What do Pokemon Pros think of Pokemon Champions?

​ @CybertronVGC and  @13Yoshi37 are back for another episode of VGC Reflections! With the release of Pokemon Champions, we catch up on our seasons have gone so far, the huge influx of new players attending tournaments, and our first impressions of Pokemon Champions... from what we think the game has done well to our criticisms and what we hope to see in the future.

VGC Reflections is a Pokemon VGC podcast hosted by VGC veterans Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng and Markus "13Yoshi37" Hamann. The two of them have won a combined 8 Regional Champions, 4 National Championships, two Worlds Top 4 finishes, and over 20 World Championships qualifications.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:41 - Markus's 2026 journey so far
06:18 - Aaron's 2026 journey so far
12:45 - Attendance caps at tournaments
17:00 - Potential changes to tournament registration
19:48 - Infrastucture needed for large scale events
27:13 - Markus's thoughts on Champions
31:50 - Criticisms of Champions
35:03 - Aaron's thoughts on Champions
39:50 - Communication from game publishers
43:03 - Importance of the mobile launch
47:52 - Thoughts on the format and Mega Evolutions
50:40 - How the last few formats were different
55:51 - Aaron's first team & what he's used
57:50 - Early metagame developments
1:05:00 - What format will we use at Worlds?
1:06:40 - First Champions winner potential
1:08:33 - What Pokemon are underrrated
1:14:05 - Early staples of the format
1:15:35 - 2014 World Championships
1:16:40 - Teras vs. Megas
1:19:30 - Magic of a new format
1:22:15 - Outro