It's a new season in Pokémon Champions, with easily the biggest additions to the game so far.
So what's new? Well, a mobile release for one, but perhaps most importantly, the arrival of a new Regulation and an expanded Pokémon Champions roster. There's also the usual additions of a Battle Pass with new cosmetics and rewards to unlock, giving you something to aim for before Season M-4 arrives.
Here's a quick digest of what's new in Season M-3 with our own Pokémon Champions patch notes.
What's new in Pokémon Champions Season M-3?
There's a lot added to Pokémon Champions this season. Let's break it down with these patch notes:
- A mobile release for iOS and Android devices, complete with cross-play and cross-save support with Nintendo Switch systems
- Season M-3 begins, ending Wednesday, 8th July at 2:00 UTC
- Ranked Battles switch to Regulation Set M-B, meaning a refresh of the eligible Pokémon you can use, which include the existing roster and all new additions listed below.
- New additions to the Pokémon Champions roster:
- Vileplume
- Qwilfish
- Sceptile
- Blaziken
- Swampert
- Mawile
- Metagross
- Staraptor
- Musharna
- Scolipede
- Scrafty
- Eelektross
- Pyroar
- Malamar
- Barbaracle
- Dragalge
- Grimmsnarl
- Falinks
- Overqwil
- Houndstone
- Annihilape
- Gholdengo
- New Mega Evolutions, and their new abilities in brackets (via VGCVictoryRoad on X):
- Mega Raichu X (Electric Surge)
- Mega Raichu Y (No Guard)
- Mega Sceptile
- Mega Blaziken
- Mega Swampert
- Mega Mawile
- Mega Metagross
- Mega Staraptor (Contrary)
- Mega Scolipede (Shell Armor)
- Mega Scrafty: (Intimidate)
- Mega Eelektross: (Eelevate - new!)
- Mega Pyroar (Fire Mane - new!)
- Mega Malamar (Contrary)
- Mega Barbaracle (Tough Claws)
- Mega Dragalge (Regenerator)
- Mega Falinks (Defiant)
- New held items (via VGCVictoryRoad on X):
- Big Root
- Damp Rock
- Expert Belt
- Heat Rock
- Icy Rock
- Iron Ball
- Life Orb
- Light Clay
- Metronome
- Muscle Band
- Shed Shell
- Smooth Rock
- Wide Lens
- Wise Glasses
- Zoom Lens
- Two bug fixes, bringing the game to update 1.1.0 (via Nintendo):
- Pokémon and held items added for Regulation Set M-B
- Other fixes to the visuals during battles and certain network-related issues
- New Battle Pass rewards, featuring Starmie and Starminite, Eelektross and Metagross and Style items, a Canari Outfit
- A Raichu, Raichunite X and Raichunite Y giveaway until Wednesday, 2nd September, 2026
Elsewhere, there's the usual Pokémon Champions season changes including:
- Player rank resets
- Champion Tier and Master Ball Tier ranks 1-3 will open in one week's time on Wednesday, 24th June
- A results screen the first time you attempt a ranked battle, detailing your final Season M-2 placement and headline team
- VP rewards based on your final placement in the M-2 season
- Final Season M-2 Ranking data in the 'Battle Data' area of the Battle menu
That's about it! We'll update this article with any other changes that may have slipped through. And if you wanted more, well, there's always the Season M-4 release next month.
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