Pokémon Champions is an interesting, confusing game, because I'm having fun with it, but every decision it makes seems to be bad for one or both of its target audiences. It's billed as the new hub for competitive Pokémon battling, but it's also aiming to be an entry point for people interested in the scene. Its launch has limited the number of available Pokémon and held items, which is great if you don't want to be overloaded with options, but disappointing if you're hoping to use a specific team composition. You can build a team right there in the game, but it can be frustrating for a newcomer who has to spend resources to catch up to players who have had competitively viable monsters for months or years. And it's also a free-to-play game, structured more like other microtransaction-laden Pokémon apps than a traditional online multiplayer experience, which isn't really fun for anyone.…