Regulation sets, in full.
The complete rule pack for every official Champions regulation. Updated as Play! Pokémon ships changes. Current: Regulation M-C.
Regulation Set M-A
Banned Pokémon categories
- All Restricted / Box Legendaries
- All Sub-Legendaries
- All Mythical Pokémon
- All Paradox Pokémon (past and future)
- Treasures of Ruin (Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, Ting-Lu, Wo-Chien)
- Explicit name bans: Koraidon, Miraidon
Launch regulation. Open team-sheet competitions allowed. Mega Evolution is back: any Mega Stone is legal as a held item if the species qualifies.
Regulation Set M-B
Banned Pokémon categories
- Anything not on the Regulation M-B roster
Added 22 Pokémon and 16 Mega Evolutions to the M-A roster. Used at the 2026 World Championships. Originally set to end September 1, extended a week on August 5.
Regulation Set M-C
Banned Pokémon categories
- Anything not on the Regulation M-C roster
Adds 26 Pokémon (23 species, plus Alolan Persian, Low Key Toxtricity and female Indeedee), including Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon, Salamence and Baxcalibur, and six Mega Evolutions: Mega Absol Z, Mega Salamence, Mega Garchomp Z, Mega Lucario Z, Mega Golisopod and Mega Baxcalibur. New items include Rocky Helmet, Air Balloon, Red Card, Eject Button and the four Terrain Seeds. Used at the 2027 Latin America International Championships.
Every Pokémon legal in Regulation M-C, filterable by move and ability
Ranked Battle seasons under this regulation
| Code | Name | Regulation | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| M-1 | Season M-1 | M-A | 2026-04-08 → 2026-05-12 |
| M-2 | Season M-2 | M-A | 2026-05-13 → 2026-06-16 |
| M-3 | Season M-3 | M-B | 2026-06-17 → 2026-07-07 |
| M-4 | Season M-4 | M-B | 2026-07-08 → 2026-08-04 |
| M-5 | Season M-5 | M-B | 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-08 |
| M-6 | Season M-6 | M-C | 2026-09-09 → 2026-10-06 |
| M-7 | Season M-7 | M-C | 2026-10-07 → 2026-11-04 |
The full rules are in the official Play! Pokémon VGC Tournament Handbook.