The Pokemon Company has announced a new type of special event for Pokemon Champions.

From now until May 4th 2026, players can visit the Recruit Ranch to recruit Pokemon from the Global Challenge 2026 Special Roster. This roster narrows down the pool of available Pokemon to ones core competitive Pokemon under the current ruleset, allowing players to more easily bolster their teams with powerful Pokemon.

Serebii Update: Pokémon Champions has added a new Special Roster to the Recruit Ranch with the Global Challenge 2026 I.

Runs until May 4th at 01:59 UTC

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— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) April 24, 2026

The list of available Pokemon can be found here.

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