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Ranked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B), Season 4: Rules and Banned Pokemon

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Ranked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B), Season 4 in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) is now over! Series 2 (Regulation B) now allowed the use of Paradox Pokemon. Read on to learn more about Series 2 (Regulation B), the legal and banned Pokemon, and rules.

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Series 2 (Regulation B) Schedule and Rules

Series 2 (Regulation B) Runs from February 1 - March 31

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Start Date February 1, 2023 (Wed) at 4:00 UTC
End Date March 31, 2023 (Fri) at 23:59 UTC
Available Pokemon ・Paldea Pokedex
・Paradox Pokemon
Banned Pokemon ・Koraidon and Miraidon
・Quagsire line and Perrserker line
・Charizard evolution line
・Cinderace evolution line
・Greninja evolution line
・Walking Wake and Iron Leaves
・Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark

Season 3 of Ranked Batled Series 2 (Regulation B) is now over!

The Series 2 (Regulation B) ruleset allowed most Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex, including Paradox Pokemon, for competitive play, with just a few restrictions.

The Four Treasures of Ruin, Koraidon and Miraidon, and Pokemon which are not in the Paldea Dex such as Quagsire, Perrserker, and raid event Pokemon such as Charizard, Cinderace, and Greninja and their pre-evolutions cannot be used for the duration of the Series.

There are Two Seasons in Series 2 (Regulation B)

Season 3 February 1-28, 2023
Season 4 March 1-31, 2023

Ranked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B) is broken up into two seasons, both following the Series 2 (Regulation B) regulations. At the end of each season, all players' rank will be reset, and they will receive rewards based on their performance in the season.

Paradox Pokemon Permitted in Series 2 (Regulation B)

Paradox Pokemon are now set to make their grand entrance in Ranked Battles, as they are now eligible to be used in Series 2 (Regulation B)!

Great Tusk ImageGreat Tusk Scream Tail ImageScream Tail Brute Bonnet ImageBrute Bonnet Flutter Mane ImageFlutter Mane
Slither Wing ImageSlither Wing Sandy Shocks ImageSandy Shocks Iron Treads ImageIron Treads Iron Bundle ImageIron Bundle
Iron Hands ImageIron Hands Iron Jugulis ImageIron Jugulis Iron Moth ImageIron Moth Iron Thorns ImageIron Thorns
Roaring Moon ImageRoaring Moon Iron Valiant ImageIron Valiant

Paradox Pokemon Builds for Competitive Battles and Tera Raids

Series 2 (Regulation B) Banned Pokemon

The Four Treasures of Ruin are Banned

The Four Treasures of Ruin are banned from competitive play in Series 2 (Regulation B). These include the following Pokemon:

Wo-Chien ImageWo-Chien Chien-Pao ImageChien-Pao
Ting-Lu ImageTing-Lu Chi-Yu ImageChi-Yu

Koraidon and Miraidon are Banned

Koraidon and Miraidon are also banned from competitive play in Series 2 (Regulation B).

Koraidon ImageKoraidon Miraidon ImageMiraidon

Non-Paldean Dex Pokemon

The Charizard evolution line, the Cinderace evolution line, and the Greninja evolution line are also banned from competitive play as they are not part of the Paldea Pokedex.

Charmander ImageCharmander Charmeleon ImageCharmeleon Charizard ImageCharizard
Scorbunny ImageScorbunny Raboot ImageRaboot Cinderace ImageCinderace
Froakie ImageFroakie Frogadier ImageFrogadier Greninja ImageGreninja
Rowlet ImageRowlet Dartrix ImageDartrix Decidueye ImageDecidueye

Regional Variants and Regional Evolutions

Regional Variants of Pokemon not found in the Paldean Region are also banned from competitive play. Even though some of these Pokemon share a Pokedex Number with their legal counterparts, they are all banned from online play. So far this includes, Galarian Meowth, Perrserker, Johtonian Wooper, Quagsire, Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark.

Galarian Meowth ImageGalarian Meowth Perrserker ImagePerrserker Wooper ImageWooper
Quagsire ImageQuagsire Hisuian Zorua ImageHisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark ImageHisuian Zoroark

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves

Although Walking Wake and Iron Leaves are Paradox Pokemon, they are banned from the current Ranked Battle Series as they are not part of the Paldea Pokedex.

Walking Wake ImageWalking Wake Iron Leaves ImageIron Leaves

All Legal Pokemon

All Legal Pokemon
・All non-Legendary Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex
・All non-Paradox Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex
・All Paradox Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex

Pokemon in the Paldea Pokedex are available to use for Ranked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B), including Paradox Pokemon but still excluding Legendary Pokemon and Pokemon not included in the Paldean Pokedex.

Complete Paldea Pokedex

Details of Legal Teams & Pokemon

  • A player's team cannot contain two Pokemon with the same Paldea Pokédex number.
  • Two Pokémon cannot hold the same item.
  • Pokémon must have the clear Terastal symbol on their summary screen to signifty that they originated in the Paldea region.

Series 2 (Regulation B), Season 4 Rewards

Players who have reached certain milestones in this Ranked Battle series will receive rewards after the season ends and the results are announced and are the based on the results of your battles.

Players need to finish at least one match with a win or loss during the season to be eligible for rewards.

Master Ball Tier Rewards

Master Ball Tier Rewards
3x
Salty Herba Mystica		 1x
Gold Bottle Cap		 3x
Bottle Cap
1x
Ability Capsule		 100,000 League Points

Ultra Ball Tier Rewards

Ultra Ball Tier Rewards
1x
Salty Herba Mystica		 1x
Gold Bottle Cap		 1x
Bottle Cap
1x
Ability Capsule		 60,000
League Points

Great Ball Tier Rewards

Great Ball Tier Rewards
1x
TM171 Tera Blast		 1x
Bottle Cap		 1x
Ability Capsule
30,000
League Points

Poke Ball Tier Rewards

Poke Ball Tier Rewards
1x
TM171 Tera Blast		 10,000 League Points

Beginner Tier Rewards

Beginner Tier Rewards
5,000 League Points

Series 2 (Regulation B), Season 4 Ruleset

  1. Rankings for Single and Doubles are separate.
  2. You cannot go down a rank once your tier has been raised. No matter how many times you lose, your Tier will stay the same.
  3. An Internet connection is required in playing Ranked Battles. You will need an Nintendo Switch Online Subscription to participate in all online activities in Pokemon including Ranked Battles.

Single Battle

Game Pokemon Scalet and Violet
Battle Format Single
Pokemon in your current team or registered to your Battle Team From 3 to 6 Pokemon
All Pokemon will have their level automatically set to Lv. 50 during battles.
Battle Times Total Time: 20 minutes
Your Time: Max 7 minutes
Selection Time: Each Trainer gets 90 seconds to select Pokemon.
Turn Time: Each Trainer gets 45 seconds to select an action each turn.

Double Battle

Game Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Battle Format Doubles
Pokemon in your current team or registered to your Battle Team From 4 to 6 Pokemon
All Pokemon will have their level automatically set to Lv. 50 during battles.
Battle Times Total Time: 20 minutes
Your Time: Max 7 minutes
Selection Time: Each Trainer gets 90 seconds to select Pokemon.
Turn Time: Each Trainer gets 45 seconds to select an action each turn.

Ranked Battle Series Now Labeled as Regulation

The Series label for Ranked Battles has now been renamed to Regulation. This change of name came along when Pokemon released an announcement about the ruleset for the next iteration of Ranked Battles on April to June 2023, which is Regulation C.

This means that all future Ranked Battles will also be labeled as Regulation instead of Series and will now use a letter instead of a number. Additionally, the previous Series 1 and Series 2 are now being referred to as Regulation A and B respectively.

Do note that Seasons, which still use numbers, will retain their name formatting.

VGC Ranked Battle Rules and Banned Pokemon

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All Ranked Battle Series (Regulations)

Event Description
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Regulation GRanked Battle Regulation G
(Series 7)		 Ruleset: Legendary Pokemon will finally be available in Regulation G!
Regulation G Duration: 05/01/2024 ~ 08/31/2024
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Regulation FRanked Battle Regulation F
(Series 6)
[LIVE]		 Ruleset: New and Returning Pokemon from Indigo Disk DLC will be available in Regulation F!
Regulation F Duration: 01/04/2024 ~ 04/30/2024
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Series ERanked Battle Regulation E
(Series 5)		 Ruleset: New and Returning Pokemon from The Teal Mask DLC will be available in Regulation E!
Regulation E Duration: 10/1/2023 ~ 01/02/2024
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Series DRanked Battle Regulation D
(Series 4)		 Ruleset: Pokemon transferred from Pokémon HOME except Restricted Pokemon will be available in Regulation D! (Regulation D)
Regulation D Duration: 7/1/2023 ~ 9/30/2023
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Regulation C Rules.pngRanked Battle Regulation C
(Series 3)		 Ruleset: The Four Treasures of Ruin are available in Regulation C!
Regulation C Duration: 4/1/2023 ~ 6/30/2023
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Series 2 Rules.pngRanked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B) Ruleset: Paradox Pokemon can now be used in Series 2 (Regulation B)!
Duration: 2/1/2023 ~ 3/31/2023
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ranked Battle SeriesRanked Battle Series 1 (Regulation A) Ruleset: Paradox and Legendary Pokemon are banned from competitive play!
Duration: 12/1/2022 ~ 1/31/2023

Ranked Battle Rules and Banned Pokemon

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