The Best Pokemon To Use In Pokemon Champions

These Pokemon are nearly perfect in every way. They have excellent stats, move pools, and might even feature a strong Mega Evolution that only further enhances them. They may be best for either Single or Double Battles, but are still a strong option for both.

These Pokemon are going to be a solid addition to any Battle Team, but may have a small weakness that holds them back from reaching their full potential. That said, you can usually make up for this Pokemon’s weakness with moves, stat changes, items, or something of that nature.

These Pokemon may be SS or S tier in terms of stats or power, but are ranked lower because they generally need certain conditions met, or a team designed around them to reach their full potential.

This may mean that they need to be paired with another Pokemon, are only good for Single or Double Battles, or have a significant weakness that leaves you vulnerable to certain Pokemon.

These Pokemon are good for supporting your team, but are not there to do any real damage themselves. If they end up being your last resort against your opponent, you’re likely to struggle.

If you’ve played Ranked Battles at all, you’ve likely come across this Pokemon more often than not. Sneasler isn’t necessarily the first Pokemon you think of when you think of insane stats, but the tools it has access to here make it a terrifying opponent in both Single and Double Battles, even with the small nerf to Dire Claw and the lack of a Mega Evolution.

When holding a White Herb and equipped with the Unburden ability, you can almost guarantee Sneasler never loses its speed advantage. Combine that with Close Combat, which has STAB, alongside Fake Out and Protect, and Sneasler becomes entirely worth the risk it presents with its common type weaknesses.

Whether it be Single or Double Battles, Sneasler will fit right into any team you’re running. Plus, in Doubles, you can even throw Protect on another Pokemon and open up a move slot for Sneasler, if you want to.

Unlike Sneasler, Garchomp has a guaranteed spot at the top of nearly any Pokemon tier list. This Pokemon is an absolute monster, so much so that you don’t even need to run the Mega Evolution to have it be the strongest part of your team.

Its stats are incredible, both abilities are great depending on what the rest of your team looks like, and you have a lot of item flexibility here, which means you have a powerful Pokemon that can be molded to fit your preferences.

As for moves, Earthquake, as always, remains a must for this Pokemon and can be paired with either Dragon Claw or Stomping Tantrum, the latter of which is good for retaliation against Protect. Rock Slide and Protect are also solid options to round out Garchomp’s move set.

While Incineroar is still a great option for Single Battles, its clear bias towards Double Battles is what drops it down from SS to S-Tier. This is primarily due to its Intimidate ability, which you shouldn’t even consider changing if you use this Pokemon.

Since Intimidate lowers the Attack stat of both opponents just by being on the field, you’re already putting your team in an advantageous position. It will be weak to Fighting moves, but if you equip a Chople Berry and pair this Pokemon with a Sinistcha who has Protect and Rage Powder, you can easily circumvent that issue long enough to win.

Common moves for this Pokemon typically end up being Fake Out, Parting Shot, Throat Chop, Flare Blitz, Helping Hand, and Protect. So, you have some flexibility with strategy here and can easily fit this Pokemon into any team.

This is perhaps the most frustrating Pokemon to list because it is far too strong to be somewhat of an exclusive Pokemon. Unless you have Eternal Flower Floette in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which requires both owning and completing the game, you won’t be able to get this Pokemon in Pokemon Champions.

That said, we also can’t ignore that this Pokemon is deadly, especially for Dragon-types, which isn’t surprising considering that it might as well be considered an unofficial pseudo-legendary.

It goes without saying that you’ll want to use the Mega Evolution here, so the held item needs to be Floettite and the ability should be Flower Veil, which will transition to Fairy Aura.

As for the move set, Calm Mind and Protect are a given for this Pokemon, while the remaining slots are generally filled with varied combinations of Moon Blast, Dazzling Gleam, Light of Ruin, and Draining Kiss.

Kingambit is a newer Pokemon, but from the moment it was added in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, it’s had a bit of a presence in competitive battles, and Pokemon Champions is no exception.

Its signature move, Kowtow Cleave, is a powerful dark move with a guaranteed hit, which is further boosted by the Black Glasses item. That said, you can’t go wrong with a Chople Berry here either, to offer protection against Sneasler. As for the rest of its move set, Sucker Punch, Protect, and Swords Dance are common ways to fill out this Pokemon.

Unfortunately, since 6v6 matches aren’t an option in Pokemon Champions, the Supreme Overlord ability isn’t as beneficial here. However, Kingambit’s attack stat is high enough to deal insane damage without it, and Defiant is a great backup option.

For Sun teams, Charizard, specifically Mega Charizard Y, should be considered mandatory. While Charizard in itself is a great Pokemon already, the Y Mega, which requires you to equip it with Charizardite Y, features the ability Drought, which saves you from having to set up Sun yourself.

Beyond that, you’ll want to equip Charizard with Protect, Weather Ball, and Heat Wave. From there, you can fill in the last spot with either Air Slash or Solar Beam, your preference. The real purpose here is just to take advantage of Mega Charizard Y’s ability for it and the rest of the team.

Froslass, specifically Mega Froslass, is the powerhouse you’ll want to use if you’re running a Snow team. Like Mega Charizard Y, Mega Froslass features an ability that will immediately trigger Snow for the next five turns.

For that reason, Froslass will obviously need to have Froslassite equipped. Beyond that, you’ll want to utilize Aurora Veil, Blizzard, Protect, and Shadow Ball to take full advantage of Froslass itself, and then round out the rest of your team with other Pokemon that can support it.

While Basculegion will also play a key part in Rain teams, Pelipper is a must-have purely due to its ability: Drizzle. Like some of the others mentioned on this list, Pelipper can use its ability to set up weather conditions as soon as it hits the field, specifically Rain weather, and it doesn’t even require a Mega Evolution to do so.

So, needless to say, you’ll want to have Drizzle equipped, and your moves should include things like Hurricane and Muddy Water, but you can round out the rest of your set with Weather Ball, Icy Wind, Tailwind, or Protect as you see fit to meet your team’s needs.

While Rotom in general isn’t a terrible Pokemon, Rotom Wash specifically stands above the rest purely because it has such advantageous typing, Electric/Water. Because of its typing, Rotom Wash would only have two weaknesses: Grass and Ground. However, since it also has the Levitate ability, it is immune to Ground moves.

So, Rotom Wash ultimately only has one weakness and several great resistances. Finish that off with moves like Hydro Pump and Thunderbolt, and you’ve got a unique Pokemon that can easily fit into any team you have.

Basculegion, as a Water/Ghost type, is a great option that offers both strength and survivability, especially for Rain teams. Though its stats aren’t incredibly impressive, its ability, paired with the moves it gains access to, makes it a hard one to overlook.

Adaptability, which doubles Basculegion’s STAB damage, combined with Last Respects, Flip Turn, and a combination of Wave Crash, Liquidation, and Aqua Jet, makes it a dominating force, even if it’s only out on the field for a short time. Combine this set with a Choice Scarf, and you can essentially get a free Flip Turn at the start of every match.

Finishing off the A Tier is Aerodactyl. Unfortunately, there’s nothing inherently wrong with Aerodactyl, it’s just not particularly advantageous in a way that makes it stand out like some of the other Pokemon in the game.

It’s all-around a solid Pokemon to finish off your team with and has access to great moves like Dual Wingbeat, Tailwind, and Rock Slide, but it’s likely not going to be the star of your team, and frankly, you’re better off equipping it with a Focus Sash than you are using its Mega Evolution.

Overall, it’s a solid, strong addition to your team, regardless of what you’re running, but you shouldn’t count on it to be your ace Pokemon. That said, it does offer the fastest Tailwind setup, which may be worth keeping in mind.

Sinistcha is unfortunately one of those Pokemon that is great, but only under specific circumstances. Firstly, you’ll primarily want to use Sinistcha in Double Battles, not Single Battles. This Pokemon could potentially hold its own in a Single Battle, but it’s not recommended.

In Double Battles, however, its ability Hospitality will allow it to restore a portion of its ally’s HP, and it can also utilize moves like Trick Room, Matcha Gotcha, and Rage Powder. For this Pokemon, since it is mainly acting as support, you’ll also want to boost defense stats rather than attack stats.

If you’re using Incineroar, Sinistcha is almost a no-brainer, as it can use Rage Powder to steal attention from Incineroar and then easily take the Fighting move hits that would be super-effective against its ally. That said, this Pokemon can also serve as a great ally to several other Pokemon as well by using a similar strategy.