Gen 5 BW NU Resources

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Welcome to BW NU, where hazard stacking is all the rage and hazard removal is in abundance a nice thing to have!

This is the resource hub for everything BW NU. Here, you will find the viability rankings, sample teams, and anything else we include that is of importance.

Viability Rankings | Sample Teams
 
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BW NU Viability Rankings
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S
:alomomola: Alomomola
:garbodor: Garbodor
:mandibuzz: Mandibuzz
:serperior: Serperior



A+
:charizard: Charizard
:golurk: Golurk
:kangaskhan: Kangaskhan
:rotom-frost: Rotom-Frost
:sawk: Sawk
:seismitoad: Seismitoad
:skuntank: Skuntank

A
:carracosta: Carracosta
:duosion: Duosion
:gardevoir: Gardevoir
:gurdurr: Gurdurr
:misdreavus: Misdreavus
:piloswine: Piloswine
:primeape: Primeape
:regirock: Regirock
:rotom-fan: Rotom-Fan
:samurott: Samurott

A-
:braviary: Braviary
:eelektross: Eelektross
:haunter: Haunter
:musharna: Musharna
:sawsbuck: Sawsbuck
:tauros: Tauros



B+
:camerupt: Camerupt
:drifblim: Drifblim
:exeggutor: Exeggutor
:golem: Golem
:gorebyss: Gorebyss
:ludicolo: Ludicolo
:miltank: Miltank
:roselia: Roselia
:swellow: Swellow
:zangoose: Zangoose

B
:electabuzz: Electabuzz
:fraxure: Fraxure
:regice: Regice
:tangela: Tangela
:torterra: Torterra
:wartortle: Wartortle
:weezing: Weezing
:zweilous: Zweilous

B-
:altaria: Altaria
:combusken: Combusken
:floatzel: Floatzel
:kadabra: Kadabra
:liepard: Liepard
:metang: Metang
:muk: Muk
:pinsir: Pinsir
:probopass: Probopass
:scraggy: Scraggy
:shiftry: Shiftry
:simipour: Simipour
:victreebel: Victreebel
:vileplume: Vileplume
:volbeat: Volbeat


C+
:audino: Audino
:bastiodon: Bastiodon
:cacturne: Cacturne
:cradily: Cradily
:golbat: Golbat
:klang: Klang
:lapras: Lapras
:lickilicky: Lickilicky
:linoone: Linoone
:mantine: Mantine
:simisage: Simisage
:swanna: Swanna
:throh: Throh
:ursaring: Ursaring
:vigoroth: Vigoroth
:zebstrika: Zebstrika

C
:armaldo: Armaldo
:articuno: Articuno
:basculin: Basculin
:beheeyem: Beheeyem
:butterfree: Butterfree
:dragonair: Dragonair
:electrode: Electrode
:jumpluff: Jumpluff
:leafeon: Leafeon
:mawile: Mawile
:munchlax: Munchlax
:raichu: Raichu
:rampardos: Rampardos
:sneasel: Sneasel
:swoobat: Swoobat
:torkoal: Torkoal

C-
:ampharos: Ampharos
:frillish: Frillish
:illumise: Illumise
:marowak: Marowak
:relicanth: Relicanth
:simisear: Simisear
:stunfisk: Stunfisk
 
:bw/duosion: A -> A+

Duosion is fundamentally a great Pokemon in BW because of Magic Guard. Ever since the Shadow Tag Gothorita ban which allowed teams to directly punish Garbodor, Duosion has shown proficient results in being a consistent bulky setup sweeper taking advantage of passiveness like Alomolola and being the game determining factor vs things like (opposing speed crept) Duosions, Regice, Serperior, and more. Pokemon like this brings reason for sets like Taunt Mandibuzz, Lum Berry / Sitrus Skuntank, Zweilous in general, Trick Rotom-F, Trick Gardevoir, [insert random Knock Off Pokemon] to do 2% to Duosion just to get rid of its primary item but even then its so rare to do that. Duosion is crucial Pokemon to account for in the builder and making sure your team isn't passive to this Pokemon is apart of BW NU building due to the fact of it just not being mindlessly check by Spikes. This Pokemon should rise.
 
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