Art by Swiffix
Welcome to the fifth Monotype Cup and the fourth official SV 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
pintopancho vs londi g
Fentropy vs ArqueroAzul
sky vs ArkenCiel
Srcarlthe4th vs Electry
pabloshyguy vs NellymarY
krwozen vs abreuolindo
SBAP vs zvbcv
Ramsisuno1 vs BuffBacon
Hyperium1233 vs Dragon Expert Soma
THE_JaneBurger vs sharkmaco
Lucky_Mythic vs Sulfura28
Dwagon vs PoseidonWrath
The Allenatore vs Prateekkp
Gelbel3c vs skitonic
Fraolain vs Greenytg
Msousa vs GUZOT
Starfox. vs Thanos
Aries Dragons vs ImprobableBlob
zIcarus vs Whitespaniard
GhostlyPlanets vs Rinda
mightybofa vs King Choco
JeoZ vs Tav72
水适瓶 vs MattandMello
Leviandra vs PledgedBridge74
Rowlet69420 vs doso749
Vapour vs Eviolite Bisharp
Mik3y vs Rio Vidal
DeMarvelous vs July
Arcanine1929 vs rule
trickmasterz vs BrushyBoi
Leafeonlol vs lcalvexx
terrors vs cicepece11
Spenny0107 vs Sabella
MemphisDepay vs Ashbala
LBN vs Tenebricite
Jose ccarlos vs Batmen
twinkay vs BlackCookLash
Alegamer_40 vs abra xdd
cpt.kraken vs Proszz
Shucklegigas vs pyrmd
gfitzy vs Bouki
alex20101010 vs zugubu royale
Masskeau vs Airi
Cluelessmagnet vs juleocesar
giove97 vs Trichotomy
iambuggywuggy vs NoahTheGreat6.1
dmbros vs Giyu
Closer vs pdrxzinn_odd
RipDarkHam vs rixkEZ_
de222 vs schwipper
Manan999 vs ajbaby
thoribbin vs auromoth
Quentin67 vs MashedCauliflowers
Azick vs skinnystickz05
Sussaix vs Ainzcrad
Cielau vs jrm-gray_
hammy3581 vs Amaske
1yr vs LogIce
yedla vs Kev
Rex Slayer vs PandaDoux
Don Bork vs TheKart017
Blaze vs aeth
Xiri vs Neko
Sijih vs Nemosse
Shortie vs toxipes
CloudyEJ vs Sificon
Frailty vs Blue YM
kimer vs SkyHighSundae
maybca vs Pr1nce0fAllSaiyans
Incognition vs GHollow
porcupine21 vs crash
Skolas vs Regiboob
Zong200 vs Leroipolux
iBones vs qtfox
King Billu vs Bobuxman7
hxmo vs Dwsliver
djistivi vs jus
PhantomSnorlax vs Braga S2
Roaring Moonlight vs Ryus0ken
blaab vs Bluxio
DugZa vs Floods
PixelBob vs L Lawliet
notscyther vs MCOBSOK
kr1vax vs JinF
Dieu Amphibien vs Pengairxan
Wincon vs Bye 1
Arpitraj1 vs Bye 2
Tbp24 vs Bye 3
Ethereal Sword vs Bye 4
KiteaLuluuu vs Bye 5
benladil vs Bye 6
Tarre25 vs Bye 7
hex vs Bye 8
legalromao vs Bye 9
cute vn vs Bye 10
venesha vs Bye 11
RoyalReloaded vs Bye 12
Floss vs Bye 13
feen vs Bye 14
TenileDysfunction vs Bye 15
Chaitanya vs Bye 16
ltranc vs Bye 17
Yttoshirib vs Bye 18
Failbor vs Bye 19
Medasus vs Bye 20
consoleconsole vs Bye 21
Scarfire vs Bye 22
Showl vs Bye 23
ExspeedDnite vs Bye 24
kiru vs Bye 25
Boonty88 vs Bye 26
Kingler vs Bye 27
Molemitts vs Bye 28
Wafflecopter2000 vs Bye 29
Rei vs Bye 30
Agetag vs Bye 31
Aoi_happy vs Bye 32
Dutchum vs Bye 33
theidentitywizard vs Bye 34
Rotten vs Bye 35
TheLuluBerlu vs Bye 36
CreedFan1963 vs Bye 37
koopa003 vs Bye 38
prossodire vs Bye 39
Ranger SP vs Bye 40
Fraaxn vs Bye 41
Mafrazinho vs Bye 42
churrojr vs Bye 43
Replays are not mandatory for round 1.
The Deadline for Round 1 will be on <t:1773025200:F>.
Substitutes will be paired randomly on <t:1772424000:F>.
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