Side Monotype Wildcard Tournament (Won by DugZa)

[Rio Vidal]

Approved by the Monotype Mods Team / Art by Ticken
Monotype Wildcard is not a new idea to Monotype and has been the format of a few tours in the room, though scarcely. The idea is essentially to be able to add a single Pokemon that does not share a type with the rest of the team to even out something the type is normally weak to. This can range from offensive Dragon teams using Mega Scizor to fix their weakness to Fairy teams to more defensive routes such as adding Mega Sableye to Normal teams. This has created a unique metagame with tons of interesting and new ideas not available in regular Monotype to explore. It will be interesting to see all the ideas everyone comes up with for the tour and how each battle will turn out!
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SPECIFIC RULES:

• This tournament will be Single Elimination.
• All rounds of this tournament will be a Best out of 3.
• This tournament will be played in the Ubers format to allow all Monotype-eligible Pokemon while being able to bypass the Same Type clause.
• In addition to the regular Monotype banlist, Dugtrio, Deoxys-S, Deoxys-D, and Landorus are restricted from being used on other types. Also, please only use Pokemon allowed in Standard Monotype as using banned Ubers Pokemon in a game will result in a forfeit of that game.
• All replays must be posted, as this allows me to check over every team to make sure nobody has taken advantage of the format the tournament is played in. This means I will be looking over all replays. Whether you want to PM them to me or post them publicly is up to you.
• If replays are not posted or sent to me, the game will not count and will be coin-flipped.
• Matches are to be played on Pokemon Showdown, either on the Main server or on the Smogon Tours servers. Matches played on any other server will be void and must be redone on one of those 2 servers.

General Tournament Rules / Guidelines:

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• 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: I do not want to hear anything about counter teaming, 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 the 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: If your opponent asks you to hurry up while choosing moves, please oblige. If you are doing a damage calculation 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--it's as 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: 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.

Sample Teams

Dragon + Mega Scizor Wildcard

Importable

Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost

Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 32 Def / 224 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
- Toxic

Kyurem-Black @ Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
- Roost

Dragonite @ Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Superpower
- Fire Punch
- Extreme Speed

Kommo-o @ Kommonium Z
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Clanging Scales
- Dragon Dance
- Close Combat
- Earthquake

Latias (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psychic
- Defog
- Healing Wish

Steel + Tapu Bulu Wildcard

Importable

Tapu Bulu @ Life Orb
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
IVs: 29 HP
- Swords Dance
- Horn Leech
- Zen Headbutt
- Substitute

Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 28 Atk / 184 SpD / 44 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Stone Edge
- Taunt

Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic

Cobalion @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
IVs: 27 HP
- Stealth Rock
- Focus Blast
- Stone Edge
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost

Celesteela @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
- Heavy Slam
- Protect

Water + Mega Latias Wildcard

Importable

Latias-Mega @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Recover
- Refresh

Greninja @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Ice Beam
- U-turn
- Gunk Shot
- Dark Pulse

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Roar
- Scald

Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Recover
- Baneful Bunker

Keldeo @ Waterium Z
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Taunt
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword

Mantine @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 84 Def / 172 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Roost
- Defog
- Haze

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