Welcome to the Mono Type Pokémon Tournament! 

This tournament will consist of Pokémon surrounds a certain type that I will randomly give to you through a certain method which will be explained later on! 

 

You will be using this site to create your team, and battle other competitors in this tournament in "Custom Match".

 

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/

 

The tournament has ended on September 27th, 2013 and the winner is OthersiderME! We had proxies (which are substitutes) for the finalists (both Teppo223 and OthersiderME) since they were not able to battle. These proxies were Shana09 who substituted for OthersiderME and Newa who substituted for Teppo223! Thank you all for joining and watching! Hope to see you in the Halloween October Tournament next month! 

 

Hint to the next tournament: Visuals. 

 

~Rule and Restrictions~ 

- MUST be a Pokémon surrounding the types you were given. It can be a dual type as well, like Bisharp who is a Dark/Steel type if you have a Dark or Steel type theme.

- If the opponent doesn't show up and doesn't battle till a certain Round deadline, then you will be promoted to the next round.

- You can use only 2 legendaries per team. If you pick Arceus, you have to have the plate that represents your type theme. For example, if your type theme is Water, then your Arceus better be holding a Splash Plate. Trust me, I know if your Arceus isn't having its respective plate.

- We will use "Custom Match" when we battle in the tournament due to the restrictions in "OU", but you can use "OU" or "Ubers" to practice against other strangers on the site.

- Be sure to tell me whether you can't battle ASAP and don't wait it out till the very end to tell me, if you do we then have to disqualify you and promote your opponent. If you are able to battle a bit after the deadline, and depending on how the tournament is going, then I will allow you to still battle.

- You must fill out the sign out sheet. 

 

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~Sign up Sheet~

 

Username (Your account on Pokémon Showdown):

Time Zone: 

Days Available in August (The date when to start and end the tournament is undecided until we get enough people for the tournament):

Your favourite Type and why! (Optional):

 

Questions (Optional):

 

Only 16 participants are allowed.

We have 15 so far, so we need 1 more.

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~Pokémon Mono Type Competitors (KH13 Account/Pkmn Showdown Account/Time Zone/Days Available/Type)~

 

 

1) Shana09 (Amelia Pond) (EST) (Any day) (Fighting) 

2)  Megaman X (Xaon) (Central) (Any Day) (Rock)

3) Newa (Newa) (UTC+3) (Any day) (Poison)

4) OmegaForte (OmegaForte) (Eastern) (Any Day) (Dark)

5)  teppo223 (teppo223) (UTC+3) (18:00 - 23:00 Everyday) (Electric) 

 6) dimensionslayer (dimensionslayer) (Central) (Weekends and holidays) (Flying)

7) Metal Snake (Metal Snake KH13) (AST) (Any Day) (Steel)

8) joku760 (joku760) (UTC+3) (Any day) (Grass)

9) OthersiderME (OthersiderME) (PST) (I guess any day) (Fire)

10) Keyblade Knight (AlphArt) (UTC+10.00) (Any day) (Ground) 

11) Vexoria (Vexoria) (EST) (Any day) (Psychic)

12) DragonMaster (DragonMasterCharok) (EST) (Every Weekend and after 5 PM during Week days. It's uncertain though) (Normal)

13) teh lazy prince Xylek (Ranger k) (EST) (Any Day) (Ghost) 

 14) Ajexmi (Ajexmi) (GMT) (Any Day) (Dragon)

  15)  Isaix (isaix) (EST) (Depends on amount of work during weekdays, free on weekends) (Bug)

 16) Weedanort (Bino) (GMT) (Has Uni but might be able to participate) (Water)

 

 Time Zone Legend:

 

AST = Arabian Standard Time (The person in this tournament are Arabian or East African) 

UTC = Universal Standard Time (Not sure, but possibly Russian or Eastern Australian) 

GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (The person in this tournament are possibly European or African) 

Central = Central Standard Time (The person in this tournament are American or Canadian)

PST = Pacific Standard Time (This person is on the west coast of North America)

EST = Eastern Standard Time (This person is on the east coast of North America and the north west coast of South America)

 

Brackets:

This will be updated once we have a full set of participants and a few days before the tournament starts. Once it does, please talk to your opponent about when to battle. If you don't battle for the a lot of days and the round's due date is coming, I have to intervene.

 

Tournament Schedule:

 

First Round: September 6th - September 10th

Second Round: September 11th - September 14th

Semifinals: September 15th - September 16th

Finals: September 17th

 

 

NOTE: If you finish your First Round match and your next opponent who you are going to battle in the Second Round has too and the deadline hasn't passed, you can battle him/her early on. This applies to ALL rounds, so if you finish early you can battle early. There are going to be due dates, you can start whenever you want.

 

 

Pokémon Type Method:

 

1) I go to Www.random.org

 

2) Generate a number between 1 - 17 (1 = Bug, 2 = Dark, 3 = Dragon, 4 = Electric, 5 = Fighting, 6 = Fire, 7 = Flying, 8 = Ghost, 9 = Grass, 10 = Ground, 11 = Ice, 12 = Normal, 13 = Poison, 14 = Psychic, 15 = Rock, 16 = Steel and 17 = Water.)

 

3) Whatever number comes up, that is your type! I will do this, not you. Trust me I wont cheat, the more harder to deal with the type is the better. Each type got their flaws and strengths anyways, so don't pout!

 

 

Pokémon Types Taken:

 

I will cross these out for whoever takes them

 

1 = Bug ISaix

2 = Dark OmegaForte

3 = Dragon (Ajexmi)

4 = Electric (teppo223)

5 = Fighting (Amelia Pond)

6 = Fire OthersiderME

7 = Flying (dimensionslayer)

8 = Ghost (teh lazy prince Xylek)

9 = Grass (joku760)

10 = Ground (Keyblade Knight)

11 = Ice

12 = Normal (DragonMaster)

13 = Poison (Newa)

14 = Psychic  (Vexoria)

15 = Rock (Megaman X)

16 = Steel (Metal Snake)

17 = Water (Weedanort)

 

 

~Personal Tips~

 

- Stuck on the fact that your team might be good or downright terrible? You can go down two routes! Ask a friend who is participating in the tournament or someone you know who is good at Pokémon and battle him under "Custom Match"! You should battle different teams rather than just the same one to conclude whether your team is good or not. The other route is to challenge strangers, but this could not work at all since there might be a time where OU/Ubers/etc. might not allow your Pokémon team to battle because one Pokémon has an ability unreleased or is not allowed in that tier. You do NOT have to change your Pokémon, you can just follow Route A, but just know that you could probably give your team away to your possible future opponent. Also if your team beats a good amount of opponents with different teams but lose to some others, its up to you to decide whether the team needs some tweaking or not. Remember, not every team is perfect, there are going to be walls so have some Pokémon that can take down those walls while the other Pokémon use whatever strategy you are using.

 

 

- Strategy has a good chance at winning. Sometimes it can even triumph over people who just put a team together for no reason. But also know that your Pokémon must be qualified for the types listed above and make sure they are strong and resilient. Strategy can come from parahaxers (Toxic/Paralysis/Flinching/Etc.), walls (People who can take many hits), Speedy Sweepers (People who are born to kill). Even Pokémon with Item-Ability combos (Toxic Orb + Poison Heal = Large amount of healing per turn), Move-Ability combos (Fire Punch + Iron Fist = Boosted Fire Punch), or even Surroundings-Ability combos (Rain + Swift Swim = Doubled Speed).

 

- If you want to go for boosting your stats but your Pokémon can't take any hits, apply Focus Sash with it. Focus Sash, if your Pokémon has full health, makes the opponents attack make your health go to 1 instead of 0. Imagine you use Shell Smash and then the opponent attacks and makes your health go to 1. You will get so much Speed, Attack, and Special Attack from that move than you'll be to sweep and attack every Pokémon. But it is all up to you! 

 

- Type disadvantage and advantage is very useful, it will work. 

 

- PRACTICE! It works like a charm! Sometimes you can get ahead with luck, but practice has a more of a chance of actually letting you win! I didn't get much practice last tournament due to some difficulties but I can assure you it will work. Sometimes luck has its ways, but if you want to win rather than getting past the first round, then practice.

 

- You can have up to 4 teams, due to we have 4 rounds. First Round, Second Round, Semifinals and Finals. 

- Switch out and make smart predictions!

 

- Don't get angry that you lose, sure you can be like "Dammit I lost" but don't take it personal and ruin it for everyone else. You can joke around, but if you are serious about it then you can't join future tournaments. 

 

- Due to you being restricted onto one type, you have to make the most of your versatility  If you are a Steel type trainer, then you gotta do something against those pesky Ground, Fire and Fighting types. Either moves, abilities, or to neutralize (or immune) yourself from the attacks. 

 

Hope you enjoy the tournament! Any questions and tips and I will happily help you through this thread OR PM!

 

 

 

 

Edited September 27, 201312 yr by Shana09

alright then, i'm in.  same name as always, i have no clue about my schedule but i should be able to do it.  no camping trips this time.  let's see what the wheel of whimsy gives me, shall we?

alright then, i'm in.  same name as always, i have no clue about my schedule but i should be able to do it.  no camping trips this time.  let's see what the wheel of whimsy gives me, shall we?

 

You are a Fire type trainer!

Another coincidence, goes with your camping thing. 

I'm in, same information as before and I will be available everyday.

I'm in, same information as before and I will be available everyday.

 

Congrats you are a Ground Type Trainer!

And you are going to face me.

Oh boy this is gonna be difficult. 

I made the Brackets but I'm going to post it until we get at least 3 - 5 more members. I randomly shuffled it too.

 

Megaman X and OmegaForte is going to battle.

I haven't even made a team, or thought of one.  :unsure:

 

Yeah yah going to have to give me a day or 2 to think of one.

I haven't even made a team, or thought of one.  :unsure:

 

Yeah yah going to have to give me a day or 2 to think of one.

 

You have enough time, the tournament didn't even start yet.

You have enough time, the tournament didn't even start yet.

Oh right, thanks. Btw are there any clauses I should know about? 

Oh right, thanks. Btw are there any clauses I should know about? 

Don't think on it to hard. I have rock.

Oh right, thanks. Btw are there any clauses I should know about? 

 

Nope, no clauses.

But you better do us all a favor and not spam Dark Void.

Nope, no clauses.

But you better do us all a favor and not spam Dark Void.

Shet... I might be tempted. I wuvs Dark Void.

http://static.zerochan.net/Pok%C3%A9mon.full.988284.jpg

 

by the way

 

the picture on the opening post didin't appear

Thundurus, Raikou and Zapdos are legendary. You can only use 2 legendaries per team. 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure what you mean, but if you mean you can use, for example, two Drapions then yes if you want too. 

Yes they are allowed.

 

Okay~! I can pick 2 Poison-Arceus then? 

http://static.zerochan.net/Pok%C3%A9mon.full.988284.jpg

 

by the way

 

the picture on the opening post didin't appear

 

It does for me. 

 

 

 

Okay~! I can pick 2 Poison-Arceus then? 

 

No you can't do that. I'm excluding this method for legendaries. 

It does for me. 

 

 

 

 

No you can't do that. I'm excluding this method for legendaries. 

 

Oh, okay. Good to know! 

Quick Question. As you know, I have Flying. So, am I allowed to use Roost on any of my Pokemon? Any healing moves allowed?

Quick Question. As you know, I have Flying. So, am I allowed to use Roost on any of my Pokemon? Any healing moves allowed?

You can use any move the pokemon can legally learn. 

Since I'm using steel type

 

am I allowed to use legendaries like Dialga ????

 

Actually,scratch that,I tested Dialga  yesterday and he proved to be useless

Since I'm using steel type

 

am I allowed to use legendaries like Dialga ????

 

Actually,scratch that,I tested Dialga  yesterday and he proved to be useless

 

Yes in a way, but you can't have double Dialgas. This goes for any legendaries.

 

For example:

 

No double Cobalions

Yes double Magnemites 

Yes in a way, but you can't have double Dialgas. This goes for any legendaries.

 

For example:

 

No double Cobalions

Yes double Magnemites 

I'm not using two dialgas

 

I'm using a Dialga and someone else

 

And Dialga got his Timely ass handed to it by pretty much everyone I battled

Is everyone gonna use arceus since it is allowed in the tournament and do I have any chance surviving without arceus?

Is everyone gonna use arceus since it is allowed in the tournament and do I have any chance surviving without arceus?

You can survive without one. I beat someone who had Arceus last time without one. 

One, I'm pretty sure, last question. Will this be a Singles or Doubles tournament?

One, I'm pretty sure, last question. Will this be a Singles or Doubles tournament?

 

It's a single tournament. It will be done under a "Custom format" though. 

Is everyone gonna use arceus since it is allowed in the tournament and do I have any chance surviving without arceus?

Yeah, it's possible. Just have something ready for it.

 

Speaking of which, I hope whoever has normal knows how to use it. (Assuming they will)

Yeah, it's possible. Just have something ready for it.

 

Speaking of which, I hope whoever has normal knows how to use it. (Assuming they will)

 

Normal type is actually the funnest type imo.