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'Pokémon Champions' Guide: Best VGC Team Strategies For Beginners

If you want to jump right away to "Pokemon Champions" VGC, here are some of the beginner tips you need to know.

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'Pokémon Champions' Arrives on iOS and Android June 17, Letting Trainers Take Arena Battles on the Go

"Pokémon Champions" hits iOS and Android on June 17, bringing free-to-play cross-platform arena battles, competitive VGC integration, and pre-registration rewards for mobile trainers.

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Xbox Series S is still a problem for devs, No Rest for the Wicked boss says it's the reason the PS5 version is out first: "Series S and mobile specs aren't too far apart at this point"

"We'll ship it after in a good way once it's optimized like crazy for Switch 2 and Xbox"

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007 First Light review roundup: 'The best James Bond game since GoldenEye'

The initial reaction to IO Interactive's take on the famed British assassin is very positive.

PC Gamer

Pokémon Champions isn't perfect, but that hasn't stopped me playing it non-stop for days

Pokémon Champions is the VGC game I hoped it would be, and I can't wait for the mobile launch.

TechRadar

Pokemon Champions patches out strategies competitive players have been using for years, but hey, at least Freeze has finally been nerfed

A big Fake Out change is here, alongside nerfs for status conditions like Sleep and Paralysis

GamesRadar

I made a competitively viable team in a matter of minutes in Pokemon Champions, and I'm confident this could open the door to high-level battles for newcomers galore

Hands-on | One hour with Pokemon Champions made me want to give competitive battling another shot after I got overwhelmed 14 years ago

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Pokemon Champions producer "really enjoyed" the Pokemon Stadium games, and used them as a "reference" to help more players get into PvP

Interview | We spoke to producer Masaaki Hoshino about the upcoming battle-focused game and his goal to make high-level PvP more accessible

GamesRadar

Pokémon Champions takes over as VGC home, reveals new Mega Evolution Abilities for Legends: ZA’s Starter trio

Trainers got a new trailer and information about the upcoming game today.

Destructoid

Pokemon devs "wanted to create a different type of game that's not an RPG" with cozy life sim Pokopia, but that whole idea "was a challenge"

After Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Pokopia senior director Shigeru Ohmori wanted to "create a different type of game than usual"

GamesRadar

PS6 delay could put the next Xbox console back in the game

The next-gen of gaming could be a lot more interesting than the last, if the latest PS6 rumours are true

Nintendo president is 'carefully considering the situation' around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike

It seems the memory crisis will come for us all.

PC Gamer

Ubisoft just killed its Halifax studio right after it unionized, but says the shutdown was decided "well before" — over 70 developers have been affected

Weeks after it formed a union, Ubisoft's Halifax studio has been shut down by the publisher as it moves to "streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs."

Windows Central

Pokemon Legends: Z-A's DLC is making a change to the level cap Game Freak has "never dared touch," and a VGC World Champion thinks "there's no telling how difficult the game can get" now

As one fan puts it, it's "finally an explanation for Ash's Pikachu"

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Glen Schofield says he worries 'immensely' about Call of Duty's direction under Microsoft: 'none of the games have been very good'

A former Call of Duty director has choice words for the franchise under Microsoft: 'I worry about it immensely'

TechRadar

PlayStation's 30th anniversary concert faces trouble as European venues confirm cancellations

PlayStation cancels more European tour dates for its 30th anniversary concert.

GamesRadar

Resident Evil Requiem producer says series newcomers will still "enjoy it 100%," but diehard sickos who've played all of the other games will "enjoy it 150%"

"I don't want people to feel they have to do their homework to fully appreciate this game"

PC Gamer

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 gets Tokyo Game Show sign of life: 'Since we called the first instalment Vol. 1, it’s only natural to expect a second one'

It remains unclear if it will tackle the notoriously difficult to emulate MGS4.

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Borderlands 4 review round-up: 'The best Borderlands game I've ever played—but with a small hitch'

A big step-up from Borderlands 3, so long as it's not choking your GPU.

PC Gamer

Ubisoft CEO summoned to appear before French court in relation to harassment trial, as the publisher says it will 'continue to cooperate with the justice system in this matter'

Ubisoft says that the court had already decided there are "no grounds to initiate criminal proceedings" against the company or its management.

Destructoid

I’m convinced Pokémon’s Gen 10 will be a mold breaker thanks to gutsy changes coming with Legends: Z-A and Champions

We'll need to show some adaptability.

GamesRadar

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet may be getting replaced in VGC tournaments, but the notoriously buggy RPGs had one last, hilarious glitch left for their final World Championships

How very The Wrestler (2008) of it

GamesRadar

Pokemon Champions is replacing Scarlet and Violet as the new place for official VGC tournaments, with devs calling the spiritual Stadium successor "the one-stop shop for everyone interested in Pokemon battles"

This could be fantastic news even for casual players

Destructoid

Pokémon World Championships 2025 final scores and standings: Pokémon TCG, VGC, Go, and UNITE results

Who came out on top?

Destructoid

Incineroar and Calyrex unsurprisngly dominate top Pokémon picks at 2025 World Championship day two

Some surprises though.

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