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Credit to Plague von Karma for the information provided in this thread, especially Usage Stats :) Approved by Lutra This thread is for the preservation of the former metagames of XY, which ended in November 21st 2014 when ORAS was released internationally. This thread will include Usage Stats...

[OVERVIEW] Kangaskhan is undeniably the best Pokemon in the Entire ADV UU metagame due to it's incredible versatility and splashability. Offensively, Kangaskhan's good Attack, solid Speed, and perfect coverage make it a fearsome attacker that hits nearly the entire metagame super effectively...

Its shedinja not shedninja [OVERVIEW] Shedinja holds a unique niche on stall teams through it's excellent ability in Wonder guard, which gives it several immunities to types such as Water, Electric, Grass, Psychic, and Ground, allowing it to counter powerful Pokemon such as Rain Dance Omastar...

[OVERVIEW] Muk is without a doubt one of the best tanks in the metagame. Muk's good special bulk, useful resistances to Grass- and Fighting-type moves, and an immunity to toxic makes it a great check to several Pokemon such as Vileplume, Electabuzz, and Tentacruel if it's running Hidden Power...

[OVERVIEW] Omastar is widely regarded as one of the best Pokemon in UU due to its excellent defensive and offensive qualities. Omastar's access to Spikes is incredibly important for virtually every playstyle, and it finds itself to be the easiest Spikes setter to fit on teams due to its great...

[OVERVIEW] Entei's main function in GSC is to break through the opposing team's defenses with its powerful sun-boosted Fire Blast and complementary Solar Beam. Unlike its more powerful Fire-type competitor Moltres, Entei is quite bulky, has no Electric weakness, and has base 100 Speed, which...

[OVERVIEW] With an amazing base 115 Speed, a good Water / Psychic typing, reliable recovery, and a great support movepool consisting of moves like Thunder Wave and the coveted Rapid Spin, Starmie is very much a solid Pokemon. Starmie's access to Rapid Spin is massively helpful for many teams...

[OVERVIEW] Piloswine's niche in OU comes from its amazing Ground/Ice typing, which gives it an unresisted STAB combination [SET] name: Mixed Tank move 1: Earthquake move 2: Ice Beam move 3: Rest move 4: Sleep Talk / Toxic / Roar item: Leftovers [SET COMMENTS] Set Description =========...

[OVERVIEW] Machamp is one of the most powerful offensive Pokemon due to a combination of a high Attack stat, great offensive movepool, and strong offensive typing in Fighting that grants it a STAB move in Cross Chop, which lets it take down many common Pokemon such as Tyranitar, Miltank...

[OVERVIEW] Forretress finds a secure spot on many OU teams due to its ability to viably compress Rapid Spin and Spikes support. It also has excellent physical bulk and a fantastic Steel / Bug defensive typing that gives it useful resistances to Psychic-, Ice-, and Normal-type moves and an...

[OVERVIEW] Typhlosion has a small edge over its main competitors Charizard and Moltres with its Electric neutrality and no 4x weakness to Rock, which allows Typhlosion to directly take on Zapdos as well as avoid an OHKO from some Rock-type move users like Tyranitar. Typhlosion also has Dynamic...

[OVERVIEW] Shuckle's Defenses are the highest in the game, having 230 in both Defense and Special Defense, which allows it to tank hits from Pokemon such as Nidoking and Snorlax. Additionally, while Shuckle's Bug / Rock typing doesn't really give Shuckle a whole lot of resistances, its...

[OVERVIEW] Ursaring has the highest Attack stat of any Normal-type at base 130, allowing it to KO some Pokemon that its main competitors Snorlax and Kangaskhan cannot. It also has a decent Special Attack and special movepool, letting it perform as a niche mixed attacker. Unfortunately...

[OVERVIEW] Scizor seems good at a first glance. It has a strong defensive typing that gives it only one weakness to Fire, one of the highest Attack stats in OU, decent bulk, and boosting moves in Swords Dance and Agility that could make it a strong Pokemon for Baton Pass teams; however, in...

[OVERVIEW] Generalize what the Pokemon does in the metagame and as a whole and why you should or shouldn't consider using it on your teams. See this thread for more tips. [SET] name: Bad Dusk move 1: Meteor Mash move 2: Ice Punch move 3: Rock Slide / Thunder Punch move 4: Bullet Punch /...

[OVERVIEW] * Deoxys-D is an unviable Pokemon in Ubers due to having too many flaws that seriously harm its only valuable niche as a bulky Spikes setter. * Deoxys-D's seemingly excellent bulk, having base 160 Special Defense and Defense, is hindered greatly by its low base 50 HP, which makes it...