Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles Season 14 has begun, following Regulation Set F - Bug with Dragon Cheer move to be resolved late January

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles Season 14 has now begun, and will run through to January 31st, at 11:59pm (UTC). This season follows the new Regulation Set F, which expands the list of allowable Pokémon to include those found in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk. The sign-up period for the Blueberry Prologue is also now open, with the competition itself scheduled to start January 12th at Midnight (UTC). An official acknowledgement has also been issued for a bug with the move Dragon Cheer.

To start a Ranked Battle in Pokémon Scarlet or Violet, follow these steps in-game:

• Launch your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game.
• Open the X menu.
• Select Poké Portal.
• Select Battle Stadium.
• Select Ranked Battles.

Season 14 Rewards
Players will be matched up with other players of similar rank to ensure even competition. Players will need to finish at least one match with a win or loss season to be eligible for rewards at the end of the season. The Season 14 rewards include the following:

• Master Ball Tier
  • Salty Herba Mystica x5
  • Moon Ball x1
  • Gold Bottle Cap ×1
  • Bottle Cap ×3
  • Ability Patch ×1
  • 300,000 League Points
• Ultra Ball Tier
  • Salty Herba Mystica x2
  • Moon Ball x1
  • Gold Bottle Cap ×1
  • Bottle Cap ×1
  • Ability Patch ×1
  • 150,000 League Points
• Great Ball Tier
  • TM171 (Tera Blast) ×1
  • Bottle Cap ×1
  • Ability Capsule x1
  • 60,000 League Points
• Poké Ball Tier
  • TM171 (Tera Blast) x1
  • 20,000 League Points
• Beginner Tier
  • 10,000 League Points

Regulation Set F Details
Regulation Set F will run through to April 30th, at 11:59pm (UTC). Under this Regulation Set, Trainers may use any Pokémon numbered 001-398 in the Paldea Pokédex or 001-200 in the Kitakami Pokédex, as well as Pokémon numbered 001-239 and 241-242 in the Blueberry Pokédex, that have been are caught, hatched, and obtained as gifts in either Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet, as well as Pokémon and Regional Forms from the following list that have been brought from Pokémon HOME.

• Raichu (Alolan Form)
• Meowth (Alolan and Galarian Forms)
• Persian (Alolan Form)
• Growlithe (Hisuian Form)
• Arcanine (Hisuian Form)
• Voltorb (Hisuian Form)
• Electrode (Hisuian Form)
• Weezing (Galarian Form)
• Articuno (Regular and Galarian Form)
• Zapdos (Regular and Galarian Form)
• Moltres (Regular and Galarian Form)
• Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)
• Sneasel (Hisuian Form)
• Raikou
• Entei
• Suicune
• Regirock
• Regice
• Registeel
• Latias
• Latios
• Uxie
• Mesprit
• Azelf
• Heatran
• Regigigas
• Cresselia
• Samurott (Hisuian Form)
• Lilligant (Hisuian Form)
• Zorua (Hisuian Form)
• Zoroark (Hisuian Form)
• Braviary (Hisuian Form)
• Cobalion
• Terrakion
• Virizion
• Tornadus (Incarnate and Therian Formes)
• Thundurus (Incarnate and Therian Formes)
• Landorus (Incarnate and Therian Formes)
• Sliggoo (Hisuian Form)
• Goodra (Hisuian Form)
• Avalugg (Hisuian Form)
• Decidueye (Hisuian Form)
• Perrserker
• Kubfu
• Urshifu (Single Strike Style and Rapid Strike Style)
• Regieleki
• Regidrago
• Glastrier
• Spectrier
• Wyrdeer
• Ursaluna
• Sneasler
• Enamorus (Incarnate and Therian Formes)

Apart from these changes to eligible Pokémon, Regulation Set F is otherwise unaltered from the previous Regulation Set. Pokémon may be entered at any level, but will be set to level 50 during matches. Pokémon may also be given Held Items, however no more than one copy of any item can be present on a player's team. All battles will be limited to 20 minutes total, including 7 minutes of time per player, with Turn Time and Preview Times of 45 and 90 seconds respectively.

Blueberry Prologue Online Competition
Registration for the Blueberry Prologue. Signups for this competition have now commenced, with the competition itself scheduled to commence on January 12th, at Midnight (UTC), before concluding on January 14th, at 11:59pm (UTC). Registration will remain open right up until the end of the competition, allowing people to jump in no matter how late they might be running to the event.

All players who complete at least 1 match in this Online Competition will receive a Participation Prize of 10,000 League Points.

The competition will consist of 4v4 Double Battles using Pokémon from the Kitakami Pokédex, with Trainers being able to select 4 Pokémon for each match from a team of between 4 and 6 Pokémon. A complete list of Eligible Pokémon can be found here. Pokémon may be entered at any level, but will be set to level 50 during matches. Pokémon may also be given Held Items, however no more than one copy of any item can be present on a player's team. All battles will be limited to 20 minutes total, including 7 minutes of time per player, with Turn Time and Preview Times of 45 and 90 seconds respectively. Players may complete up to 15 matches in each 24 hour period, with the daily limit resetting at Midnight (UTC) each day. Leftover matches will be rolled over to player's limit for the next day.

A Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account are required to participate in this Online Competition. Entries will be limited to one per user per game version per Nintendo Switch console, and the following behavior may result in penalties, and restriction from future online competitions:

• Use of unauthorized methods to alter game save data, use of Pokémon that have data altered via altering code, or Pokémon created through the use of altering code.
• Significantly large number of disconnects during battle, from when your opponent has been decided to when the match results have been fully sent to the server (please ensure a stable connection environment when connecting to the internet).
• Troubling behavior that could affect other participants or make others feel unpleasant.
• Actions that would obstruct battles and operations, such as hacking.
• Registering with incorrect information or impersonating another player.
• Other actions that operation hosts determine to be inappropriate.

Ranking results will be announced some time later this month, following the conclusion of the Online Competition.

Dragon Cheer Bug to be fixed in late January
An update on the Japanese Poké Portal News has acknowledged a bug with the move Dragon Cheer. The effects of this move, which increeases an ally's Critical Hit ratio, should be removed by switching. However, as of the current Version 3.0.0, this is not working as intended, and Pokémon buffed by this move will continue to have an improved Critical Hit ratio even after being switched out and back in.

This bug, as with two other bugs acknowledged back in December, is intended to be resolved in Version 3.0.1, which this news update states is currently expected to be released in late January. Until this time, players may continue to use the move with its current effect in both ranked battles and official tournaments, without penalty.