Welcome to the Monotype Community Create-A-Pokemon Project. The concept behind this project is to see your ideas and knowledge of not only the Monotype metagame but also each type and their specific needs in order to give them more success and viability. The overall goal is to see how creative you can be with giving different types something they lack or are in severe need of and how this new Pokemon would change a given type and the metagame as a whole. Anyone can participate. Discussion and feedback is highly encouraged as it stimulates conversation and brings forth more theories and suggestions. Because of this, you can contribute to this project without actually submitting anything but ideas and/or information regarding types, match-ups, calculations, etc. The main point of this is to have fun and for the Monotype Community to design a Pokemon that pushes the tier and certain types forward.
The project itself will begin on October 7th and end on November 11th. The time frames for each week will be run mostly through JST (Japanese Standard Time). This means this project will last 5 weeks, ending 1 week before the release of Pokemon: Sun and Moon on November 18th. Each week will have a separate topic or subject as the main guideline for conversation and discussion. The general topics for each week will be as follows:
Rules and Tips:
Week Specific Rules and Tips:
The project itself will begin on October 7th and end on November 11th. The time frames for each week will be run mostly through JST (Japanese Standard Time). This means this project will last 5 weeks, ending 1 week before the release of Pokemon: Sun and Moon on November 18th. Each week will have a separate topic or subject as the main guideline for conversation and discussion. The general topics for each week will be as follows:
- Week 1: Create a concept for a Pokemon or Niche that is severely needed for a certain type. What type's viability are you trying to further, why and how? Vote on concept and type.
- Week 2: Discuss the Secondary typing as well as Threats to the concept. What help does this other typing provide? How do you beat this Pokemon? Vote on Secondary typing.
- Week 3: Provide ideas for a Primary and Secondary Ability and discuss how they help both of its typings. How will said Ability make a difference for the given type? Vote on each Ability respectively.
- Week 4: Suggest Stat Spreads, Movesets and general Movepools for the Pokemon. What about this Pokemon makes it necessary and viable on teams of its type? Vote on each category respectively.
- Week 5: Name the Pokemon! Make it creative and relevant to the concept of the Pokemon. Vote.
Rules and Tips:
- The beginning of each phase will be announced via a post in this thread with explanations and examples of how to post ideas and/or concepts with regards to the topic line for said week.
- Depending on how much information is established and if a general consensus for a certain criteria occurs, there will be a 5 day discussion on each topic followed by a 2 day voting period to round out each week.
- When submitting beginning concepts, try to design Pokemon that aren't too similar to any already within their typing. This project wants to focus mostly on ideas that would improve types and to improve their viability in Monotype in ways that are not currently accessible to said type.
- There will be no reservations for ideas since we are creating a Pokemon from scratch.
- Make sure your ideas don't include extreme buffs at any stage of this discussion. Please use reasonable discretion when designing your Pokemon as well. If you think that your design may be broken, it probably is.
- When creating a concept, don't focus only on making something incredible. How it improves its type, covers weaknesses or provides more options should come first and foremost.
- When submitting an idea, make sure you give the required submission for that week. Nothing more and nothing less. If you have ideas for upcoming topics, just save your thoughts for those discussions.
- The point of this Project is not to crown a winner, but to have an in-depth meta-game discussion with the Monotype Community.
- Give a description on how this new Pokemon changes its type and what it provides.
- Don't insult other people for their ideas even if you think it's bad. Let the voting period decide that.
- Editing your idea is allowed as long as it is done before the Voting Period.
Week Specific Rules and Tips:
- Week 1: You may not create a concept that is very similar to that of another person. If you like their concept or also want something nearly identical, simply like their post and vote for them at the end of the week.
- Week 2: If you want to discuss the same secondary typing as another person, make sure to add points that the previous user hasn't mentioned. If you cannot add anymore information, wait for the voting period.
- Week 3: All abilities must be already within the ORAS meta-game. Similar to Week 2, only post the same type as another user if you are providing additional information that was not established. If you cannot add anymore information, wait for the voting period.
- Week 4: All submissions may be similar to other users. The Stat Spread requires explanation as to why each stat is what it is, i.e. why have 101 Speed and not 100? Movesets must make logical sense for the concept of the Pokemon being created. Don't give a Pokemon 4 Attacking Moves if its role is Utility. If a person happens to somehow post the same concept as you, simply wait for the voting period.
- Week 5: When submitting a name for the Pokemon, explain why you decided to use that name. Nothing obscene or too complex.
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