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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.

List of Contents

Regulation H Schedule and Rules
Regulation H Banned Pokemon
Regulation H Rewards
Regulation H Ruleset
Related Guides

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


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

Miraidon

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	Munkidori	Fezandipiti
Ogerpon
Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)	Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)	Ogerpon (Cornerstone Mask)

Restricted Pokemon

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

Mewtwo	Lugia	Ho-Oh	Kyogre
Groudon	Rayquaza	Palkia	Dialga
Giratina	Reshiram	Zekrom	Kyurem
Lunala line	Solgaleo line	Necrozma	Zacian
Zamazenta	Eternatus	Calyrex	Miraidon
Koraidon	Terapagos

Sub-Legendary Pokemon

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

Articuno	Galarian Articuno	Zapdos	Galarian Zapdos
Moltres	Galarian Moltres	Entei	Suicune
Raikou	Regirock	Registeel	Regice
Latios	Latias	Uxie	Mesprit
Azelf	Heatran	Regigigas	Cresselia
Cobalion	Terrakion	Virizion	Tornadus
Thundurus	Landorus	Urshifu Line
Regieleki	Regidrago	Glastrier	Spectrier
Enamorus	Wo-Chien	Chien-Pao	Ting-Lu
Chi-Yu

Mythical Pokemon

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

Mew	Jirachi	Deoxys	Phione
Manaphy	Darkrai	Shaymin	Arceus
Keldeo	Meloetta	Diancie	Hoopa
Volcanion	Magearna	Zarude	Pecharunt

Paradox Pokemon are Banned

Paradox Pokemon are banned in Regulation H.

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

Rankings for Single and Doubles are separate.
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.
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
Ranked Battle Regulation H [LIVE]	Ruleset: Paradox, Legendary, and Mythical Pokemon are banned in Regulation H!
Ranked Battle Regulation G	Ruleset: Legendary Pokemon will finally be available in Regulation G!
Ranked 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
Ranked 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
Ranked 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
Ranked 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
Ranked Battle Series 2 (Regulation B)	Ruleset: Paradox Pokemon can now be used in Series 2 (Regulation B)! Duration: 2/1/2023 ~ 3/31/2023
Ranked 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

Event	Description
2025 Grand Challenge I	Ruleset: Regulation H Signup Period: September 11 ~ 18, 2024 Competition Period: September 19~22, 2024

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