Pokémon’s Battle System May Not Be Turn-Based For Much Longer
Kotaku | 22.08.2026 03:30Pokémon games have had turn-based battle systems for 30 years, though last year’s Legends: Z-A shook things up with real-time mechanics that required you to rethink years of learned habits and strategies. While it was a divisive turn, Pokémon Champions has given turn-based competitive players a place to play that way for the foreseeable future, and it sounds like developer Game Freak intends for that to be the place for old-school battles as future games may continue to change things up.
