Breaking: Pokemon Champions patches out strategies competitive experienceers have been using for years, but hey, at least Freeze has finally been nerfed

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Subscribe to our newsletter Pokemon Champions makes some surprising changes to staple mechanics and strategies fans have been using for years, and it's safe to say that they're going to take some getting used to.As a PvP battle hub that'll soon be the purpose-built place for the official Pokemon Video Game Championships (VGC) and its tournaments, you'd largely expect battle mechanics to remain in line with what veteran players have been used to up to this point.

Not so, apparently, as certain status effects have been significantly nerfed.Paralysis (first introduced in Red and Green) may have faced some changes over the years, but one thing has remained consistent – any Paralyzed Pokemon has a 25% chance of being immobilized each turn ## Editor's Note We'll have to wait and see how this plays out in the coming weeks. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-champions-patches-out-strategies-competitive-players-have-been-using-for-years-but-hey-at-least-freeze-has-finally-been-nerfed/)