APRIL FOOLS 2023 - "MAD-LAB TEASERS"

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Apr. 1 2023 | Welcome, Coaches, to the future of Pocket Champs!

With the very recent release of “Update 2.0 - Champion’s Journey”, the biggest Pocket Champs update ever made, it’s no surprise that many of you have already been asking this simple yet powerful question...

“What’s next?”

Fear not, fellow competition enthusiasts, for deep within the walls of Madbox, the Mad-Lab Team has been experimenting with hundreds of ideas to shape the game’s future in exciting new ways!

It’s time to stop working in secrecy and let you in on some never-before-seen concepts with a sneak peek at what’s coming in Spring and beyond!

Let’s get started!

Please keep in mind that what we are presenting is still in development and may change before release.

5th Power Stat

A new way to Level Up your Champ!

Training all the time can be quite intense for your Champ, especially if there’s no downtime between the opening of Training Bags. Well, what if there were a Bag for that?

If you’ve ever noticed your Champ dozing off when they’re not training, know that you were witnessing a teaser for the much anticipated, highly requested feature we’re calling the Sleeping Bag.

Earning new Sleep Tokens will level up your Champ by training them to do absolutely nothing… Yes, nothing at all. All day long. Push your Champ’s Sleep to the limit to face intense competitions such as the “Chilling on the Couch” Event. Don’t waste any time, awaken the sleeper in you!

New Gadget Type

When track & field becomes a battlefield!

Picking the correct Gadget can be quite the dilemma, yes? After all that swimming, running and everything else, there’s always a chance your exhausted Champ simply… loses.

Obviously, this is unacceptable, which is why our Mad-Lab Team has come up with a unique solution: we’re introducing Attack-Type Gadgets! Why worry about the competition when you get to feel the rush of taking out your opponents right at the start, and rush no more as you casually walk to the finish line.

From classics like the Turtle Shell, to the fast but unpredictable Spin Ball, give yourself an edge and laugh at those who picked common Shoes as you become… The. Only. Champ. Standing!

Non-Stop 24-Hour Marathon

Introducing the Stamina Meter!

Eager to compete in the lengthiest Event ever conceived in the Champs dimension? The rules are simple, keep your Champ’s Stamina meter high for 24 hours by staring at your screen. All the time. Every second.

No cheating allowed, of course! Your camera will detect when you’re not looking at your Champ, and the Stamina Meter will start falling! Get it back up by shaking your phone or tablet back and forth as fast as you can, or by regularly screaming “GO, GO, COME ON, GOOOO!!!” into your microphone*.

Just don’t let it reach 0, or you’re out! But most importantly… Can your device’s battery make it to the end?! (*Note: Screaming doesn’t actually change anything. But it sure feels good, doesn’t it?)

“Hardcore Coach” Mode

No defeat allowed!

Only for the bravest of all Coaches. When aiming for the Top 3 isn’t enough, choose to turn your account “Hardcore” and you’ll only be able to earn Trophies by being #1! So aim for that top rank in every race!

Because you have no choice. No, seriously, your Champ will remind you that there is no such thing as second place, and will walk away in shame to find a better Coach - you’ll start over with a Level 1 Champ!

Lose too often and Champs will probably try to uninstall the game themselves. So don’t lose. Honestly, what did you expect? It does say “Hardcore”.

IT'S GOING TO BE A MAD 2023!

We hope you enjoyed these 4 Mad-Teasers! Do let us know what you think on Discord and our other social media, but don’t go just yet! Here’s a tiny glimpse of future concepts:

• Mad-Gadgets Mode: Get the answer to the ultimate question on everyone’s mind: Can Gadgets win alone without their Champs? Go, Paraglider, I believe in you!! Wait, uh… Why… Why isn’t it moving?!

• Mad-Visible Mode: Feel the intense excitement of… not knowing what’s happening?! Can you see any Champ? That’s just an empty track. Did anyone win? I have no idea. Should I wait 5 more minutes? Hello?

• Mad-Fitness Synchronisation: Through real life efforts, earn Fly Tokens for each kilometer you spend flying with wings! We're just waiting for humanity to have wings so we can start testing this new feature.

• Mad-Mirror Mode: What if Champs watched YOU run for a change? Let them pick your Gadget and choose what emojis you’ll perform as you get teleported to various race tracks. Wait, no, that’s a bad idea.

WAIT A MAD-MINUTE...

You know what, Coaches, there might be something wrong with this entire announcement.

We’ll just have a quick Mad-Chat with the Mad-Lab Team and come back next week with a new Mad-Announcement just like this one, featuring a much better list of Mad-Teasers for 2023!

We hope you're having fun with Update 2.0, and we’ll see you Mad-Soon! 🧡

- The April Fools Team