Pokemon Champions is TPC's standalone competitive battle platform. R1 is the launch regulation: 1 restricted legendary allowed in doubles, none in singles.
Is the roster a subset of SV?
Not exactly. Champions seeds its roster from the Paldea National Dex, but:
- Some movepools have small adjustments (e.g. Tinkaton's high accuracy on certain moves — pending official spec)
- Hidden abilities are gated until event distribution
- Regional forms (Hisuian, Galarian) aren't all in at launch
BadgeCoach tags every Pokemon's Champions availability on the Pokedex, and the filter has a "Champions only" toggle.
Key differences from SV Reg I
- 1 restricted legendary in Champions doubles; SV Reg I bans all
- Terastallization is preserved
- No Z-moves or Mega Evolutions in v1.0
- Slimmer item list; event-only items aren't seeded
Training cost + HOME transfer
The pitch is "train once, compete forever" — transfer SV builds via Pokemon HOME and skip the BP / Bottle Cap / Mint grind. That's why BadgeCoach's VP-economy planner (next milestone) treats HOME as a first-class destination.