Pokémon Champions - releasing April 8, 2026

[reaverz]

So what happens when a Gengar with Encore, an Incineroar with Knock Off, or an Archaludon with Body Press visits from HOME? Do those moves get deleted or are you forced to teach something else?

 

[Yung Dramps]

mega chandelure getting infiltrator is so god damn pathetic they really just gave up with that mf shit

 

[grovylestand!]

prob cant use them

 

[CynicalGiant]

So what happens when a Gengar with Encore, an Incineroar with Knock Off, or an Archaludon with Body Press visits from HOME? Do those moves get deleted or are you forced to teach something else?

it just shows a big red circle next to the move if you cant have it on it in a legal moveset

 

[R_N]

Battle Bond Greninja can't be sent to Champions at all.

Surprised it's Huge Power specifically considering the Japanese pun in the name is about rabbits but w/e.

I for one am shocked (shocked!) that the name that can be a pun can also be used literally.


Team #MegaMawileGotItBecauseOfTheAbilityNotThePun takes a long awaited W

 

[CynicalGiant]

LMAO INNARDS OUT
mega pyukumuku

 

[Ranga226]

LMAO INNARDS OUT

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turns out victreebell was the sacking mega after all

 

[Missingno.1998]

There are a lot of weird ability choices here

 

[grovylestand!]

IM CRYIIIINGGG

 

[Karxrida]

Battle Bond Greninja can't be sent to Champions at all.


I for one am shocked (shocked!) that the name that can be a pun can also be used literally.


Team #MegaMawileGotItBecauseOfTheAbilityNotThePun takes a long awaited W

Mega Mawile having it is apparently due to a completely separate pun because of course it is.

LMAO INNARDS OUT
mega pyukumuku

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They really did screw over most of the new Megas.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Battle Bond Greninja can't be sent to Champions at all.

So now that the Mega exists can anyone think of a circumstance where we could see Ash-Greninja in a game again other than "Everyone Is Here" or "game explicitly set in the ash anime's world for some reason"

 

[CynicalGiant]

turns out victreebell was the sacking mega after all

mega emboar can ignore mega victreebel's innards out, ah yes game freak I see what you cooked

pls never cook again

 

[Ranga226]

So now that the Mega exists can anyone think of a circumstance where we could see Ash-Greninja in a game again other than "Everyone Is Here" or "game explicitly set in the ash anime's world for some reason"

nah they will retcon all the flashbacks to have mega gren instead

 

[doipy hooves]

Sleep and paralyze (12.5% para) are different.

 

[Cuddly]

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Sleep and paralyze (12.5% para) are different.

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I hate Paralysis btw

 

[Yung Dramps]

LMAO INNARDS OUT
mega pyukumuku

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This probably isn't even gonna be very good but it's the funniest Mega ability choice by leaps and bounds so who cares

 

[CynicalGiant]

I refresh the pokeleaks reddit live thread and its just me and dramps losing our shit

 

[grovylestand!]

crabominable has iron fist drampa has berserk GOOD JOB PRO DATAMINERS

 

[CynicalGiant]

I just fell to my knees in the walmart parking lot...no....

dramps help

 

[Vengeance417]

 

[Yung Dramps]

I just fell to my knees in the walmart parking lot...no....

dramps help

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rip fake leak defiant/contrary crab and drizzle drampa. gone but never forgotten

 

[reaverz]

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Sleep and paralyze (12.5% para) are different.

This is all really proving that they have been paying a lot of attention to player’s reactions in the official circuit. Both are great changes! I hope Freeze was similarly adjusted to have a higher chance of thawing every turn.

 

[Samtendo09]

I wonder if most of the new Megas’ Ability choice so far either same as base or a bit underwhelming one was done in response of Gen 9’s absurd power creep that affected even VGC?

I have a good/bad feeling that Mega Starmie is a clear winner for an obvious reason.

 

[CynicalGiant]

mega crab really shouldve just kept its other ability hyper cutter, iron fist is not really helping it at all in vgc man

 

[doipy hooves]

This is all really proving that they have been paying a lot of attention to player’s reactions in the official circuit. Both are great changes! I hope Freeze was similarly adjusted to have a higher chance of thawing every turn.

Freeze is 25% and has a 3 turn cap.

There are gameplay guides in the main menu -> Submenu by the way that go over terminology outside of the move menu.