Pokemon Scarlet and Violet VGC is about to become wildly different thanks to new rules that ban Legendary and Paradox 'mons, taking many of the strongest team members out of action
Aug. 1, 2024Say goodbye to Miraidon and Flutter Mane
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s competitive scene is about to get a complete overhaul thanks to the next set of official Video Game Championships (VGC) rules, which will see all Legendary and Paradox Pokemon banned.
In recent months, thanks to Set G, players were allowed to select one ‘Restricted’ Pokemon to use on their team, permitting them to pick from Legendaries like Mewtwo, Giratina, and Groudon to add some extra firepower. It’s thanks to these rules that we’ve seenthe surprising rise of Zamazenta– which was considered a pretty lackluster Legendary in its own game - and the development of a strategy tomake Gen 9 powerhouse Miraidon even more viable. It’s been a really fascinating few months in the competitive scene for this reason, so it’s rather surprising to see all of those Restricted Pokemon removed from play.
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