X/Y Little Cup Metagame Primer

Composition

LC (Little Cup) is a format in which players may only use Pokémon that have not yet evolved but are capable of evolution.

A list of the current LC Pokémon and those with LC analyses for the XY era are found on the dex page.

Play Restrictions

Players must abide by the following clauses:

Players cannot use the following Pokémon:

Players cannot use the following moves:

For information on Little Cup moveset legality, please refer to this guide. Disclaimer: Some legality issues no longer exist due to the introduction of the Ability Capsule in Pokémon X and Y.

The LC Forum

Learn

The Little Cup Rules & Policies thread details the workings of the Little Cup forum.

The LC Information & Questions thread is a convenient directory of tips and guides as well as a place to ask questions pertaining the Little Cup metagame, how to play it, and so forth

The LC Analyses forum is the place to go for writing analyses. You may reserve an analysis in the Index Thread or comment on analyses that are a WIP.

Participate

The LC Metagame Discussion thread is an open platform to discuss any aspects of the current state of the ORAS LC metagame.

The LC Viability Rankings shows how well every LC-viable Pokémon fares in the LC tier.

The Next Best Thing project takes a look at a different Pokémon each week in an attempt to find new and creative sets for it.

The LC Teambuilding Project aims to build an effective team for the LC metagame through community submissions and voting.

The New/Creative Movesets thread is home to creative and innovative movesets, and offers a place to get feedback on one's own innovations.

Study

"A Little Help!?" - A Guide to the Intricacies of Little Cup dismantles the ORAS LC metagame to its core for beginners.

LC Speed Tiers helps players to understand how Speed EVs in Little Cup work and what Pokémon fall where on the spectrum.