If you are diving into Pokemon Champions - the brand new battling bonanza on Switch - you will absolutely need to get to grips with Mega Stones. Introduced in Pokemon X & Y, and brought back recently in Pokemon Legends Z-A, these fancy rocks are the key to Mega Evolution and are utterly essential in the current Champions meta. So, here’s everything you need to know.
What are Mega Stones in Pokemon Champions?
Mega Stones are held items in the Pokemon video games that allow specific Pokemon to Mega Evolve. This temporary transformation physically alters the Pokemon’s appearance, and changes things such as stats, typing, and their ability.
Several Mega Stones were first introduced in Pokemon X & Y back on the 3DS, before the titles Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire added more. While Mega Stones were in Pokemon Sun & Moon, the mechanic didn’t return until Pokemon Legends Z-A for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Pokemon Legends Z-A introduced multiple new Mega Stones, and the Pokemon Legends Z-A: Mega Dimension DLC added even more.
How to get Mega Stones in Pokemon Champions
There are a few ways to get Mega Stones in Pokemon Champions, and you can find them all below:
Buy Mega Stones From the Pokemon Champions Shop
The easiest way to earn Mega Stones is to simply buy them. From the main menu, press Shop, and then press Frontier Shop. Scroll down to Mega Stones, and you will see a large list of every Mega Stone you can purchase. They cost 2,000 VP each, a resource you earn by taking part in battles and completing missions.
Importantly, several of the Mega Stones that are available to buy are also available through other means. So to save yourself some VP, it is highly recommended that you check out all of the in-game rewards, the free Battle Pass rewards, and other methods to earn Mega Stones. Otherwise, you can end up wasting your VP on a Mega Stone you could have earned another way.
Earn Mega Stones from the Pokemon Champions Battle Pass
Pokemon Champions has a Battle Pass that lasts around a month for each season, and is broken into two tiers. Those are the free Battle Pass and the paid Premium Battle Pass. By battling and completing missions, you will steadily progress through the Battle Passes and unlock rewards, and these include Mega Stones. While some are available through the free Battle Pass, you earn some through the Premium Battle Pass as well.
Earn Mega Stones by completing the Mega Evolution Battle Tutorial
One simple way to earn Mega Stones, which is very easily missed, is by completing the Mega Evolution battle tutorial. From the main screen, simply press Train, and then Battle Tutorials, and finally Mega Evolution. Play the quick training match that explains Mega Evolution, and you will be rewarded with the following Mega Stones:
- Abomasite
- Aggronite
- Beedrillite
- Garchompite
- Gyradosite
- Heracronite
- Manecite
- Steelixite
Transferring Pokemon from Pokemon Legends Z-A
As part of many giveaways to promote the release of Pokemon Champions, The Pokemon Company revealed one easy way to bag yourself a few more Mega Stones. Any player who transfers either Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, or Eternal Floette into Pokemon Home and then lets them visit Pokemon Champion will be rewarded with their matching Mega Stone.
All Mega Stones Currently in Pokemon Champions
- Venusaurite
- Charizardite X
- Charizardite Y
- Blastoisinite
- Pidgeotite
- Clefablite
- Alakazite
- Victreebelite
- Slowbronite
- Gengarite
- Kangaskhanite
- Starminite
- Pinsirite
- Areodactylite
- Dragoninite
- Meganiumite
- Feraligite
- Ampharosite
- Scizorite
- Skarmorite
- Houndoominite
- Tyranitarite
- Gardevoirite
- Sablenite
- Medichamite
- Sharpedonite
- Cameruptite
- Altarianite
- Banettite
- Chimechite
- Absolite
- Glalitite
- Lopunnite
- Lucarionite
- Galladite
- Froslassite
- Emboarite
- Excadrite
- Audinite
- Chandelurite
- Golurkite
- Meowsticite
- Hawluchanite
- Crabominite
- Drampanite
- Scovillainite
- Glimmoranite
Pokemon Champions Mega Stones Explained
How to use Mega Stones in Pokemon Champions
To use a Mega Stone in Pokemon Champions, you first need to make sure you have purchased the correct Mega Stone and then equipped it to the corresponding Pokemon. Use any of the methods above to get the desired Mega Stone, and then, to equip a Mega Stone in Pokemon Champions, follow these steps:
- From the main menu, press BOX
- Select the Pokemon you want to equip, either in your party or box, and hover the cursor over them and press A
- Select 'Give an item to hold' and press A
- Press to scroll to the Mega Stone menu
- Select the corresponding Mega Stone - the item description will say which Pokemon it is for - and press A
- Your Pokemon is now holding a Mega Stone
Then, to use the Mega Stone in battle, follow these steps:
- From the main battle menu, select Fight and press A
- When you want to trigger Mega Evolution, press R before you select a move
- In the next turn, your Pokemon will Mega Evolve at the start, and then perform their attack in the turn order signified by their speed stat
Can you equip multiple Mega Stones?
Yes, you can equip more than one Pokemon on your team with a Mega Stone, but in Pokemon Champions, you can only Mega Evolve one Pokemon per match. So, you can use this tactic to let your opponent know that more than one Pokemon can Mega Evolve, instead of them knowing exactly which one will. However, some Pokemon work better with a different held item instead of a Mega Stone, so it is up to your discretion and which tactics you want to implement.
Can any Pokémon use a Mega Stone?
No, only Pokemon that have a Mega Evolution can use a Mega Stone. Plus, they have to use their specific Mega Stone to evolve. Each Mega Stone has a name that is very similar to the Pokemon they belong to. For instance, Venusaur must use the Mega Stone named Venusaurite to Mega Evolve.
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