Paradox Pokémon Allowed in Series 2 of Scarlet and Violet Ranked
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The next Series of the Scarlet and Violet Battle Series was recently announced. After Season 2 of Series 1 ends, Series 2 will run from February to the end of March. The new addition for this series is that Paradox Pokémon will be legal!
linkPokémon Allowed
Every Pokémon that is available in the Paldea Pokédex will be available except for legendary Pokémon. That means the following Pokémon are banned:
- Charmander (whole family)
- Galarian Meowth and Perrserker
- Johtonian Whooper and Quagsire
- Scorbunny (whole family)
- Wo-Chien
- Chien-Pao
- Ting-Lu
- Chi-Yu
- Koraidon
- Miraidon
There are lots of other Pokémon that could be added to the game through events before the Series starts, but they will also be banned (like with the Charizard and Cinderace events).
linkSeries Details
Series 2 lasts from February 1 until March 31. This is the same length of time as Series 2 and will likely comprise of two seasons.
Normal ranked rules apply, you have a personal 10 minute timer, you get 90 seconds for the team previews, and each turn gets a maximum of 60 seconds. For singles, you can bring a team of three to six Pokémon, while in doubles you can bring a team of four to six Pokémon. All levels will be set to 50, as per usual.
Ranked battles do require a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
You can access these battles by going to the Poké Portal (in your normal menu), then Battle Stadium, and then Ranked Battles.
linkRewards
Rewards are not known yet, but they will likely be similar to the rewards from the previous series.
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