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Subscribe to our newsletter Pokemon Champions is finally here, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be a winner as far as players are concerned, with complaints about its visuals and limitations on the competitive battles it's made for.Champions is a free-to-play, battle-focused game somewhat akin to the likes of Pokemon Stadium, serving as a PvP battle hub that allows you to use Pokemon you've trained in previous games, or brand new ones recruited via a gacha-like system in-game.

It's also soon set to be the title used for official Video Game Championships (VGC) tournaments, including the massive World Championships, so it's a big deal, with a lot of pressure from fans hoping for either as good of a VGC experience as they can get in, say, Scarlet and Violet, or better.Well, a few hours after Champions' launch, and it doesn't appear to have succeeded there yet ## Editor's Note Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-champions-makes-a-poor-first-impression-on-fans-with-6v6-single-battles-popular-items-and-hundreds-of-pocket-pals-missing-going-from-the-perfection-of-pokopia-to-this-whiplash/)