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As confirmed by The Pokemon Company, Pokemon Champions will serve as the replacement for the Video Game Championships (also known as VGC) at Pokemon Worlds in 2026. This implies that Pokemon Worlds is finally moving away from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and that Pokemon Champions could be the future home for all VGC activities moving forward. Fans had been speculating that might be the case, and it would make a lot of sense. The new trailer can be found below.
Mega Evolution is making a big comeback in all aspects of the franchise starting with this year’s Pokemon Legends: Z-A. The debut trailer for Pokemon Champions implied that Mega Evolutions and other “special battle features” could coexist in one game for the first time, as we saw Mega Charizard X battling a Terastallized Dondozo. The Pokemon Company has now confirmed that Pokemon Champions players will be using a new item called the Omni Ring, which seems capable of activating all of these special battle features. However, it has been confirmed that the first set of ranked battles in Pokemon Champions will only allow Mega Evolution.
The Pokemon Company has also confirmed a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Pokemon Champions, which suggests we could see improved graphics and performance on the newer system. The game will be free to start, but there will also be a paid version. At this time, we don’t know what the differences will be between the two versions, or how much the paid version will cost. A set release date has not been announced, either. With Pokemon Champions officially replacing Pokemon Scarlet and Violet at Pokemon Worlds in 2026, we can safely assume the game will be released earlier in the year, rather than later.
