Nintendo has announced that it will be returning to the annual Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany. Hopefully the team will be present with a solid lineup of games that could…
Nintendo has announced that it will be returning to the annual Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany. Hopefully the team will be present with a solid lineup of games that could be announced in the rumoured June Nintendo Direct, though this has not been confirmed by Nintendo. Gamescom 2026 is due to take place between 26th August to 30th August.
In a new interview with Nintendo Dream Pokemon Champions producer Masaaki Hoshino has covered a range of questions about the free-to-start game. One question which was directed to Hoshino was how…
In a new interview with Nintendo Dream Pokemon Champions producer Masaaki Hoshino has covered a range of questions about the free-to-start game. One question which was directed to Hoshino was how they decide which Pokemon will appear in Pokemon Champions. He said they refer to Game Freak’s, Shigeki Morimoto, who carefully thinks through which Pokemon should be added and the benefit they will provide the player. Here’s what was discussed:
Will all Pokemon appear in Pokemon Champions?
At first it will be a set selection of Pokemon appearing. Then we expect to establish divisions using set rules.
How do you decide which Pokemon will appear?
In order to do this Game Freak’s Shigeki Morimoto thinks along with the development team members. The timing to introduce Mega Evolutions is being very carefully considered.
Generally, will the Pokemon that appear be mostly ones that do not evolve further?
To start, we will be introducing Pokemon that allow the battles to be played in a way where players can easily understand ‘which Pokemon is strong’. Clefairy and Porygon 2 may appear in the future, but first we are placing importance on the ‘ease of understanding for players just starting out with battles’.
How will Terastallization and other special elements be added?
An item called the Omni Ring was made to handle all special features. Balancing these is extremely difficult so we plan to proceed very carefully. First we will allow players to use Mega Evolutions.
