Regulation M-C

M-C was announced at the 2026 World Championships and arrived with update 1.2.0. It runs from September 8, 2026 to December 1, 2026, covers Ranked seasons M-6, M-7 and M-8 and is the regulation for LAIC 2027 in São Paulo.

• Doubles (VGC): bring 6, pick 4. In Ranked, you register 4 to 6.
• Singles: bring 6, pick 3. In Ranked, you register 3 to 6.
• Level 50: your Pokémon can be any level; in battle, they all become level 50.
• Species clause: no duplicate species. Regional forms count as different species.
• Item clause: no duplicate items on the team.
• 1 Mega per battle for each player. No Terastal, Dynamax or Z-Moves.
• No bans and no restricteds: the roster has no legendaries, mythicals, Ultra Beasts or Paradox Pokémon, so there's nothing to ban.
• Time: 90 s of team preview, 45 s per turn and a 7-min clock per player. At official events, 20 min per game and open team sheets.

There was a rumor about Zygarde in M-C. It was false: there are still no legendaries at all. The Z Megas (Garchomp Z, Lucario Z and Absol Z) also have nothing to do with Z-Moves.

23 species were added, and the roster went past 230 Pokémon. Some arrived with more than one form:

Wigglytuff, Persian (and Alolan Persian), Farfetch'd (and Galarian Farfetch'd), Mr. Mime, Swalot, Salamence, Gogoat, Golisopod, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon, Thievul, Toxtricity (both forms), Grapploct, Perrserker, Sirfetch'd, Pincurchin, Indeedee (male and female), Pawmot, Arboliva, Squawkabilly, Mabosstiff and Baxcalibur.

The roster rule didn't change: only fully evolved Pokémon (Pikachu is still the exception).

At 151 base Speed, the Z Megas edged out Mega Aerodactyl, the fastest in M-B, by 1 point. How each one works and which are the most used is in the Mega Evolution guide.

M-C brought 18 items, and the pool reached about 166: Rocky Helmet, Air Balloon, Red Card, Eject Button, Leek, Binding Band, Normal Gem, Terrain Extender, the 4 Terrain Seeds and the 6 new Mega Stones. Assault Vest is still out.

The terrain package came complete: Rillaboom (Grassy Surge), Pincurchin (Electric Surge) and Indeedee (Psychic Surge) set their terrain on entry, Terrain Extender stretches the effect from 5 to 8 turns and each Seed raises its holder's Defense or Special Defense by 1 stage when its terrain is active.

Across 371 Reg M-C tournaments on Limitless (15,709 teams, through October 29, 2026), the newcomer that caught on most was Rillaboom: it's already on almost half of all teams.

The typical Rillaboom runs Grassy Surge, Miracle Seed (75%) and Fake Out with Grassy Glide (99% of sets each). The full list, with sets and partners, is on the Reg M-C tier list, and teams that went deep are in tournament teams.

Looking past M-C, there's already been a teaser of Mega Heatran for December, which points to the next regulation.