Whether this is your first time playing the format, or you just ran out of ideas, in this VGC 2022 Rental Teams compilation you will find a diverse archive of proven teams ready to use in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield and online battle simulators.
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Last update: 20 May 2022
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Table of Contents
Series 12
These are teams for the VGC Series 12 rules, in play from 1 February to 31 August 2022.
Zacian + Kyogre teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas Gravouille (Hari) | Liverpool Regionals 2nd place (27 Mar 2022) |       |  |  |  |
 | Sam W. (Squirly) | Liverpool Regionals Seniors 2nd place (27 Mar 2022) |   |  | | |
 | Stefan Mott (Pengy) | Liverpool Regionals Top 8 (27 Mar 2022) |   |  | | |
 | Brandon Batton (Brandon) | Indianapolis Regionals 30th place (8 May 2022) | |  | | |
 | Yuki (ユウキ) | Season 29 Ladder 8th place (30 Apr 2022) |    |  | | |
| Ruuto (ルート) | Season 29 Ladder 23rd place (30 Apr 2022) |  |  | | |
 | Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | VR Road to Frankfurt Top 16 (10 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
 | Yang Chieh-lun (血汗淚) | Taichung Regionals Top 16 (9 Apr 2022) |  |  | | |
| Paul Spearritt (PaulJSpear) | Liverpool Regionals 28th place (27 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
| Jourdan Bul-lalayao (Ragna) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 16 (20 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
 | Jonas Kra-Caskey (Jomatoes) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 32 (20 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Yuki (ユウキ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 15th place (13 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
| Suica (Suica) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 24th place (13 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
 | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February Winner (20 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| PokéMoon (Moonlight) | Hatterene Series #4 Top 8 (13 Feb 2022) |   |  | | |
| Marco Silva (marcofiero) | The Wide League #3 Winner (7 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
 | Paul Ruiz (Ralfdude) | VR January Challenge 2nd place (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Ko Tsukide (FRANXX) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 7th place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
 | Suwoong Cheong (WarHyangVGC) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 9th place (20 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Kaoru (かおる) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 17th place (20 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Suica (Suica) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 23rd place (20 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Hiyo (ひよ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 25th place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Kazuki Kobayashi (Yuary) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 29th place (20 Feb 2022) |   |  | | |
| Meru (めるへむ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 33rd place (20 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Nicholas Borghi (Borghi) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 163rd place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Natsumegu (ナツメグ) | A cool team! (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Yosuke Takayanagi (やなぎ) | Featured team (10 Feb 2022) |    |  | | |
| Mike D’Angelo (Mike) | VR January Challenge Top 8 (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
 | Juan Benítez (Palo) | VR January Challenge Top 16 (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Yuya Tada (てんか) | VR January Challenge Top 41 (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
 | Joan Chiu (Joanchiulo) | Neme GS Cup Winner (9 Jan 2022) |  |  | |
Zacian + Groudon teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsai Chien-chien (芊芊) | Taichung Regionals Winner (9 Apr 2022) |    |  | | |
 | Peng Chongjun (Jacky) | Salt Lake City Regionals Winner (20 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
 | Ioannis Baziotis (Xeb41) | VR Road to Frankfurt Top 8 (10 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Machín (Machin) & Blizz(Blizz) | PJCS2022 Qualifier April Junior 76th place (17 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Ryan Haig (z0mog) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 32 (20 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Brock Honda (catfish) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 32 (20 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Ren Chengfu (小夫) | VR February Challenge 2nd place (27 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Rinya Kobayashi (リンヤ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 6th place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Hirofumi Kimura (カ・エール) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 21st place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| NEO (NEO) | February IC Junior Division 25th place (22 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Lee Provost (Osirus) | Featured team (22 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Weiss Atlas (Gephicka) | A cool team! (3 Jan 2022) | |  | |
| Player | Team | Code |
|---|---|---|
Tsai Chien-chien Taichung Regionals Winner 9 Apr 2022 | | |
Peng Chongjun Salt Lake City Regionals Winner 20 Mar 2022 | | |
Ioannis Baziotis VR Road to Frankfurt Top 8 10 Apr 2022 | | |
| Machín & Blizz PJCS2022 Qualifier April Junior 76th place 17 Apr 2022 | | |
Ryan Haig Salt Lake City Regionals Top 32 20 Mar 2022 | | |
Brock Honda Salt Lake City Regionals Top 32 20 Mar 2022 | | |
Ren Chengfu VR February Challenge 2nd place 27 Feb 2022 | | |
Rinya Kobayashi PJCS2022 Qualifier February 6th place 20 Feb 2022 | | |
Hirofumi Kimura PJCS2022 Qualifier February 21st place 20 Feb 2022 | | |
NEO February IC Junior Division 25th place 22 Feb 2022 | | |
Lee Provost Featured team 22 Feb 2022 | | |
Weiss Atlas A cool team! 3 Jan 2022 | | |
Zacian + Shadow Rider Calyrex teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco P. Pero (CICCIOTT) | VR Road to Frankfurt Winner (10 Apr 2022) |   |  | | |
| Norah Bowman (Bubs!) | Indianapolis Regionals 12th place (8 May 2022) | |  | | |
| Taka Maenishi (taka_na_u) | PJCS2022 Qualifier April 9th place (17 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Gahaku (がはく) | PJCS2022 Qualifier April 21st place (17 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Wang Yi-liang (小Yee) | Taichung Regionals Top 16 (9 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Jenkins (Jenkins) | The Wide League #5 3rd place (3 Apr 2022) |  |  | | |
| Ben Grissmer (chef) | Liverpool Regionals Top 4 (27 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
 | Lewis Tan (Multi boy) | Brisbane Regionals Top 4 (13 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
| Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | X9 League S12 Championship 2nd place (5 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
 | Sebastian Lobos (Seba) | VR February Challenge Top 16 (27 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Arubega (アルベガ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 17th place (13 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Ten Fujita (Resu) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 50th place (13 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Fiona Szymkiewicz (Yoshiandlugia) | Hatterene Series #4 2nd place (13 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
 | Yoko Taguma (yoko) | Hatterene Series #4 Top 16 (13 Feb 2022) |  |  | | |
| Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu_24) | Penguin Fundraiser Cup Winner (31 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Ricardo Guerra (darkmaster491) | USPA January Major Top 8 (11 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
 | Jonas Nienhüser (VioPhoenix) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 187th place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
 | Philip JC (philcjc) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February Top 500 (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Allan Martinez (Mando) | A cool team! (22 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Brady Hilyear (Murkiri) | Featured team (21 Feb 2022) |   |  | | |
| Kohei Sakurai (クララ) | Featured team (10 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Neil Patel (Neil) | Featured team (8 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
 | Carmine Ragone (Carmine) | A cool team! (10 Jan 2022) |   |  | | |
| Ryota Otsubo (ロワ) | Featured team (4 Jan 2022) |  |  | | |
| Navjit Joshi (NJ11) | A cool team! (4 Jan 2022) | |  | |
Zacian + Yveltal teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soramitu (そらみつ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier April Junior Winner (17 Apr 2022) |  |  | | |
 | Bas van der Heijden (Basvdhoi) | EUIC Top 64 (24 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Chen Chih-chun (ToooTz) | Taichung Regionals Top 4 (9 Apr 2022) | |  | | |
| Zee Costagliola (Zee) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 8 (20 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Javier Sandoval (jvvier) | The Wide League #4 Winner (7 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
| Krystal Mackellar (Krystal) | Hatterene Series #4 Winner (13 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | LimitlessVGC Kick Off Event Winner (22 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Tomoyuki Yoshimura (SNOW) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 11th place (13 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Shiriru (シリル) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 20th place (13 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
| Jude Lee (マギカウラ) | PJCS2022 Qualifier March 37th place (13 Mar 2022) | |  | | |
| Candy (CandyVGC) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 16th place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| Tama (たま) | PJCS2022 Qualifier February 32nd place (20 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| M. Hyman (PinkySylvie) & J. Knox (45mice) | Hatterene Series #4 Top 16 (13 Feb 2022) | |  | | |
| William Paterson (Willy) | Neme GS Cup Top 4 (9 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu_24) | VR January Challenge Top 8 (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Mattia Angelini (Matty) | VR January Challenge Top 8 (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Juan C. Ortiz (MrPenguin93) | VR January Challenge Top 32 (16 Jan 2022) | |  | | |
| Neil Patel (Neil) | Featured team (30 Mar 2022) |  |  | | |
| Chase Tiedtke (Chase) | A cool team! (13 Jan 2022) |  |  | | |
| Aaron Traylor (UNREALITY) | A cool team! (12 Dec 2020) | |  | | |
| Jayden (Jayden) | A cool team! (2 Jan 2022) | |  | |