1. OverUsed | SM | Smogon Strategy Pokedex
Viability Rankings · Smogon-wide Clauses · Resource SM OU Sample Teams · Uber
2. An Introduction to Smogon's Tier System
The BW OU Tier · OverUsed · The DPP OU Tier · The RBY OU Tier
An article on how Smogon ranks various Pokemon.
3. Gen VI Tiers - Smogon University
The standard tiers that are endorsed by Smogon in Gen VI are Ubers, OverUsed (OU), UnderUsed (UU), RarelyUsed (RU), NeverUsed (NU), PU, Little Cup (LC), and ...
Rulesets for each of the Smogon Pokémon XY tiers
4. [Series 8/11] Sword/Shield BSS Viability Rankings | Smogon Forums
Mar 2, 2021 · Welcome to the Battle Stadium Singles Viability Rankings thread for the Series 8 Metagame. Here, we as a community will rank all viable ...
Welcome to the Battle Stadium Singles Viability Rankings thread for the Series 8 Metagame. Here, we as a community will rank all viable Pokemon into tiers. Everyone is encouraged to post thoughts and opinions on Pokemon that are usable in the metagame and what rank they should fall under. The...
5. SV OU Indigo Disk Viability Ranking Thread | Smogon Forums
Jan 9, 2024 · The general idea of the topic is to rank each OU Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a tier list for the entire ...
art drawn + thread run by ausma | VR concept credit goes to PK Gaming Welcome to the Scarlet and Violet Overused viability rankings, Indigo Disk edition! In this thread, we, as a community, will be ranking every single justifiably usable Pokemon into "tiers" ranking their viability in the...
6. OverUsed | RS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex
Uber · Swampert · Breloom · Metagross
7. An Introduction to Smogon's Tier System
Smogon's tier system is used to rank Pokémon into several groups based on their perceived power and usage in competitive play. These tiers dictate which ...
An article on how Smogon ranks various Pokemon.
8. OverUsed | SS | Smogon Strategy Pokedex
OU (OverUsed) is Smogon's fundamental usage-based tier. With the exception of Pokémon banished to the Uber tier, every Pokémon can be used in OU, including ...
9. Why are the new Smogon Tiers now based on usage, and not relevant ...
Mar 19, 2014 · >Smogon's tier system is used to rank Pokemon into several groups based on their perceived power and usage in competitive play.
It's been really ticking me off for a long time..
10. Pokemon: Smogon Tiers, Explained - Game Rant
Aug 16, 2022 · Pokemon: Smogon Tiers, Explained · 7 PU · 6 NU (Never Used) · 5 RU (Rarely Used) · 4 UU (Under Used) · 3 UUBL (Under Used Ban List) · 2 OU (Over Used).
Newcomers to the Pokemon franchise can use this guide to understand everything to know about Smogon Tiers.
11. What are the acronyms of every Smogon tier? - Pokemon Database
Oct 23, 2014 · OU = Overused; UU = Underused; BL = Borderline; RU = Rarelyused; NU = Neverused; PU = Nothing, it is a pun on "Pee Yew", a term to signify ...
Uber The Uber tier is effectively a banlist for the OU tier, as "standard" battles include everything in the OU list and below. Pokémon in the Uber tier were deemed too powerful or destabilizing to the OU metagame to allow. Ubers, if allowed, cause extreme "centralization" of strategies—in other words, it is impossible or very difficult to counter them in a reasonable manner.