{"id":9643,"date":"2026-09-10T14:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-v1-2-update-live-mega-evolutions\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:18:05","slug":"pokemon-champions-v1-2-update-live-mega-evolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-v1-2-update-live-mega-evolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions v1.2 Is Live \u2014 Six Mega Evolutions and New Battle Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is over. <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Champions Version 1.2.0<\/strong> went live on 9 September 2026, dropping six new Mega Evolutions \u2014 including three first-in-franchise Z Mega forms \u2014 along with quality-of-life battle tools and a fresh competitive window that runs until 2 December. If you have been holding off on downloading the free-to-play title, Regulation Set M-C is a compelling reason to start.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/pokemon-champions-z-mega-evolution-regulation-m-c-2026\/\">As we covered when The Pok\u00e9mon Company announced the update at Worlds<\/a>, three Z Mega forms were confirmed ahead of the patch. The full 1.2 rollout added three more on top of that \u2014 here is everything that actually landed.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pokemon-champions-regulation-m-c.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Regulation Set M-C promo art for Pok\u00e9mon Champions showing Mega Absol Z, Mega Garchomp Z and Mega Lucario Z\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Six New Mega Evolutions \u2014 Three of Them Z Forms<\/h2>\n<p>The announcement previewed Mega Absol Z, Mega Garchomp Z, and Mega Lucario Z. Version 1.2 delivered those three plus Mega Salamence, Mega Golisopod, and Mega Baxcalibur \u2014 six new forms in a single patch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mega Absol Z<\/strong> \u2014 gains <em>Sharpness<\/em>, boosting the power of slicing moves<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Garchomp Z<\/strong> \u2014 picks up <em>Levitate<\/em>, removing its Ground-type weakness to Earthquake<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Lucario Z<\/strong> \u2014 debuts the brand-new <em>Aura Guard<\/em> ability, halving damage taken from contact moves<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Salamence<\/strong> \u2014 powered by <em>Aerilate<\/em>, converting Normal-type moves to Flying-type<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Golisopod<\/strong> \u2014 armed with <em>Tough Claws<\/em> for a bonus to contact-move damage<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mega Baxcalibur<\/strong> \u2014 brings <em>Thermal Exchange<\/em>, raising Attack each time a Fire-type move connects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The one-Mega-per-battle cap remains in place. Regulation M-C keeps all previously eligible Pok\u00e9mon while expanding the pool with Rillaboom, Salamence, Golisopod, and Baxcalibur. The competitive window runs until <strong>2 December 2026 at 01:59 UTC<\/strong> \u2014 about 12 weeks of ranked play for Singapore-based trainers to master the new roster before the next reset.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pokemon-champions-mega-absol-z-lucario-z-battle.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mega Absol Z squares off against Mega Lucario Z in a Pok\u00e9mon Champions ranked battle stadium\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>What&#8217;s New in the Battle Interface<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the Mega Evolutions, v1.2 ships two quality-of-life additions that competitive players have been requesting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>View Log<\/strong> records every action taken during a match in real time \u2014 you can scroll back through the turn history without leaving the battle, making it much easier to track when a held item was consumed, when an ability triggered, or how many turns of sleep remain. <strong>Selection Support<\/strong> pulls your historical ranked-battle data onto the team-selection screen, surfacing matchup notes as you finalise your squad.<\/p>\n<p>Neither feature is headline-grabbing, but both remove friction that any veteran competitive player knows well. If you have been tracking turns on a notepad or screenshot, you can put it away.<\/p>\n<h2>Balance Changes and New Held Items<\/h2>\n<p>A targeted round of balance adjustments arrived with the update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Politoed<\/strong> loses access to Pound<\/li>\n<li><strong>Archaludon<\/strong> can no longer use Mirror Coat or Metal Burst<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slash<\/strong> is newly available as a learnable move<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wish<\/strong> and <strong>Strength Sap<\/strong> each had their PP reduced from 12 to 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Twelve new held items also enter the game with Regulation M-C: Rocky Helmet, Air Balloon, Red Card, Binding Band, Eject Button, Normal Gem, Terrain Extender, and four terrain Seeds (Electric, Psychic, Misty, Grassy). The additional items open up a wider range of defensive sets and weather-team strategies.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pokemon-champions-arena-pokeball-stadium.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cinematic wide shot of the Pok\u00e9mon Champions championship stadium with glowing neon Pok\u00e9ball logo\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Free to Play \u2014 No NSO Needed<\/h2>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Champions is free to download on the Nintendo eShop for Switch and Switch 2, and on iOS and Android. No Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required for ranked play \u2014 unlike most Switch 2 multiplayer titles, Champions lets you compete online for free. Pok\u00e9mon Home compatibility means you can import Pok\u00e9mon from prior games into your team; check the official Regulation M-C eligible-species list before you transfer, as not every Pok\u00e9mon in your Home box will be valid.<\/p>\n<p>For more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Pok\u00e9mon and game news<\/a>, keep checking back \u2014 Regulation M-C runs until 2 December, and we expect the Singapore competitive scene to have a lot to say about the new Z Mega roster over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Champions Version 1.2 is now live on Switch and mobile \u2014 six new Mega Evolutions including three Z forms, Battle Log, Selection Support, and balance changes arrive in Regulation Set M-C until 2 December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":9639,"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":[11,30],"tags":[281,134,45,1118,180],"class_list":["post-9643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-news","tag-mega-evolution","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-pokemon-2","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-key-art.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2vx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9024,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-z-mega-evolution-regulation-m-c-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9643,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Gets Z Mega Evolutions on 9 September","date":"September 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"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&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3729,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-mobile-ios-android-june-17-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9643,"position":1},"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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