Useful Resources For Learning New Metagames

Leftiez · Dec 11, 2015

Thanks to all the tier leaders and Battling 101 staff for providing these, we hope you find them useful!

OverUsed

simple questions, simple answers: a place to ask brief questions.
teambuilding guide: an extensive guide to building in ORAS OU that also includes guides for building specific playstyles.

smogon analyses: official smogon sets.
sample teams: a list of teams that are great for getting newer players acclimated to the tier.
good cores: a list groupings of 2-3 pokemon that work well together.
checks compendium: a visual tool that helps to find checks and counters to top metagame threats.
role compendium: a list of various roles and what pokemon fill those roles.
speed tiers: a list of how fast the common OU sets are.

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ou-sample-team-thread-v2-read-post-25.3551209/

metagame discussion: a place to have general discussion about the tier.
viability rankings: a thread that ranks the pokemon viable in the tier.

UnderUsed

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...um-posting-guide-a-beginners-welcome.3527455/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/uu-simple-questions-thread-xyuu-irc-channel.3500308/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/uu/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/uu-cores-v3.3553489/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-uu-teambuilding-compendium-updated-post-stage-5.3532022/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-uu-sample-team-thread.3536731/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-oras-uu-stage-6-slow-hands.3557948/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-uu-viability-rankings-v4-read-post-90.3555277/
https://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=#xyuu&server=irc.synirc.net

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/xy-oras-underused-battle-replay-thread.3517968/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/creative-and-underrated-movesets-in-uu.3562377/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/uu-speed-tiers.3519163/

RarelyUsed

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ful-users-and-other-useful-resources.3555103/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ask-a-simple-question-get-a-simple-answer-ru-edition.3506178/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/ru/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-role-compendium-v2.3550466/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-cores-for-oras.3523954/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-sample-teams-thread-3-0.3551316/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...usaur-manectric-and-charizard-now-ru.3557997/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ad-abomasnow-and-slowking-discussion.3538036/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-checks-compendium.3555904/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ory-v3-read-the-op-and-all-that-jazz.3555758/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/xy-ru-tiering-info.3506185/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-replays.3516007/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-speed-tiers.3523914/

NeverUsed

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nu-info-hall-of-fame.3544663/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ask-a-simple-question-get-a-simple-answer-nu-edition.3509424/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/nu/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/good-cores-in-oras-nu-see-post-86.3523695/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-nu-role-compendium.3524139/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-oras-nu-teambuilding-lab-check-op-for-sample-teams.3548150/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-nu-stage-10-ill-be-home-for-christmas.3557854/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-nu-viability-rankings.3555650/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/good-cores-in-oras-nu-see-post-86.3523695/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-nu-speed-tiers.3536422/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nu-bazaar.3544929/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nu-core-analysis-workshop-kangaskhan-tauros-threats.3556551/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/a-guide-to-entry-hazards.3535790/#post-6166983

PU

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...please-read-the-rules-before-posting.3527294/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ask-a-simple-question-get-a-simple-answer-pu-edition.3527254/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/pu/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-role-compendium.3526592/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-good-cores.3537423/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sample-teams-v2.3540949/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-pu-stage-6-spread-eagle-across-the-block.3560703/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-viability-rankings.3528743/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-speed-tiers-and-role-compendium.3553385/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-ev-spread-compendium.3535884/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/how-to-build-a-better-player-pu-edition.3544791/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-checks-compendium.3552986/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-replays-thread.3527783/

Little Cup

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/little-cup-resource-thread.3548652/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ions-simple-questions-simple-answers.3491009/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/lc/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-lc-good-cores.3526527/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/multigen-lc-sample-teams.3554452/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/metagame-discussion-thread.3505710/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/lc-viability-rankings-2-0.3547566/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/lc-speed-tiers.3494369/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/lc-votes.3538626/

DOUBLES

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...-new-players-that-are-lost-look-here.3543679/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ks-and-q-a-thread—read-before-asking.3498688/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/doubles/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/creative-sets-in-doubles-ou.3541661/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/doubles-ou-ev-spread-compendium.3549536/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/doubles-ou-sample-teams.3548802/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...e-to-love-you-skymin-has-been-banned.3545903/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/doubles-ou-viability-rankings.3535930/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/doubles-ladder-seasonal-stats.3536602/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-teambuilding-frameworks.3544037/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/doubles-ou-teambuilding-shop.3535365/

UBERS

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rules-general-information-and-helpful-links.3536522/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...rs-mk-ii-read-before-making-a-thread.3536523/

http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/uber/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ubers-teambuilding-competition-v2.3534016/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sample-teams-mega-thread-generations-3-4-5-and-6.3550998/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ranking-thread-last-updated-post-783.3535106/

http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ubers-replay-archive.3540361/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/community-analyis-building-pokemon-2-mega-kangaskhan.3560412/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ubers-teambuilding-workshop.3550772/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/creative-underrated-uber-sets-v3-no-gimmicks-plz.3517241/

Leftiez · Dec 16, 2015

Added DOUBLES, thank shaian !

Useful Resources For Learning New Metagames

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