Pokémon Champions, HOME and Sleep return online after outage
The Pokémon Company restored all three apps on 22 October 2026, hours after a global PHP vulnerability alert took them offline.
The Pokémon Company began bringing Pokémon Champions, Pokémon HOME and Pokémon Sleep back online on 22 October 2026, after the three apps went down the previous day. According to Nintendo Life, Pokémon Champions was restored first, at around 3am BST.
Pokémon HOME followed a few hours later, and Pokémon Sleep finished its maintenance at around 10am BST the same day.
The Pokémon Company announced the restoration on the apps' official social media accounts, saying it was bringing functionality back for users.
Why the apps went down
On 21 October 2026, all three services went offline with no announced end time. The outage followed a cybersecurity alert tied to two PHP vulnerabilities that affected sites and apps worldwide.
Quick answers
When did Pokémon Champions come back online?
Pokémon Champions was restored at around 3am BST on 22 October 2026, before Pokémon HOME and Pokémon Sleep.
Why were the Pokémon apps offline?
The apps went offline on 21 October 2026 after a cybersecurity alert tied to two PHP vulnerabilities affected sites and apps worldwide.