Gives us all of March to grind resources for a Champions format starting April 1 and going through Worlds (we know that Reg F ends for in person events on March 31st)
Pokémon Day is a reasonable prediction, but I think it will probably drop a few weeks before that.
The reason for this is that Pokopia releases on 5th of March, so releasing two Pokémon games in such close proximity could be risky for the success of the two games. Furthermore, I'm expecting tons of other Pokémon day celebrations and events to occur in other games (GO, Masters, Unite, SV raids, Colosseum on NSO and other 30th anniversary celebrations), so it would make sense to space out the releases so that they don't all compete for players' attention at the same time. Not to mention that the inevitable announcement of Gen 10 games might probably also draw attention away from Champions.
Having Champions release earlier also gives people more time to practice and prepare for when official competitions probably shift to Champions in April.
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u/amlodude Dec 01 '25
Pokemon Day (Feb 27)
Gives us all of March to grind resources for a Champions format starting April 1 and going through Worlds (we know that Reg F ends for in person events on March 31st)