Ranked Battles Series 8
| Game | Pokémon Sword and Shield |
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| Ranked Seasons | Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 |
| Official Online Competitions | Pokémon Players Cup IV Qualifier Global Challenge 2021 Winter |
| Start time | February 1, 2021 at 00:00 (UTC) |
|---|---|
| End time | April 30, 2021 at 23:59 (UTC) |
| Set Duration | 89 days |
Ranked Battles Series 8 was a set of organized play rules in Pokémon Sword and Shield. It was used from February 1, 2021 until April 30, 2021.
The series ran a restricted format with 1 Special Pokémon, Dynamax, and Gigantamax all allowed. The ruleset would later get reused in Series 11.
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.
- Up to 1 restricted special Pokémon may be registered to a team.
- Eligible Pokémon are limited to Pokémon obtained in Pokémon Sword and Shield, or Pokémon with the battle-ready symbol.
- 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, or transferred through Pokémon HOME.
Restricted Special Pokémon
The following Pokémon are considered restricted Special Pokémon, meaning that there is a limit of 1 per team:
Related articles
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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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