Format & Rules

Current VGC ruleset, restrictions, and upcoming events

Current season

GamePokémon Scarlet & Violet

Formatgen9vgc2026regi

Battle styleDouble battles

Team size6 Pokémon registered

Brought to battle3 of 6

Rated bracket tracked1760+ ladder (Smogon)

Official rulespokemon.com ↗

Battle rules

Species clauseNo duplicate Pokémon on the same team

Item clauseNo duplicate held items

Restricted limitMax 1 restricted Pokémon per team

Tera clauseTera type must be declared before battle

Timer15 min per game, 45 sec per turn

TurnsBest of 3 (top cut), best of 1 (Swiss)

Restricted Pokémon — max 1 per team

These legendary Pokémon are powerful enough that only one is allowed per registered team.

MewtwoLugiaHo-OhKyogreGroudonRayquazaDialgaPalkiaGiratinaReshiramZekromKyuremXerneasYveltalZygardeCosmogCosmoemSolgaleoLunalaNecrozmaZacianZamazentaEternatusKubfuUrshifuCalyrexGlastrierSpectrierKoraidonMiraidonTerapagosPecharunt

Recent tournaments

Source: limitlessvgc.com

Data sources

Usage statssmogon.com/stats ↗

Tournament resultslimitlessvgc.com ↗

Pokémon spritespokeapi.co ↗

Official rulespokemon.com ↗