking retarded as shitSV looks and runs better on switch 2 BECAUSE IT GOT A DEDICATED SWITCH 2 UPGRADE. SV ON SWITCH 2 IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT VERSION THAN SV ON SWITCH 1 STUPID.ONCE AGAIN UNLESS GF MAKES A DEDICATED SWITCH 2 VERSION OF CHAMPIONS, CHAMPIONS WILL ONLY RUN AT THE MAX SETTINGS OF THE SWITCH 1 NO MATTER IF YOU PLAY ON SWITCH 2.
>>59143239Meta is already solved. It's rain teams and Incineroar rolling over everything.
>>59143239Why would less customization be a good thing retard?
>>59143239Nothing I’m curb stomping nips with my HOME mons rn. Shit is fun and will only get better with free updates.
>>59143242whatever, wonder how rare it is
Why won't home tell which pokemon I've chosen can't be sent to champions? They're not repeats and marked as in the game.
>>59143259regular rates
>>59143235People are retarded, or have never played competitive sword/shield or Scarlet/violet which changed what mons are playable based on rule regulations which changed periodically but also inconsistently.
>>59143261Small indie company very hard to code please understand
>>59142719No?
>cant switch EVs again if you send your Pokemon back to Scarlet or ZAretarded
Seriously what keeps me from sending a pokemon over from Home? I'm trying to send a Sinistcha, Hisuian Samurott, and Kleavor and get the "one or more Pokemon have been selected that can't visit Pokemon Champions" message and have no clue why.
Does anyone have a link to the NSP?Since the cocksucking dataminers share the images of the Pokémon and items on a white background jpeg and not the original png files, I'll do it myself, but I need the NSP.
>>59143312Fuck off poorfag
>>59143312check the usual place dummy
>>59143250You're mad at the wrong people.
>>59143323Don't worry, I managed to get my hands on the PNG assets.Also, poorfag for a free game?
>game does the same thing as Pokemon Pocket where the lower ranks are basically 90% botsVery cool
>>59143250Olay, but at the same time what’s the excuse for it not having being optimized for switch 2? Even the galaxy 1+2 ports supported 4k/1080p at launch and those are switch 1 games
>>59143250It says there's a free Switch 2 update here:https://www.nintendo.com/my/news/article/292T7xpUbCEhA85BgE3MZy
>>59143419they don't want to scare little timmy by dropping him into 15 matches straight against mid life crisis millennials with their beefed HOME teams with proper synergy that has he no chance of winning against
>>59143287Huh? How does that work? Does it only instance the first time you sent them when you send a Pokemon from Home?
>>59143448The Champions version is basically a copy.
>>59143448Yes, it will keep what ever you had on it the first time you transfer. You are forced to spend VP to change anything
>pokemon got masterduel'd/MTG arena instead of an actual simlol
How do I know if I have the switch 2 version?
>>59142394Yeah? We basically knew about this. Were you guys shitposting because you assumed the Pokemon would just randomly change their moves, natures and abilities when being imported?
>>59143462there is no specific switch 2 version, just an update to look/run better apparently, but it's a download exclusive so you already have the latest updatemaybe the switch 2 performance update isn't here at launch, probably cope
>Battlepass has the MC costumeI don’t care about Harmony so I’m not gonna get it but I’m gonna have to slurp when they put out the Dawn costume…
>nidorino vs gengar is literally the first battle of the entire franchise>nidoking not in the game>even if he was, no life orbFuck this gay earth
>mega scovillain burns anything that even looks at itI love this fucker
any set ideas for toxapex in dubs? i WAS gonna run binding band infestation but guess thats not happening
>japanese bots keep using solar beamat least make it less noticeable game freak
>recruited Gardevoir in a Lure BallI already had a Gardevoir but I still had to get one in a Lure Ball
Does this game at least let your equip your ribbons/marks and have them say the little text blurb when you throw out your mon?
>>59143732yes
>>59142112it's probably done but they prefer to give an advantage to the console users>>59143432>>59143440>there'swill provide*The game doesn't consider switch 2 at all right now
>>59142107>>59142121THIS FUCKING ASSHOLE FUCKED ME IN THE ASS WITH TRACE TWICE ALREADY
