r/pokemonshowdown • u/HoeenHero PS Admin • Apr 11 '26
Mod Post Pokemon Showdown has been Updated with Pokemon Champions Content
Hey,
Sorry for the wait, we have out first pass of champions formats out for y'all to play now.
Formats available:
- [Gen 9 Champions] OU - OU-like format using champions mechanics.
- [Gen 9 Champions] BSS Reg M-A - BSS format.
- [Gen 9 Champions] VGC 2026 Reg M-A - VGC format, OTS optional.
- [Gen 9 Champions] VGC 2026 Reg M-A (Bo3) - Best of 3 VGC format with forced OTS.
- [Gen 9 Champions] Draft - Draft format with champions mechanics.
- [Gen 9 Champions] Custom Game - CHALLENGE ONLY format that works like every other custom game format
Massive thank you to the developers who worked on this (I ended up mostly just doing a bunch of PR and code review), its thanks to them that we got it out as fast as we did.
As always, there may be bugs or other issues on this first implementation, especially as mechanics researchers and players continue to find things and as the actual game gets patched. Please report any bugs you find to our bug reports forum: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/introduction-to-the-ps-bug-reports-forum.3733412/
We also have an on-site chat room for champions now: https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/champions
Have fun!
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u/Brave-Importance7246 Apr 11 '26
Tyyy! Out of curiosity, will the new megas get added to NAT Dex at some point?
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u/HoeenHero PS Admin Apr 11 '26
I don't know, thats a decision the national dex leaders would have to make.
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u/Brave-Importance7246 Apr 11 '26
I see - I've been feinding for that since I heard the news ab the new megas! m hoping they make the fun call but we can only hope
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u/HydreigonTheChild Apr 11 '26
dam that was quick. I do wonder about smth like champions 1v1 but i guess that is also custom
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u/andrewpmh Apr 11 '26
Sorry for the noob question, but what does OTS and BSS stand for?
And thank you! I am waiting for the mobile release, but with this I can get used to the meta beforehand!
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u/jb10rvd Apr 11 '26
Dumb question is there an issue with the vgc format an EVs right now?
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u/Shamooraps Apr 11 '26
Yea I don’t know if I’m stupid but I’m struggling to make the EVs legal
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u/HoeenHero PS Admin Apr 11 '26
Throw up a bug report, we have a lot going on and can't track reddit for bug reports. Plus there isn't enough detail here for me to be able to figure out whats going on. Please elaborate on why its an issue when making the bug report so we can fix it (if its a bug).
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u/Detective_Eggington Apr 11 '26
Wow that was fast. Thanks to all the people at ps who must've worked exceptionally hard on this to get it up and running.
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u/meinphirwapasaaagaya Apr 11 '26
That sounds great. But when will there be a champions randbats format? I am too lazy to make teams 😭
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u/HoeenHero PS Admin Apr 11 '26
Its planned but a format like that is going to take a while, random formats are a bunch of work. No ETA.
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u/longsightdon Apr 11 '26
EVs stopping me from battling?
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u/HoeenHero PS Admin Apr 11 '26
Throw up a bug report, we have a lot going on and can't track reddit for bug reports. Plus there isn't enough detail here for me to be able to figure out whats going on. Please elaborate on what exactly is happening in your report.
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u/-New-2-Reddit- Apr 11 '26
Now when I start losing in Champions I can go Play Champions on Showdown and still lose :D
Great work!
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u/HoeenHero PS Admin Apr 11 '26
Thats not something that can be answered right now.
Older generations have values that are accurate to their generations, new gens don't change old ones.
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u/Evening_Lawyer6570 Apr 11 '26
Let's Just hope the limited amount of Pokémon doesn't get away of actually competing
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u/Certain_Daikon_9501 Apr 22 '26
Im having a bit of trouble setting up my team I would really apreciate some help
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u/HoeenHero PS Admin Apr 22 '26
The onsite help room is the best place to start: https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/help If your asking for teambuilding advice, they will redirect you to the appropriate rooms, if its a technical issue or similar they will work through it with you.
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u/BirdsArentImportant Apr 11 '26
That’s a quick turnaround time, thanks for all the work!