Ranked

Commands#

Ladders#

Ladders are separate competitive queues with their own battle formats and rules. Your statistics and progression are tracked separately for each ladder, so performing well in one does not affect your standing in another.

Your party is automatically validated before you can enter a queue. If your team does not meet the ladder's requirements, you will receive a message explaining which Pokémon or requirement must be corrected.

Random Battle ladders do not require you to prepare a team. Both players are temporarily given randomly generated competitive teams when the match begins. These teams are only used for that battle and do not replace or modify the Pokémon in your party.

Match Flow#

Matchmaking

After you join a ladder's queue, the matchmaking system searches for another queued player with a similar rating. The acceptable rating range gradually expands as you wait, allowing matches to be found even when fewer players are available.

You may leave the queue at any time before an opponent is found using /ranked queue leave.

Once an opponent is found:

1. An available battle arena is assigned.
2. Both teams are validated.
3. Team Preview begins, if enabled for the format.
4. Both players are teleported to the arena.
5. The Cobblemon battle begins.
6. Both players are returned to spawn after the match ends.

Team Preview

Team Preview allows both players to review the matchup and prepare their team before the battle begins.

Depending on the format, you may be able to:

• Choose your lead Pokémon
• Reorder the rest of your team
• Select only part of your party to bring into battle
• Review your Pokémon's moves, Ability, Nature, IVs, and EVs
• View limited information about your opponent's team

In formats such as VGC, the order in which you select your Pokémon determines both which Pokémon enter the battle and their battle order.

Team Preview has a limited selection period. If you do not confirm your choices before it expires, your current party order or selection may be submitted automatically.

Turn Timer

Ranked battles use a turn timer to prevent excessive stalling. Your timer only counts down while you are choosing an action.

Selecting actions quickly may restore part of your remaining time, while consistently taking longer decisions will reduce the amount of time available. If your timer reaches zero, an action may be selected automatically.

Use /ranked surrender to forfeit an active match.

Rating and Rank Tiers#

Seasons and Rewards#

Ranked is divided into competitive seasons. Each season may feature different ladders, formats, rewards, and rating reset rules. Rewards are available separately for each Ranked ladder.

Challenges#

Challenges allow you to battle a specific player without entering the matchmaking queue. You may use one of the standard ladder formats or configure a custom format through the Ranked menus.

Both players must have valid teams before the challenge can begin. Once the challenge is accepted, the match starts as soon as an arena becomes available.

Spectating#

You can spectate an active Ranked match using one of its participants. Spectators can watch Pokémon, moves, switches, damage, weather, terrain, and other battle events in real time. Spectators cannot interact with or influence the match.

Replays#

Ranked and challenge matches may be recorded for later viewing. Replay information may include the participants, ladder, teams, result, match duration, and rating changes.