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I'll be writing a follow-up to this article by windsong in the smog 23 [I've gotten his permission to do so], chronicling even more of the ridiculous types of players that you see on the ladder, in hopes of humoring and informing those who hope to challenge the prestigious ladder. This article...

[Overview] <p>Leafeon is one of 3 Eeveelutions that has been forced down to NU, but it's also found a great home there, and a chance to show off its great offensive and support capabilities. Leafeon boasts fantastic Attack and Defense stats, and by NU's standards, a great Speed stat as well...

Introduction Hey there, I'm Karpman. I started playing BW NU since its inception and the creation of the ladder, after my friend, whom you might know as the moderator Zebraiken, told me about it. I found the tier to be fun and I enjoyed success on the early ladder. I had basically thrown...

[Overview] <p>The NU tier has no shortage of powerful physical threats, but luckily there's Tangela to fend them all off. Thanks to Eviolite, Tangela receives a boost to its already excellent Defense stat, allowing it to endlessly tank physical attacks. In addition to this, Tangela receives...

Gorebyss may be the biggest threat in NU, but Mesprit is no slouch when it comes to offensive presence. Mesprit is a mono Psychic type and the only member of its trio that sits in the dark pits of the Neverused Tier. Mesprit has base 80 speed and HP, while all of its other stats are Base...

[Overview] <p>Sawk is one among a plethora of Fighting-types introduced in BW. Though it didn't find its way into the OU tier like many of its Fighting-type counterparts, it immediately became a force to be reckoned with in the lower tiers. Boasting an excellent base 125 Attack stat and a...

[Overview] <p>In previous generations, Roselia was never regarded as a great competitive Pokemon, even in the lower tiers. With the advent of the BW, however, Roselia received an amazing gift in the Eviolite, which boosts its Special Defense to great heights, while also giving it a bit of a...

[Genny Approved] While U-Turn teams were popular before, many of the Pokemon that used U-Turn shared common counters and were almost exclusively physical. With the advent of the 5th Generation, Rotom-W had become an Electric/Water type and an Electric Type variant of the move U-Turn, known as...