Ranked Battles Series 1
- If you were looking for the ruleset used in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, see Regulation Set A.
| Game | Pokémon Sword and Shield |
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| Ranked Seasons | Season 1 |
| Official Online Competitions | None |
| Start time | November 15, 2019 at 00:00 (UTC) |
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| End time | December 31, 2019 at 23:59 (UTC) |
| Set Duration | 47 days |
Ranked Battles Series 1 was a set of organized play rules in Pokémon Sword and Shield. It was used from November 15, 2019 until December 31, 2019.
The ruleset is similar to what would become Series 2, however Gigantamaxing was banned. This ruleset is notable for not being used in TPCi / Play! Pokémon competitive play, as games were held entirely on Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon for the entirety of 2019. Select Asian tournaments were however held under this ruleset.
Ruleset
The regulation set adopts the following ruleset:
- Pokémon may hold held items, however duplicate held items are not allowed.
- Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number may not be registered to the same team.
- Pokémon are automatically set to level 50 during battle.
- Dynamax is allowed. Gigantamax is not allowed.
- Eligible Pokémon are limited to Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
- Timers are set as follows:
- Total time limit per game: 15 minutes
- Player timer per game: 7 minutes
- Turn time: 45 seconds
- Preview time: 90 seconds
Eligible Pokémon
Pokémon on the list below are eligible if they are available in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Related articles
| Online battle events | |||
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Online battles on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Mobile
Online battles on Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS
Online battles in Spin-off games
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