Scope: Pokémon Champions · Ranked Doubles

Regulation M-C

09/09/2026, 09:00 – 02/12/2026, 09:00 · Vietnam time (UTC+7)

In effect

Regulation M-C is a Pokémon Champions Ranked Doubles ruleset; this page explains its rules, verified changes from the previous ruleset and selectable Pokémon.

Each ruleset has its own effective period; check the dates when comparing Pokémon rosters.

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Overview

Key facts

Mega: up to 1 per battle
Held items: no duplicates

Changes from M-B

All Added (27)Removed (0)

Changes from M-B
Dex	Pokémon	Type	Before	Now
#0930	Arboliva	Grass Normal	Absent	Selectable
#0998	Baxcalibur	Dragon Ice	Absent	Selectable
#0815	Cinderace	Fire	Absent	Selectable
#0083	Farfetch’d	Normal Flying	Absent	Selectable
#0673	Gogoat	Grass	Absent	Selectable
#0768	Golisopod	Bug Water	Absent	Selectable
#0853	Grapploct	Fighting	Absent	Selectable
#0876	Indeedee (Female)	Psychic Normal	Absent	Selectable
#0876	Indeedee (Male)	Psychic Normal	Absent	Selectable
#0818	Inteleon	Water	Absent	Selectable
#0943	Mabosstiff	Dark	Absent	Selectable
#0122	Mr. Mime	Psychic Fairy	Absent	Selectable
#0923	Pawmot	Electric Fighting	Absent	Selectable
#0863	Perrserker	Steel	Absent	Selectable
#0053	Persian	Normal	Absent	Selectable
#0053	Persian (Alolan Form)	Dark	Absent	Selectable
#0871	Pincurchin	Electric	Absent	Selectable
#0812	Rillaboom	Grass	Absent	Selectable
#0373	Salamence	Dragon Flying	Absent	Selectable
#0865	Sirfetch’d	Fighting	Absent	Selectable
#0931	Squawkabilly (Green Plumage)	Normal Flying	Absent	Selectable
#0931	Squawkabilly (Yellow Plumage)	Normal Flying	Absent	Selectable
#0317	Swalot	Poison	Absent	Selectable
#0828	Thievul	Dark	Absent	Selectable
#0849	Toxtricity (Amped Form)	Electric Poison	Absent	Selectable
#0849	Toxtricity (Low Key Form)	Electric Poison	Absent	Selectable
#0040	Wigglytuff	Normal Fairy	Absent	Selectable

Selectable Pokémon

Showing 25–48 of 264 Pokémon forms

#0094

Gengar

Ghost Poison

Base form

#0115

Kangaskhan

Normal

Base form

#0121

Starmie

Water Psychic

Base form

#0122

Mr. Mime

Psychic Fairy

Base form

#0127

Pinsir

Bug

Base form

#0128

Tauros

Normal

Base form

#0128

Tauros (Paldean Form, Aqua Breed)

Fighting Water

Alternate form

#0128

Tauros (Paldean Form, Blaze Breed)

Fighting Fire

Alternate form

#0128

Tauros (Paldean Form, Combat Breed)

Fighting

Alternate form

#0130

Gyarados

Water Flying

Base form

#0132

Ditto

Normal

Base form

#0134

Vaporeon

Water

Base form

#0135

Jolteon

Electric

Base form

#0136

Flareon

Fire

Base form

#0142

Aerodactyl

Rock Flying

Base form

#0143

Snorlax

Normal

Base form

#0149

Dragonite

Dragon Flying

Base form

#0154

Meganium

Grass

Base form

#0157

Typhlosion

Fire

Base form

#0157

Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)

Fire Ghost

Alternate form

#0160

Feraligatr

Water

Base form

#0168

Ariados

Bug Poison

Base form

#0181

Ampharos

Electric

Base form

#0184

Azumarill

Water Fairy

Base form

Mega Evolution

Rules and conditions

The figures below come from the official announcements; each entry explains what it means in battle.

Mega Evolution

Mega Evolution needs its holder to hold a Mega Stone; the exact Mega Stone per form is not fully verified.

Items

A complete list of permitted items for this ruleset is unverified.

Timers

The four timers of Regulation M-C
Timers	Value and meaning
Total time	20 min · The clock for the whole battle, including move selection.
Player time	7 min · One player's total thinking time across the battle.
Turn time	45s · The window for choosing orders each turn.
Preview time	90s · Inspect the opposing team before the battle starts.

Moves and Abilities

No complete Champions move or Ability legality list is verified.

How much of this ruleset is verified

This summary separates confirmed facts, partial information, unconfirmed areas and other evidence limits. Cannot confirm does not mean banned.

Confirmed3

Partial information4

Cannot confirm5

Ruleset identity

Confirms which ruleset revision and context this page describes.

You are reading the matching Ranked Doubles ruleset.

Official source

Confirmed

Selectable Pokémon forms

Shows how fully the list of forms that may enter a registered team is covered.

Use this list as the starting point for selectable Pokémon.

Official source

Confirmed

In-battle transformations

Shows which transformed forms may appear after a battle begins.

A selectable base form and its in-battle transformation are separate checks.

Official source

Cannot confirm

Battle setup and team clauses

Covers format, selection sizes and conditions that apply to the whole team.

A legal Pokémon alone does not prove that the whole team is legal.

Official source

Partial information

Permitted moves

Shows how fully each form's move membership has been checked.

Gaps here mean a complete moveset cannot yet be confirmed.

Structured reference data

Partial information

Abilities and ability slots

Shows which abilities and slots have been checked for each form.

Do not infer Hidden or transformation slots when this is incomplete.

In-game observation · not a legal ruling

Cannot confirm

Item permission

Shows which items have evidence of being permitted or limited in this ruleset.

No record does not mean that an item is banned.

Official source

Cannot confirm

Items covered by the review

Shows whether the item pool was inventoried completely or only in part.

An incomplete pool means missing data, not a ban.

In-game observation · not a legal ruling

Cannot confirm

Duplicate-item clause

Checks whether two Pokémon on one team may hold the same item.

This is a team condition, not an item effect description.

Official source

Confirmed

Training limits

Shows how fully training-point caps and stat exceptions are modeled.

Reference stats do not prove that EVs or a full team are legal.

Showdown reference · not an official ruling

Partial information

How a form is obtained

Shows whether the unlock or acquisition condition for a form is verified.

Missing acquisition data does not mean that a form cannot be obtained.

In-game observation · not a legal ruling

Cannot confirm

Cross-dependent conditions

Tracks conditions that must agree across forms, moves, abilities, items and format.

A fact can be correct on its own and still need relationship checks.

Official source

Partial information

Additional conditions

Battle format

Sets whether singles or doubles rules apply.

Confirmed

No duplicate held items

Allows an item to appear only once on a team.

Confirmed

Team

Registered count, battlers sent out, battle level and duplication clauses for Ranked are unverified.

This page never confirms a team as fully legal.

Season mapping is unverified; a regulation is not the same as a season.

Sources

Rules and rosters come from the official in-game announcements; each source records its address and retrieval time.

Official announcement · Retrieved 09/09/2026
Official Pokémon roster · Retrieved 09/09/2026

Update history

Revision 1 · Announced 30/08/2026 · Superseded revision
Revision 2 · Announced 30/08/2026 · Current revision

Checked on 10/09/2026

Data releases used: Catalog 2026-10-04.1 / 5e3ea70ebb9d · Champions Rules 2026-09-09.2 / ae2cdc7e6391