Challonge Formats in the Tournaments Room
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Challonge Formats
In the Tournaments room, while there is a large focus on scripted tournaments, users are also free to host their own tournaments through the use of Challonge, a website that creates live brackets. Since these tournaments are organized by the users rather than an automated script, some fun, new ways to play have surfaced. Throughout this article, we’ll guide you through several of the formats that you can find hosted in our room!
Catch and Evolve
Commonly abbreviated as "C&E", Catch and Evolve is a format that goes against one of the inherent rules of Pokémon games, allowing you to catch your opponent's team members! Players are given a random unevolved "starter" Pokémon by the host, and then they pit their new partner against an opponent and their starter. Here's the catch (pun intended): the winner of the battle gets to add one of their opponent's 'mons to their team, and they are also given the option to "evolve" a party member (including the one that they just received). The tournament follows a standard bracket.
If regular C&E isn't doing it for you, there are other variants hosted including:
- Monotype — Only Pokémon of the same type are distributed
- Monoregion — Only Pokémon from the same regional dex are distributed
- Monocolor — Only Pokémon that share the same color are distributed
- Ubers and other tiers — Only Pokémon from the respective tier are distributed
- Legendary C&E — Catch Legendary Pokémon and pit them against each other! This variant forgoes the traditional "evolving" stage, as only Legendary Pokémon are distributed.
Clash of the Gym Leaders
It's the Pokémon World Tournament! ...Champions excluded. In this format, players compete to determine how Gym Leaders across all of the regions fare against each other. After either getting assigned to Gym Leaders by the host or choosing their own, participants will create teams using a minimum of 3 Pokémon from the rosters in Black 2/White 2's Pokémon World Tournament, filling any remaining slots with 'mons from OU and below. Once all of the teams are ready, players will duke it out in a standard bracket until there is only one left standing. Prove that your favorite Gym Leader is the best of them all!
Survival
Survival tournaments, as the name of the format may suggest, are based on the popular television series Survivor. During signups, the host will announce the 2 opposing teams, and participants will choose which one they want to join. Each round, the host will reveal the challenge (a randomly chosen tier) and give both teams a minute or two to vote on a player to represent them in battle. If a representative loses, they are eliminated from the tournament and then the next round begins. Once a team runs out of players, the other team is crowned the winner!
Hunger Games
Another format based off of popular media, a Hunger Games tournament will have you find a partner to form a district (team). When everyone knows their teams, the host will link a document to all of the participants that shows them what Pokémon they are allowed to use. Each district is given 12 Pokémon to choose from, and the partners decide on who gets what. Everyone is given 15 minutes to build their teams before the tournament starts. This kind of tournament doesn't follow a standard bracket, so battle the other participants until you lose once, and then you're out! If, however, you do manage to triumph against another player, you are allowed to "catch" one Pokémon from their team and add it to your arsenal. The last person standing is the winner!
There are a few other rules to note: for instance, you cannot battle your other district member or your allies unless all other participants have been eliminated. A maximum of 3 allies can be recruited (other than your partner), but make sure you let the host know about your new alliance! The benefits to forming these truces is that you are given access to 1 Pokémon from your ally, and in turn, they can ask for a Pokémon from you.
Metronome
If you're feeling lucky, then this is the format for you! Metronome-only battles have been around since the existence of the move, and the high amounts of RNG involved can create some hilarious situations. In this kind of tournament, the rules are fairly simple: all participants must use the same Pokémon, and the only move that they can know is Metronome. The Pokémon to be used will be determined by the host, and you'll play in a standard bracket until one person is crowned "King of the RNG"!
Conclusion
If any of the above formats sound like fun, then drop by the room and get involved! Plenty of these tournaments are hosted daily, and if you need help joining, you can follow our guide for that here. If you think that hosting is more up your alley, you're free to do that, too! Follow our hosting guide here and you'll be ready to go. Tournaments are technically a competition, but it's also important to have fun. Who knows, maybe you'll become the room-renowned C&E champ or the best Survival host that anyone's ever seen!
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