X/Y Competitive Resources

Mechanics and Guides

A Beginner's Guide to Stat Distribtion
A guide to manipulating the stats of your Pokémon for competitive play, thanks to scorpdestroyer.
A Guide to Mega Evolution
A guide to mega evolution with a focus on ORAS OU, thanks to Shiba.

Tier Specific Guides

Ubers

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the Ubers metagame.
Viability Rankings
An organization of Pokemon in the ORAS Ubers metagame by their viability in the tier, thanks to Nayrz and the VR council.

OverUsed (OU)

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the OU metagame.
Viability Rankings
An organization of the OU Pokemon by their viability in the tier, thanks to IPF and the VR concil.

Doubles OverUsed (DOU)

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the DOU metagame.

UnderUsed (UU)

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the UU metagame.
Viability Rankings
An organization of the UU Pokemon by their viability in the tier, thanks to Pak, Pearl, and the VR concil.

RarelyUsed (RU)

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the RU metagame.

NeverUsed (NU)

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the NU metagame
Viability Rankings
An organization of the NU Pokemon by their viability in the tier, thanks to Eternally and the VR concil.
XY Speed Tiers
A list of NU Pokémon organized by base speed, thanks to hollywood.

PU

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the PU metagame
Viability Rankings
An organization of the PU Pokemon by their viability in the tier, thanks to Anty and the VR concil.
XY Speed Tiers
A list of PU Pokémon organized by base speed, thanks to Twix and Magnemite.

Little Cup (LC)

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the LC metagame
XY Speed Tiers
A list of LC Pokémon oraganized by base speed, thanks to Mambo.
The Intracacies of XY LC
A guide to the intracacies of Little Cup in XY, thanks to Mambo.
The Intracacies of ORAS LC
A guide to the intracacies of Little Cup in ORAS, thanks to Mambo.

Monotype

Metagame Primer
A brief introduction to the Monotype metagame.

Sample Teams