Ranked Battles
Ranked Battles: Balance Adjustments and Ease of Conditions for Earning Mega Stones as Rewards
To make Ranked Battles more enjoyable for everyone, we will be easing the conditions for earning Mega Stones in addition to making other balance adjustments. See below for specific updates.
Ranked Battles Season 1
• Rank K promotion reward: Greninjite
Ranked Battles Season 2
• Rank S promotion reward: Delphoxite*
• Rank Y promotion reward: Greninjite**
*The Mega Stone promotion reward that could be earned at Rank K during Season 1 will now be obtainable at Rank S, lowering the reward’s required rank by eight and making the Mega Stone easier to obtain.
**The Greninjite stone that was previously a Season 1 reward for reaching Rank K will be reintroduced in Season 2 as a reward for reaching Rank Y, which is one rank above Rank Z. Mega Stones will continue to be reissued frequently in future seasons.
Content Adjustments for Season 2
The promotion rewards that grant Mega Stones will be set as follows.Ranked Battles Season 1
• Rank K promotion reward: Greninjite
Ranked Battles Season 2
• Rank S promotion reward: Delphoxite*
• Rank Y promotion reward: Greninjite**
*The Mega Stone promotion reward that could be earned at Rank K during Season 1 will now be obtainable at Rank S, lowering the reward’s required rank by eight and making the Mega Stone easier to obtain.
**The Greninjite stone that was previously a Season 1 reward for reaching Rank K will be reintroduced in Season 2 as a reward for reaching Rank Y, which is one rank above Rank Z. Mega Stones will continue to be reissued frequently in future seasons.
Planned Adjustments for Upcoming Updates
- To prevent points from decreasing based on match outcomes, we will adjust the points awarded according to ranking.
- We will partially increase and add to the battle rewards received after each match.