Pokémon Champions is a free to play online battle simulator available on Switch with a mobile release later. It features ranked, casual and private battles for both singles and doubles, and will be used for VGC tournaments in 2026.>NewsNewest Patch Notes: https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/71525/2026 Global Challenge I Online Competition happening now. Double Battles. Participants gets a Venusaur: https://news.pokemon-home.com/en/page/743.htmlGlobal Challenge 2026 Special Roster Released: https://serebii.net/pokemonchampions/recruit/globalchallenge2026specialroster.shtmlChampion Tier & Master ranks 1-3 unlocked for current seasonFree Machamp mystery gift code: CHAMP10NMobile release possibly leaked for June: https://xcancel.com/CentroLeaks/status/2041378934739108104>Resources and useful linkshttps://champions.pokemon.com/en-us/Community Tournaments usage data: https://pikalytics.com/Ladder usage data: https://pokechamdb.com/enNew Player Guide(NEW PEOPLE READ THIS):https://rentry.org/pcg-guide (now taking suggestions and feedback)Quick 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.>Do I need a Nintendo Online subscription?No.>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. Mega Kalos starters and E-Floette require ZA transfer.>/pcg/ OP pastebin (use this if making new thread):https://pastebin.com/d2FJZdPh (embed) (embed)Previous: >>59227275
Fuck Archaludon. This thing should have like 40 speed >But trick room!Then nuke its defenses. What are we doing
I'll repost this in the new thread. What's the best way to ensure that Sylveon uses Copy Cat on its partner to use Boomburst? I'm guessing the first Boomburst user should be just 1 point faster than Sylveon? In this case I'll use Soundproof Kommo-o.
I started using the mono ghost team for master ball singles and I'm actually having decent success with it, I win more than I lose. I found the way around Kingambit sucker punch with destiny bond and focus blast Gengar making it so either I kill him or we both die, but I'm having trouble with mega Lopunny now. Any suggestions? My team is currently Gengar, Mimikyu, Ceruledge, Basculegion, Aegislash, and Dragapult.
>>59231694I'm convinced someone at Gamefreak really likes Duraludon and got butthurt when people mocked its design, so as revenge he gave it a busted honorary pseudo to shove into everyone's face.
>>59231717to be fair, I think people were unanimous in hating duraludon, seriously what the fuck man.
Shit Game
>>59231717All that and I still despise the Inhaler dragon and now even more the Bridge Dragon, fuck that Game Freak employee particularly
>>59231704Can anyone on your team bear to use a move slot on Wisp? IMO Burn feels really handy with how many physical sweepers are running around and the few you can't burn are handled by Basc.
Toxapex or Glimmora?
>>59231725Yeah, I'm sure I can find a spot for it, that does seem helpful. I considered letting a Rotom in who could have burn duty, but that'd be cheating out of the mono type team. Dragapult is my least used mon right now, so I can possibly replace him with someone supportive.
>>59231730Idk, but I've seen people run both. That might be suboptimal though. They seem to have slightly different game plans too, what are you looking to use them for?
>>59231694I hate Sneasler a lot more than the bridge.
>>59231699What's the benefit of this over Helping Hand Hyper Voice? Boombursting twice on 1 turn means Sylveon gets hit by its teammate, and Copycat is just unreliable
>>59231694>>59231717Just get rid of Stamina.
>>59231746For Toxicstall and maybe throw hazards
A FUCKING CUP
>>59231936Anyone have any success with his British counterpart?
I'm really liking this gecko>walls basculegion all day>can technically work in 3 weathers depending on ability (Rain, Sun and Sand)>at 109 speed so it's faster than most threats>can set up Light Screen for M-Aggron
Just got Mimikyu do I go adamant or jolly?
>>59231936This little guy's a villain in both formats which is a pleasant surprise. Physical attackers hate it because of strength sap and then special attacks have trouble dealing with it after a Calm mind.
You fags lied. I finally make it to Master and it's still metafag shit. You told me people only play fun teams. You lied.
>>59231968I love this lil nigga. I run mine on rain with Thunder.
>>59232025no, SOME people run fun teams in masters. you need to go into LOW masters for the really fun teams. 95% of people are still going to run the typical meta shit that's just boring as fuck
>>59231874And nerf Electroshot to not have that special attack buff
>>59231968funny lizard bros we just got a new brother
>>59232034Nerf it to 120 bp and let Solarbeam and Solar Blade have the buff too
Why was my opponent's Snarl able to hit through Wide Guard? I don't understand.
>>59231864Yeah good points, didnt consider that. Thanks anon, back to the drawing board
Can someone help my brainlet ass out? I cannot get the twitch gen bot to accept my request. Can someone just post a template for requests so I can copy paste it for future? Thanks.
>Had a Taunt Talonflame to deal with Trick Room teams>Forgot to re-register team to update its moveset.
Can I change the team that I registered for the challenge? I don't see how
>>59232141No. The last chance to change your team was before the competition started.
>>59232121Its different for each stream but the general format is the one you get when you export your pokemon data from Showdown.
>>59232081Feint?
>>59232081Explain exactly what happened during the turn
>>59231694Archaludon and the fish are the most aids things I've faced so far. Had a cancerous fight with a Aegislash, but that one actually has to loop the abilities to pull similar stuff as Archaludon (who does it passively) and as such can, if you get the timing right get killed anyway.
>>59231694Do you not like the new trend of powercrept garbage being in dlc or something? Actually I can’t even say it’s a trend because there’s powercrept shit in Legends game now as well. Or at least there was in PLA.
>>59232200ZA isn’t different. Mega Floette is elite
>>59232208Yeah but it feels a lot less prevalent compared the the fish, stapler, Sneedler, and Gambit.
Seeing male Primarina and Meowscarada triggers my autism something fierce. Why would they give us so much control over our Pokemons stats and abilities but not gender?
>struggling to bfeak out of Ultra 1 for days>meanwhile people are doing straight up Nuzlocke challenges in Master using only fresh recruit teams and winning
>>59232058Solarbeam absolutely should raise SpAtk.It has so many drawbacks compared to electroshot.Plus it will make Zard haters seethe.
>>59232225U1 is the crab bucket tier. Everyone is playing to drag others down.
>>59232230Too many mons have access to solarbeam. Electroshot is bullshit but at least its just the fucking bridge with it.Electroshot should lose its rain charge and move it in line with meteor beam. Make the bridge use the power herb
