Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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Following last week's reveal of the next major Pokémon game Pokémon Winds & Waves (and a release window for the battle title Pokémon Champions), The Pokémon Company has officially announced it will be winding down Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's seasonal Ranked Battle content.

The final season for the Switch game "Season 41" will officially kick off on 1st April 2026. After this goes live, Ranked Battles will no longer receive updates. This season will run until the game's servers are taken offline, and there will be no monthly rankings or rewards for rankings.

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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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This announcement follows the recent conclusion of Season 39 and the start of Season 40. Trainers can now collect rewards for Season 39. As for Season 40, it runs from now until 31st March 2026. You can see the full ruleset for this season on Serebii.net.

If you haven't already tried out Pokémon Scarlet & Violet on the Switch 2, these titles received a free upgrade last June.

Did you participate in Scarlet & Violet's Ranked Battles? How do you feel about Season 41 being the final season. Let us know in the comments.

[source serebii.net]