X/Y NeverUsed Metagame Primer

• Composition
• Play Restrictions
• The NU Forum
  • Learn
  • Participate

Composition

NU (NeverUsed) is Smogon's fourth usage-based tier. All Pokémon that are not RU or higher by usage and are not banned to Ubers, UUBL, RUBL, or NUBL can be used in NU, including Pokémon from PU.

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

Play Restrictions

Players cannot use Pokémon from the Uber tier, OU, UUBL, UU, RUBL, RU, or NUBL.

Players must abide by the following clauses:

• Smogon-wide Clauses.

Players cannot use the following abilities:

• Drizzle
• Drought
• Shadow Tag
• Arena Trap

Players cannot use the following moves:

• Baton Pass

The NU Forum

Learn

The NU Information thread contains information about the NU council as well as the results of the Suspect tests and quickbans of the NU metagame.

The NU Simple Questions, Simple Answers thread is a great place to ask any simple questions you might have relating to the NU metagame. Do not make new threads for questions that could be answered here.

The NU 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 in progress.

Participate

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

The NU Cores thread is for discussion pairs of Pokémon and how they complement each other to form a solid core.

The NU Creative / Underrated Sets thread aims to uncover hidden gems that prove to be viable in the NeverUsed metagame.