Pokemon Champions Bug On Switch 2 Demands You Briefly Undock The System

The launch of Pokemon Champions has come with more problems than you can fit in a Poke Ball, but a Switch 2-specific bug affecting the game's resolution might take the cake as the strangest issue.

Prominent Pokemon fan account https://x.com/CentroLeaks/status/2041967594085748792?s=20">Centro Leaks (via https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-champions-launch-woes-continue-as-switch-2-players-discover-they-must-manually-dock-and-undock-consoles-for-best-graphics">IGN) pointed out that Pokemon Champions runs at a lower 1080p resolution in TV mode on Switch 2, and the current solution to get proper 4K visuals is to undock the Switch 2 and re-dock it.

Joe Merrick, owner of fan site Serebii, corroborated the existence of the glitch in an https://x.com/joemerrick/status/2041989997771751472?s=46&t=CBN0_ccfDeNt8JVYODuUrQ">X post.

Pokemon Champions only has a version for the first Nintendo Switch, but it's one of many Nintendo-published titles with enhanced visuals https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-free-nintendo-switch-2-game-updates-changes/2900-6591/">through a free Switch 2 update.

According to https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/transfer-guide/games-with-free-updates/">Nintendo's website, Champions on Switch 2 is optimized for the console's screen and "high-resolution TVs for improved image quality."