Overview
- The Pokémon Company used the World Championships closing ceremony to confirm four new fighters for Pokémon Unite, with Morpeko arriving September 4, Toxtricity on September 24, and Jolteon and Flareon slated for October.
- Zeta Division won the last Pokémon Unite World Championship as the title is retired after five years of official competitive play.
- Pokémon Champions will add Z Mega Evolutions and new roster entries under Regulation Set M‑C, which begins worldwide on September 9 and runs through December 2.
- The first Z Mega forms named for Champions are Mega Lucario Z, Mega Garchomp Z and Mega Absol Z, with reported new abilities such as Sharpness for Mega Absol Z and Levitate for Mega Garchomp Z though some outlets list slightly different ability names.
- The closing ceremony also set a wider franchise calendar by teasing Mega-related TCG cards, Pokémon GO Mega changes, a 2027 movie called Pokémon: Wild Card, new LEGO and Aardman projects, and next year’s World Championships in Singapore.