Ranked Battles Seasons in Pokémon Sword and Shield

This is a chronological list of all Ranked Battle Seasons in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Competitive seasons generally start at 04:00 UTC on the first date and end at 23:59 UTC on the end date, with the exception of Season 1 which upon the game's release on November 15, 2019. The final season to grant rewards, Season 35 ended on October 31, 2022. Season 36 started on November 1, 2022 and will continue until the end of service, however it does not grant any participation reward.

Obtaining the seasons rewards required participation in at least one ranked battle of that season.

Season list

Season	Series	Start time	End time	Season length	Participants
Season 1 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	1	November 15, 2019	December 31, 2019 23:59 UTC	47 Days	1,051,487
Season 2 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	2	January 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	January 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	866,817
Season 3 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	2	February 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	February 29, 2020 23:59 UTC	29 Days	723,855
Season 4 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	3	March 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	March 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	647,576
Season 5 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	3	April 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	April 30, 2020 23:59 UTC	30 Days	484,733
Season 6 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	4	May 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	May 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	454,204
Season 7 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	4	June 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	June 30, 2020 23:59 UTC	30 Days	546,071
Season 8 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	5	July 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	July 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	491,415
Season 9 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	5	August 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	August 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	413,460
Season 10 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	6	September 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	September 30, 2020 23:59 UTC	30 Days	351,227
Season 11 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	6	October 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	October 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	383,868
Season 12 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	7	November 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	November 30, 2020 23:59 UTC	30 Days	455,844
Season 13 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	7	December 1, 2020 04:00 UTC	December 31, 2020 23:59 UTC	31 Days	379,620
Season 14 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	7	January 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	January 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	352,825
Season 15 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	8	February 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	February 28, 2021 23:59 UTC	28 Days	334,281
Season 16 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	8	March 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	March 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	314,832
Season 17 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	8	April 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	April 30, 2021 23:59 UTC	30 Days	241,249
Season 18 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	9	May 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	May 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	248,502
Season 19 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	9	June 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	June 30, 2021 23:59 UTC	30 Days	232,760
Season 20 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	9	July 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	July 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	238,952
Season 21 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	10	August 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	August 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	274,988
Season 22 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	10	September 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	September 30, 2021 23:59 UTC	30 Days	247,829
Season 23 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	10	October 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	October 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	252,781
Season 24 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	11	November 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	November 30, 2021 23:59 UTC	30 Days	253,840
Season 25 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	11	December 1, 2021 04:00 UTC	December 31, 2021 23:59 UTC	31 Days	220,038
Season 26 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	11	January 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	January 31, 2022 23:59 UTC	31 Days	222,303
Season 27 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	February 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	February 28, 2022 23:59 UTC	28 Days	251,845
Season 28 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	March 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	March 31, 2022 23:59 UTC	31 Days	238,164
Season 29 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	April 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	April 30, 2022 23:59 UTC	30 Days	209,402
Season 30 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	May 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	May 31, 2022 23:59 UTC	31 Days	181,536
Season 31 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	June 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	June 30, 2022 23:59 UTC	30 Days	196,552
Season 32 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	July 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	July 31, 2022 23:59 UTC	31 Days	181,105
Season 33 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	12	August 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	August 31, 2022 23:59 UTC	31 Days	203,609
Season 34 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	13	September 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	September 30, 2022 23:59 UTC	30 Days	169,416
Season 35 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	13	October 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	October 31, 2022 23:59 UTC	31 Days	141,872
Season 36 Full Season rules (Single) Full Season rules (Double)	14	November 1, 2022 04:00 UTC	—	—	As of April 11, 2026: 525,989

Participation rewards

Season	Master Ball Tier	Ultra Ball Tier	Great Ball Tier	Poké Ball Tier	Beginner Tier
Season 1	Gold Bottle Cap ×3 600 Battle Points	Gold Bottle Cap ×1 300 Battle Points	Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Timid Mint ×1 Jolly Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Timid Mint ×1 Jolly Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 2			Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Bold Mint ×1 Calm Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Bold Mint ×1 Calm Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 3			Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Adamant Mint ×1 Modest Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Adamant Mint ×1 Modest Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 4			Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Hasty Mint ×1 Naive Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Hasty Mint ×1 Naive Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 5			Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Brave Mint ×1 Quiet Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Brave Mint ×1 Quiet Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 6			Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Impish Mint ×1 Careful Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Impish Mint ×1 Careful Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 7			Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Relaxed Mint ×1 Sassy Mint ×1 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Relaxed Mint ×1 Sassy Mint ×1 50 Battle Points
Season 8	Gold Bottle Cap ×3 Armorite Ore ×30 600 Battle Points	Gold Bottle Cap ×1 Armorite Ore ×10 300 Battle Points	Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Armorite Ore ×5 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Armorite Ore ×5 50 Battle Points
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Season 12	Gold Bottle Cap ×3 Armorite Ore ×30 Dynite Ore ×30 600 Battle Points	Gold Bottle Cap ×1 Armorite Ore ×10 Dynite Ore ×10 300 Battle Points	Bottle Cap ×3 Ability Capsule ×1 Armorite Ore ×5 Dynite Ore ×5 100 Battle Points	Ability Capsule ×1 Armorite Ore ×5 Dynite Ore ×5 50 Battle Points
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
Season 23
Season 24
Season 25
Season 26
Season 27
Season 28
Season 29
Season 30
Season 31
Season 32
Season 33
Season 34
Season 35

See also

• Regulation rules (Pokémon HOME)
• Season results (Pokémon HOME)

Online battle events

Online battles on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Mobile Ranked Battles Series and Regulation Sets: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Champions Ranked Battles Seasons: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Legends: Z-A • Champions (Battle Passes) Official Online Competitions: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Champions Wild Area News • Poké Portal News • Roster Ranch rosters Online battles on Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS Global Battle Union and Rating Battles Seasons: Generation V • Generation VI • Generation VII Wi-Fi and Online Competitions: BW • B2W2 • XY • ORAS • SM • USUM Download rules • VGC rule variants Online battles in Spin-off games GO: GO Battle League • UNITE: Balance Series and Seasons • Battle Passes TCGL: Ladder Seasons • Battle Passes • TCGP: Ranked Seasons • Emblem events

Event distributions Event Pokémon distributions Generation I: Japanese • European language Game-based Generation II: Japanese • European language Game-based Generation III: Japanese • English • German • Spanish • French • Italian Game-based Generation IV: Japanese (local | Wi-Fi) • English (local | Wi-Fi) • German (local | Wi-Fi) Spanish (local | Wi-Fi) • French (local | Wi-Fi) • Italian (local | Wi-Fi) • Korean (local | Wi-Fi) Game-based • Trading • GTS Generation V: Japanese (local | Wi-Fi) • English (local | Wi-Fi) • German (local | Wi-Fi) Spanish (local | Wi-Fi) • French (local | Wi-Fi) • Italian (local | Wi-Fi) • Korean (local | Wi-Fi) Global Link promotions Generation VI: Japanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • American region (Nintendo Network | serial code) PAL region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • Korean region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Taiwanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Local • Game-based • Trading Generation VII: 3DS: Japanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • American region (Nintendo Network | serial code) PAL region (Nintendo Network | serial code) • Korean region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Taiwanese region (Nintendo Network | serial code) Local • Game-based Switch: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (International | China) Generation VIII: Sword and Shield • Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl • Legends: Arceus Game-based • Wild Area News • Trading Generation IX: Scarlet and Violet • Legends: Z-A Game-based • Poké Portal News Other games: Champions Specific events: Gather More Pokémon! Campaign PCNY (Gen II | Gen III) • Trade and Battle Day • Journey Across America • Party of the Decade Other groupings: Movie events • 10th Anniversary • Tanabata • Undistributed events Non-Pokémon event distributions Core series: Gen III • Gen IV • Gen V • Gen VI (Global Link) • Gen VII (Game-based) • Gen VIII • Gen IX (Game-based) Other games: MD Time and Darkness • MD Sky (Japan | North America) • HOME • Pokopia Online battle events Ranked Battle Seasons: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Legends: Z-A • Champions Online Competitions: Sword and Shield • Scarlet and Violet • Champions Battle Passes: UNITE • TCG Live • Champions Rosters: Champions Other lists Notable ID numbers (Gens I-II • III onward) • Wonder Cards (Gen V • Gen VI • Gen VII) • Serial code prefixes

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