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Entry hazard support in the form of Stealth Rock, in conjunction with Fairy- and Rock-typing, is the biggest selling point to Diancie.
Trades the attacking prowess of Rhyperior and its 4x weakness to Grass- and Water-type attacks for higher SpD and clerical support.
Fairy typing...
Credit to Bummer for the stunning banner!
Approved by Kink and Pearl
Welcome to all battlers, new and old, to the OldGens UU Team Bazaar! This resource is going to function like an amalgamation of the USUM UU Team Bazaar, USUM UU Cores, and USUM Creative and Underrated Sets threads with a...
approved by The Immortal
credits to Maysoon for the banner
Welcome to Smogon's first-ever (semi-official) Middle Cup tournament!
Rules:
All Smogon tournament rules and guidelines apply
This tournament will be a best-of-3, single-elimination tournament. You must beat your opponent twice to...
Thanks to Pearl for giving me this. Who's ready for round 2?
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Sableye's access to Prankster allows it to shut down a vast majority of physical attackers, setup sweepers, walls, and weak special attackers before they can cause harm thanks to a combination of priority Will-O-Wisp and...
A comeback UnderUsed RMT by Mazz
Introduction
It seems like I've been here forever, and if you're willing to forgive my prolonged absences, five years is a fair bit of time. The majority of my time at Smogon (when I'm actually here and active) has been spent making something respectable out...
Happily stolen from King UU, I'm back boys!
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Snorlax has been one of the premier special walls in UnderUsed since BW thanks to its gargantuan base 160 HP and desirable base 110 Special Defense, but it faces stiff competition from Florges and its old BW counterpart Umbreon. Its base...
Approved by Sam and Hikari, op stolen from Leer via a chain of c+p
Credit for the hand-drawn image goes to Sunfished
What has the world come to? There is only one of each strong Pokemon left!
Background:
This challenge is a survival war, in which everyone is aiming to "collect every good...
Previous leader: ryan. Original thread owner: unfixable.
banner by Maysoon
Middle Cup
Middle Cup is a metagame that follows one simple premise: only middle evolutions are allowed. This metagame was originally by ryan, however, the thread is a bit outdated and so I decided to revamp it to...
Come With Me Now
An Underused RMT by Mazz
Introduction
In early September I came back from a 5-month hiatus, and in doing so arrived at an entirely new metagame. There had been plenty that had been banned, retested, banned again, and even some old classics that had moved into OU. I had one...
Shout-out to Kitten Milk for the excellent suggestion to revive this project!
I've ran Research Week projects since Black and White, and one of the major issues I've noticed is that getting participants has always been a bugger. Today, that problem is hopefully no more! I present to you a fresh...
Shout-out to Kitten Milk for the excellent suggestion to revive this project!
I've ran Research Week projects since Black and White, and one of the major issues I've noticed is that getting participants has always been a bugger. Today, that problem is hopefully no more! I present to you a fresh...
OP stolen from Leer in RU, Original by Lolk
Major props to Darnell for the kickass artwork
What has the world come to? There is only one of each strong Pokemon left!
Background:
This challenge is a survival war, in which everyone is aiming to "collect every good UU Pokemon left." There is...
Shout-out to Kitten Milk for the excellent suggestion to revive this project!
I've ran Research Week projects since Black and White, and one of the major issues I've noticed is that getting participants has always been a bugger. Today, that problem is hopefully no more! I present to you a fresh...
Shamelessly stolen from NU; thanks Raseri and Mysteria :]
The UU Theorymon Project
Here, we will be discussing potential buffs (a new ability, a new move, or a new typing) on a Pokemon, and how it will positively impact its niche in the UU metagame. I'm also going to allow for some ORAS...
Shout-out to Kitten Milk for the excellent suggestion to revive this project!
I've ran Research Week projects since Black and White, and one of the major issues I've noticed is that getting participants has always been a bugger. Today, that problem is hopefully no more! I present to you a fresh...
Welcome, UUers and all those looking for an excellent comp. 'mons experience! A fresh tier means a fresh installment of Research Group!
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Group:
Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at its stats...
Welcome, UUers and all those looking for an excellent comp. 'mons experience! A fresh tier means a fresh installment of Research Group!
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Group:
Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at its stats...
Welcome, UUers and all those looking for an excellent comp. 'mons experience! A fresh tier means a fresh installment of Research Group!
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Group:
Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at its stats...
Welcome, UUers and all those looking for an excellent comp. 'mons experience! A fresh tier means a fresh installment of Research Group!
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Group:
Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at its stats...
artwork shamelessly stolen from the OU version; art by ToxicPhox
Hello Underused! Those of you who've been here a while might remember the Dark Horse Project that Birkal hosted in OU a long time ago; well I'm here to port it to Underused. There are a couple good reasons to participate in this...