Regulation M-C and Season M-6 will introduce new changes to Switch and mobile battler Pokémon Champions.
After Season M-5 offered very few changes, there's a lot of expectation on Season M-6, with a new Regulation, a roster update and more. And with a release date of 9th September, there won't be long to wait.
This guide explains the Pokémon Champions Season M-6 and Regulation M-C release date, and what we can expect.
Pokémon Champions Regulation M-C and Season M-6 release date, time
Pokémon Champions Season M-6 and Regulation M-C has a release date of Wednesday, 9th September, 2026, with a release time of 6:00 UTC, which is the following times in Europe and the Americas:
- BST (UK): 7am
- CEST (Western Europe): 8am
- EDT (East Coast Americas): 2am
- PDT (West Coast Americas): 11pm (4th August)
Downtime starts at 2:00 UTC (four hours before the above times), if you want to get a final bit of playtime in before Season M-6 arrives.
[Maintenance Notice]#PokemonChampions will undergo maintenance soon!
— Pokémon Champions (@Pokemon_Champs) September 7, 2026
⏰ START: 9/9 @ 02:00 UTC
⏰ END: 9/9 @ 06:00 UTC
Please note that the app will be unavailable during the maintenance period. Thank you for your understanding! pic.twitter.com/R9xPBO6t7i
What can we expect from Pokémon Champions Regulation M-C and Season M-6?
There's plenty about Season M-6 we don't know about, but there also some usual changes to look forward to. Let's go through them one-by-one.
- Ranked Battles will change to Regulation M-C, which will introduce 24 new Pokémon to the roster, as well as six Mega Pokémon: Mega Salamence, Mega Golisopod, Mega Baxcalibur, Mega Absol Z, Mega Garchomp Z and Mega Lucario Z.
- We're currently on Regulation Set M-B for a third season running (it was introduced with Season M-3), with it lasting longer than expected with Pokémon World Championships at the end of August.
- A new Battle Pass and associated rewards, which will likely include Pokémon and their Mega Stones, new Style items, Quick Coupons, Training Tickets, Teammate Tickets and VP.
- A reset to player ranks, with the Champion Tier and Master Ball Tier release coming a week later.
- VP rewards based on your final placement in the previous season.
- Previous Season Ranking data available in the 'Battle Data' area of the Battle menu.
In the meantime, if you're interested in what's new in Season M-5, we have our own patch notes to read.
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