We've got another update about Pokémon Champions today, and it confirms the video game competition will shift to this battle entry at next year's World Championships. The 2025 tournament was played on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet .

Alongside this was a look at multiple Mega Evolutions featured in the game, along with some information about how trainers will be able to use the Omni Ring.

Mega-Evolved Pokémon will feature in the first set of regulations for Ranked Battles in Pokémon Champions!

Use your Omni Ring in the heat of battle to Mega Evolve your Pokémon, including the newly revealed Mega Dragonite featured in Pokémon Legends: Z-A!

Be sure to get all the practice you can, because Pokémon Champions will be used for VGC at Worlds 2026. Stay tuned to learn more!

The official website for Champions also goes into detail about how Pokémon from Pokémon HOME can be brought into this new entry, with cross-platform support between mobile and Switch devices confirmed as well.

In fine print, it's also mentioned how "in certain regions" Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet may still be used for Championship Series events.

Last but not least, it's been confirmed Champions is on its way to Switch 2 in 2026, and the PR for this latest announcement has confirmed this title is "free-to-start" with a "paid digital version" on the way. You can read more in our latest story here on Nintendo Life .

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