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    Official SS Monotype Suspect #1 - Melmetal, Voting

    :ss/melmetal: Voting on Melmetal The voters are: Eien maroon Floss Conflux yedla Harpp Prosaic Prof.Otaku Yami Chaitanya Namranan kythr Sae Dieu Amphibien Ridley Squash17 DugZa Maki's Fox zugubu royale dahli Waszap Perish Song Decem Kev TheAveng92R Havens TheTacoMan Bondie blinkboy Fírnen The...
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    Metagame SS Monotype Suspect #1: Melmetal Voter Identification Thread

    This thread is for those who have earned played at least 45 games and have at least 80% GXE on the Monotype ladder to post evidence of their reqs so that they'll be eligible to vote on the legality of Melmetal once the suspect period is over. To show your reqs, please take a screenshot...
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    Metagame SS Monotype Suspect #1: Melmetal

    :ss/melmetal: Melmetal’s brief appearance in Monotype so far has shown the council that it is the best candidate for the new generation's first suspect test. Melmetal boasts the third highest Attack stat in the tier and a physical bulk that puts even fully defensive Toxapex to shame. Its...
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    Done Improve searching for concurrent ladder battles

    Hi, so there are two extremely frustrating moments on the ladder: 1. My opponent gets lucky 2. My battle search gets blocked or canceled for any reason I can't do anything about the first because that's simply the game we play. But by god, the fact I can't do anything about the second really...
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    Monotype Monotype Spring Seasonals - Round 5 (Loser's only)

    Banner by Ticken Welcome to the fifth cycle of the Monotype Seasonals! This is the first of three tournaments in the third Monotype Seasonal and the 2020 circuit, meaning wins in this tournament WILL count towards the Monotype Ribbon, as well as the Seasonal rankings. SPECIFIC RULES This is a...
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    Announcement Dynamax is now banned from Monotype!

    Dynamax has been a major point of debate in the Monotype community so the council decided we should have a specific Dynamax in Monotype thread dedicated to giving the community a way to communicate their feelings on the topic. We wanted to give the mechanic a true chance to exist in Monotype...
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    Announcement Moody is now banned from Monotype!

    :sm/glalie: :sm/octillery: With the nerf to Moody in SS removing its ability to boost evasion, Smogon decided to retest Moody by unbanning it for the new generation, as the historical reasons to ban Moody in Smeargle, evasion, and Baton Pass were all invalidated. However, it has become clear...
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    Monotype 2019 Monotype Circuit Playoffs - Finals [Won by DugZa]

    Art by Ticken Welcome to the 2019 Monotype Circuit Playoffs! This is what the entire year's Monotype tournament circuit has been leading up to. With the tiebreaker complete, we now have our 16 playoff contestants. The winner of this tournament will receive the Monotype ribbon they've been...
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    Monotype 2019 Monotype Circuit Playoffs - Tiebreaker Round

    Art by Ticken Welcome to the 2019 Monotype Circuit Playoffs! This is what the entire year's Monotype tournament circuit has been leading up to. However, before we can start, we have to resolve a three-way tie for the last two spots in the playoffs. As a result, we will have a tiebreaker round...
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    Signups Welcome to Sword and Shield Monotype (Signups)

    Co-hosted with Moosical Yet another generation has come, and with it, another tournament to usher in the new world of Monotype. As with the release of Sun and Moon, the Monotype forum is hosting a team tournament to give everyone the opportunity to experiment and help with developing the gen 8...
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    Monotype Gyarados (Flying) [QC 2/2] [GP 0/1]

    [SET] name: Dragon Dance Sweeper (Flying) move 1: Dragon Dance move 2: Waterfall move 3: Earthquake move 4: Power Whip item: Heavy-Duty Boots ability: Intimidate nature: Jolly evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Thanks to its Water typing and the combination of Power Whip and...
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    Monotype Hawlucha (Flying) [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

    [SET] name: Electric Seed (Flying) move 1: Thunder Punch move 2: Brave Bird move 3: Close Combat move 4: Swords Dance item: Electric Seed ability: Unburden nature: Jolly evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] Hawlucha acts as the fastest setup sweeper available to Flying teams thanks to...
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    Announcement Damp Rock and Smooth Rock are now banned from Monotype

    :damp-rock: :smooth-rock: Like it was in past generations, extending weather from 5 to 8 turns is oppressive for most teams to deal with in SS Monotype. So, in what should be no surprise, the council has voted unanimously to once again ban both Damp Rock and Smooth Rock from Monotype. In Smooth...
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    Announcement Introducing: the Fighting Council

    Paleo is resigning from Monotype TL. He has been a key member of our community leadership for years now, having pushed for tiering changes since he first joined the council back in ORAS. He was also a resource for me back when we were trying to become official and shared great ideas to help make...
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    Metagame Medichamite in ORAS Monotype

    :medichamite::sm/medicham-mega::medichamite: Returning for more unfinished business, the council would like to have a vote on the legality of Medichamite in ORAS Monotype. Not suspected originally due to both Sablenite and Hoopa-U being much higher priority threats to the metagame at the time...
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    Side Monotype Cup (Week 2 [ORAS Monotype #3]) Won by Havens

    See this thread for more details about the tournament and the cash prize. Post "in" to participate. Be aware that you can only join two tours this week! - This tournament will be held on the official Smogon Tournament server at http://smogtours.psim.us/. - Send a PM to "Eien" on Smogtours or...
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    Resource Smogon Exhibition II: Monotype Discussion

    shamelessly stolen from the PU thread With Smogon Exhibition II underway, this thread will be used to discuss Monotype related topics, whether it's about the players, general metagame trends, matches, predictions and so on. I will update this thread frequently with each new week, player...
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    Resource The 2019 Monotype Tournament Circuit

    For 2019, Monotype players will be able to compete for a prize ribbon that shows who is the best individual tournament player of the year! To reach this goal, players will have to participate in a series of tournaments displaying different skills, performing their best to earn as many circuit...
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    Monotype Infernape (Fighting) [QC: 3/3] [GP: 2/2] (Written)

    [OVERVIEW] Fighting ======== Infernape is Fighting's premier suicide lead, able to get up Stealth Rock effectively before going down, often either crippling or taking out a foe on the way. Thanks to its Fire typing, Infernape can be a huge help against Steel teams, which are surprisingly...
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    Monotype Victini (Fire) [QC: 3/3] [GP: 2/2] (Written)

    [OVERVIEW] Fire ======== Thanks to Fire's ability to provide sun support, Choice Band Victini is capable of at least 2HKOing almost every Pokemon that is not immune to Fire-type attacks with its powerful V-create, making it the strongest wallbreaker in Monotype. Notably, Victini's V-create is...
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