Monotype Monotype Winter Seasonals 2026 - Round 5 (Losers only)

cpt.kraken · Feb 16, 2026

Made by Mozonite

Welcome to the 11th cycle of the Monotype Seasonals! This is the first tournament of the Monotype Seasonal 2026 circuit, meaning wins in this tournament WILL count towards the Monotype Ribbon. SPECIFIC RULES

This is a standard SV Monotype tournament
This tournament will be DOUBLE Elimination
All rounds will be Best of Three. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown!
Replays are not required for the early rounds, but it's encourage to post them to contribute for the metagame

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

General Tournament Rules:

Identity: I expect many battles to be completed under alts. This can be bad for tournament security, and thus I will make this clear: If I hear any whispers of identity theft (battling as someone you are not) or proxy battling (helping someone else battle through pm) I will not be pleased and I will take severe actions.
Scouting: Next, I do not want to hear anything about counterteaming, at all. Do not complain about it. I also don't want to hear about any blatant scouting. There is a difference between "[user] is known for using stall" and "let me follow [user] around all day to watch all his battles since I am his opponent". I expect a lot of the former and none of the latter. I give permission to all battlers to ask any person spectating their battle to leave if they do not want them watching. Everyone will have access to your replays from earlier rounds though.
Timer Clause: As for taking long between moves, if your opponent asks you to hurry up, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calc for a key turn that is one thing, but prolonging every move is suspicious and annoying. Don't do it. Furthermore, Battle Timeout is a rule for a reason. If you run out of time, you lose, simple as that. It does not matter what your opponent says. Do not battle if you think you will have to leave mid battle, and instead reschedule for a better time.
Disconnections: Finally, in the case of a disconnect, the decision is in the hands of the player who did not disconnect. The options are: redo the battle move for move, redo the battle with the same teams but different moves, or redo the battle with completely different teams. If the battle was without a doubt over, they may also take the win. Any suspicion that a disconnect was committed on purpose to redo a match may be appealed to me, and if I feel this happened there will be severe consequences, don't do it.