The Azure League
Many years ago, the mightiest trainers ever seen gathered at the base of a plateau and decided to build a team -- an elite force that could safeguard the regions and foster the growth of talented young trainers from the world over. This team is actually competent and not the one we speak of today. Today is the dawn of a new age -- of the AZURE LEAGUE!
This prospective series of Pokemon tournaments will be casual asides to see which Beacon can make it to the top and become the Azure League Champion! As such, these contests will be largely unregulated and will be open for any and all Pokemon with any combination of items, abilities, and movesets. The conditions for entry are as follows:
1) Duplicate Pokemon or items are prohibited. Especially six Pinsirs with Guillotine. I'm looking at you. You know who you are.
2) The following Pokemon are prohibited on the grounds of being legendary: Arceus, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Dialga, Diancie, Genesect, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-oh, Hoopa, Jirachi, Keldeo, Kyogre, Kyurem, Lugia, Lunala, Magearna, Marshadow, Manaphy, Meloetta, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Phione, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Solgaleo, Shaymin, Victini, Volcanion, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zekrom, Zygarde.
This week's challenge: Mono a Mono!
The theme for this intermediate round of the Azure League is
Monotype, a competitive format that emulates a gym leader's tendency to specialize in a single type of Pokemon. You will choose any type of your liking -- Psychic, Dragon, Ground, what have you -- and construct a team of Pokemon that belong exclusively to that type. So make like a Brock or get your crying pan ready!
We will be deviating from Smogon standard a bit, so here's a quick explanation of the rules:
1) One type per team, all Pokemon must share this type. This does not exclude dual-typed Pokemon (Gyarados can be on a Water team despite being partly Flying and vice versa).
2) Mega Evolutions can make certain Pokemon valid for teams they otherwise wouldn't be. For example, Pinsir can be used on a Flying-type team so long as it's holding its Mega Stone. To use Gyarados as an example, so long as Gyarados is holding its Mega Stone, it will be allowed on a Dark-type team.
3) Only one Mega Stone will be allowed per team. But multiple Pokemon may hold Z-Crystals. Z-Moves still have their once per battle limit.
We will be holding multiple Monotype tournaments between our standard bouts over the course of the Azure League's existence. This will be done until we have 13 Monotype Champions, upon which we will hold a final tournament for the previous winners. If you prove victorious against all the other Beacons,
if you defy the odds and become the Azure League Champion we will offer this:The ability to become the first official Azure League gym leader! You will be able to describe your gym, your badge, and invent the TM that you would award any prospective trainer who defeated you. Becoming a gym leader will secure your right to fight in the final tournament, in which we will decide the Azure League Elite Four and Champion!So what are you waiting for? The Azure League awaits!
Signing Up
Sign-ups begin today and will continue through to May 5th. Upon completed sign-ups, we will match up our competitors and start from the top, working our way through the matched battlers however their schedules may permit. Replay links to the matches will be added to the main post of this thread so spectators can enjoy the matches even if they aren't able to make it for the live battle. Battles may be private on request.
All you need to do in order to sign up is post below!
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