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If usage based tiering is instantiated to require wins and consistent use (i.e. avoids recency bias) - what's the problem with lower tiers being dragged upwards?
Looked into the Ambipom occurrence mentioned. If the individual in question got to #5 on the UU ladder (haven't checked that yet)...
I'll try to rephrase. What's the difference between "Ubers is where Pokemon that are banned from OU <...> go" and "OU is where Pokemon banned from UU go".
Is Ubers a tier? If it is, why do usage rates not affect it?
Or is it functionally OU's Borderline? If it is, why is it treated as a...
New here, genuine question: Is there a thread that details why OU Pokemon don't shift to Ubers based on the 4.52% usage rate? Why is OU --> Ubers treated differently than UU --> OU?