Pokemon categorizing?
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Legendary, and maybe Psuedo-legendary, Pokemon, but I’m curious if there are other fan-made categories like that.
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Well there are tiers that are classed in competitive,Standard/Overused (OU)Underused (UU)Never used (NU)Borderline (BL)Uber
If you want you can read through this quoted text from serebii:
Standard/Overused (OU)
Standard, as it implies, is the general and ‘normal’ environment forCompetitive Pokémon Battling. Ubers are banned from this environmentbut everything else is okay. This is where most people battle and thelikes of Salamence, Garchomp, Tyranitar and Blissey can freely beused. The term ‘Overused’ is also used for this environment, sincethis is where the most frequently used Pokémon will battle.
Standard, Borderline, Underused and Neverused Pokémon are all freelyaccepted in this environment.
Underused (UU)
As the name implies, this is where Pokémon who aren’t used often arebattled. Generally speaking, Pokémon in this environment are ‘weaker’than Standard Pokémon, and so this environment is used to battle them.By limiting this environment it allows for a balanced Metagame whilstgranting a different experience to standard play. Pokémon like Altariaand Flareon make their home here.
Underused and Neverused Pokémon are freely accepted in thisenvironment.
Never used (NU)
Pokémon in this environment are strictly speaking, the bottom of thebarrel. These include Pokémon who aren’t even used in the UUenvironment and the Metagame is considered somewhat of a novelty.Pokémon like Beautifly and Luvdisc exist here. Only Neverused Pokémonare accepted in this environment.
Borderline (BL)
Borderline is the home for Pokémon who are deemed too powerful for theUU environment. Generally speaking, Borderline doesn’t have a truebattling Metagame, rather its where ‘Underused standards’ are placed.Examples include Pokémon like Articuno and Entei, their power isclearly too strong for UU but they are rarely seen on Standard teams.
Were a proper Metagame for BL to exist: Borderline, Underused andNeverused Pokémon would be accepted in this environment.
Uber
Pokémon placed in the Uber environment are Pokémon deemed too powerfulto be played in Standard. Generally their power is unbalancing, and ifthey were allowed in standard play they would over-centralise teamsand limit the Metagame.
The following Pokémon are considered ‘Uber’ and are banned fromstandard play:
Mewtwo Mew Ho-oh Lugia Latias Latios Kyogre Groudon Rayquaza Deoxys(all forms) Dialga Palkia Giratina Darkrai Arceus Manaphy Wobbuffet
Some have called into question why Pokémon like: Jirachi, Celebi andShaymin aren’t on this list, especially when: the Lati twins, Manaphy,Deoxys and Mew are. The simple reason is because those Pokémon havepower comparable to most Standard Pokémon, whilst the Lati twins,Manaphy, Deoxys and Mew don’t.
Jirachi and Shaymin are limited by their shallow and predictable movepools whilst Celebi is limited by a horrible typing. When compared toStandard Pokémon they are balanced and as a result are allowed in theStandard battling environment.
The Lati Twins on the other hand have fantastic typing, a good traitand a great move pool, whilst Mew and Deoxys have unquestionedversatility and fantastic offensive (or defensive) prowess. Manaphy,despite having a fairly shallow move-pool, is near unstoppable with aTail Glow under its belt. When compared to Standard Pokémon they areunbalanced and as a result are not allowed in the Standard battlingenvironment.
A lot of people also question why Wobbuffet is on this list. To put itsimply, its Trait combined with its stats make it too devastating tobe used in the Standard environment. This may or may not be changed ata future stage, but as it currently stands, Wobbuffet is likely to belocked into Ubers.
As you can guess, all Pokémon are freely accepted in the Uberenvironment.
Hope I helped!
