Pokémon Fans Say Farewell To An Era: “It Was Fun While It Lasted”

Pokémon is on an absolute tear this year. It’s going to break the TCG market once the 30th Anniversary set comes out, and Pokémon Champions is finally here, giving us a taste of what to expect from the competitive scene in 2026.

But over on X, fans aren’t so sure about a recent update. Some are even getting increasingly concerned about what Winds & Waves will have in store for us.

Pokémon Fans Bid Adieu To The 60fps Era

There’s Still Hope For Winds & Waves

Kicked off by a post from Centro Leaks, fans are concerned about the future framerates of Pokémon games, starting with Champions: “Pokémon Champions runs at 30 FPS even on Switch 2. Considering the Pokémon Winds and Waves trailer was also 30 FPS… RIP Pokémon 60 FPS era 2025-2025, it was fun while it lasted.”

“2025” refers to the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which saw an enhanced 60 FPS framerate on Switch 2 (and 30 FPS on Switch 1). Fans were hoping that, since Pokémon Champions technically already has a Switch 2 update, it would be up to par. But so far, it seems to be set to 30 FPS.

Some fans have theories as to why: “Champions does NOT appear to be using DLSS (just look at the aliasing on Blastoise). And it is very aliased in motion not indicating anything temporal AA wise. Sooo it being 30fps is probably them just bruteforcing a higher res rather than keeping it lower for 60.”

Select fans are just disappointed: “There’s a patch for the Switch 1 version on Switch 2 but hopefully it gets a Switch 2 version. 30 fps for a battle simulator is crazy.”

Other fans are content to just roll with it: “Meh. I don’t see any difference between 30 fps and 60 fps. I enjoy playing games regardless of FPS.” After all, Pokémon is not known for its performance, especially in recent generations.

A select few are holding out hope that Winds and Waves will be 60 FPS: “Highly doubt they’d make winds and waves 30fps, considering how mostly everything else on the switch 2 so far (thats exclusive) has been above that this is probably just a separate thing, but it is very annoying.​​​​​​”

Will Pokémon Champions Get Another Switch 2 Update?

Fans Already Asking For Better Performance

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As per usual, folks are already clamoring for another technical update for Pokémon Champions. While it may not happen anytime soon, they’re mostly worried about what the future Generations of Pokémon hold.

We’ve just reached the point where, on Switch 2, we can get better performance for Scarlet & Violet and Z-A. It would be a shame for Pokémon to backtrack now.

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