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If they miss the UU cuttoff, they get sent to RU, then NU, then the unofficial tiers PU and FU. "If a Pokemon falls below 3.41% usage in OU, they get sent to UU. Anything too powerful for Ubers (right now, just Mega Rayylmao and Moody/Swagger users) gets sent to Anything Goes. Anything too powerful for OU (most recently Greninja, RIP) gets sent to Ubers. "OU is the 'main' tier on Pokemon Showdown. Here's some further information from the Reddit post linked above: Let us know if you have any insight into this mysterious and fascinating world. Below that, you have "over used", "under used" and "rarely used", and a baffling array of further acronyms. I don't know all of these mean, but Kotaku explains that the Uber tier is for slightly over-powered Pokemon and the Anything Goes category lets in even the game-breakingly good ones. Here, trainers refine their tactics against each other, gradually narrowing down the Pokemon metagame - so if you're thinking about training up a team for tournament play, you could do worse than see which Pokemon are being used by the most successful players.Ĭompiled by a Reddit user, the graphic below shows the most popular Pokemon used by winning players in each tier.
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Hardcore competitive Pokemon is distilled down to its most pure form on Pokemon Showdown, an online simulator allowing you to just choose and customise your team and take them into battle without all that catching and training business. Even though Scizor and Rillaboom work as the best starts, you have a lot more versatility in who you choose for this team than the others on this list.Pokemon Showdown has released a list of the most popular Pokemon amongst successful players. Urshifu and Scizor can attack remarkably fast thanks to a combo of priority moves and items, and Bisharp can survive any hit with its Focus Sash to hit foes in return even harder. The other members of this team are fairly equal in power, mostly as finishers for what you can’t take down with your starter trio. RELATED: Pokemon: The Problems With Galar's Starter Trio (And The Things We Love) They each lack many weaknesses and are all about offense, and between Inteleon’s high critical hit rate and Cinderace’s changing types through its Hidden Ability, it’ll surely give your opponent a hard time through unpredictable and uncounterable strategies. This rental team is an extremely traditional set for those who love the starters of the Galar region, all of which are exceptionally powerful compared to past games. Sweepers: Urshifu, Cinderace, Scizor, & Inteleon
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We've also added a little more detail in how to play these great Series 9 Rental Teams for single battles, so that you can dominate the Ranked Battle ladder.
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That said, much has changed in the metagame over this time, and while many of these rental teams are still playable in the current ranked battle format, we felt it would be good to update a few of them. Updated Jby Gene Cole: After finally leaving Series 8 and its inclusion of restricted legendaries, we've finally moved back to a more traditional metagame that's returned to a more even level of power. If you want to take on the single battle ladder, these Sword and Shield rental teams can be downloaded to fight with immediately through the online Ranked Battle system.

Training a competitive team for higher-level battles can be difficult and time-consuming, but thankfully Pokemon Sword & Shield has a spectacular rental team feature for those who don’t have the time to make their own team or want to experiment with new teams. RELATED: Pokemon Sword & Shield: Competitive Pokemon That Can Beat Legendaries (And Some That Have No Chance)
