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What does OU, NU , UU, LC and UBER mean? [closed] 1 vote 59,750 views

Sorry it is a noobish question but people keep mencioning them and I have no idea what they mean so I was hopping someone could tell me by asking, thanks.

closed as a duplicate of: What are tiers (OU, UU, etc.) and how do they work?

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asked Aug 5, 2013 by ℛℯოℯოbℯr closed Aug 7, 2021 by Fizz

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3 Answers

2 votes Best answer

This are smogon tiers.

http://pokemondb.net/pokebase/113971/what-are-tiers-and-what-does-it-mean?show=113971#q113971

Please have a look at the answer to this wquestion. It should explain everything you need.

Lazy Chance Breaker FTW!!

answered Aug 5, 2013 by PX selected Aug 5, 2013 by ℛℯოℯოbℯr

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4 votes

They are tiers! Overused, Never Used, Underused, Little Cup are the first four. Ubers consists of mostly legendary Pokemon, and also includes really strong non-legendary Pokemon, mostly because of abilities. I hope this helps! -Jellohamster

answered Aug 5, 2013 by Jellohamster

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3 votes

They're all tiers which are used to categorize Pokemon by the strength. Since Blob's answer is better here it is. Blob's answer.

answered Aug 5, 2013 by Sciz Both of you are late :3 I started answering it 18 secondsaafter it was asked and I'm on my phone. No excuses :D commented Aug 5, 2013 by PX ...and my comment is even slower.. commented Aug 5, 2013 by PX

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