Art by style.css
Approved by forum moderators
Hosted by Giyu, Neko, ASKid679, and boomp611
OP copied from Monotype Core Ladder Challenge
Welcome to the Monotype Core Ladder Challenge Thread! The Core Ladder Challenge obviously involves laddering...with a core! Seeing as this is the Monotype Core Ladder Challenge, we will be laddering on the [Gen9] Monotype ladder on Pokemon Showdown!. It is a competition encompassing multiple elements of competitive play: teambuilding, adapting, and battling! Various types will get a core every week, but you will have a little over a week to ladder with the core in order to achieve a Hall of Fame rank. After you've gotten the core, it's time to teambuild! The only restriction is that you'll have to use the Pokemon in the core; you may decide the move-sets, EVs and items yourself, as well as the partners.
Overview of Challenge Rules
by Sly Mav/Rum & Coke
- To register, reply to the challenge you are participating in with the following information: Your Username, and your Laddering Alt (which must have the required tag)
- To apply for a Hall of Fame level, state your Username, your Laddering Alt, the HoF Level you are applying for, and proof (i.e. Replays, Screenshots, etc.)
- While you are laddering on your CC9 alt, you are only allowed to use a CC9 team, which corresponds with the CC9 tag of your alt. If you are found to have broken this rule on purpose, you will be disqualified. You must use the correct CC9 tag (CC9XxN) as specifed, if you wish to be eligible for the Hall of Fame (HoF). Failure to do so, will render your challenge invalid.
- Asking your opponent for a free win or asking your opponent to forfeit is STRICLY PROHIBITED. Anyone caught doing this will be disqualified from competing in the Core Challenges.
- It is strictly prohibited to share an account with another user, so that they may ladder for you. If caught you will be disqualified from competing in the Core Challenges.
- Your CC9 team must contain the 2 members of the core at all times. You are free to change the other 4 members of your team as you wish, however.
by Sly Mav/Rum & Coke
- Step 1: Choose a core that you wish to compete with, observing what the CC9 tag for that core is. CC9 tags have a format of "CC9XxN" [CC9=Core Challenge; Xx=Type, N= The Cycle/Round of the type]. So for example, "CC9Wa2" is the 2nd cycle/round of the Water type cores.
- Step 2: Create an alternate account ("alt" for short) using the CC9 tag. For example: "CC9Wa2 YourName"
- Step 3: Reply to the challenge in which you want to participate in, and provide your Username, and the Laddering Alt you will be using. Your PS Username is your regular account and the CC9 alt is the alternate account you just created.
- Step 4: Build a Monotype team, which includes the two (2) pokemon listed in the Core you're doing.
- Step 5: When you are sure that your team is ready, log into your CC9 alt and begin battling on the Monotype Ladder.
- Step 6: When you reach a milestone ELO, for example 1450 ELO for the "Silver" rank, save the replay and submit the link in the thread for proof.
- Step 7: If you reach the "Platinum" rank of 1600 + 80% GXE, save the replay of each new ELO peak that you achieve which is greater than the listed HoF level. Before the challenge ends, submit the replay that shows your highest overall peak. The Top Finisher of each Core is the person with the highest ELO peak overall, in a submitted replay.
People caught boosting their ELO in any way will be disqualified. No exceptions, you've been warned.
Can I use more than one type in each challenge?
Yes, just make sure you have a tagged alt for each one.
When can I start laddering?
As soon as you post in the challenge thread here on Smogon, you can start laddering.
Do I need to save/submit all my replays?
NO! Please submit replays that show you reaching a Hall of Fame level, or ones that provide proof of a laddering peak (screenshots are also fine). If you forget to save the replay when you first pass a Hall of Fame level, then just save another replay proving you were above the Hall of Fame level.
Do I have to keep the same team for all the ladder matches?
Nope, feel free to change the team around the Pokemon in the core as often as you like. However, if you are caught on the ladder without the core on a tagged alt you will be disqualified.
I think these cores are stupid. When will there be better ones?
New cores will be up every week. They will eventually cover all 18 types and multiple play-styles. If you have a suggestion for a core, pm it to me accompanied by a brief description of why those Pokemon support one another and then it will be considered for future challenges
Yes, just make sure you have a tagged alt for each one.
When can I start laddering?
As soon as you post in the challenge thread here on Smogon, you can start laddering.
Do I need to save/submit all my replays?
NO! Please submit replays that show you reaching a Hall of Fame level, or ones that provide proof of a laddering peak (screenshots are also fine). If you forget to save the replay when you first pass a Hall of Fame level, then just save another replay proving you were above the Hall of Fame level.
Do I have to keep the same team for all the ladder matches?
Nope, feel free to change the team around the Pokemon in the core as often as you like. However, if you are caught on the ladder without the core on a tagged alt you will be disqualified.
I think these cores are stupid. When will there be better ones?
New cores will be up every week. They will eventually cover all 18 types and multiple play-styles. If you have a suggestion for a core, pm it to me accompanied by a brief description of why those Pokemon support one another and then it will be considered for future challenges
Bronze: 1450 ELO / 1 Point
Silver: 1550 ELO / 2 Points
Gold: 1600 ELO / 3 Points
Platinum: 1650 + 80% GXE / 4 Points
Silver: 1550 ELO / 2 Points
Gold: 1600 ELO / 3 Points
Platinum: 1650 + 80% GXE / 4 Points
Challenge Index
Spreadsheet
S1: Hisuian Forms
S2: Ex-Banned Deucers 
S3: Immunity 
S4: Spikes 
S5: Speed Duality 
S6: Terrain Wars 
S7: Priority 
S8: Regenerator 
S9: Sometype Familiar 
Last edited:
