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Ranked Battle Regulation H: Rules and Banned Pokemon

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Ranked Battle Regulation H in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) is now live and will run from September 1, 2024 until January 5, 2025. Regulation H allows the use of all available Pokemon in the Paldea, Kitakami, and Blueberry Academy Pokedex but will not allow Paradox Pokemon, Legendary Pokemon or Treasures of Ruin. Read on to learn more about Regulation H, the legal and banned Pokemon, and rules.

Regulation H Schedule and Rules

Regulation H New Rulings

Paradox, Treasures of Ruin, and Legendaries Banned

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Paradox Pokemon, Treasures of Ruin, and Legendaries are banned in Regulation H. These were all previously legal in Regulation G.

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Regulation H Runs from September 1 - January 5, 2024

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Start Date September 1 (Sun) at 0:00 UTC
End Date January 5 (Sun) at 23:59 UTC
Available Pokemon Paldea Pokedex (Paldea Region Forms)
・Pokemon from Pokemon HOME and Regional Forms
Teal Mask Pokedex
Indigo Disk Pokedex
Legendary Pokemon
Banned Pokemon
Paradox Pokemon
Four Treasures of Ruin
Legendary Pokemon
Mew
Jirachi and Deoxys
Phione and Manaphy
Darkrai
Shaymin (Land and Sky Formes)
Arceus
Keldeo (Base and Resolute Formes)
Meloetta (Aria and Pirouette Formes)
Hoopa (Unbound and Confined)
Diancie
Volcanion
Magearna
Zarude
Pecharunt
Koraidon and Miraidon
The Loyal Three
All Ogerpon Forms

Regulation H of Ranked Battle will go on from September 1, 2024 until January 5, 2025.

The Regulation H ruleset allows for all Pokemon in the Paldea, Kitakami Pokedex and Indigo Disk Pokedex and Pokemon from Pokemon HOME., but notably bans Paradox Pokemon, the four Treasures of Ruin, and all Legendary and Mythical Pokemon.

Pokemon Ranked Battle Tier Lists
Singles Tier List Doubles Tier List

Regulation H Banned Pokemon

Koraidon and Miraidon are Banned

Koraidon and Miraidon are once again banned from competitive play in Regulation H.

Koraidon ImageKoraidon Miraidon ImageMiraidon

Teal Mask Legendaries and Ogerpon Forms are Banned

Teal Mask Legendaries and Ogerpon Forms, which were still legal in previous restricted formats, will also be banned in Regulation H.

Teal Mask Legendaries
Okidogi ImageOkidogi Munkidori ImageMunkidori Fezandipiti ImageFezandipiti
Ogerpon ImageOgerpon
Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask) ImageOgerpon (Wellspring Mask) Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) ImageOgerpon (Hearthflame Mask) Ogerpon (Cornerstone Mask) ImageOgerpon (Cornerstone Mask)

Restricted Pokemon

Almost all Legendaries which were classified as Restricted Pokemon, are banned in competitive play in Regulation H.

Mewtwo ImageMewtwo Lugia ImageLugia Ho-Oh ImageHo-Oh Kyogre ImageKyogre
Groudon ImageGroudon Rayquaza ImageRayquaza Palkia ImagePalkia Dialga ImageDialga
GiratinaGiratina Reshiram ImageReshiram Zekrom ImageZekrom Kyurem ImageKyurem
Lunala ImageLunala line Solgaleo ImageSolgaleo line Necrozma ImageNecrozma ZacianZacian
ZamazentaZamazenta Eternatus ImageEternatus Calyrex ImageCalyrex Miraidon ImageMiraidon
Koraidon ImageKoraidon Terapagos ImageTerapagos

Sub-Legendary Pokemon

Sub-Legendaries which were allowed since Regulation C are now banned in competitive play in Regulation H.

Articuno ImageArticuno Galarian Articuno ImageGalarian Articuno Zapdos ImageZapdos Galarian Zapdos ImageGalarian Zapdos
Moltres ImageMoltres Galarian Moltres ImageGalarian Moltres Entei ImageEntei Suicune ImageSuicune
Raikou ImageRaikou Regirock ImageRegirock Registeel ImageRegisteel Regice ImageRegice
Latios ImageLatios Latias ImageLatias Uxie ImageUxie Mesprit ImageMesprit
Azelf ImageAzelf Heatran ImageHeatran Regigigas ImageRegigigas Cresselia ImageCresselia
Cobalion ImageCobalion Terrakion ImageTerrakion Virizion ImageVirizion Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Tornadus.pngTornadus
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Thundurus.pngThundurus Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Landorus.pngLandorus
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Urshifu SS.pngPokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Urshifu RS.png
Urshifu
Line
Regieleki ImageRegieleki Regidrago ImageRegidrago Glastrier ImageGlastrier Spectrier ImageSpectrier
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Enamorus.pngEnamorus Wo-Chien ImageWo-Chien Chien-Pao ImageChien-Pao Ting-Lu ImageTing-Lu
Chi-Yu ImageChi-Yu

Mythical Pokemon

All Mythical Pokemon are Restricted Pokemon, and are still banned from competitive play in Regulation H.

Mew ImageMew Jirachi ImageJirachi Deoxys Normal FormeDeoxys Phione ImagePhione
Manaphy ImageManaphy Darkrai ImageDarkrai ShayminShaymin Arceus ImageArceus
Keldeo ImageKeldeo MeloettaMeloetta Diancie ImageDiancie HoopaHoopa
Volcanion ImageVolcanion Magearna ImageMagearna Zarude ImageZarude Pecharunt ImagePecharunt

Paradox Pokemon are Banned

Paradox Pokemon are banned in Regulation H.

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 Walking Wake ImageWalking Wake Iron Valiant ImageIron Valiant Iron Leaves ImageIron Leaves
Raging Bolt ImageRaging Bolt Gouging Fire ImageGouging Fire Iron Crown ImageIron Crown Iron Boulder ImageIron Boulder

Paradox Pokemon Builds for Competitive Battles and Tera Raids

All Legal Pokemon

All Legal Pokemon
・All Pokemon in the Paldea Dex
・Pokemon from Pokemon HOME except Legendary and Mythical Pokemon
・All Pokemon available in the Kitakami and Blueberry Pokedex except Legendary and Mythical Pokemon

All Pokemon in the Paldea and Kitakami Pokedex are available to use for Ranked Battle Regulation H, excluding Paradox Pokemon, Treasures of Ruin, Ride Legendaries and certain HOME Transfer Pokemon.

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.

Regulation H Rewards

Players who have reached certain milestones during Regulation H 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
5x
Sweet Herba Mystica
1x
Gold Bottle Cap
3x
Bottle Cap
1x
Ability Patch
300,000 League Points 1x
Level Ball

Ultra Ball Tier Rewards

Ultra Ball Tier Rewards
2x
Sweet Herba Mystica
1x
Gold Bottle Cap
1x
Bottle Cap
1x
Ability Capsule
150,000
League Points
1x
Level Ball

Great Ball Tier Rewards

Great Ball Tier Rewards
1x
TM171 Tera Blast
1x
Bottle Cap
1x
Ability Capsule
60,000
League Points

Poke Ball Tier Rewards

Poke Ball Tier Rewards
1x
TM171 Tera Blast
20,000 League Points

Beginner Tier Rewards

Beginner Tier Rewards
10,000 League Points

Rewards are currently speculation based on the Reg G Rewards. Regulation H full rewards will be updated when they are known.

Regulation H 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.

Competitive Singles Team Building (Updated for Regulation E)

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.

VGC Doubles Team Building

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All Ranked Battle Series (Regulations)

Event Description
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Series GRanked Battle Regulation H [LIVE] Ruleset: Paradox, Legendary, and Mythical Pokemon are banned in Regulation H!
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Series GRanked Battle Regulation G
Ruleset: Legendary Pokemon will finally be available in Regulation G!
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Regulation FRanked Battle Regulation F
(Series 6)
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

Current & Upcoming Online Competitions

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No active Online Competitions!

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