What are Mega Stones in Pokémon Champions and why do they matter?
Pokémon Champions launched on April 8, 2026 as the franchise's dedicated competitive battle platform, developed by Game Freak and Pokemon Works for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Mega Evolution sits at the center of its battle system, and with 55 Mega Stones currently in the game, knowing exactly how to collect them efficiently is the difference between fielding your ideal team on day one and grinding VP for weeks. Some stones are completely free. Others cost 2,000 VP each from the Frontier Shop. A handful arrive through the Season M-1 Battle Pass. Get the order wrong and you will spend currency on stones you could have earned for nothing.
Mega Dragonite in ranked play
How many Mega Stones are in Pokémon Champions?
According to Operation Sports, there are currently 55 Mega Stones in Pokémon Champions at launch. The roster spans classic Gen 1 favorites like Charizardite X, Charizardite Y, and Venusaurite, all the way to Legends Z-A additions such as Dragoninite (for Mega Dragonite) and Emboarite (for Mega Emboar). That is a substantial collection for a launch window, though some players on IGN have noted the overall Pokémon roster feels limited compared to older Stadium titles.
The 55 stones break down into three acquisition categories:
- 8 stones earned by completing the Mega Evolution Tutorial (free)
- 4 stones available as Season M-1 Battle Pass rewards (also purchasable for 2,000 VP each)
- 43 stones purchasable directly from the Frontier Shop at 2,000 VP each
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Before spending any VP in the Frontier Shop, complete the Mega Evolution Tutorial first. You will walk away with Garchompite, Beedrilite, Gyaradosite, Steelixite, Heracronite, Aggronite, Manectite, and Abomasite at no cost.
Which Mega Stones are free from the Mega Evolution Tutorial?
These 8 stones are yours simply for finishing the tutorial. Do not buy them from the shop under any circumstances:
Note that the source lists Tyranitarite (Mega Tyranitar) separately as a tutorial reward as well, which would bring the tutorial total to 9 stones depending on how the game sequences them. Cross-referencing the Operation Sports data, Tyranitarite is confirmed as a Mega Evolution Tutorial reward.
Frontier Shop stone prices
Which Mega Stones come from the Season M-1 Battle Pass?
Four stones are tied to the current season's Battle Pass. Three of them require the Premium Battle Pass (which costs $9.99 per month according to GamingTrend), while one is available on the free track:
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If you own or plan to buy the Premium Battle Pass, do not spend 2,000 VP on Emboarite or Feraligite. You will earn both just by playing ranked matches and accumulating Season Points.
Season Points (SP) are earned through ranked and other battles, and your Battle Pass progress resets each season, according to IGN's currency guide. The Dragoninite stone is particularly notable because it is available immediately on the free track, making Mega Dragonite one of the most accessible Mega Evolutions in the game.
How do you earn VP fast enough to buy Mega Stones?
According to GamingTrend's launch coverage, a single ranked match yields around 325 VP. At that rate, each 2,000 VP Mega Stone requires roughly 6 to 7 ranked wins to afford. With 43 stones sitting at that price in the Frontier Shop, the VP grind is real.
The most reliable VP sources, as documented across IGN and GamingTrend:
- Ranked battles (primary source, approximately 325 VP per match)
- Daily and weekly missions (access via pressing - to open the Quick Menu)
- Training tutorials (one-time completions, less consistent)
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Teammate Tickets let you permanently recruit a Pokémon without spending VP, and Training Tickets cover training costs without touching your VP balance. Farming these through missions and Battle Pass rewards keeps your VP available for Mega Stones.
Prioritize the stones you actually need for your competitive team first. Spending 2,000 VP on a stone for a Pokémon you will never use in ranked play is a waste when that same VP could fund stat training or a different recruitment.
VP earned per ranked match
How to get Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, and Floette Mega Stones
Four stones have a completely separate unlock method tied to Pokémon Legends: Z-A. According to GamingTrend, if you befriended Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, and Eternal Flower Floette during your time in Legends Z-A and stored them in Pokémon HOME, bringing them into Champions as visitors will trigger a mailbox reward containing their respective Mega Stones: Chesnaughtite, Delphoxite, Greninjite, and Floettite.
These stones do not appear in the main 55-stone list from Operation Sports, suggesting they function as bonus unlocks for players with Legends Z-A save data rather than standard shop inventory.
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Pokémon you recruit directly inside Champions cannot be sent back to Pokémon HOME. Only visiting Pokémon transferred from HOME retain that connection. Keep this in mind before committing to permanent recruitment.
Complete Frontier Shop Mega Stone list
Every stone below costs 2,000 VP at the Frontier Shop. This covers the remaining 43 stones not obtainable through the tutorial or Battle Pass:
What should you prioritize buying first?
With roughly 325 VP per ranked match, the math on completing the full collection is daunting. Here is a practical order of operations:
- Complete the Mega Evolution Tutorial immediately to collect the 8 free stones.
- Decide whether the Premium Battle Pass ($9.99/month) is worth it for Emboarite and Feraligite. If you plan to run Mega Feraligatr or Mega Emboar competitively, the pass pays for itself in saved VP.
- Target the Frontier Shop stones that match your current team composition. Charizardite X and Lucarionite are historically strong competitive picks, but the actual meta in Champions may differ as the ranked scene develops.
- Use Teammate Tickets and Training Tickets from missions to offset VP costs wherever possible.
- Do not neglect daily and weekly missions. They are not as fast as ranked grinding, but the VP adds up.
Pokémon Champions is also set to be the official platform for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, according to GamingTrend's launch coverage, so the competitive stakes are real. Getting your Mega Stone collection sorted now puts you ahead of the curve before the first major VGC event at the 2026 Indianapolis Regional Championships (May 29 through May 31).
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