Pirat_Nation 🔴(@Pirat_Nation):Masaaki Hoshino, co-director of Pokémon Champions, says he wants turn-based battles to be preserved “forever,” even if the mainline games continue experimenting with different combat styles. Champions co-director Kazumasa Iwao suggested that Pokémon’s battle rules could gradually change as Game Freak looks for new ways to evolve the series. So Champions could become the game that keeps traditional Pokémon battles alive, especially since it will be used for official VGC competitions while Pokémon can try new things in the main games

2026.09.08 10:03

Masaaki Hoshino, co-director of Pokémon Champions, says he wants turn-based battles to be preserved “forever,” even if the mainline games continue experimenting with different combat styles. Champions co-director Kazumasa Iwao suggested that Pokémon’s battle rules could gradually change as Game Freak looks for new ways to evolve the series. So Champions could become the game that keeps traditional Pokémon battles alive, especially since it will be used for official VGC competitions while Pokémon can try new things in the main games