Incineroar Tops Pokémon Champions’ Inaugural Tournament

In Pokémon Champions’ first Switch tournament (April 8, 2026) about 500 players competed for a $500 prize pool, with Incineroar dominating double battles by appearing on 53.76% of teams and Sneasler second at 36.84% (though Sneasler had a higher win rate at 51.38%). The top picks mirror online trends, including Sinistcha, Garchomp, and Basculegion. The event highlighted ongoing meta intensity even early in the game, while Champions’ Battle Data menu is still collecting numbers; the launch had bugs (e.g., Pokémon getting stuck in limbo during Home transfers) for which The Pokémon Company apologized and fixed in a maintenance patch. The grand prize went to gamblingvgc92, who earned $120.