Pokemon Champions has been officially released, but I’m gonna pass up on it. I’m not much of a competitive player, and the free-to-play model just doesn’t sit well with me.
At launch, competitive players are already pointing out a series of bugs and other issues, such as:
* limited item and Pokemon selection (no Choice Specs, no Ursaluna, etc.)
* lack of free range formats such as 6v6
* lagging
* always online connection
* issues with transferring Pokemon between HOME and Champions
Hopefully, these can be addressed and fixed soon, and I’m sure that the metagame will improve by bringing in more Pokemon and items as well, but so far, Champions had quite the rough start.
I think I’ve heard down the line that Champions will become the standard for VGC instead of the mainline games going forward, so we’ll see how that plays out.
