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Pokemon Champions

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List of Changes from Previous Games
Several moves, abilities, and status effects have been changed in Pokemon Champions compared to previous games. Read on for a list of changes from previous Pokemon games and the Pokemon affected by these changes.

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Status Effects Battle Mechanics Moves Abilities

Status Effect Changes

Status Changed Effects
Paralysis Previous Effect:
Pokemon have a 25% chance to be unable to move for a turn. Halves speed.
New Effect:
Pokemon have a 12.5% chance to be unable to move for a turn. Halves speed.
Freeze Previous Effect:
Pokemon have a 25% chance to thaw when they move each turn. Can be thawed immediately by certain Fire-type moves.
New Effect:
Pokemon have a 25% chance to thaw when they move each turn but will be guaranteed to thaw by the 3rd turn. Can be thawed immediately by certain Fire-type moves.
Sleep (from Rest) Previous Effect:
Fully restores HP and puts the Pokemon to sleep for 2 turns.
New Effect:
Fully restores HP and puts the Pokemon to sleep for 3 turns.

Some status conditions have undergone changes in Pokemon Champions—the most significant of which is the Freeze status condition. In previous games, a Pokemon could remain frozen for the entirety of the battle, but now it is guaranteed to thaw out by the third turn, similar to the Sleep status effect.

Battle Mechanic Changes

Mechanic Changed Effects
Battle Time Ends (Sudden Death) Previous Effect:
If both players have the same number of Pokemon once the timer ends, the player with the highest percentage of total remaining HP wins.
New Effect:
The battle ends in a draw if both players have the same number of Pokemon at the end of the battle.

If a match goes to timer, the game now only considers the number of remaining Pokemon for each trainer to determine the winner. The remaining HP for each Pokemon is no longer considered.

Move Changes

Buffed Moves
Grass Apple Acid
Power has been increased, from 80 to 90.
Flying Beak Blast
Power has been increased, from 100 to 120.
Ground Bone Rush
Power has been increased, from 25 to 30.
Water Crabhammer
Accuracy has been increased, from 90 to 95.
Dragon Dragon Claw
Now considered as a Slicing move.
Fire Fire Lash
Power has been increased, from 80 to 90.
Bug First Impression
Power has been increased, from 90 to 100.
Grass Grav Apple
Power has been increased, from 80 to 90.
Grass Growth
Changed from Normal type to Grass type.
Ghost Infernal Parade
Power has been increased, from 60 to 65.
Dark Night Daze
Power has been increased, from 85 to 90.
Ice Mountain Gale
Power has been increased, from 100 to 120.
Ghost Poltergeist
Now works on Mega Stones.
Psychic Psyshield Bash
Power has been increased, from 70 to 90.
Ghost Shadow Claw
Now considered as a Slicing move.
Steel Snap Trap
Changed from Grass type to Steel type.
Ghost Spirit Shackle
Power has been increased, from 80 to 90.
Grass Syrup Bomb
Accuracy has been increased, from 85 to 90.
Poison Toxic Thread
From one stage of speed reduction, it now lowers the opponent's Speed by two stages.
Grass Trop Kick
Power has been increased, from 70 to 85.
Nerfed Moves
Poison Dire Claw
From a 50% chance to inflict poison, paralysis, or sleep, it now only has a 30% chance.
Ice Freeze-Dry
Can no longer freeze the target.
Fairy Moonblast
From a 30% chance, it now has only a 10% chance to lower Special Attack.
Steel Iron Head
From a 30% chance, it now has a 20% chance of flinching the target.
Rock Salt Cure
From 1/8 of HP in residual damage, it now only reduces 1/16 of the target's HP in residual damage.

For Water- and Steel-type Pokemon, residual damage has been reduced from 1/4 of HP to 1/8.

Not including changes to PP values, there are a lot of moves that have been updated in Pokemon Champions. Many of them increased in base power, though some moves have had their additional effects nerfed.

List of All Moves

Ability Changes

Ability Changed Effects
Unseen Fist Instead of dealing full damage when using contact moves on protecting Pokemon, Unseen Fist now only allows 1/4 of the original damage.

The Unseen Fist ability has been nerfed. It now only deals 1/4 damage through protecting moves (e.g. Protect, Detect, King's Shield).

List of Abilities

Changes Affecting Specific Pokemon

Buffed Pokemon

These are the Pokemon that have gained new moves in Pokemon Champions or relearned past moves that were removed in the previous generation of games.

Pokemon Changes
Mega BlastoiseMega Blastoise New Move:
Normal Shell Smash
Mega LopunnyMega Lopunny New Moves:
Fighting Close Combat
Fighting Mach Punch
Bug U-turn
Ice Triple Axel
Removed Move:
Normal Return
Aegislash (Shield Forme)Aegislash (Shield Forme) New Move:
Ghost Poltergeist
Relearned Move:
Flying Air Slash
ArmarougeArmarouge New Move:
Fire Burn Up
Removed Move:
Psychic Future Sight
CeruledgeCeruledge New Move:
Fire Burn Up
CharizardCharizard Relearned Moves:
Flying Roost
Dark Beat Up
Removed Moves:
Fire Blaze Kick
Flying Dual Wingbeat
TyranitarTyranitar Relearned Moves:
Fighting Superpower
Steel Iron Tail
Removed Moves:
Dragon Scale Shot
Ground Scorching Sands
DragoniteDragonite Relearned Moves:
Fighting Superpower
Steel Iron Tail
Removed Moves:
Normal Encore
Flying Dual Wingbeat
Fighting Vacuum Wave
Water Whirlpool
SableyeSableye Relearned Move:
Dark Payback
Removed Move:
Dark Parting Shot
SylveonSylveon Relearned Moves:
Fire Mystical Fire
Normal Safeguard
Removed Moves:
Dark Taunt
Steel Iron Tail
WhimsicottWhimsicott Relearned Moves:
Normal Attract
Normal Safeguard
HippowdonHippowdon Relearned Move:
Fighting Superpower
DragapultDragapult Relearned Move:
Dark Beat Up
ScizorScizor Relearned Move:
Flying Roost
DrampaDrampa Relearned Move:
Flying Roost

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Nerfed Pokemon

These are the Pokemon that have had valuable moves removed from their move lists or have had significant nerfs to their signature moves or abilities.

Pokemon Changes
ArchaludonArchaludon Removed Move:
Fighting Body Press
KangaskhanKangaskhan Removed Move:
Fighting Power-Up Punch
IncineroarIncineroar Removed Moves:
Dark Knock Off
Bug U-turn
GengarGengar Removed Moves:
Normal Encore
Ghost Shadow Sneak
RotomRotom Removed Moves:
Dark Parting Shot
Electric Parabolic Charge
MachampMachamp Removed Moves:
Ground Fissure
Fighting Power-Up Punch
BlastoiseBlastoise Removed Move:
Water Scald
GreninjaGreninja Removed Move:
Dark Nasty Plot
MiloticMilotic Removed Move:
Psychic Calm Mind
Nerfed Ability:
Marvel Scale - Flame Orb is not yet in the game, so it's harder to enable
GliscorGliscor Removed Move:
Dark Taunt
Nerfed Ability:
Poison Heal - Poison Orb is not yet in the game, so it's harder to enable
GarganaclGarganacl Nerfed Move:
Rock Salt Cure
Salt Cure now only reduces 1/16 of HP in residual damage (1/8 for Water and Steel types) instead of the previous 1/8.
SneaslerSneasler Nerfed Move:
Poison Dire Claw
Dire Claw now only has a 30% chance of inflicting poison, paralysis, or sleep on the target instead of the previous 50%.

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