Game Freak Says Pokémon Battles May Change in Future Games as Pokémon Champions Preserves the Classic System

Game Freak has suggested that the Pokémon battle system could undergo further changes as the series moves forward. The comments come from a new behind-the-scenes interview featuring longtime Pokémon battle director Shigeki Morimoto and Pokémon Champions director Kazumasa Iwao. According to Iwao, the possibility of future changes was one of the main reasons Game Freak wanted to create Pokémon Champions. He explained that the classic competitive rules used across generations may “gradually start changing as the Pokémon series moves forward.”…