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The spin-off isn’t a traditional Pokémon RPG. Instead, it’s a free-to-play battle simulator that lets you import Pokémon from other games and create teams to take into online battles. Ideally, this will expand into an all-encompassing, generation-spanning tool for competitive players, allowing everyone from the greenest trainee to the most seasoned veteran to customize rulesets, playstyles, and teams to their liking. But Champions will have a few notable restrictions at launch. It will only feature fully evolved versions of each monster, so if you have a strategy or team that uses pre-evolved

There are two ways to build your team in Champions. The first is by using the game’s recruitment tools. This allows you to pick between a rotating group of Pokémon each day using Victory Points, which are earned in ranked battles. You can recruit monsters for a seven-day trial period, or pay VP to recruit them permanently. There will be ways to speed up the rotating roster, such as using in-game items called Quick Coupons, which are unlocked through missions. Once you’ve recruited a Pokémon, you can alter their stat distribution to your liking and swap out their attacks using VP or an item cal

The free version of Pokémon Champions has the same 30-Pokémon storage limit as Home, but if you want to buy into a Premium Membership, you’ll get additional storage in your box, be able to create more teams, and unlock membership-exclusive missions and music.  A cheaper Starter Pack will also be available for a one-time purchase of $7, which will add 50 storage slots and give you 30 Teammate Tickets and 50 Training Tickets.  Champions will also include Battle Passes, with both a free and paid premium track available. Some items, such as Mega Stones and some cosmetics, will be locked behind the