Gen 4 DPP Monotype

[Jolly Togekiss ^-^]

Banner by Moosical

DPP (Gen 4) Monotype was in discussion multiple times among veteran Monotype players. Credit goes to Chras for pushing the metagame. This format is meant to give players a taste of a meta that wasn't explored when it was the current metagame.​

Notably Different Mechanics:

• Rotom is Ghost/Electric type regardless of form
• Sleep lasts 2-5 turns, the counter does not reset upon switching out
• Magic Coat does not reflect entry hazards, Taunt, or Torment
• Extreme Speed has a priority of +1
• Toxic is 85% accurate
• Taunt lasts 2-4 turns
• Pokémon holding Life Orb will not take recoil damage hitting a substitute
• Encore lasts from 3-7 turns
• Explosion halves the target's defense (250*2=500 BP)
• The first Pokemon slot is your lead; no Team Preview

Banlist (same as Gen 4 OU's)

Viability Rankings:

VR

Bug

S Rank

Scizor

Heracross

A Rank

Armaldo

Forretress

Yanmega

B Rank
Pinsir

Ninjask

C Rank

Venomoth

D Rank

Vespiquen

Dark

S Rank

Tyranitar

A Rank

Weavile

Spiritomb

Houndoom

Umbreon

B Rank

Honchkrow

C Rank

Drapion

Skuntank

D Rank

Shiftry

Sableye

Dragon

S Rank

Dragonite

Latias

A Rank

Flygon

Kingdra

B Rank

Altaria

C Rank

Shelgon

D Rank

Dragonair

Electric

S Rank

Rotom-Wash

Zapdos

A Rank

Magnezone

Raikou

Jolteon

Electrode

B Rank

Luxray

Electivire

C Rank

Magneton

Lanturn

D Rank

Manectric

Fighting

S Rank

Infernape

Breloom

A Rank

Heracross

Lucario

Machamp

Gallade

B Rank

Blaziken

Medicham

C Rank

Toxicroak

Hitmonlee

Hitmontop

Primeape

D Rank

Poliwrath

Hariyama

Fire

S Rank

Infernape

Heatran

A Rank

Entei

Torkoal

Houndoom

B Rank

Arcanine

Moltres

Blaziken

C Rank

Typhlosion

Magmortar

D Rank

Charizard

Flying

S Rank

Aerodactyl

Skarmory

Zapdos

A Rank

Skarmory

Zapdos

Dragonite

Togekiss

Gliscor

Gyarados

B Rank

Staraptor

Honchkrow

Yanmega

C Rank

Moltres

Ninjask

D Rank

Articuno

Charizard

Drifblim

Ghost

S Rank

Gengar

Froslass

A Rank

Rotom-Wash

Dusknoir

Spiritomb

Mismagius

B Rank

Drifblim

C Rank

Banette

Sableye

D Rank

Shedinja

Grass

S Rank

Breloom

Celebi

Roserade

A Rank

Cradily

Shaymin

B Rank
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Ludicolo

Torterra

C Rank

Abomasnow

Venusaur

D Rank

Leafeon

Tangrowth

Sceptile

Ground

S Rank

Flygon

A Rank

Mamoswine

Quagsire

Nidoking

Gliscor

Hippowdon

Donphan

B Rank

Swampert

Claydol

C Rank

Nidoqueen

Torterra

D Rank

Dugtrio

Rhyperior

Steelix

Ice

S Rank

Abomasnow

Walrein

Cloyster

Froslass

A Rank

Weavile

Mamoswine

B Rank

Jynx

C Rank

Articuno

Lapras

D Rank

Piloswine

Regice

Normal

S Rank

Smeargle

Staraptor

A Rank

Snorlax

Porygon-Z

Blissey

Clefable

B Rank

Ursaring

Tauros

Miltank

C Rank

Porygon2

Ambipom

Dodrio

D Rank

Slaking

Kangashkan

Swellow

Poison

S Rank

Gengar

Roserade

A Rank

Nidoking

Tentacruel

Drapion

Weezing

B Rank

Nidoqueen

Crobat

C Rank

Skuntank

Venomoth

Qwilfish

D Rank

Venusaur

Muk

Psychic

S Rank

Azelf

Jirachi

Latias

A Rank

Bronzong

Metagross

Starmie

Celebi

Medicham

Cresselia

Gallade

B Rank

Slowbro

Alakazam

Uxie

C Rank

Claydol

Jynx

D Rank

Espeon

Slowking

Exeggutor

Rock

S Rank

Tyranitar

Aerodactyl

A Rank

Cradily

Omastar

Rhyperior

B Rank

Aggron

Armaldo

C Rank

Kabutops

D Rank

Regirock

Rampardos

Steel

S Rank

Heatran

Skarmory

Scizor

A Rank

Empoleon

Metagross

Bronzong

Jirachi

Lucario

B Rank

Magnezone

Forretress

C Rank

Registeel

Magneton

D Rank

Aggron

Water

S Rank

Swampert

Suicune

A Rank

Empoleon

Gyarados

Cloyster

Starmie

Tentacruel

Kingdra

B Rank

Azumarill

Omastar

C Rank

Lanturn

Qwilfish

Slowbro

Sharpedo

Milotic

Blastoise

D Rank

Kabutops

Feraligatr

Type Viability Rankings:

Type VR

S Rank

A Rank

B Rank

C Rank

D Rank

Sample Teams:

Sample Teams

click on the sprites to get each team's importable!
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Hyper Offensive Psychic by Jolly Togekiss ^-^

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Balanced Steel by Jolly Togekiss ^-^

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Offensive Qwilfish Water by maroon

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Offensive Flying by StarBlim

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Electric by StarBlim

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Fire by StarBlim

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Grass by StarBlim
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[Tico]

Dropping my Ghost-type team and writing some thoughts about the VR.

DPP Balanced Ghost

Description

While Ghost don't have many options to build it still has good Pokémon and good matchups against top tier types like Psychic, Steel and Fighting. Froslass is the only usable Ghost-type with hazards and has a good matchup against most leads, as it good Speed allows it to set Spikes and cripple opposing Pokémon with Taunt, Destiny Bond, and Icy Wind. Rotom-Heat is a good defensive Pokémon with access to Overheat, it helps against common Steel-types like Jirachi, Scizor, Skarmory, and Metagross, Shadow Ball hits Psychic-types while it can continue healthy using Pain Split and cripple opponents with Thunder Wave. Spiritibom is a good specially defensive Pokémon that helps with Ghost-, Dark-, and Psychic-types due to it's typing, with a RestTalk set it can check most special attackers with ease. Dusknoir is the best Ghost physical attacker since Bannete's bad movepool, BoltBeam and Earthquake are good coverage moves, Shadow Sneak is the STAB and has priority. Mismagius has access to Nasty Plot, making it a good wallbreaker, it can use Substitute on passive Pokémon and setup, Shadow Ball and Thunderbolt hit all the metagame. Gengar is the speed control of the team, with its good movepool, Speed and Special Attack it can pressure opposing teams, and clean on the late-game.

UR -> A Rotom-Heat helps a lot Ghost teams with it's access to Overheat and good defensive stats, it can reliably check most Steel-types that otherwise would be threatening to Ghost, and can cripple opposing Pokémon with Thunder Wave, that has 100% accuracy on fourth generation. Since Rotom-Wash is ranked as A i think that Rotom-Heat should be ranked as A, it can help Ghost more than Rotom-Wash because Hydro Pump doesn't help as much as Overheat and can do everything that Rotom-Wash can.

 

[latios777]

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Notably Different Mechanics:

• Rotom is Ghost/Electric type regardless of form
• Sleep lasts 2-5 turns, the counter does not reset upon switching out

Sleep can last one turn in all generations at mininum (in my experience I see that).

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ou-1496910555-bczz9q3eefa55wevj3xhcny6kdh1mb1pw

Bulbapedia is wrong in this case.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sleep_(status_condition)

Thoughts on this metagame:

The sand veil ban afects dragon (can't use gabite as a SR user), dark and grass (cacturne). Maybe is worth using a complex ban (Sandstream + sand veil) in order to use this mons.
Maybe is worth doing the same with snow cloack + snow warning but this change nerf ice teams (froslass + abomasnow are good choices in monoice).
This metagame is very match up dependant and ofense/ bulky ofense is probably the best playstyle in the majority of types.

I share teams with the rest of types that don't have a sample (I'm not enough expert in the tier so watch out if you use):

https://pokepast.es/abef6cb0ccf371b4