me champ for vgc series 2
VGC is The Pokémon Company International's official tournament series. This Double Battle format has a fluctuating banlist and a different set of clauses than Smogon metagames. Most notably, it only allows you to select 4 out of your 6 Pokémon to send into battle.
VGC2023 is run in various stages throughout the year with varying restrictions during each stage. Each stage will be summarized below.
Play Restrictions
Item Clause: No two Pokémon may hold the same item.
Species Clause: A player's team cannot contain two Pokémon with the same National Pokédex number.
Paldea-born: Pokémon must be natively from the Paldea Region, be it from being caught, bred, or otherwise obtained in Paldea.
Level Limit: Pokémon above Lv. 50 are permitted, but will be auto-leveled to Lv. 50 during battle.
Time Limit: Battles will have a 20-minute overall time limit, 7-minute player-specific time limit, 45-second move time limit, and a 90-second team preview.
Series 2 allows the same Pokémon as Series 1 but paradox Pokemon, those with Quark Drive or Booster Energy, are allowed.
The following Pokémon are banned from Series 2:
Wo-Chien
Chien-Pao
Chi-Yu
Ting-Lu
Koraidon
Miraidon
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Meowth-Galar
Wooper
Quagsire
Scorbunny
Raboot
Cinderace
Perrserker
Greninja
(its doubles)
