Whether this is your first time playing the format, or you just ran out of ideas, in this VGC 2021 Rental Teams compilation you will find a diverse archive of proven teams ready to use in Pokémon Sword and Shield and online battle simulators.
All teams have been credited to their respective creators, and those active on Twitter are linked as well. If you want your teams to be featured on this compendium, send us a DM over on Twitter!
Last update: 20 July 2021
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Series 10
These are teams for the VGC 2021 Series 10 rules, in play from 1 August 2021.
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Neil Patel (Neil) | Rose Tower Clash #5 Top 8 (18 Jul 2021) |       |  |  | |
 | Aldrich Y. Sutandra (AldrichYan) | Rose Tower Clash #5 Top 8 (18 Jul 2021) |      |  | | |
 | Jakob Hoven (Jacky) | Rose Tower Clash #5 Top 16 (18 Jul 2021) |    |  | | |
 | Sliver / Bertigo | Creators Cup III Winner (18 Jul 2021) |   |  | | |
| Fola / Sekiam | Creators Cup III Finalist (18 Jul 2021) |   |  | | |
| Frigo / Midnight | Creators Cup III Top 4 (18 Jul 2021) |  |  | | |
| Wade / Susej | Creators Cup III Top 4 (18 Jul 2021) |  |  | | |
| Daz / PokeAlex | Creators Cup III Top 8 (18 Jul 2021) |     |  | | |
| Oscar / Yosu | Creators Cup III Top 8 (18 Jul 2021) |   |  | | |
| Bacon / Palo | Creators Cup III Top 8 (18 Jul 2021) |   |  | | |
| Silithur / Dani | Creators Cup III Top 8 (18 Jul 2021) | |  | | |
| Zen / Sowen | Creators Cup III 9th place (18 Jul 2021) |    |  | | |
| Víctor Medina (Torviv) | Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Winner (11 Jul 2021) |  |  | | |
 | Kunal Kanodia (Light) | Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 8 (11 Jul 2021) | |  | |  |
| Rajan Bal (SmogonVGC) | Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 8 (11 Jul 2021) |   |  | | |
| Hugo Soler (Hugo) | Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 16 (11 Jul 2021) |  |  | | |
 | Damahni Palmer (Domingo) | Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 32 (11 Jul 2021) |  |  | | |
| I. Santos & G. Martínez | A cool team! (9 Jul 2021) |     |  | | |
 | Marco Silva (marcofiero) | A cool team! (5 Jul 2021) | |  | | |
| Marco Silva (marcofiero) | A cool team! (5 Jul 2021) | |  | | |
| Marco Silva (marcofiero) | A cool team! (5 Jul 2021) | |  | | |
 | Joseph Ugarte (JoeUX9) | A cool team! (3 Jul 2021) | |  | | |
| Player | Team | Code | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|
Neil Patel Rose Tower Clash #5 Top 8 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Aldrich Y. Sutandra Rose Tower Clash #5 Top 8 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Jakob Hoven Rose Tower Clash #5 Top 16 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Sliver / Bertigo Creators Cup III Winner 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Fola / Sekiam Creators Cup III Finalist 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Frigo / Midnight Creators Cup III Top 4 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Wade / Susej Creators Cup III Top 4 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Daz / PokeAlex Creators Cup III Top 8 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Oscar / Yosu Creators Cup III Top 8 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Bacon / Palo Creators Cup III Top 8 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Silithur / Dani Creators Cup III Top 8 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Zen / Sowen Creators Cup III 9th place 18 Jul 2021 | | | |
Víctor Medina Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Winner 11 Jul 2021 | | | |
Kunal Kanodia Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 8 11 Jul 2021 | | | |
Rajan Bal Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 8 11 Jul 2021 | | | |
Hugo Soler Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 16 11 Jul 2021 | | | |
Damahni Palmer Battle Frontier S10 Ch. Top 32 11 Jul 2021 | | | |
I. Santos & G. Martínez A cool team! 9 Jul 2021 | | | |
Marco Silva A cool team! 5 Jul 2021 | | | |
Marco Silva A cool team! 5 Jul 2021 | | | |
Marco Silva A cool team! 5 Jul 2021 | | | |
Joseph Ugarte A cool team! 3 Jul 2021 | | | |
Series 9
These are teams for the VGC 2021 Series 9 rules, in play from 1 May 2021 to 31 July 2021. It is similar to the previous Series 7!
Teams from June
Take a look at the teams with more recent success! Teams from the first weeks of June:
- VR Circuit: Spring Series Grand Finale
- Hatterene Series III
- Other featured and cool teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Silva (marcofiero) | VR Circuit: Spring Grand Finale Winner (13 Jun 2021) |    |  | | |
| Damiano La Barbera (Naji) | VR Circuit: Spring Grand Finale Top 8 (13 Jun 2021) |   |  | | |
 | Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | VR Circuit: Spring Grand Finale Top 8 (13 Jun 2021) |    |  | | |
 | Yuma Miyamoto (とり。) | Featured team (13 Jun 2021) |  |  | | |
 | Xiao Haotian (搞黃色的袜神) | Featured team (13 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Nikhil Reddy (ニキル) | Featured team (13 Jun 2021) |   |  | | |
| Nicholas Johnson (Nicholas) | Featured team (13 Jun 2021) |     |  | | |
| Yuki Safari (Yuki) | Hatterene Series III Winner (6 Jun 2021) |  |  | | |
| Daisy Pupel (Daisy) | Hatterene Series III Finalist (6 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Emma Manzo (Emma) | Hatterene Series III Top 4 (6 Jun 2021) |   |  | | |
 | Ksenia Shestopalova (Ksenia) | Hatterene Series III Top 8 (6 Jun 2021) |  |  | | |
| Aline (Nagi) | Hatterene Series III Top 8 (6 Jun 2021) |   |  | | |
 | Faith N. (anmber) | Hatterene Series III Top 16 (6 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Callie Love (Callie Love) | Hatterene Series III Top 16 (6 Jun 2021) |     |  | | |
 | Teagan Stiga (Karaikou) | Hatterene Series III Top 32 (6 Jun 2021) |   |  | | |
| Amelia Esten (Amelia) | Hatterene Series III Top 32 (6 Jun 2021) |  |  | | |
| Malcolm Mackellar (Mogar) | Hatterene Series III Top 32 (6 Jun 2021) |     |  | | |
| Eve M. (Eveza) | Hatterene Series III Top 32 (6 Jun 2021) |     |  | | |
| Julia Kruse (Sothis) | Hatterene Series III Top 32 (6 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Lauren Finn (Lauren) | Hatterene Series III Top 32 (6 Jun 2021) |    |  | | |
 | Long Nguyen (Long) | Featured team (6 Jun 2021) |  |  | |
| Player | Team | Code | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|
Marco Silva VR Circuit: Spring Grand Finale Winner 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Damiano La Barbera VR Circuit: Spring Grand Finale Top 8 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Kevin Salvetto VR Circuit: Spring Grand Finale Top 8 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Yuma Miyamoto Featured team 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Xiao Haotian Featured team 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Nikhil Reddy Featured team 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Nicholas Johnson Featured team 13 Jun 2021 | | | |
Yuki Safari Hatterene Series III Winner 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Daisy Pupel Hatterene Series III Finalist 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Emma Manzo Hatterene Series III Top 4 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Ksenia Shestopalova Hatterene Series III Top 8 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Aline Hatterene Series III Top 8 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Faith N. Hatterene Series III Top 16 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Callie Love Hatterene Series III Top 16 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Teagan Stiga Hatterene Series III Top 32 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Amelia Esten Hatterene Series III Top 32 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Malcolm Mackellar Hatterene Series III Top 32 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Eve M. Hatterene Series III Top 32 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Julia Kruse Hatterene Series III Top 32 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Lauren Finn Hatterene Series III Top 32 6 Jun 2021 | | | |
Long Nguyen Featured team 6 Jun 2021 | | |
Teams from May
We revisit almost a hundred active Series 7 teams so that you can start playing in the new Series as soon as possible! With teams for all styles, we present to you two lists:
- Teams specialized in best-of-three environments, ideal for online tournaments.
- VR Circuit: Spring Series Qualifier #5
- VR Circuit: Spring Series Qualifier #4
- VR Circuit: Spring Series Qualifier #3
- VR Circuit: Spring Series Qualifier #2
- VR Circuit: Spring Series Qualifier #1
- Other featured teams from different grassroots tournaments!
- Teams specialized in best-of-one battles, ideal for laddering.
- Ranked Battles Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder, thanks to our Liberty Note colleagues
- Japan Nationals Main Stage, thanks to our Liberty Note colleagues
- Other cool teams!
Tournament-oriented teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damiano La Barbera (Naji) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #5 Winner (30 May 2021) | | | | |
| Masahide Tamaki (まさ) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #5 Top 4 (30 May 2021) | |  | | |
 | Iivo Kaipainen (Molly) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #5 Top 32 (30 May 2021) | |  | | |
 | Ilias Roufogalis (Liakos) | Featured team (30 May 2021) | |  | | |
| William Marks (Munkey) | Featured team (30 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Adam Cherfaoui (Shao) | Featured team (30 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Preston Duff (Zordor) | Featured team (30 May 2021) |   |  | | |
| Víctor Medina (Torviv) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #4 Winner (23 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Paschalis Dermentzis (PasDer) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #4 Top 8 (23 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Luca Del Medico (Mr.PokÉnjoy) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #4 Top 8 (23 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Nikhil Reddy (ニキル) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #4 Top 32 (23 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Ramsés Quintana (KaoruKitsune) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #4 Top 32 (23 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| Malcolm Mackellar (Mogar) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #3 Top 8 (16 May 2021) |     |  | | |
| Manuel Barea (LeunamTG) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #3 Top 16 (16 May 2021) |   |  | | |
| Brian Collins (Angelo) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #3 Top 16 (16 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Codey Rogers (Codey) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #3 Top 32 (16 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Damahni Palmer (Domingo) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #3 Top 32 (16 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Adrien Hurley (ColdingLight) | Featured team (16 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Meghan Hyman (PinkSylvie) | Featured team (16 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| Griffin Diemer (Griffin) | Featured team (16 May 2021) |   |  | | |
| Juan M. Odriozola (Juanma) | Featured team (16 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| Kyle Geffner (North) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #2 Winner (9 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| Kevin Salvetto (Lil Bo Peep) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #2 Top 4 (9 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Ramsés Quintana (KaoruKitsune) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #2 Top 16 (9 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Iker Rodrigo (Reki) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #2 Top 32 (9 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| Jose M. Cabré (Aya Cabre) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #2 Top 32 (9 May 2021) |  |  | | |
 | Evan Weng (EvanSmoak♪) | VR Circuit: Spring Qualifier #2 Top 32 (9 May 2021) |   |  | | |
| Adrien Hurley (ColdingLight) | Featured team (2 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Paky Esposito (Püddin VGC) | Featured team (2 May 2021) | |  | | |
 | Dylan Cedeño (Dylan) | Featured team (2 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Antoine Desaegher (ApPy) | Featured team (2 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Aapo Niemiranta (Aapo) | Featured team (2 May 2021) | |  | |
Ladder-oriented teams
| Flag | Player | Best results | Team | Code | Paste | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blue (Blue) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 2nd place (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Cobalt (cobalt) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 4th place (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Channa (ちゃんなー) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 7th place (1 Jun 2021) |  |  | | |
| Kazuki Kobayashi (Yuary) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 8th place (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Tanimu (たにむー) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 14th place (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| 20LiangLiang (?????) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 24th place (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Kaneko (EXIT) | Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 26th place (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Yosuke Takayanagi (やなぎ) | A cool team! (1 Jun 2021) | |  | | |
| Ryota Otsubo (ロワ) | A cool team! (26 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| James Eakes (Mio) | A cool team! (26 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Lee Ji-seok (Q) | A cool team! (25 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Aldrich Y. Sutandra (AldrichYan) | A cool team! (17 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Ryota Otsubo (バルドル) | Featured team (15 May 2021) |     |  | | |
 | Aminadav Grant (Amin) | A cool team! (12 May 2021) |   |  | | |
| Ma (チャフダンテ) | Japan Nationals Main Stage 4th place (9 May 2021) | |  | | |
| Koutaro Nakagome (Koutaro) | Japan Nationals Main Stage 29th place (9 May 2021) | |  | | |
| QS (QS) | Japan Nationals Main Stage 35th place (9 May 2021) |  |  | | |
| Player | Team | Code | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|
Blue Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 2nd place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Cobalt Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 4th place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Channa Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 7th place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Kazuki Kobayashi Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 8th place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Tanimu Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 14th place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
20LiangLiang Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 24th place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Kaneko Season 18 (May 2021) Ladder 26th place 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Yosuke Takayanagi A cool team! 1 Jun 2021 | | | |
Ryota Otsubo A cool team! 26 May 2021 | | | |
James Eakes A cool team! 26 May 2021 | | | |
Lee Ji-seok A cool team! 25 May 2021 | | | |
Aldrich Y. Sutandra A cool team! 17 May 2021 | | | |
Ryota Otsubo Featured team 15 May 2021 | | | |
Aminadav Grant A cool team! 12 May 2021 | | | |
Ma Japan Nationals Main Stage 4th place 9 May 2021 | | | |
Koutaro Nakagome Japan Nationals Main Stage 29th place 9 May 2021 | | | |
QS Japan Nationals Main Stage 35th place 9 May 2021 | | | |
The archived version of the rental teams for VGC Series 2 to 8, the official format between 4 January 2020 and 30 April 2021, can be found here!
