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Z-LESS NATIONAL DEX MONOTYPE Z moves are one of the biggest debates in the community right now and there are good arguments on both sides. We felt like the only real way to test out what a meta with Z moves banned would look like is to make it a real thing we can play, test, tier, and run tours...

With MWP almost over and a lot of changes happening recently the council would like to hear what the community thinks about the current metagame and what the next steps should be in tiering. Take note that this doesn't guarantee that we'll have a suspect afterwards or something will be free...

Banner by Bka Onon Welcome to SV Monotype Sample Teams, your primary place to get, well, SV Monotype sample teams! The purpose of this resource will be to provide teams that are easy to use and represent the type fairly well for newer players to learn the metagame with. These teams can also be...

:sv/Ursaluna-Bloodmoon: This thread is for those who have played at least 40 games and have at least 80% GXE on the National Dex Monotype ladder to post evidence of their reqs so that they'll be eligible to vote on the legality of Ursaluna-Bloodmoon once the suspect period is over. To show...

:sv/Ursaluna-Bloodmoon: Suspect Test Reasoning When Ursaluna was released, we were all in awe and understandably alarmed at what a bulky, strong, and just really strong Physical wall decimator will do to the metagame. In the end, Ursaluna failed to live up to its hype. Ursaluna took offense on...

The National Dex Monotype council has chosen to quickban Shed Tail! Shed Tail's ability to facilitate powerful sweepers like Ursaluna-BM, Kommo-o, and Gouging Fire proves to be too much for the National Dex Monotype metagame. This is further exemplified by Terapagos' introduction, whose ability...

2024 National Dex Monotype Circuit Players will be able to compete for Custom Color Change and 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, and performing their best to earn...

:xy/ogerpon-hearthflame: This thread is for those who have played at least 40 games and have at least 80% GXE on the National Dex Monotype ladder to post evidence of their reqs so that they'll be eligible to vote on the legality of Ogerpon-Hearthflame once the suspect period is over. To show...

:xy/ogerpon-hearthflame: Suspect Test Reasoning Ever since Baxcalibur's ban, winter storms have ceased, giving way to sunshine. A lot of it. Probably too much, especially if we check the Semifinals/Finals replays in NDPL. The reason? Ogerpon-H using her Ivy Cudgel to beat the metagame down to...

This thread is for those who have played at least 40 games and have at least 79% GXE on the National Dex Monotype ladder to post evidence of their reqs so that they'll be eligible to vote on the legality of Baxcalibur once the suspect period is over. To show your reqs, please take a screenshot...

Suspect Test Reasoning Good day everyone, the NDM council recently conducted a survey post NDMPL to determine the state of the metagame. We got 40 responses, and a lot of support for a suspect test of Baxcalibur was seen. As such, the NDM council has unanimously decided to suspect Baxcalibur...

Art Placeholder Welcome to the first cycle of the Monotype Last Chance! This is the last tournament of the Monotype Seasonal 2023 circuit, meaning wins in this tournament WILL count towards the getting into the playoffs for the Monotype Ribbon. SPECIFIC RULES This is a standard SV Monotype...

Banner by Bka Onon Welcome to SV Monotype Sample Teams, your primary place to get, well, SV Monotype sample teams! The purpose of this resource will be to provide teams that are easy to use and represent the type fairly well for newer players to learn the metagame with. These teams can also be...

[SET] Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Flame Body EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Quiver Dance - Fiery Dance / Fire Blast - Giga Drain / Bug Buzz - Hidden Power [Ground] / Psychic [SET COMMENTS] Volcarona is one of Bug's strongest setup sweepers, with a respectable...

Banner by ASKid679 / Co-Hosted with Neko Welcome to SV Monotype Sample Teams, your primary place to get, well, SV Monotype sample teams! The purpose of this resource will be to provide teams that are easy to use and represent the type fairly well for newer players to learn the metagame with...

:meowscarada: :quaquaval: :skeledirge: Welcome to Gen 9 National Dex Monotype Team Tour (GROUP STAGE) Hosted by Neko and style.css Challonge bracket can be found here :roaring-moon: Rules: Play your games in the [Gen 9] National Dex Monotype format You must have exactly 3 total players on your...

At long last the next wave of bans has arrived. Threshold for a quickban is 4/5 and with that the following will be banned: :Houndstone: Houndstone :Kyurem-Black: Kyurem-Black :Urshifu: Urshifu-S :Zygarde: Zygarde :Damp Rock: Damp Rock :Smooth Rock: Smooth Rock :Icy Rock: Icy Rock Tagging Kris...

The Gigaton Ban Hammer is being dropped with 4/5 votes to quickban. The following will be banned from National Dex Monotype immediately: Terastalization Booster Energy :Lucario-Mega: Mega Lucario :Metagross-Mega: Mega Metagross :Salamence-Mega: Mega Salamence :Blaziken-Mega: Mega Blaziken...

After more than a week the first round of quick bans are here. Threshold is 4/5 for quickbans. We reviewed the current ban list and what was missing and have banned the following from National Dex Monotype: :Zamazenta: Zamazenta :Zygarde-Complete: Power Construct :Bright Powder: Bright Powder...

Welcome to the Monotype metagame discussion thread! NatDex Monotype on Showdown Monotype is a really simple concept; you build a team of six Pokemon sharing one common type and fight against teams with the same restriction. You are allowed to use Pokemon with dual-typing on a team represented...