I don't understand Smogon Teirs..?

Aug. 31, 2012

Okay, so say I said to a friend, “Hey, let’s battle OU!”. Does that mean the Pokemon I use have to be in the overused teir? Please don’t send a link to Smogon, just tell me what battling w/ Teirs means.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

Yes ou is overused tier, uu is under used tier, nu is never used tier and ru tier.Each Pokemon has a tier. It’s in that tier because of its stats, moves ect. Ubers are Pokemon with remarkable high stats. Ou Pokemon are average. Uu are weaker and It keeps going.

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A tier is a group of Pokemon. When you battle in OU, you can only use Pokemon in OU and below. That’s to prevent something like Magikarp vs Arceus, or Palkia, or Diagla!I won’t provide a link to Smogon, but you can find the tiers on Smogon. Just Google. Smogon divided the tiers for you, it’s all done!