RE: Monotype Tourney Sun Moon Edition - 5 slots remain!
04-04-2017, 12:52 PM
Rules clarifications:
Re the 1 Legendary limit: Standard Legendaries, Mythicals, Ultra Beasts and Guardian Deities for the purposes of this tournament all count as Legendary. Obviously if your Legendary is on the Monotype or OU banlists, you still can't use it.
I was urged to consider the lack of access to high-powered 'mons some teams would have compared to others, which made me put this bullshit together:
This is a list of all the Monotype-legal Legendaries, Mythics (ignoring monotype-unusable stuff like Phione+the regis) and Basically-Legendaries (the Guardian Deities, Ultra Beasts). Everyone gets to choose one of these for their team.
Then also for comparison, I added in brackets "non-gimmick 'mons with comparable base stat totals to the legendaries". I know BST isn't everything (see: Slaking) but this does include Megas which tend to have decent abilities. After factoring in all the pseudo-legendaries that everyone can get access to (for which by our current ruleset we have no limit on) and you see the following:
If the people playing at the bottom of these power rankings are ok with it then I don't see the need to make further amendments, but thoughts? Comments?
Re the 1 Legendary limit: Standard Legendaries, Mythicals, Ultra Beasts and Guardian Deities for the purposes of this tournament all count as Legendary. Obviously if your Legendary is on the Monotype or OU banlists, you still can't use it.
I was urged to consider the lack of access to high-powered 'mons some teams would have compared to others, which made me put this bullshit together:
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Flying Celesteela, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Landorus, Thundurus, Tornadus (Mega Charizard, Mega Pigeot, Mega Aerodactyl, Dragonite, Salamence)
Dragon Guzzlord, Latios, Latias, Kyurem-Black (Mega Garchomp, Dragonite, Salamence, Hydreigon, Goodra, Kommo-o)
Steel Celesteela, Heatran, Cobalion, Jirachi, Magearna (Mega Steelix, Metagross, Mega Mawile)
Psychic Latios, Latias, Azelf, Mesprit, Uxie, Cresselia, Necrozma, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Victini, Meloetta, Hoopa (Mega Alakazam, Metagross, Mega Slowbro)
Dark Guzzlord (Tyranitar, Hydreigon, Mega Sableye)
Rock Nihilego, Terrakion (Mega Aerodactyl, Tyranitar)
Water Suicune, Keldeo, Manaphy, Volcanion, Tapu Fini (Mega Gyarados, Mega Blastoise, Mega Slowbro)
Fire Moltres, Entei, Heatran, Victini, Volcanion (Mega Charizard(s))
Fairy Magearna, Tapu Koko, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini (Mega Mawile)
Grass Virizion, Celebi, Tapu Bulu (Mega Venusaur)
Bug Buzzwole (Mega Pinsir)
Poison Nihilego (Mega Gengar, Mega Venusaur)
Ground Landorus (Mega Garchomp, Mega Steelix)
Ghost Hoopa (Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye)
Normal Regigigas, Meloetta (Mega Pigeot)
Ice Articuno, Kyurem-Black (Mega Glalie)
Fighting Buzzwole, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Keldeo, Meloetta (Kommo-o)
Electric Xurkitree, Zapdos, Raikou, Thundurus, Tapu Koko
This is a list of all the Monotype-legal Legendaries, Mythics (ignoring monotype-unusable stuff like Phione+the regis) and Basically-Legendaries (the Guardian Deities, Ultra Beasts). Everyone gets to choose one of these for their team.
Then also for comparison, I added in brackets "non-gimmick 'mons with comparable base stat totals to the legendaries". I know BST isn't everything (see: Slaking) but this does include Megas which tend to have decent abilities. After factoring in all the pseudo-legendaries that everyone can get access to (for which by our current ruleset we have no limit on) and you see the following:
- Flying and Dragon get access to a solid range of Legendaries and at least one decent Mega and a pseudo-legendary without doubling up on subtyping. Dragon gets 5.
- Steel and Psychic have lots of decent options for their Legendary. They both get one Mega and a Psuedo without subtype overlap, as will Rock and Dark (who are more starved for Legendary choice).
- There's a whole bunch of typings that don't get to snag a pseudo-legendary along with their Mega+Legendary.
- Lastly, there's Fighting and Electric, who have solid choices for their Legendary but no Mega or Pseudo-legendary (for Electric). Fighting's got Kommo-o, I guess?
If the people playing at the bottom of these power rankings are ok with it then I don't see the need to make further amendments, but thoughts? Comments?
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eyes blood red bruise aubergine | Sue took something now Sue doesn't sleep | saint average, day in the life of
woke up in the noon smelling doom and death | out the house, great outdoors
staying warm in arctic blizzard | that's my battle 'til I get inanimate | still up in the same clothes living like a gameshow