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

Low-Power Mode Miraidon looking towards the player in Pokemon Violet.

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. 

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Regulation Set H has just been announced, but it won't come into effect until the start of September. At that point, though, it'll run through January 5, 2025, and will enforce massive changes from the current Regulation Set G rules that VGC players have been following since May.