These 21 Pokemon are must-haves for all the best teams in Pokemon Champions

It's only been a few days Pokemon champion came out, but it quickly became a hot topic for fans of the series for good and bad reasons. This will be the new competitive hub for the series going forward, and while that may be a good thing in the long run, the current state of the game, and especially Pokemon champion' recruit options and item selection, doesn't really help its cause. The foundation for a good competitive game is there, but it may take a while for the title to get there. But with the current Pokedex, the options aren't really many.

Pokemon champion came out with an initial list of 187 Pokémon and their respective regional forms, or even gender forms, as in Basculegion's case. One could argue that 187 Pokémon is enough or too few, but regardless of the setting, the problem is that some of these animals are simply far better than almost everything else by a significant margin. The meta always skews around some more powerful Pokemon, but in the case of Pokemon championyou almost have to have 21 of them.

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The best Pokemon in Pokemon Champions is explained by role

• Archaludon

• Bascule Legion

• Charizard

• Dragonite

• Excadrill

• Farigiraf

• Floette (Eternal Flower)

• Frozen load

• Garchomp

• Gangs

• Incinerate

• Kingambit

• Meganium

• Philippians

• Primarina

• Sinistcha

• Sneasler

• Torcoal

• Tyrants

• Venusaur

• Whimsicott

One of the most important effects of Pokemon champion' held items and the Pokedex is that there aren't many options to begin with. Fewer options also mean a more samey meta, with everyone mostly using the same cores. This is especially true with weather Pokemon, as the game lacks all the other options, like terrain setters, most Trick Room addicts, unique strategies like Dondozo plus Tatsugiri, and the various game changers, like Paradox Pokemon and Legendaries. For these reasons, these 21 Pokémon are the most you need for any team, as they cover all the bases of what the current meta entails.

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Weather Wars in Pokemon Champions

One of the biggest problems with the current meta is that Mega Charizard Y and Venusaur dominate the ladder as the single best core for sun teams, as Mega Charizard Y has drought to change the weather to sun on Mega Evolution, and Venusaur has Chlorophyll to abuse it and become a fast attacker or sleep opponents. Common partners for sun teams are Whimsicott instead of Venusaur for Tailwind with Prankster priority, or Torkoal as another sun setter. While Venusaur is one of the best Grass-type Pokémon, Mega Charizard Y is one of the best Fire-types in the game.

Opposite Sun are the other three weather options, although all are less common. Rain in Pokemon champion Usually include Pelipper, Archaludon and Basculegion as the main core, as Pelipper's Duggregn ability sets the rain, Archaludon can abuse it with one-turn Electro Shots, and Basculegion is one of the best attackers in the game with lots of great water-type attacks to boost in the rain. Mega Meganium is also good here as the rain reduces incoming fire damage, and Mega Meganium's Mega Sol ability allows it to use sun-enhanced Solar Beam and Weather Ball in all weathers.

Tyranitar is the only Sandsetter in the game, and since it's an incredibly strong Pokémon on its own, it's a great plug-in option when you want your opponent's weather to change so they can't abuse it. It pairs very well with Excadrill and Garchomp, as they take no damage from sand and can thrive in it with their abilities and cover. Pokemon champion' Mega Froslass is the icing on the cake (pun intended) for snow teams, as it gets Snow Warning when it Mega Evolves, instantly changes the weather and gets a 50% defense boost, as well as making its STAB Blizzard never miss.

Trick Room and Pokemon Champions best attackers and supports

Last but not least is Trick Room, which is still a powerful strategy that can mess with regular teams. Opposite Tailwind in concept, which increases the speed at which your Pokemon uses its moves, Trick Room lets the slowest Pokemon go first. The best sets for Trick Room in Pokemon champion are Sinistcha and Farigiraf, as they are quite slow and act faster during Trick Room, and they offer great kits overall for support and damage.

Then, for balance teams and general applications of good attackers and supports, the list is also not very long when it comes to the best animals overall. Incineroar is one of the best Pokemon ever, with access to Intimidate, Fake Out, Parting Shot and good attacks. Sneasler is possibly the best non-weather attacker in the game, with Dire Claw and Close Combat dealing massive damage. Kingambit threatens very powerful Sucker Punches boosted by Defiant in the encounter with the opponent's Incineroar.

Mega Gengar is an incredible attacker, and it can be used as the only way to set up the so-called Perish Trap, which is Perish Song combined with Shadow Tag to make it impossible for opponents to switch. Eternal Flower Floette and Mega Floette in Pokemon champion is simply OP, as Mega Floette has an incredible base Special Attack boosted with Fairy Aura for devastating Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam. Finally, while Primarina isn't the best attacker in the game, it's bulky and powerful enough to usually win against all weathers if boosted by Calm Mind.