Roster

This is a chronological list of all rosters in Pokémon Champions.

List of rosters

#	Name	Type	Banner	Artwork	Roster Period	Key Pokémon
1	Regular Roster M-A	Regular Roster			From: April 8, 2026 02:00 UTC To: June 17, 2026 01:59 UTC	Features 229 Pokémon from Regulation Set M-A
2	Global Challenge 2026 Special Roster	Special Roster			From: April 24, 2026 02:00 UTC To: May 4, 2026 01:59 UTC	Features 31 Pokémon intended for use in the Global Challenge 2026 I Online Competition.

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Online battle events

Online battles on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Mobile Ranked Battles Series and Regulation Sets: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Champions Ranked Battles Seasons: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Legends: Z-A • Champions (Battle Passes) Official Online Competitions: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Champions Wild Area News • Poké Portal News • Roster Ranch rosters Online battles on Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS Global Battle Union and Rating Battles Seasons: Generation V • Generation VI • Generation VII Wi-Fi and Online Competitions: BW • B2W2 • XY • ORAS • SM • USUM Download rules • VGC rule variants Online battles in Spin-off games GO: GO Battle League • UNITE: Balance Series and Seasons • Battle Passes TCGL: Ladder Seasons • Battle Passes • TCGP: Ranked Seasons • Emblem events

Event distributions Event Pokémon distributions Generation I: Japanese • European language Game-based Generation II: Japanese • European language Game-based Generation III: Japanese • English • German • Spanish • French • Italian Game-based Generation IV: Japanese (local | Wi-Fi) • English (local | Wi-Fi) • German (local | Wi-Fi) Spanish (local | Wi-Fi) • French (local | Wi-Fi) • Italian (local | Wi-Fi) • Korean (local | Wi-Fi) Game-based • Trading • GTS Generation V: Japanese (local | Wi-Fi) • English (local | Wi-Fi) • German (local | Wi-Fi) Spanish (local | Wi-Fi) • French (local | Wi-Fi) • Italian (local | Wi-Fi) • Korean (local | Wi-Fi) Global Link promotions Generation VI: Japanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • American region (Nintendo Network | serial code) PAL region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • Korean region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Taiwanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Local • Game-based • Trading Generation VII: 3DS: Japanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • American region (Nintendo Network | serial code) PAL region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • Korean region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Taiwanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Local • Game-based Switch: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (International | China) Generation VIII: Sword and Shield • Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl • Legends: Arceus Game-based • Wild Area News • Trading Generation IX: Scarlet and Violet • Legends: Z-A Game-based • Poké Portal News Other games: Champions Specific events: Gather More Pokémon! Campaign PCNY (Gen II | Gen III) • Trade and Battle Day • Journey Across America • Party of the Decade Other groupings: Movie events • 10th Anniversary • Tanabata • Undistributed events Non-Pokémon event distributions Core series: Gen III • Gen IV • Gen V • Gen VI (Global Link) • Gen VII (Game-based) • Gen VIII • Gen IX (Game-based) Other games: MD Time and Darkness • MD Sky (Japan | North America) • HOME • Pokopia Online battle events Ranked Battle Seasons: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Legends: Z-A • Champions Online Competitions: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Champions Battle Passes: UNITE • TCG Live • Champions Rosters: Champions Other lists Notable ID numbers (Gens I-II • III onward) • Wonder Cards (Gen V • Gen VI • Gen VII) • Serial code prefixes

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