{"id":17024,"date":"2022-12-01T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T05:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=17024"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T07:12:02","slug":"20221201-17024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221201-17024\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet:\u00a0Ranked Battle Series 1 won\u2019t allow Legendary or Paradox Pok\u00e9mon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br><strong><em>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and <em>Violet<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s Ranked Battle Series 1 is set to kick off on December 1 (PST). The Pok\u00e9mon that can be used in Ranked Battle have been announced as well, so now is a good time to make sure your team is in order before the fun begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that the following article references Pok\u00e9mon available in later parts of the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Newest Chapters in the Pok\u00e9mon Series \ud83d\udcd4 | Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Pok\u00e9mon Violet\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWFiD5-hhFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and <em>Violet<\/em> are the latest mainline titles in the <em>Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>series developed by Game Freak. The games let players enjoy an open world with seamless connections between sprawling fields and towns. The games also feature online battles where players can sharpen their skills against each other, and the soon to be introduced Ranked Battle will ramp up the intensity even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within <em>Pok\u00e9mon HOME<\/em>, an online service for storing Pok\u00e9mon, it was revealed which Pok\u00e9mon will be usable in the upcoming Ranked Battle Series 1. The page has Pok\u00e9mon listed in the order they appear in the Paldea Pok\u00e9dex. However, a number of blank spaces appear further down the list. These blank spaces likely represent Pok\u00e9mon that are banned in Series 1. In addition to Legendary Pok\u00e9mon, it looks like players also won\u2019t be able to use the newly introduced Paradox Pok\u00e9mon in Series 1 either.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001.jpg 889w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-600x486.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-380x308.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-696x564.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201-228889-001-519x420.jpg 519w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image taken from the <em>Pok\u00e9mon HOME<\/em> app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For previous games in the series, a number of Legendary Pok\u00e9mon have generally been usable in Ranked Battle. Because of this, we\u2019ll likely see Legendary Pok\u00e9mon be playable in future Series. As for Paradox Pok\u00e9mon, they\u2019re a new classification of Pok\u00e9mon, so it\u2019s difficult to say whether they will be useable in the future or not. However, when looking at the Base Stats for these new additions, they fall within range of regular Pok\u00e9mon, so it seems likely they\u2019ll be usable later on as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other day, the popular Pok\u00e9mon community Smogon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smogon.com\/forums\/threads\/flutter-mane-roaring-moon-palafin-genesect-houndstone-kyurem-black-deoxys-speed-and-naganadel-are-now-banned-from-national-dex-ou.3711271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> their own regulations. In addition to Paradox Pok\u00e9mon, the new Pok\u00e9mon Houndstone and Palafin have been banned in battles between the community\u2019s users. However, these Pok\u00e9mon will be usable in Ranked Battle Series 1, so we\u2019ll be interested in seeing what they can do in action. While Houndstone was banned because of its pronounced impact based on the Smogon community\u2019s own rules when playing, Palafin looks like it\u2019s going to be a powerhouse under official rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and <em>Violet<\/em> are now available on the Nintendo Switch. Ranked Battle Series 1 is set to begin on December 1. Compatibility with <em>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and <em>Violet<\/em> is scheduled to come to <em>Pok\u00e9mon HOME<\/em> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/scarletviolet.pokemon.com\/en-us\/news\/pokemon_home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spring of 2023<\/a>.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20221201-228889\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-12-01 11:39 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet\u2019s Ranked Battle Series 1 is set to kick off on December 1 (PST). 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