Whether this is your first time playing the format, or you just ran out of ideas, in this VGC rental teams compilation you will find a diverse archive of proven teams ready to use in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet and online battle simulators.
All teams will be credited to their respective creators, and those active on Twitter will be linked as well. If you want your teams to be featured on this compendium, send us a DM over on Twitter!
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Table of Contents
Latest update: 7 October 2024
Regulation Set H
The Regulation Set H, in use in Seasons 22, 23, 24 and 25 of Ranked Battles (from 1 September 2024 to 5 January 2025) and in the official Play! Pokémon rules document.
The following are some Regulation Set H teams that have achieved great results in important tournaments or were created by very accomplished players. You can use them in the Ranked Battles ladder or to battle your friends!
Teams reaching finals of large tournaments
These include the finalists of the first batch of Regulation Set H Regionals!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nicholas Morales (Charmdi) | Baltimore Regional Champion (14 Sep 2024) |       |  |
Other teams in top cuts of large tournaments
These teams reached Day 2 at major events!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Michael Kelsch (Michi) | Dortmund Regional Top 16 (28 Sep 2024) |       |  | |  |
 | Si Dawei (露露♪) | Baltimore Regional Top 4 (14 Sep 2024) |       |  | | |
| Toler Webb (Toler) | Baltimore Regional Top 4 (14 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Junxi Zhu (zgr) | Baltimore Regional Top 8 (14 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Justin Tang (Panda) | Baltimore Regional Top 16 (14 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
| Ethan Mattos (SplattyDaddy) | Baltimore Regional Top 16 (14 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
 | Alex Imbufe (Scarlet) | Baltimore Regional Top 16 (14 Sep 2024) |     |  | | |
| Andrew Jenkins (Jenkins) | Baltimore Regional Top 32 (14 Sep 2024) |     | | ||
| Will Inabinet (Will) | Baltimore Regional Day 2 (14 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Tang Shilang (20亮亮) | Baltimore Regional Day 2 (14 Sep 2024) | | | | |
| Ryan Loseto (SableyeVGC) | Baltimore Regional Day 2 (14 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Destyn Edwards (Gert) | Baltimore Regional Day 2 (14 Sep 2024) |     |  | | |
 | Arbin Tumaneng (jUN) | Baltimore Regional Day 2 (14 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
 | Francesco Pio Pero (CICCIOTT) | VR September Challenge #2 Champion (14 Sep 2024) |   | | | |
 | Kanade Mizuguchi (おヌメラ) | VR September Challenge #1 Top 8 (7 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
 | Sie Meng-ru (萊恩) | VR September Challenge #1 Day 2 (7 Sep 2024) |    |  | |
Ranked battles ladder teams
These teams are optimized for best-of-1 play!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Navarre (Nails) | Grand Challenge I Champion (20 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Abdullah Mohayyuddin (sempra) | Grand Challenge I Top 4 (20 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Jelani Simmons (Nasri) | Grand Challenge I Top 128 (20 Sep 2024) |    | | ||
 | Naniroma (Nani) | Grand Challenge I Top 128 (20 Sep 2024) |  | | ||
| Tyler Odell (Florian) | Grand Challenge I Top 128 (20 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Rishi Gupta (MrRishi) | Grand Challenge I Top 256 (20 Sep 2024) |   | | ||
| Enrique Guerra (Agni) | Grand Challenge I Top 256 (20 Sep 2024) |    |  | |
Early-meta teams
Some of our first featured teams from Regulation Set H!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Shier (Raye) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
 | Nikhil Reddy (tyo) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |    |  | | |
| Giuseppe Cangemi (Knuckles) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
 | Emir Abdulovski (Emirnent) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Juan Benítez (Palo) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Wang Yi-Liang (Yee) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Abdullah Mohayyuddin (sempra) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Fonzell Mendoza (Penglin) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
| Marco Silva (marc0fier0) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
 | Amin Lehna (Aminko) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
| Fonzell Mendoza (Penglin) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| TKL (TKL) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Yuuki (Yuuki) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Fonzell Mendoza (Penglin) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Rin Komorin (Sara) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Chen Yu-cheng (Brown) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
 | Adryan Zein (Magnetman) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
 | Khoa Nguyễn (Yanki) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
| Khoa Nguyễn (Yanki) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |   |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) | |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |  |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (5 Sep 2024) |   |  | |
Regulation Set G
The Regulation Set G, in use in Seasons 18, 19, 20 and 21 of Ranked Battles (from 1 May 2024 to 31 August 2024) and in the official Play! Pokémon rules document.
The following are some Regulation Set G teams that have achieved great results in important tournaments or were created by very accomplished players. You can use them in the Ranked Battles ladder or to battle your friends!
Teams reaching finals of large tournaments
These include the finalists of the first batch of Regulation Set G Regionals!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chyr Wei (Megumi~) | Taiwan National Champion (16 Jun 2024) |      |  | | |
| Yang Hao-hsiang (Ayabe) | Taiwan National Finalist (16 Jun 2024) |    |  | | |
| Hyuma Hara (スカーレット) | Japan National Champion (1 Jun 2024) |    |  | | |
| Kiwamu Endo (バイオレット) | Japan National Finalist (1 Jun 2024) |    |  | | |
 | Rin Leiba (Wen) | Mexico City Special Event Finalist (26 May 2024) |   |  | ||
 | Kenneth Tirado (Kenepa) | Carolina Special Event Champion (11 May 2024) |    |  | ||
| Rajan Bal (Rajan) | Indianapolis Regional Champion (4 May 2024) | |  | | |
Other teams in top cuts of large tournaments
These teams reached Day 2 at major events!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pai Yu-ping (White) | Taiwan National Top 8 (16 Jun 2024) |   |  | | |
| Liu Chen-wei (茄子) | Taiwan National Top 16 (16 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Jiang Jin-hao (PP) | Taiwan National Top 32 (16 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
 | Adrian Tang (Adrian) | Hong Kong National Top 8 (9 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Tang Shiliang (20亮亮) | NAIC Top 8 (7 Jun 2024) |    |  | | |
| Zee Costagliola (Vani) | NAIC Top 16 (7 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | NAIC Top 16 (7 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Si Dawei (露露♪) | NAIC Top 32 (7 Jun 2024) |   |  | ||
| Xiao Haotian (DayDay) | NAIC Day 2 (7 Jun 2024) | |  | ||
| Peter Chen (PTP) | NAIC Day 2 (7 Jun 2024) |   |  | | |
| Justin Knox (Justin) | NAIC Day 2 (7 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Aditya Subramanian (ck49) | NAIC Day 2 (7 Jun 2024) | | | | |
| Geoffrey Yang (Geoff) | NAIC Day 2 (7 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Naoya Osumi (ねこまる) | Japan National Top 4 (1 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Takashi Yamamoto (ミガワリ) | Japan National Top 8 (1 Jun 2024) |   |  | ||
| Takuma Yamane (スカーレット) | Japan National Top 16 (1 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Tomoya Kimura (スカーレット) | Japan National Top 16 (1 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Kenta Akagi (バイオレット) | Japan National Top 16 (1 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Takafumi Yukimori (バイオレット) | Japan National Top 16 (1 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Hirofumi Kimura (スカーレット) | Japan National Top 32 (1 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Yuki Shimizu (ユウキ) | Japan National Top 32 (1 Jun 2024) |  |  | | |
| Fumiya Okochi (かわち) | Japan National Top 32 (1 Jun 2024) | |  | | |
| Matteo Ghisini (Frost☆) | Bologna Special Event Top 32 (1 Jun 2024) | |  | ||
 | Kosta Daidimos (Koala-T Kost) | Bologna Special Event Day 2 (1 Jun 2024) |  |  | ||
| Alberto Cañuelo (Cañuelo) | Bologna Special Event Day 2 (1 Jun 2024) | |  | ||
| Aditya Subramanian (ck49) | Los Angeles Regional Top 4 (25 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Grant Weldon (Velocity) | Los Angeles Regional Top 16 (25 May 2024) |   |  | | |
| Alejandro Jimenez (Legacy) | Los Angeles Regional Top 16 (25 May 2024) | |  | | |
| David Baumgardt (David) | Los Angeles Regional Top 16 (25 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Andrew Briceno (Andrew) | Los Angeles Regional Top 16 (25 May 2024) | |  | ||
| Ben Flitcroft (eragon11145) | Los Angeles Regional Top 16 (25 May 2024) |  |  | | |
| Ian Genis (Ian) | Los Angeles Regional Day 2 (25 May 2024) |    |  | | |
 | Matt Maynard (bwenty) | Stockholm Regional Top 4 (11 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Javier Señorena (Javi) | Stockholm Regional Top 32 (11 May 2024) |  |  | | |
| Javier Rodríguez (Jiggypoo) | Carolina Special Event Top 8 (11 May 2024) |  |  | ||
| Leonard Craft III (DaWoblefet) | Indianapolis Regional Top 4 (4 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Aaron Traylor (Traylor Moon) | Indianapolis Regional Top 8 (4 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Luka Trejgut (£) | Indianapolis Regional Top 16 (4 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Matin Moradi (Matin) | Indianapolis Regional Top 32 (4 May 2024) |   |  | | |
| Arthur Collier (Arthur) | Indianapolis Regional Top 32 (4 May 2024) |    |  | | |
| Joey Woodring (Panda Man) | Indianapolis Regional Day 2 (4 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Brandon Wright (Bright Size) | Indianapolis Regional Day 2 (4 May 2024) | |  | | |
| Ruben Gianzini (Sedia) | VR Spring Challenge Top 8 (27 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
 | Aapo Niemiranta (Aapo) | VR Spring Challenge Top 16 (27 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Leonardo Cincotti (レーア) | VR Spring Challenge Top 16 (27 Apr 2024) | |  |
Early-meta teams
Some of our first featured teams from Regulation Set G!
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bruno (Bruneaux) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |    |  | | |
| Matt Bruno (Bruneaux) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | | |
| Matt Bruno (Bruneaux) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Mark Liveta (Sparkz) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Mark Liveta (Sparkz) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | | |
| Mark Liveta (Sparkz) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Mark Liveta (Sparkz) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |   |  | | |
| Kneeckoh (Kneeckoh) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Kneeckoh (Kneeckoh) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | | |
| Kneeckoh (Kneeckoh) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |   |  | | |
| Kneeckoh (Kneeckoh) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | | |
| Kneeckoh (Kneeckoh) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| PokeBurm (PokeBurm) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |     |  | | |
| Jeans (Jeans) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | | |
| Jeans (Jeans) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |   |  | | |
| Pokésports (Pokésports) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Adryan Zein (Magnetman) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Ryota Otsubo (バルドル) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | ||
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) |  |  | | |
| Atalanta (阿塔兰忒) | An early-meta team! (23 Apr 2024) | |  | |
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Batchelor (XenoVGC) | Hatterene Series SV #1 Winner (29 Jan 2023) |   |  | | |
 | Fiona Szymkiewicz (Yoshi&lugia) | Hatterene Series SV #1 Runner Up (29 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
| Giuseppe Cangemi (Knuckles) | Palermo Local Winner (31 Jan 2023) |   |  | | |
 | Javier Figueroa (Jai) | Meowscarada Challenge #2 Winner (29 Jan 2023) |    |  | | |
| Justin Burns (Justin) | NinoPokeBros FF#64 Winner (27 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Ryan Schambers (Ryan) | DuranzTV Tour #7 Winner (26 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Kosta Kalamaris (Kosta) | Wooper Wednesdays #3 Winner (25 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
| Will Scully (Will) & Justin Knox (45mice) | NinoPokeBros FF#63 Winner (21 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Brandon Davis (Brandon) | Pico Rivera Local #4 Winner (15 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
| Chris Danzo (Lunar) | NinoPokeBros FF#62 Winner (13 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Clementine (krangune) | Hatterene Series SV #1 Top 8 (29 Jan 2023) |   |  | | |
| Zhou XinJie (Setsuku) | Hatterene Series SV #1 Top 16 (29 Jan 2023) |   |  | | |
 | Pros Leerman (Araluwen) | Hatterene Series SV #1 Top 16 (29 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
 | Boris Hamm (RakeyVGC) | Helping Hands Tour #3 Top 4 (28 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
 | Yamid Rodriguez (RhaegoVGC) | NinoPokeBros FF#64 Top 8 (27 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
| Matthew Gonzalez (Melody) | DuranzTV Tour #4 Runner Up (14 Jan 2023) |   |  | | |
| Alex Underhill (Lexicon) | NinoPokeBros FF#62 Top 4 (13 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
| ArKane (ArKane) | NinoPokeBros FF#62 Top 8 (13 Jan 2023) |    |  | | |
| Ryota Otsubo (ナミ) | Featured team! (28 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Liberty Note (L_NOTE) | Featured team! (28 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Liberty Note (L_NOTE) | Featured team! (28 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Liberty Note (L_NOTE) | Featured team! (28 Jan 2023) | |  | | |
| Marcos Perez (MoxieBoosted) | Featured team! (22 Jan 2023) |  |  | | |
Past formats
| Format | Dates | Ranked Battles | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation Set A | 2–31 Jan 2023 | Seasons 1–2 | |
| Regulation Set B | 1 Feb–31 Mar 2023 | Seasons 3–4 | |
| Regulation Set C | 1 Apr–30 Jun 2023 | Seasons 5–7 | |
| Regulation Set D | 1 Jul–30 Sep 2023 | Seasons 8–10 | |
| Regulation Set E | 1 Oct 2023–3 Jan 2024 | Seasons 11–13 | |
| Regulation Set F | 4 Jan–30 Apr 2024 | Seasons 14–17 | |
