Pokemon Champions Release Countdown & Where To Play

Pokemon Champions launches worldwide on April 8, 2026 at 6 AM PT.

Regional rollouts: Los Angeles 6:00 AM PT; Denver 7:00 AM MT; Chicago 8:00 AM CT; New York and Toronto 9:00 AM ET; Argentina and Brazil 11:00 AM ART.

UK 2:00 PM BST; Central Europe 3:00 PM CEST; Japan 10:00 PM JST; Australia (Sydney) 11:00 PM AEDT; New Zealand on April 9 at 01:00 AM NZDT.

The game will be available free on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles.

An active Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required to play; a mobile version is planned later this year.