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The winners and losers of Pokemon Champions’ Regulation M-B
The article analyzes the winners and losers of Pokemon Champions' new Regulation M-B format, focusing on the impact of new Mega Evolutions and Pokemon. It highlights Mega Swampert, Mega Mawile, Mega Metagross, and Mega Staraptor as strong additions, while Mega Malamar, Mega Pyroar, and Mega Scolipede are deemed less effective. The analysis also notes that despite new additions, the format lacks sufficient counters to dominant Pokemon like Basculegion and Mega Charizard Y.
The best Pokemon in Champions’ Season M-1
This guide details the best Pokemon for the ongoing Pokemon Champions Season M-1, covering both singles and doubles formats. The season notably excludes Legendary and Mythical Pokemon and limits certain power-boosting items, leading to a lower metagame power level. Featured Pokemon include Garchomp, Corviknight, Primarina, Charizard, Meowscarada, Gengar, Archaludon, Incineroar, Sneasler, Eternal Floette, Whimsicott, Sinistcha, Pelipper, Kingambit, and Basculegion, with explanations of their roles and movesets.
5 beginner tips for Pokemon Champions
This guide provides five beginner tips for Pokemon Champions, a new competitive Pokemon hub on Nintendo Switch. It covers utilizing in-game tutorials for rewards, understanding currencies like VP and Quick Coupons, the role of Training Tickets, and the limited value of the Battle Pass and membership for new players. The guide also explains stat adjustments, the importance of Speed, and how to use the GTS for obtaining specific Pokemon like Eternal Flower Floette.
Pokemon Champions is off to a rough start – here’s why
Pokemon Champions has launched with significant performance issues and a lack of content, disappointing fans despite some quality-of-life improvements. The game suffers from choppy frame rates, clunky menus, a limited roster, and restrictive gameplay options, raising concerns about its future and monetization model.
