Pokémon Champions on iPhone is my new addiction

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Pokémon Champions is already taking over my life, and the mobile release was only on Wednesday. On June 17, Pokémon Champions released on iOS and Android, and I’ve been playing it non-stop on my iPhone 17 Pro Max. Pokémon Champions originally released on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 back in April, but I didn’t want to give the title a shot on my Switch Lite, so I waited until the mobile release, and I’m enjoying it even more than I expected.

Pokémon Champions makes me think that the next evolution for Pokémon games is playing them on mobile. Over the past year, I’ve been playing a lot of Pokémon ROMs on my phone, so playing Pokémon Champions, an official Pokémon game on my handset, is almost a dream come true. I love Pokémon battles, they’re my favourite aspect of Pokémon games. So a game like Champions that focuses on battles is great, but even better that I can play anywhere on my phone — whether that’s in bed, on my commute, or anywhere else.

Champions lets you battle with select Pokémon from previous games by grabbing them from your Pokémon Home. I have all the previous titles, so I had a number of Pokémon I could bring into Champions. Because I had more than 30, I needed to purchase box space for C$6.99, but this is all the money I’ve spent on the title. And it’s because I’m indecisive and didn’t want to have to pick specific Pokémon to bring into the game. The game also provides people with a limited number of Pokémon they can play with if they haven’t amassed a collection over the year. If you’re in this situation, this game might feel a bit “pay to win,” as my partner describes Champions.

Have you ever played the Pokémon Stadium series, or Pokémon Battle Revolution? These were Pokémon battle simulators on previous Nintendo consoles, and at the time of their launches, they were some of the best ways to battle against one another, and Pokémon Champions is no different.