The most successful teams are not just six good Pokémon thrown out together… There is a big teambuilding process behind them! Why a team achieves the top spots will often depend on innovative ideas and very subtle details that provide the difference between an average team and a real meta call.
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Last update: 18 May 2022
Series 12 - Teams
These are all teams for the Series 12 rules, in play from 1 February to 31 August 2022. This Series follows GS Cup rules (two restricted Legendary Pokémon per team) for the first time in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sie Meng-ru (Ryan) | Taichung Regionals Top 4 (9 Apr 2022) |       |  |
| Chen Chih-chun (ToooTz) | Taichung Regionals Top 4 (9 Apr 2022) |      | |
 | Thomas Gravouille (Hari) | Liverpool Regionals Runner-up (28 Mar 2022) |     | |
 | Ben Grissmer (chef) | Liverpool Regionals Top 4 (28 Mar 2022) |    | |
 | Filip Idczak (Idczaq) | Liverpool Regionals Top 4 (28 Mar 2022) |    | |
 | Cameron Smith (Cameron) | Liverpool Regionals Top 8 (28 Mar 2022) |   | |
| Alex Arand (Azulite) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 4 (21 Mar 2022) |    | |
| Zac Emerzian (Zac) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 8 (21 Mar 2022) |     | |
| Jeremy Boyd (Jem) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 8 (21 Mar 2022) |   | |
| Jourdan Bul-lalayao (Ragna) | Salt Lake City Regionals Top 16 (21 Mar 2022) |  | |
 | Ren Chengfu (小夫 / Xiaofu) | VR February S12 Challenge Runner-up (27 Feb 2022) |   | |
 | Sebastián Lobos (Seba) | VR February S12 Challenge Top 16 (27 Feb 2022) |   | |
 | Jesús Jiménez (Susej) | VR January S12 Challenge Winner (16 Jan 2022) |  | |
 | Gabriele Mocciaro (Dalembertian) | VR January S12 Challenge Top 4 (16 Jan 2022) |  | |
| Jorge Tabuyo (Tabu_24) | VR January S12 Challenge Top 8 (16 Jan 2022) | | |
| Mattia Angelini (Matty) | VR January S12 Challenge Top 8 (16 Jan 2022) |  | |
| Juan Benítez (Palo) | VR January S12 Challenge Top 16 (16 Jan 2022) |  | |
Series 11 - Teams
These are all teams for the Series 11 rules, in play from 1 November 2021 to 31 January 2022. This Series is similar to the Series 8, previously played from February to April 2021.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Chieh-lun (Jaylun) | Taipei Regional Champion (9 Jan 2022) |   | |
| Huang Yang-jie (KKCWind) | Taipei Regionals Runner-up (9 Jan 2022) |  | |
| Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | VR Series 11 Challenge Winner (14 Nov 2021) |  | |
| Emanuele Briganti (BK) | VR Series 11 Challenge Runner-up (14 Nov 2021) | | |
| Eden Batchelor (Xenoblade Hero) | VR Series 11 Challenge Top 8 (14 Nov 2021) |  | |
| Rafa Busutil (PokeRaf) | VR Series 11 Challenge Top 8 (14 Nov 2021) |  | |
| Liu J.-t. (Sayha) & Tsai C.-c. (ChienX2) | Kaohsiung Regionals Champion & Top 8 (7 Nov 2021) |   | |
| Jhou Ya-yi (ga0620ryTW) | Kaohsiung Regionals Runner-up (7 Nov 2021) |  | |
Series 10 - Teams
These are all teams for the Series 10 rules, in play from 1 August to 31 October 2021. This Series allows the use of one Restricted Legendary Pokémon per team, but does not allow Pokémon to Dynamax or Gigantamax.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuele Ciliberto (Asuya) | Used several times by Italy in the World Cup Runners-up (10 Oct 2021) |   | |
| Emanuele Briganti (BK) | World Cup Open Winner (25 Jul 2021) |  | |
Series 9 - Teams
These are all teams for the Series 9 rules, in play from 1 May to 31 July 2021. This Series is similar to the Series 7, previously played from November 2020 to January 2021.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki Safari (RegiKitty) | Hatterene Series III Winner (6 Jun 2021) |    | |
| Daisy Pupel (Daisy) | Hatterene Series III Finalist (6 Jun 2021) | | |
| Damiano La Barbera (Naji) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #5 Winner (30 May 2021) |   | |
| Max Gil (Asurah) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #5 Finalist (30 May 2021) |  | |
 | Masahide Tamaki (まさ) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #5 Top 4 (30 May 2021) | | |
 | Aidan Jackson (Miden) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #4 Top 4 (23 May 2021) |     | |
| Roberto Parente (TrainerRob) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #1 Top 4 (2 May 2021) |   | |
Series 8 - Teams
These are all teams for the Series 8 rules, in play from 1 February to 30 April 2021. This Series allows the use of one restricted Legendary per team.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Bonanomi (Leo) | Players Cup III Finalist (10 Apr 2021) |  | |
 | Alberto Daza (Beto D.) | Players Cup III 4th place (10 Apr 2021) |   | |
 | James Mainey (Mufasa) | Players Cup III Top 16 (10 Apr 2021) |  | |
 | Kevin Salvetto (Wilfire70) | VR Circuit: Winter Grand Finale Winner (3–4 Apr 2021) | | |
| Tsai Chien-chien (芊芊) | REG Kaohsiung Finalist (14 Mar 2021) |   | |
| Ramsés Quintana (Kaoru Kitsune) | VR Circuit: Winter Qualifier #2 Finalist (20–21 Feb 2021) |  | |
| Víctor Medina (Torviv) | VR Circuit: Winter Qualifier #1 Winner (13–14 Feb 2021) | | |
Series 7 - Teams
These are all teams for the Series 7 rules, in play from 1 November 2020 to 31 January 2021 and marking the transition to VGC 2021. This Series included most additions of The Crown Tundra, including the non-restricted Legendaries and Ultra Beasts.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miquel Nicolau (Mike) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #10 Finalist (14–15 Nov 2020) |  | (Spanish) |
| Alex DellaPasqua (Gilgamesh) | VR Tundra Challenge Top 16 (31 Oct–1 Nov 2020) |   | |
Series 6 - Teams
These are all teams for the VGC 2020 Series 6 rules, in play from 1 September to 31 October 2020. This Series excluded some of the most used Pokémon during Series 5.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álex Soto (Len) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #8 Winner (17–18 Oct 2020) |   | (Spanish) |
| Ismael Aarab (Canary255) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #8 Finalist (17–18 Oct 2020) |     | (Spanish) |
| Javier Rodulfo (Er Yayo) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #7 Finalist (3–4 Oct 2020) |    | (Spanish) |
| Sylwester Sajek (Silver) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #6 Winner (19–20 Sep 2020) |     | (Spanish) |
 | Geovanni Polanco (Green) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #5 Finalist (5–6 Sep 2020) |    | (Spanish) |
 | Fiona Szymkiewicz (YoshiandLugia) | Women’s Tournament Winner (5–6 Sep 2020) |  | |
Series 5 - Teams
These are all teams for the VGC 2020 Series 5 rules, in play from 1 July to 31 August 2020. This Series included the new Pokémon available in The Isle of Armor.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor Alarcón (Vic95sf) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #4 Winner (22–23 Aug 2020) |    | (Spanish) |
| Antonio Sánchez (Rahxen) | Players Cup Final Stage Top 12 (22–23 Aug 2020) |   | |
 | Caio Romanini (Phantom Pumpkin) | Players Cup Final Stage Top 12 (22–23 Aug 2020) |  | |
| Kōhei Sakurai (Chandy) | Japan Decisive Battle Final Stage Winner (22 Aug 2020) | | |
 | Jeong Sang-yoon (YooN) | Trainers Cup Winner (26 Jul–9 Aug 2020) | | |
| Juan Borreguero (Mithos) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #2 Winner (25–26 Jul 2020) |    | (Spanish) |
| Caio Romanini (Phantom Pumpkin) | Players Cup LA Online Qualifier Top 4 (11–25 Jul 2020) | | |
| Edoardo Giunipero Ferraris (duckpond) | Players Cup EU Online Qualifier Top 4 (11–25 Jul 2020) | | |
| Iker Rodrigo (Reki) | Players Cup EU Online Qualifier Top 48 (11–25 Jul 2020) |   | (Spanish) |
| Manuel Barea (LeunamTG) | Circuito Galar Qualifier #1 Winner (11–12 Jul 2020) | | (Spanish) |
Series 4 - Teams
These are all teams for the VGC 2020 Series 4 rules, in play from 1 May to 30 June 2020.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Swikart (CondorNJ) | VR May Challenge Top 32 (2–3 May 2020) |  | |
Series 3 - Teams
These are all teams for the VGC 2020 Series 3 rules, in play from 1 March to 30 April 2020. During this series, the official circuit was cancelled because of the global pandemic; however, online tournaments kept the VGC scene alive.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Subramanian (Adi), G. Michaels (Kom) & C. Cross (Chuppa) | RT Quarantine Challenge Winner (18–19 Apr 2020) | | |
| Louis Milich (Lou) | VR Spring Challenge Top 16 (21–22 Mar 2020) |  | |
 | Francisco Esteves (FEsteves) | VR Spring Challenge Top 16 (21–22 Mar 2020) |  | |
 | Tobias Koschitzki (TobySxE) | Malmö Regional Champion (7–8 Mar 2020) |   | |
 | Mattie Morgan (MattieMoo) | Malmö Regionals Top 4 (7–8 Mar 2020) |    | |
Series 2 - Teams
These are all teams for the VGC 2020 Series 2 rules, in play from 4 January to 29 February 2020.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ding (Jadis) | Collinsville Regional Champion (29 Feb–1 Mar 2020) | | |
| Marco Silva (Marcofiero) | Oceania International Champion (21–23 Feb 2020) | | |
 | Zachary Kelly (no one interesting) | Oceania Internationals Top 16 (21–23 Feb 2020) | | |
| Yuki Zaninovich (yzan) | Oceania Internationals Top 16 (21–23 Feb 2020) | | |
| Wang Bingjie (aotobj) | Dallas Regionals Runner-up (18–19 Jan 2020) |  | |
| Labib Haq (slippingbug) | Dallas Regionals Top 32 (18–19 Jan 2020) |   | |
| François-Xavier de Lageneste (FX) | Bochum Regionals Top 4 (11–12 Jan 2020) |    | |
| Aleksandra Ćwikiel (Rubinek) | Bochum Regionals Top 16 (11–12 Jan 2020) |   | |
Series 1 - Teams
These are all teams for the Ranked Battles Season 1. This format was never official outside South Korea, where it was played for the 2020 Korean League S1 on 15 December 2019, while the rest of the world was saying farewell to VGC 2019 Ultra Series.
| Country | Created by | Best result | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejun Park (Sejun) | VR World Champion Invitational Winner (28 Dec 2019) |  | |
