The Pokémon Video Game Championship battle rules for 2018 have finally been announced! The rules are as follows; All Pokémon except for the ones pictured below in the National Pokédex can be used, as long as they are caught/bred in the Alola region (must have black cover mark) Each team must have 6 different Pokémon on it. All items are allowed, but each Pokémon must hold a unique item. All Pokémon are set to Lv. 50, meaning Pokémon of any level will be raised/lowered to be Lv. 50. Each player has a total of 5 minutes per match to make all their selections. Only copies of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon can be used. BANNED Pokémon (Pokémon with [ ] around them are banned in all known forms) [] [][][][] [][][] [][][] [][][]
Oh nice! Definitely looking forward to playing this new format. It's going to open lots of possibilities for new strategies.