Art by Swiffix
Welcome to the fifth Monotype Cup and the fourth official SS Cup! Whether you're a veteran with something to prove or a newbie looking for your breakout, I wish you the best of luck.
This is a single elimination tournament & each matchup is a Bo3 series!
>>Monotype Cup Tracker<<
Standard Rules and Clauses
- Baton Pass Clause: Baton pass is banned
- Same Type Clause: Pokémon in a team must share a type.
- Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep
- Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokémon
- OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
- Moody Clause: Moody is banned
- Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned
- Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned
- HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages
- Terastal Clause: Prevents Pokémon from Terastallizing
Identity
Users are expected to play on identifiable accounts. They may choose not to, but if asked must comply with identification requests by an opponent, either via switching to an account you are identifiable on, or via a Smogon message. Do not assume an account that you use regularly in other tours or with your friends is "identifiable." Use an account that matches your Smogon username or is in your About page to avoid this problem.
Scouting
Going through publicly posted teams or available replays from other tournaments / rounds / the PS! replays site is understandable and an acceptable play in tournament prep. Using power given on Smogon or PS! to find things unavailable to the regular user, such as deleted posts, PS alt account connections, or hidden rooms, is unacceptable and can result in loss of access.
Do not badger an opponent's friends, teammates, or previous opponents for information, respect their wishes for privacy if asked. Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer and Disconnections
The timer is expected to be on from the start of every game until its conclusion, unless indicated otherwise in a tournament's rules (such as a ghosting tour). Please be respectful of each other's time while in-game, battle timeouts are there for a reason.
If you run out of time, you lose. If you disconnect and run out of time to reconnect, you lose. For particularly high stakes games, under certain conditions, a Tournament Director may be able to recreate a game played on Smogtours, but do not rely on or expect this. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires (15 minutes), as once a room expires there is no chance of recreation. A game played on Main can never be recreated.
Communication
Schedule your games via public wall/visitor messages (VMs) to make it possible for hosts to track activity claims when needed. Use this guide to ensure that you don't lose via activity or go to a coinflip. If you use other means of contacting your opponent, such as private messages on Smogon, Discord or PS! messages of any sort, or another platform altogether, then provide all scheduling conversations should you need to make an activity claim.
Remember that late contact is not grounds for an activity claim. If extensions are even possible, they will only be provided in circumstances where contact was early enough and you and your opponent were unable to find a time during the standard schedule to play and have already found a time during the standard extension window to play. The further you stray from that ideal, the less likely an extension request is to be granted.
Activity
In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent, or if hosts determine an activity win was earned based on public contact. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
Host discretion will be applied for all unplayed games. This means that an activity win will not be automatically granted if you post, and a lack of post does not automatically result in a coinflip.
Server
The default server to play tournament matches on is Smogtours. An acceptable alternative, should both players agree to go to it, is the main Pokemon Showdown server. No other server is allowed, even if both users agree to it. If one user requests to play on Main and the other user requests to play on Smogtours, the game must be played on Smogtours.
Bugs
Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.
Cheating, Throwing, and Poor Sportsmanship
Respect yourself and your fellow players. The Tournament Rules go into more detail on each of these topics, but the short answer is that players who do any of the above acts risk removal from the tournament, infractions, or worse.
Users are expected to play on identifiable accounts. They may choose not to, but if asked must comply with identification requests by an opponent, either via switching to an account you are identifiable on, or via a Smogon message. Do not assume an account that you use regularly in other tours or with your friends is "identifiable." Use an account that matches your Smogon username or is in your About page to avoid this problem.
Scouting
Going through publicly posted teams or available replays from other tournaments / rounds / the PS! replays site is understandable and an acceptable play in tournament prep. Using power given on Smogon or PS! to find things unavailable to the regular user, such as deleted posts, PS alt account connections, or hidden rooms, is unacceptable and can result in loss of access.
Do not badger an opponent's friends, teammates, or previous opponents for information, respect their wishes for privacy if asked. Divulging private information about someone's planned team to their opponent is never allowed, and will be heavily sanctioned. Requesting that such information be divulged is also grounds for punishment. Keep your scouting to publicly available information and you'll be fine.
Timer and Disconnections
The timer is expected to be on from the start of every game until its conclusion, unless indicated otherwise in a tournament's rules (such as a ghosting tour). Please be respectful of each other's time while in-game, battle timeouts are there for a reason.
If you run out of time, you lose. If you disconnect and run out of time to reconnect, you lose. For particularly high stakes games, under certain conditions, a Tournament Director may be able to recreate a game played on Smogtours, but do not rely on or expect this. It is the responsibility of the player that disconnected to get a TD into the room before it expires (15 minutes), as once a room expires there is no chance of recreation. A game played on Main can never be recreated.
Communication
Schedule your games via public wall/visitor messages (VMs) to make it possible for hosts to track activity claims when needed. Use this guide to ensure that you don't lose via activity or go to a coinflip. If you use other means of contacting your opponent, such as private messages on Smogon, Discord or PS! messages of any sort, or another platform altogether, then provide all scheduling conversations should you need to make an activity claim.
Remember that late contact is not grounds for an activity claim. If extensions are even possible, they will only be provided in circumstances where contact was early enough and you and your opponent were unable to find a time during the standard schedule to play and have already found a time during the standard extension window to play. The further you stray from that ideal, the less likely an extension request is to be granted.
Activity
In the event that there is an uncompleted match at the deadline, it will be coin flipped unless one or both of the players involved in the match specifically request an activity win and explain sufficiently why they deserve to win over their opponent, or if hosts determine an activity win was earned based on public contact. Attempting to schedule a battle is required in order to receive the win by activity. To make it clear that you are requesting an activity win when you post, you must open your post with "Activity Win Request" in bold.
For example, if you believe your opponent is making an unfair request and that they don't deserve the activity win over you, you can either make your own request or quote their post and explain why they don't deserve it. You should try to make your activity win request posts at least 24 hours before the deadline to give your opponent a reasonable opportunity to contest it with their own activity win request.
Host discretion will be applied for all unplayed games. This means that an activity win will not be automatically granted if you post, and a lack of post does not automatically result in a coinflip.
Server
The default server to play tournament matches on is Smogtours. An acceptable alternative, should both players agree to go to it, is the main Pokemon Showdown server. No other server is allowed, even if both users agree to it. If one user requests to play on Main and the other user requests to play on Smogtours, the game must be played on Smogtours.
Bugs
Any battle mechanics not properly implemented in the simulator used for a tournament battle are fair game, unless explicitly banned by that tournament's rules. Illegal movesets that are not restricted by the simulator fall into this category as well. However, this does not include faulty tier scripts; for example, if there was a bug in the BW OU tier script that allowed you to use Drizzle and Swift Swim on the same team, taking advantage of this would result in disqualification in that battle. If a game breaking glitch is discovered, we will make a blanket tournament ban on that glitch via an announcement in the Tournaments forum until it is fixed.
Cheating, Throwing, and Poor Sportsmanship
Respect yourself and your fellow players. The Tournament Rules go into more detail on each of these topics, but the short answer is that players who do any of the above acts risk removal from the tournament, infractions, or worse.
I'm looking forward to a great tournament, good luck everyone!
In order to schedule with your opponent, please follow the scheduling guidelines!
Feel free to contact me in the Monotype discord server if you still have any questions regarding this tournament (or the Monotype Cup in general) after reading this post!
Matchups
Mester[*DNP] vs zSkyver
Tav72 vs Dango640
OtaviioZx vs Kanha Greninja
Manan999[*DNP] vs Spidsy
Shucklegigas[*DNP] vs MatLaTomate
joshuer[*DNP] vs Leviandra
PeterC291[*DNP] vs BlackCookLash
Topegg777 vs PandaDoux[*DNP]
Dragon Expert Soma vs tausifur
ribbbons vs Shemages
Ashbala vs koopa003
Charsiaa[*DNP] vs elementaldoggo999
GUZOT[*DNP] vs Bka Onon
feen vs Snak
SBAP vs Fishy2545
t&a ninetales vs GHollow
King Choco vs Neko
Dieu Amphibien vs Mik3y
MashedCauliflowers vs Rex Slayer
crash[*DNP] vs Zong200
Greenytg vs Thanos
Cielau[*DNP] vs powerlantz2
4KGhxst vs NinjaCaro[*DNP]
Tenebricite vs Rei
Mr_TopTouch[*DNP] vs djistivi
Incognition[*DNP] vs TheHooft
AmygdalaGames[*DNP] vs Don Bork
King Billu vs Going Hard
Rotten[*DNP] vs 34jphan2
cicepece11 vs Mafrazinho
AncientFr33z[*DNP] vs McFluffy_28
jrm-gray_[*DNP] vs Ara
giove97[*DNP] vs Ryus0ken
KingJam3sDaBest[*DNP] vs Scarlett_Valorum
mormonp14[*DNP] vs shego4meee
cpt.kraken vs JuninxZ9
yuukvt[*DNP] vs Chaitanya
krakrakrabum vs Showl[*DNP]
hex[*DNP] vs aegislash27
abreuolindo vs churrojr[*DNP]
Regiboob vs Boonty88
cute vn vs JeoZ
FlipTwicty81 vs benladil[*DNP]
Makingg[*DNP] vs DugZa
Jayashe3 vs Nemosse[*DNP]
metagross does architectu vs Tarre25
dazeygorl[*DNP] vs Ostenberg
schwipper vs Fentropy
Kingsous vs Rio Vidal
Starfox. vs JinF
Arcanine1929[*DNP] vs ltranc
Vapour[*DNP] vs maihuyvuan
FullParaJacket vs Max2412[*DNP]
Rutrexetre[*DNP] vs Fraaxn
MattandMello[*DNP] vs Proszz
Batmen[*DNP] vs spicy fella
Manaquee[*DNP] vs Dracovisher
RedEmption[*DNP] vs SHONE
krwozen[*DNP] vs ajbaby
Kev[*DNP] vs victtoor
Prateekkp vs Xiri
zIcarus[*DNP] vs liliou
Hearty[*DNP] vs ragazzosole
porcupine21 vs TheKart017
zvbcv vs July
1yr[*DNP] vs Bye 1
Skolas[*DNP] vs Bye 2
Daniel Ramos[*DNP] vs Bye 3
3EyeQ[*DNP] vs Bye 4
dcsound[*DNP] vs Bye 5
Bluxio[*DNP] vs Bye 6
yedla[*DNP] vs Bye 7
Ringmaster Uta[*DNP] vs Bye 8
Giyu[*DNP] vs Bye 9
kiru vs Leafeonlol[*DNP]
Rowlet69420[*DNP] vs Bye 11
venesha[*DNP] vs Bye 12
adjustments[*DNP] vs Bye 13
toxipes[*DNP] vs Bye 14
terrors[*DNP] vs Bye 15
PapaFrancis44[*DNP] vs Bye 16
Failbor[*DNP] vs Bye 17
KiteaLuluuu[*DNP] vs Bye 18
Rinda[*DNP] vs Bye 19
pyrmd[*DNP] vs Bye 20
Trichotomy[*DNP] vs Bye 21
Bouki[*DNP] vs Bye 22
Looks To The Moon[*DNP] vs Bye 23
dingleberries[*DNP] vs Bye 24
starfox8[*DNP] vs Bye 25
norjaS[*DNP] vs Bye 26
Aries Dragons[*DNP] vs Bye 27
andrreaio[*DNP] vs Bye 28
RC leader[*DNP] vs Bye 29
AlekxBR vs Cyrakii
abcnd vs ArkenCiel[*DNP]
PoseidonWrath[*DNP] vs Bye 32
Floki_67[*DNP] vs Bye 33
GGwebas[*DNP] vs Bye 34
Gradyce[*DNP] vs Bye 35
spidey![*DNP] vs Bye 36
endallbeallball[*DNP] vs Bye 37
Trouser Snakes[*DNP] vs Bye 38
Mr.Jampolin[*DNP] vs Bye 39
THEBleakDisc[*DNP] vs Bye 40
KniY[*DNP] vs Bye 41
Ethereal Sword[*DNP] vs Bye 42
Kochu_shak[*DNP] vs Bye 43
ZombieEyeZ[*DNP] vs Bye 44
ZIP_ALIEN[*DNP] vs Bye 45
lugias2[*DNP] vs Bye 46
StreetBoom[*DNP] vs Bye 47
viiixen[*DNP] vs Bye 48
Azick[*DNP] vs Bye 49
Zebulan the Red[*DNP] vs Bye 50
Closer[*DNP] vs Bye 51
TheGhostGamr[*DNP] vs Bye 52
LiberalTexas1994[*DNP] vs Bye 53
daisuck[*DNP] vs Bye 54
DAHLI[*DNP] vs Bye 55
Lloyd frontera II[*DNP] vs Bye 56
xbold7[*DNP] vs Bye 57
Zirau[*DNP] vs Bye 58
BrightlyAzure[*DNP] vs Bye 59
Wincon[*DNP] vs Bye 60
ToxaNex[*DNP] vs Bye 61
Fixzation[*DNP] vs Bye 62
RED THE Ultra Beast[*DNP] vs Bye 63
Replays are not mandatory for round 1.
The Deadline for Round 1 will be on 9 mars 2026 à 06:00.
The Deadline for Round 1 will be on 9 mars 2026 à 06:00.
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