{"id":9024,"date":"2026-09-01T04:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-z-mega-evolution-regulation-m-c-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:17:56","slug":"pokemon-champions-z-mega-evolution-regulation-m-c-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-z-mega-evolution-regulation-m-c-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Gets Z Mega Evolutions on 9 September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three brand-new Z Mega Evolution forms are heading to <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Champions<\/strong> on <strong>9 September 2026<\/strong>, kicking off Regulation Set M-C and marking the first time these powerhouse forms from <em>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/em> enter the competitive battle game. Singapore players can expect the update to go live at <strong>10:00\u202fAM SGT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FVm9o4R4UIs\" title=\"Z Mega Evolutions arrive in Pok\u00e9mon Champions! | Official Pok\u00e9mon World Championships Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Z Mega Evolutions arrive in Pok\u00e9mon Champions! | Official Pok\u00e9mon World Championships Trailer \u2014 via The Official Pok\u00e9mon YouTube channel on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Three Z Mega Evolutions Confirmed for Regulation Set M-C<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pokemon-champions-z-mega-evolution-logo.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mega Absol Z and Mega Lucario Z flanking the Z logo in a Pok\u00e9mon Champions arena\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara unveiled the update at the closing ceremony of the <strong>2026 Pok\u00e9mon World Championships<\/strong> in San Francisco on 30 August. All three new Z Mega Evolutions bring unique competitive abilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mega Lucario Z<\/strong> \u2014 gains <em>Aura Break<\/em>, halving damage received from contact attacks and making it an unexpectedly tanky Fighting-type presence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Absol Z<\/strong> \u2014 shifts to <em>Dark\/Ghost<\/em> typing and picks up <em>Sharpness<\/em>, boosting cutting moves like Shadow Claw and Night Slash by 1.5\u00d7.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Garchomp Z<\/strong> \u2014 gains <em>Levitate<\/em>, granting immunity to Ground-type moves and bypassing entry hazards such as Stealth Rock, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two additional Pok\u00e9mon \u2014 <strong>Rillaboom<\/strong> and <strong>Baxcalibur<\/strong> \u2014 also join the M-C roster. A brief flash of <strong>Mega Heatran<\/strong> appeared at the trailer\u2019s end, though The Pok\u00e9mon Company has not confirmed it for Regulation Set M-C yet \u2014 one to watch.<\/p>\n<h2>Regulation Set M-C: What Changes, and When<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pokemon-champions-z-mega-battle-gameplay.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mega Absol Z and Mega Lucario Z in battle alongside Rillaboom in Pok\u00e9mon Champions\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regulation Sets govern which Pok\u00e9mon species and held items are legal in ranked battles. Set M-C expands the legal pool inherited from Sets M-A and M-B, adding the three Z Mega Evolutions and the two newly arriving base Pok\u00e9mon. The window runs from <strong>9 September 2026 at 02:00\u202fUTC<\/strong> (10:00\u202fAM SGT) through <strong>2 December 2026 at 01:59\u202fUTC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Champions is free-to-play on <strong>Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS, and Android<\/strong>, and has been live globally since 17 June 2026. The Pok\u00e9mon Company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/asia-press.portal-pokemon.com\/press-release\/pokemon-champions_20260830\/\">Official Asia Press Site<\/a> confirms the update covers Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines alongside the global rollout, so local players are good to go from day one.<\/p>\n<h2>Free Cosmetics: Grab the Worlds 2026 Code Before It Expires<\/h2>\n<p>Enter the code <strong>ENJ0YW0RLDS26<\/strong> in Pok\u00e9mon Champions to claim a free Worlds 2026-themed hat and t-shirt for your trainer avatar. The code was distributed during the Championship broadcast; no official expiry date has been announced, but redeeming it sooner is the safer bet.<\/p>\n<p>For the full picture on what else was announced at Pok\u00e9mon Worlds 2026, including the <a href=\"\/blog\/pokemon-world-championships-2027-singapore\/\">Singapore 2027 venue reveal and the new Wild Card movie<\/a>, head to our earlier roundup. More <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game news<\/a> across all platforms on the GameTrader.SG blog.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"Mega Heatran for Regulation M-C to be confirmed; cosmetics code expiry TBC\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mega Lucario Z, Mega Garchomp Z, and Mega Absol Z hit Pok\u00e9mon Champions on 9 September (10 AM SGT) with Regulation Set M-C \u2014 here\u2019s every confirmed ability plus a free cosmetics code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":9021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[281,31,180],"class_list":["post-9024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-mega-evolution","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-champions"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pokemon-champions-mega-absol-z-lucario-z.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2ly","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3729,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-mobile-ios-android-june-17-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9024,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Hits Mobile Today \u2014 Battle on the Go From 10am SGT","date":"June 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions launches free on iOS and Android today at 10am SGT. 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