X/Y Uber Metagame PrimerCompositionUbers is the most inclusive of Smogon's tiers, allowing the use of any Pokémon species. Only abilities and tactics that have been proven to be uncompetitive are banned from use. Ubers is not influenced by Pokémon usage in OU, UU, RU, NU, or PU, and the usage of Pokémon in Ubers has no influence on the compositions of those tiers. A list of the current Ubers Pokémon and those with Uber analyses for the XY era are found on the dex page. Play RestrictionsPlayers must abide by the following clauses:
The Ubers ForumLearnThe Ubers Forum Rules dictate what flies in the Ubers forum and what does not. Mandatory read for all prospective new users. The Ubers Simple Questions, Simple Answers thread is a great place to ask any simple questions you might have relating to the Ubers metagame. Do not make new threads for questions that could be answered here. The Ubers 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. ParticipateThe Ubers Viability Rankings shows how well every Ubers-viable Pokémon fares in the Ubers tier. The Creative/Underrated Sets project promotes creativity and innovation in the Ubers tier. The Ubers Teambuilding Compendium assembles many of the tier's top-notch Pokémon and organizes them according to their roles so you can simply search the thread for a Pokémon that fits in your team! The Good Cores project is a compendium of the best defensive and offensive cores in the Ubers metagame that serves as a point of reference for players that are interested in getting started in Ubers, but have no idea where to begin as far as teambuilding goes. |