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Upcoming Events

🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘 🚨

React to this message to receive the Team Builder role.

You may be pinged to help other players with team building, optimisation, and improving their setups.

⚠️ Experienced trainers only — only react if you’re confident helping others.

🏆 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘́𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 — 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 🏆

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@Swerve_pr takes the FIRST EVER VGC tournament
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Absolute dominance from start to finish.
Set the standard.

🔥 Winning team:
https://pokepast.es/508855279f124249

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Pokémon Champions Official VGC Tournament

🏆 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘́𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 — 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

The first official Pokémon Champions tournament kicks off tomorrow.

This sets the standard.
Competitive play, structured matches, no filler.

🔥 Enter here:
https://battlefy.com/pokémon-champions-vgc-battles-tournaments/pokémon-champions-vgc-battles-tournaments/69eefc5cc72e940028adc9ce/

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⚔️ Tournament Info

  • VGC standard rules
  • All matches are Best of 3
  • Prizes awarded to Top Cut
  • Check the link for full timing + details

📄 Important

  • You must submit your team sheet before your match
  • Send it in the tournament chat prior to game start
  • Make sure your team sheet is correct and complete

Battlefy


Battlefy is the simplest way to start, manage, and find esports tournaments | Create. Compete. Conquer.

Pokémon Champions Official VGC Tournament

Pokémon Champions Tournament Live Now

🏆 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘́𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 — 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

This is it.

Our first self-hosted tournament is live — and it sets the standard for everything that comes after.

No filler. No casual games.
Just real matches, real builds, real players.

🔥 Enter here:
https://battlefy.com/pokémon-champions-vgc-battles-tournaments/pokémon-champions-vgc-battles-tournaments/69eefc5cc72e940028adc9ce/

Battlefy


Battlefy is the simplest way to start, manage, and find esports tournaments | Create. Compete. Conquer.

Pokémon Champions Tournament Live Now

Rank System Live in Pokémon Champions

📢 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘

We’ve just rolled out the official rank system inside Pokémon Champions.

🏆 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
Head to #channel and react to claim your current rank.

🔴 Poké Ball → starting rank
🔵 Great Ball → improving
⚫ Ultra Ball → strong player
🟣 Master Ball → high level
🟠 Champion → top players only

💬 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀
Each rank has its own chat — talk meta, share teams, and play with players at your level:

channel — Champion

channel — Master Ball

channel — Ultra Ball

channel — Great Ball

channel — Poké Ball

⚔️ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁
- Pick your rank honestly
- Update it as you climb
- Use rank chats for better matchmaking + discussion

🔥 Climb the ladder. Earn your place.
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Battle Clips Replace Replays in Pokémon Champions

⚔️ BATTLE REPLAYS ARE BEING RETIRED ⚔️

With the arrival of Pokémon Champions, things are changing… and so are we.

The Battle Replays thread has had its run — and it was a good one.
But heading into Champions, it no longer fits how we play, share, and improve.

🔁 What’s changing?
We will be removing the Battle Replays channel.

🎥 What’s replacing it?
A brand new Battle Clips channel — built for Champions.

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Why this is better:
- Faster, more engaging content
- Highlight key plays, not full slow replays
- Easier to learn, improve, and share moments
- Fits the pace of Champions perfectly

This is about evolving with the game — not holding onto outdated formats.

Drop your best plays.
Clutch moments.
Outplays.
Misplays.
Everything.

I’ve made a Battle Room in Pokémon Champions — it fits up to 8 people.
The join code is in the photo.
Everyone’s welcome. Doubles VGC rules. Spectators are welcome too.

@◆ LFG VGC

I’ve made a Battle Room in Pokémon Champions — it …

Pokémon Champions Launch — Pre-Download Live

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🎉 POKÉMON CHAMPIONS IS ALMOST HERE 🎉

  • Pokémon Champions releases April 08, 2026
  • Launch Time: Wednesday, April 08, 2026 03:00 AM

⬇️ Pre-Download Available Now
The game is live for pre-download right now
Make sure you’ve got it ready so you can jump in instantly at launch

👋 Final Pre-Launch Notice
Game goes live in 30 minutes
We’ll send one final ping at launch — this is your last heads-up

Thank You for 1,000+ Members
Huge thanks to everyone who’s been here early
This community has grown fast — and it’s because of you

Invite a few friends and let’s keep building

🌐 Join Both Servers

Community Server
Join on Discord

Tournament Server (Giveaways + Prizes)
Join on Discord

📱 Mobile Users
Check the live streams in Discord for real-time updates

🚀 It’s time. Let’s run it up.

Pokémon Champions Launch Announcement

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:pikachu_vibeparty: POKÉMON CHAMPIONS IS ALMOST HERE :pikachu_vibeparty:

:pikachu_vibeparty: Pokémon Champions releases April 08, 2026
:pikachu_vibeparty: Launch Time: Wednesday, April 08, 2026 03:00 AM

:pikachu_vibeparty: The wait is nearly over — get ready to battle, build, and dominate from day one

:pikachu_vibeparty: Make sure you’ve read ALL announcements for full info on:
- Release details
- Upcoming tournaments
- Server events & plans

:pikachu_vibeparty: Everything you need to stay ahead is already posted — don’t miss it

Pokémon Champions Launch Stream Tonight

:MausholdScream: Pokémon Champions releases April 08, 2026
:MausholdScream: Launch Time: Wednesday, April 08, 2026 03:00 AM

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:MausholdScream: This is it

:MausholdScream: If you’re playing in the tournament, make sure you’ve joined here:
👉 Join on Discord

:MausholdScream: We’ll be streaming our full opening run live in the Discord
:MausholdScream: First games • First teams • figuring out the meta together

:MausholdScream: Come watch or jump in 👍

🏆 PRE-CHAMPIONS VGC ROLE 🏆

All members who joined within 48 hours before launch have been awarded the
“Pre-Champions VGC” role.

This role marks you as an early supporter and founding competitor — here before the meta even formed.

You were early. Now prove you’re the best.

Good luck, trainers ⚔️

We’ll be streaming our opening run so mobile players can get their first look at Pokémon Champions live.

Battle • Improve • Compete

https://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-champions-pokemon-list/

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Pokémon Champions Launch — VGC Battles & Tournaments

📅 Release: April 8, 2026
⏳ ~120 hours remaining

⚔️ WHAT IS POKÉMON CHAMPIONS

A pure competitive battle platform built for:
- VGC players
- Team builders
- PvP

👉 No story
👉 No grind
👉 Just battling

🚨 MASSIVE GAME CHANGES

❌ IVs REMOVED
- No hidden stats
- Fully standardised Pokémon

⚡ EVs REWORKED
- No grinding
- Direct stat allocation

🧠 INSTANT TEAM BUILDING
- No breeding
- No farming
- Build teams instantly

🔁 BATTLE MECHANICS

  • Mechanics like Mega / Z-Moves / Dynamax / Tera exist
  • Formats will control what’s allowed

👉 NOT all active at once
👉 Expect rotating rulesets / regulations

🌍 CROSS-PLATFORM PLAY

  • Switch
  • Switch 2
  • Mobile (later 2026)

👉 Shared competitive ecosystem

🏆 OFFICIAL COMPETITIVE PLATFORM

  • Expected to be used for VGC-style play
  • Ranked ladder + structured formats

📊 RANKED + SEASONS

  • Skill-based matchmaking
  • Rotating formats
  • Ongoing balance updates

🧬 WHAT THIS MEANS

  • No grind = more players
  • Faster meta shifts
  • Skill > time invested

⚔️ SERVER ACTIVITIES

🔥 DAY 1 TOURNAMENT
- $500 Prize Pool

🚨 IMPORTANT

This server is for:
- Competitive players
- Improvement
- Real battles

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Pokémon Champions is just 7 days away. ONE WEEK

We’ve got huge events coming up from day one — tournaments, challenges, and plenty to grind for.

⚔️|tournaments

The team building section is already popping off
Full teams, ideas, discussions… even people dreading a meta that hasn’t even started yet 💀

🔬|team-building

Make sure you grab your Tournament Ping role so you don’t miss anything —
there’s going to be a lot happening.

channel

This is just the beginning.

Pokémon Champions Update: Poketwo Removed

📢 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 — 𝗣𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼 & 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀

We’ve made a change to keep this server focused on competitive battling and improvement.

Pokétwo and Who’s That Pokémon have now been removed from this server.

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🔄 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼?
We’ve created a separate dedicated server just for that side of things.

👉 Join on Discord

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🎯 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?
This allows us to:
- Keep this server focused on VGC & battling
- Reduce clutter and distractions
- Build two stronger, more focused communities

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⚔️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 = 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲.

Pokémon Champions April 2026 Update

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🎮 Pokémon Champions — April 8, 2026

  • IVs removed
  • EVs fully adjustable
  • Mega Evolutions confirmed
  • Move pools rebalanced
  • Pokémon HOME support
  • Cross-platform (Switch launch, Mobile coming later)

    Stay updated • Pokémon Champions
Pokémon Champions April 2026 Update

Pokémon Champions Release — April 8, 2026

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🎉⚔️ 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘́𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 — 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 ⚔️🎉

It’s official 🎉
Launches April 8, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)
Mobile coming later in 2026

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🎮 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘

  • Fully battle-focused Pokémon game
  • No story mode or campaign
  • Designed as the main competitive platform
  • Built for long-term ranked play

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⚔️ 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗦

  • Ranked battles (ladder system)
  • Casual battles
  • Private battles
  • Supports Singles + Doubles (VGC)
  • Official rulesets rotate seasonally

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🧬 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚

  • Import Pokémon via HOME
  • Rental / preset teams available
  • Daily trial / recruit Pokémon system
  • Permanent unlock system using currency
  • Full stat + move customisation

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🔥 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦

  • Mega Evolution returns
  • Terastallization confirmed
  • New Mega abilities introduced

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🌐 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 + 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗦

  • Cross-platform (Switch + Mobile)
  • Central competitive battle hub
  • Designed for fast matchmaking + meta play

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💸 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

  • Free-to-start
  • Optional paid Starter Pack
  • Progression can be accelerated

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🎁 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗦

  • Early rewards (e.g. Dragonite)
  • Trainer customisation (cosmetics)
  • Built-in EV training system
  • Daily rewards / engagement systems
  • Switch 2 graphics upgrade

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🏆 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘

  • Will be used for official VGC tournaments
  • Replacing current mainline formats
  • Becomes the one central competitive game

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🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗧

The future of competitive Pokémon starts now 🎉

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⚔️ Train
⚔️ Battle
⚔️ Climb
⚔️ Become Champion

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📅 April 8, 2026 🎉

Stay updated • Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions Release — April 8, 2026

https://x.com/serebiinet/status/2036444765068136485?s=46 CHAT, see you all April 8th

Serebii Update; The first Pokémon Champions live event will be the Indianapolis Regional Championships on May 29th through 31st, then NAIC and Worlds

https://t.co/NWlAdn57aQ

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https://x.com/serebiinet/status/2036444765068136485?s=46 CHAT, see you all April 8th Serebii Update; The …

Pokémon Champions Overview Trailer

https://youtu.be/pOfW-qdsvpU?si=xputw8xTtsuWsjBY

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Pokémon Champions – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch


The Pokémon Champions game launches April 8, 2026 on the Nintendo Switch system. https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/pokemon-champions-switch/

Pokémon battles for everyone! Recruit Pokémon in-game or transfer them from Pokémon HOME, then gear up for thrilling battles with Trainers near and far! Compete in three different modes of Pok...

Pokémon Champions Overview Trailer

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Champions Intel Drop: Pokémon Champions Update

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🔥 𝗣𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗣 🔥

Everything we KNOW so far — no fluff, just real info.

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⚠️ 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦

  • The game is FREE TO PLAY
  • Includes:
    • Optional subscriptions
    • Battle Pass
    • Paid storage upgrades
    • Extra teams + music

👉 This is NOT a traditional Pokémon game
👉 This is a competitive live service platform

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📦 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗦

  • FREE = ~30 Pokémon
  • PAID = up to ~80 Pokémon
  • Likely expanded via subscriptions

👉 You won’t be able to hold everything
👉 Team building will be focused and strategic

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🧠 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘

When transferring from HOME:

❌ EVs do NOT transfer
❌ IVs do NOT transfer
❌ Old competitive builds are gone

  • Pokémon keeps species/form
  • New system = Stat Points (VP)
  • You rebuild everything inside Champions

👉 Simple breakdown:
Other games → EV/IV system
Champions → Custom stat system

This is one of the biggest changes ever.

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💎 𝗠𝗘𝗚𝗔 𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗

  • Mega Charizard X / Y
  • Mega Gengar
  • Mega Kangaskhan
  • Mega Lucario
  • Mega Tyranitar
  • Mega Scizor
  • Mega Gardevoir

👉 Early meta will heavily revolve around Megas

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🎁 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦

  • FREE Dragonite on launch
  • Can Mega Evolve (via item)

Linking with Legends Z-A gives:
- Chesnaughtite
- Delphoxite
- Greninjite
- Floettite

👉 Strong push toward cross-game rewards

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📊 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 (𝗦𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗥)

🔥 CORE META PICKS

  • Incineroar
  • Garchomp
  • Tyranitar
  • Dragapult
  • Hydreigon

🧠 SUPPORT / CONTROL

  • Gardevoir
  • Whimsicott
  • Oranguru
  • Sylveon

💪 BULKY / BALANCE

  • Metagross
  • Milotic
  • Empoleon
  • Dondozo

⚡ OFFENSE / SPEED

  • Talonflame
  • Scizor
  • Lucario
  • Sneasler

👉 This roster is clearly curated for competitive play
👉 Not a full Pokédex — only relevant mons

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🎯 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦

  • No filler Pokémon
  • No casual-only picks
  • Straight into a competitive environment

👉 Day 1 will feel like high ladder VGC

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⚔️ 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

  • Intimidate control (Incineroar)
  • Mega-focused teams
  • Tailwind hyper offense
  • Trick Room setups
  • Weather (Sun / Sand)

👉 Fast-paced, high-pressure battles

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🧨 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘

This is essentially:

  • Pokémon Showdown style battling
  • Official infrastructure
  • Progression systems
  • Monetisation layered on top

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🚨 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘

This is not a side project

This is:
Pokémon’s full competitive platform push

Stay updated • Pokémon Champions

Champions Intel Drop: Pokémon Champions Update