Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

2025 Grand Challenge I Rules and Rewards

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grand Challenge 2025

The 2025 Grand Challenge I is an upcoming Online Competition for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)! This will be an Online Competition that used Regulation H's ruleset, featuring Double battles, and will run from September 19th until September 24th. Read on for more information about this Online Competition, its Rewards, and more!

2025 Grand Challenge I Online Competition Details

Sept. 19, 00:00 UTC - Sept. 24th, 23:59 UTC

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - 2025 Grand Challenge I Online Competition
Schedule
Registration Date:
2024/09/11 00:00 UTC to 2024/09/18 23:59 UTC
Event Duration:
2024/09/19 00:00 UTC to 2024/09/22 23:59 UTC
Info You may sign up and join this event from the start of the sign-up period to the day before the start of the competition!
No entries will be accepted once the competition period has begun.
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

Signups for the 2025 Grand Challenge I will be accepted from Sept. 11tth 00:00 UTC to Sept. 18, 23:59 UTC.

The competition will run from Sept. 19th, 00:00 UTC until Sept. 22nd, 23:59 UTC.

How to Register

How to Register to Online Competitions
1 Open the X menu
2 Select Poke Portal
3 Choose Battle Stadium, then select Online Competitions
4 Under Official Competitions, select Search for a Competition

Entry Deadline

2024/09/18 23:59 UTC

Entries for the 2025 Grand Challenge I will close on September 18th at 23:59 UTC. This is one minute before the beginning of the competition and in-line with how past Global Challenges' registration deadlines worked.

Only One User Per System

Only one user per game version (Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet) may participate per each Nintendo Switch system. If your Nintendo Account is registered to users on multiple Nintendo Switch systems, you may participate with only one user and system per game version.

Nintendo Switch Online Required

Any Nintendo Switch Online membership and Nintendo Account required for online features are required to participate.

2025 Grand Challenge I Online Competition Rules

Battle Format

Regulation H Doubles Format

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Ranked Doubles Battle
The format to be used in the 2023 Global Challenge III is Regulation H's Doubles Format.

Official Pokemon Tournaments are typically played in the Doubles Format, making learning how to build the best doubles team vital for Competitive Ranked Battles in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
VGC Doubles Team Building

Battle Rules

Party Rules

Party Rules
Pokemon Registered to Battle Team Pokemon Available for Battle Pokemon's Held Items Pokemon's Levels
4 to 6 4 No two Same Items Auto-Set to Level 50

Pokemon of Lv. 1 to Lv. 100 may participate but all Pokemon will become Lv. 50 for the duration of each battle.

All members of your party are eligible to hold items, but no two Pokemon that will participate in the competition can hold the same item.
VGC Ranked Battle Rules and Banned Pokemon

Time Limits

Time Limits
Total
Time
Player
Time
Preview
Time
Turn
Time
20 minutes 7 minutes 90 seconds 45 seconds

For this Online Competition, the timer system is the same as the one used in Ranked Battles.
Battle Timer: Who Wins When Time Runs Out?

Match Limits

Match Limit Per Day 15 Matches
Match Limit Reset 00:00 UTC

You can only play 15 matches per day during this Online Competition. The counter will be reset at 00:00 UTC.

Age Divisions

2023 Global Challenge II Age Divisions
Junior Division Born in or after 2011
Senior Division Born between 2007 and 2010
Masters Division Born in or before 2006

Those willing to join this Online Competition will be fighting within Age Divisions which separate players by age.

Your Age Division can be configured in the Online Competitions menu in Battle Stadium at the Poke Portal menu.

2025 Grand Challenge I Online Competition Rewards

2025 Grand Challenge I Rewards



100,000 League Points

You can also get 10,000 League Points for participating in this Online Competition. Like the previous reward, you also need to do at least three matches to get it.

How to Farm League Points (LP)

Championship Points

The 2025 Grand Challenge I is an official online competition and is part of the 2024 official circuit. This online competition will allow players from Japan and South Korea to earn placements for their National Championships, as well as earn Championship Points for the 2024 World Championships.

Players must have their Pokemon Trainer Club account linked to their Nintendo Account to be eligible to receive Championship Points from this event.

Placement Championship Points
1 160
2 130
3 - 4 100
5 - 8 80
9 - 16 60
17 - 32 50
33 - 64 40
65 - 128 30
129 - 256 20
257 - 512 10
513 - 1024 5

Gold Bottle Cap

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gold Bottle Cap ImageGold Bottle Cap
Effect An item that can be exchanged to increase all of a Pokemon's IVs to maximum.
Buy Price N/A
Sell Price 15,000

Players will be able to get a Gold Bottle Cap for participating in this Online Competition

Gold Bottle Cap Location and How to Get

Ability Patch

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ability Patch ImageAbility Patch
Effect An item used to change a Pokemon's Ability to its Hidden Ability, if it has one. Can also be used to change from Hidden Ability to the Pokemon's first regular Ability.
Buy Price N/A
Sell Price 125,000

Players will be able to get an Ability Patch for participating in this Online Competition

Ability Patch Location and How to Get

2025 Grand Challenge I Pokemon Restrictions

2025 Grand Challenge I Pokemon Restrictions
Eligible Pokemon Banned Pokemon

Eligible Pokemon

Pokemon Legal in Regulation H

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.

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

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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
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(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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