Diamond/Pearl NeverUsed Metagame PrimerCompositionNU (NeverUsed) is the third and lowest usage-based tier in DPP. All Pokémon that were not UU or higher by usage at the end of the 4th generation and are not banned to Ubers, UUBL, or NUBL can be used in NU. Although NU was not officially supported by Smogon during the 4th generation, it is now regularly included alongside other past generation NU tiers in annual tournaments such as NU Classic and NUPL. A list of the current NU Pokémon and those with NU analyses for the NU era are found on the dex page. Play RestrictionsPlayers cannot use Pokémon from the Uber tier, OU, UUBL, UU, or NUBL. Players must abide by the standard Smogon-wide clauses:
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