{"id":136777,"date":"2026-04-09T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199672"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:45:00","slug":"pokemon-champions-bug-squashing-update-is-in-the-works-heres-whats-being-targeted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/09\/pokemon-champions-bug-squashing-update-is-in-the-works-heres-whats-being-targeted\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Bug-Squashing Update Is In The Works, Here’s What’s Being Targeted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pok\u00e9mon Champions<\/a> launched yesterday in a… less-than-perfect state. Fortunately, it looks like The Pok\u00e9mon Company is working on a fix.<\/p>\n

Even if we put aside the limited available Pok\u00e9mon and Items at launch, the game was quickly criticised<\/a> for the sheer number of bugs on display (and no, we’re not talking about Beedrill and Pinsir). Fans were quick to point out Items being used incorrectly, move animation glitches, health quirks, and more. In short, the launch state was far from the go-to competitive battler we were promised.<\/p>\n

Now, in a new blog post on Pok\u00e9mon’s Japanese news site<\/a>, the devs have flagged that they’re aware of a number of issues and are working on a fix.<\/p>\n

While a specific release date for this patch hasn’t been given at the moment, the blog post states that the following issues will be targeted:<\/p>\n