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Old Feb 24th, 2011, 2:11:43 PM   #267
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Originally Posted by Fat the kbxe View Post
I'm just saying that basing the tier system on usage is strange.

For example a strong OU pokémon goes to UU just because he isn't used much.

But everyone knows its too powerfull for that tier so I don't get how this is based on usage and not power...
How else do you judge power? Base stats alone don't do it, certainly. Type advantages and movesets are too subjective to make any sort of rule. More "powerful" Pokémon will naturally be used more often, so usage is the best way to do it. And if it happens to be too strong for UU (since it's a different metagame with different threats), then that's what BL is for.
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