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Alphabet Cup
In addition to their normal moveset, all Pokémon get every move with which they share a starting letter.
Prevo Clause: Pokémon also gain access to letters available in their prior evolutions.
For example, Blissey is able to run moves that start with H and C because its evolution family includes Happiny and Chansey.
Leaders:
Eli
Hightide
Ducky
Clauses: Sleep Moves Clause, Standard OMs
Bans:
Arceus
Calyrex-Ice
Calyrex-Shadow
Dialga
Dialga-Origin
Eternatus
Flutter Mane
Giratina
Giratina-Origin
Groudon
Koraidon
Kyogre
Magearna
Magearna-Original
Mewtwo
Miraidon
Palafin
Palkia
Palkia-Origin
Rayquaza
Spectrier
Weavile
Zacian
Zacian-Crowned
Zamazenta
Zamazenta-Crowned
Calyrex-Ice
Calyrex-Shadow
Dialga
Dialga-Origin
Eternatus
Flutter Mane
Giratina
Giratina-Origin
Groudon
Koraidon
Kyogre
Magearna
Magearna-Original
Mewtwo
Miraidon
Palafin
Palkia
Palkia-Origin
Rayquaza
Spectrier
Weavile
Zacian
Zacian-Crowned
Zamazenta
Zamazenta-Crowned
Acupressure*
Baton Pass*
Belly Drum
Fillet Away
Glacial Lance
Last Respects*
Rage Fist
Revival Blessing
Shed Tail
Shell Smash
Shift Gear
Surging Strikes
• Anything annotated with an asterisk is banned outright, meaning even Pokémon that natively have access cannot use them.
Baton Pass*
Belly Drum
Fillet Away
Glacial Lance
Last Respects*
Rage Fist
Revival Blessing
Shed Tail
Shell Smash
Shift Gear
Surging Strikes
• Anything annotated with an asterisk is banned outright, meaning even Pokémon that natively have access cannot use them.
Arena Trap
Moody
Shadow Tag
Moody
Shadow Tag
Watchlist:
Annihilape
Iron Bundle
Kingambit
Volcanion
Volcarona
Iron Bundle
Kingambit
Volcanion
Volcarona
Tidy Up
One of the most significant benefits to this meta is that many Pokémon with less-than-stellar movepools get an opportunity to shine.
All Pokémon that start with S get access to all but one of the hazards (Toxic Spikes), Salt Cure, Scald, Soft-Boiled/Shore Up/Slack Off, Strength Sap, Substitute, Swords Dance, and, frankly, an entire suite of incredible moves.
Beyond S, the big winners are:
• R: Rapid Spin, Recover, etc.
• T: Taunt, Teleport, Toxic Spikes, Trick, Trick Room, etc.
With honorable mentions to:
• C: Calm Mind, Ceaseless Edge, Court Change, etc.
• D: Diamond Storm, Discharge, Dragon Dance, every other move starting with “Dragon”, etc.
• M: Meteor Mash, Milk Drink, etc.
• P: Parting Shot, Precipice Blades, Pyro Ball, etc.
Some Pokémon that get particularly nice boosts:
• Rotom (and forms): Good for all the usual reasons, but now with access to recovery moves and Rapid Spin.
• Toxapex: Mortal Spin and Teleport. Taunt and everything is nice, but those two moves on Pex turn its features up to 11.
• Corviknight: Cotton Guard + Body Press turns this wall into a full-on tank. It also gets Court Change and Rapid Spin.
FAQs/Comments:
• Moves not fully functional on cartridge (Pursuit, for one) cannot be used.
• Nicknames do not alter your access to moves. The names as listed by default in the teambuilder determine your access.
Further Notes:
• A lot of really amazing moves don’t get many opportunities to be used: Quiver Dance, Wish, and Extreme Speed to name a few.
• A lot of letters get almost nothing. J, K, Q (other than Quiver Dance), U (other than U-Turn), X, Y, and Z are all left mostly for dead.
• You can challenge your friends/rivals with functionality now added to PS!
When using the /challenge command, you can now add
Example: open up the chat window for a person and type:
This will challenge someone to Anything Goes with the standard set of clauses (Sleep Moves Clause, etc.), but it will tell you if one of your sets is using a move with a letter it doesn't have access to. We hope to make things even more user-friendly soon!
@@@ Alphabet Cup Move Legality
to the end to have it validate our rules! Currently, there is no option in teambuilder but it still works as though we had it!Example: open up the chat window for a person and type:
/challenge gen9anythinggoes @@@ alphabetcupmovelegality, standard oms, sleep moves clause, -arceus, -calyrexice, -calyrexshadow, -dialga, -dialgaorigin, -eternatus, -fluttermane, -giratina, -giratinaorigin, -groudon, -koraidon, -kyogre, -magearna, -magearnaoriginal, -mewtwo, -miraidon, -palafin, -palkia, -palkiaorigin, -rayquaza, -weavile, -zacian, -zaciancrowned, -zamazenta, -zamazentacrowned, -acupressure, -batonpass, -lastrespects, *bellydrum, *filletaway, *glaciallance, *ragefist, *revivalblessing, *shedtail, *shellsmash, *shiftgear, *surgingstrikes, -arenatrap, -moody, -shadow tag
This will challenge someone to Anything Goes with the standard set of clauses (Sleep Moves Clause, etc.), but it will tell you if one of your sets is using a move with a letter it doesn't have access to. We hope to make things even more user-friendly soon!
We hope everyone likes this format and we look forward to seeing the creative sets that will arise!
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Approved by UT and in the hills
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