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About This Game
The game is free! However, considering its online features, let’s see if Pokémon Champions requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Pokémon Champions NSP ROM is a strategy game for the Nintendo Switch and a spin-off of the Pokémon series that emphasizes teamwork.
If you’ve played any of the main Pokémon games, Champions will evoke feelings of nostalgia. You and your opponent can form two teams of six Pokémon for 3v3 solo battles or 4v4 duo battles (sorry to those expecting four-player team battles). You choose simultaneous attacks and fight until one team is completely defeated. It’s a truly nostalgic experience, and the combination of your opponent’s moves, clever strategy, and a little luck — the hallmark of Pokémon games — is a major reason I keep going back to the game from nearly 30 years ago.
In addition to the lack of many popular Pokémon, a large part of the gaming community was disappointed by the limited selection of Pokémon and equipment. For example, of the 22 Pokémon that make up the various teams in the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, only three are currently available in Champions Mode. Similarly, the special equip items are also lacking: most are healing berries or items that enhance specific attack types (excluding Mega Stones), with a few exceptions such as the Zoom Lens, Light Ball, Mind Grass, and the inevitable Comb Bell. Power Grass, Choice Points, Balloons, and many other powerful items that more experienced players use are missing from the game, which makes it difficult to evaluate Champions Mode at this time.
