Ranked Battles Series 5
| Game | Pokémon Sword and Shield |
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| Ranked Seasons | Season 8 Season 9 |
| Official Online Competitions | None |
| Start time | July 1, 2020 at 00:00 (UTC) |
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| End time | August 31, 2020 at 23:59 (UTC) |
| Set Duration | 62 days |
Ranked Battles Series 5 was a set of organized play rules in Pokémon Sword and Shield. It was used from July 1, 2020 until August 31, 2020.
The ruleset marked the introduction of Pokémon from the The Isle of Armor.
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 and Gigantamax are allowed.
- All eligible Gigantamax Pokémon may be used.
- Eligible Pokémon are limited to Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
- Timers are set as follows:
- Total time limit per game: 20 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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