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Catherine Lewis

Pokemon Champions makes a poor first impression on fans, with 6v6 single battles, popular items, and hundreds of pocket pals missing: "Going from the perfection of Pokopia to this...whiplash"

A pokemon prepares for battle.

Pokemon Champions is finally here, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be a winner as far as players are concerned, with complaints about its visuals and limitations on the competitive battles it's made for.

Champions is a free-to-play, battle-focused game somewhat akin to the likes of Pokemon Stadium, serving as a PvP battle hub that allows you to use Pokemon you've trained in previous games, or brand new ones recruited via a gacha-like system in-game. It's also soon set to be the title used for official Video Game Championships (VGC) tournaments, including the massive World Championships, so it's a big deal, with a lot of pressure from fans hoping for either as good of a VGC experience as they can get in, say, Scarlet and Violet, or better.

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