A few weeks ago, Go Battle League introduced a new, special secondary format to complement ongoing league formats. That new format demanded a certain "pure spirit" from Trainers to deal with the "purity" that the format demands. And that "purity" is figuring out how certain types of Pokémon work against others without extraneous nuances of duplicity - that is, more than one. Aptly, the format is called the "Single-Type Cup" for that reason.
It is obvious that for this format, only Pokémon of single types are fair game, and those of two types are out; this makes it the counterpoint to Silph Arena's Fusion themed cup. But as with that earlier format, it isn't as simple as that, for there are two species that are banned. In this case, they are Cresselia (a strong Legendary Pokémon) and Deoxys in its Defense form (a viable Mythical Pokémon), both of the Psychic type and having proven their capabilities time and again even in standard Great League with no modifications - for which indeed this format takes as a base for its battles.
It can be seen easily that were they still included, they would have been ninth and first in the species rankings, and thus it is fortunate they were excluded. Other species highlights include Haxorus (particularly evolved during Community Day) as well as Dragonair, Pinsir, Machamp, and Muk (of the classical Kanto form), the latter four being viable with their Shadow counterparts as well. Overall, it seems that the types of Dragon, Poison, and Psychic have a certain edge by virtue of being represented by some strong species, and they all can (or could, by now) stand to become part of teams for this format.
All Trainers have to familiarize themselves with the types of Pokémon and how they play out in battle, and this format essentially gave a mostly no-frills ("pure") way to do just that. Thus, it works out well as a complementary format to a league format, being that it should be able to provide insights at the very least... or more of the same challenges that Go Battle League has provided in a somewhat more limited form.
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