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Monotype Swiss Tournament
Welcome to the second edition of the Monotype Swiss Tournament! This is a Type A tournament counting for the 2026 Monotype Circuit and, as such, it will award points for the Monotype Ribbon.
- There will be 7 Rounds.
- For each round, you will be matched up with someone that has the same record as you in the tournament. For example, if you are 2-1, you will be matched up against someone with the same rating as you.
- As soon as you hit 3 losses (X-3), you are eliminated from the tournament entirely. This is done to avoid the issues of high drop rate and burnout.
- Once all rounds are done, everyone with 2 or less losses will be added to a single elimination bracket (Top Cut), where they will be first seeded by record, then strength of opponent. To ensure we get a complete 32-players playoffs bracket, the 3 best players with a 4-3 result will be saved and will join the playoffs as seeds 30, 31, 32.
SPECIFIC RULES
- This is a standard SV Monotype tournament
- This tournament will be TRIPLE Elimination
- All rounds will be Bo3. You may switch teams in between battles of the same set.
- Matches MUST be played either on Pokémon Showdown! or Smogtours.
- Replays are MANDATORY.
- There will be NO EXTENSION granted.
- 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: 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 Fire-type" 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.
To schedule with your opponent, please follow the scheduling guidelines!
If you have any question regarding this tournament or the Swiss format, feel free to get back to me on the Monotype Room or in the Monotype discord server!
Matchups - PROOF
Pengairxan vs Don Bork
crash vs Iffor
Shucklegigas vs Failbor
zvbcv vs PoseidonWrath
Showl vs gfitzy
Flapple1 vs ArkenCiel
Yuukimura vs Giyu
King Choco vs Xiri
Incognition vs Azick
botpro76 vs Molemitts
Sificon vs Amomeupaieminhamae
Greenytg vs abreuolindo
filhododuolingo vs Leafeonlol
Dlanyer vs lcalvexx
Sagazinha vs MattandMello
Jahkem vs SBAP
July vs bye 1
ltranc vs Caffinated19
starf0x vs cicepece11
pengu vs Genhui
churrojr vs Dwagon
aeth vs wibberflubbly
Ringmaster Uta vs Boonty88
Zorann vs Zukushiku
BrushyBoi vs chandan 1300
Arpitraj1 vs RoyalReloaded
Manan999 vs bye 2
JinF vs Rowlet69420
Dunes vs Wincon
Mafrazinho vs memedose46
MemphisDepay vs Rinda
cute vn vs Yttoshirib
Vapour vs Maxomega
Long Spirit vs Keahi
ImprobableBlob vs Rats220
twinkay vs hammy3581
zIcarus vs KiteaLuluuu
Prateekkp vs Zura72
yedla vs TheKart017
Wafflecopter2000 vs Hyjinks
Nichalho vs boomp
aaaaahowdogamework vs Promise_of_Permanence
mightybofa vs Nara
schwipper vs Ethereal Sword
Seo. vs benadryl
cyluic vs Blaze
krwozen vs venesha
PixelBob vs EntryHazardous
londi g vs Azathoth_37
Mister McLovin vs Rio Vidal
milliongatejumpguy vs Braga
GUZOT vs Magician
iCharlly vs 3EyeQ
I Feel Stabby vs .Mena
Penter vs might drago
Pr1nce0fAllSaiyans vs Draconuim
Cielau vs DissonantMelody
EmberEclipse72 vs Dieu Amphibien
Tuff Tuff vs Neko
ArqueroAzul vs Art von Delay
cpt.kraken vs Vlarcheops
Fentropy vs SpicySauceBottle
Sussaix vs Rex Slayer
jrm-gray_ vs luisin
Replays are mandatory
Deadline for Round 1 is Sunday August 30th @ 11:59 PM GMT-4
An activity sweep will be performed on Wednesday August 26th
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