How 8 Tiers collapses into 5 Tiers

[Underboss]

Okay, I hope now we can agree that the 8 tier system should be condensed into a 5 tier system with:

Uber - OU - BL - UU - NU

The acceptance of two facts is also important. That, by default, each tier is the ban tier of the tier below. If it's in Uber, it can't be used in OU play. If it's in OU, it can't be used in BL play. If it's in BL, it can't be used in UU play. And finally, if it's in UU, it can't be used in NU play. The second fact is that each tier encapsulates a metagame. So BL and NU have metagames just like OU and UU and, in a way, Uber.

So basically, it's this:


When I say "Actual" I mean that it is used often in the tier list competition and the pokemon isn't placed there just to be kept out of the lower tier. It's a subjective term, and it doesn't really matter too much. One example would be if we placed Poliwhirl into UU. He isn't an "actual" UU and merely just an NU Uber.

I think we should have a 5 tier list plus limbo lists in between the tiers for pokemon we are on the fence about like Jolteon and Articuno.

Disputed placement lists of pokemon we are unsure about: rby2k10.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=td&action=display&thread=161

[Dexter]

Why is parasect NU yet shit like porygon is "100%" UU?

[Underboss]

Okay, I'll add parasect and porygon to the UU/NU limbo list

[posthuman]

Haha why'd you make this AND the other thread? We have so many threads on tiers! You didn't need to make two on this topic.

Well, I'll agree it's a good idea to list out the Pokémon we're unsure of, although we have to discuss that a bit too. I've seen Machamp, Muk, Omastar, Primeape, and Wigglytuff all used in UU. I'm not saying they should all be in the tier, but they could possibly fit into it.

[Underboss]

Hmm, do you think I should delete the list from this thread then, and just keep up the Limbo List report on contested pokemon?

EDIT: I already did it btw