Gen 9 Ubers Viability (2024)

FAQs

What is the National Dex Ubers tier? ›

National Dex Ubers is a very inclusive tier that allows the usage of as many Pokémon as competitively possible, independently of usage in National Dex OU, National Dex UU, and National Dex RU. As a National Dex format, it uses all of its mechanics. This metagame is led by entrocefalo, Bobsican, and a council.

Ubers is the highest tier in Smogon's classification system. This tier includes creatures that are so powerful or possess such game-altering abilities that they are essentially banned from standard competitive play, referred to as the "OverUsed" (OU) tier and below.

Ubers UU, or "UUbers", is a unique tier that functions as a usage-based tier beneath Ubers. It is a place for the low-powered legendaries and OUBL Pokémon who are too strong for OU, but too weak for regular Ubers to find play.

The tiers start at Blue and then go to Gold, Platinum, then Diamond.

UberX - Affordable, everyday rides at affordable prices. Private rides for 1 to 4 people, with comfortable 4 door sedans. Uber Black - Luxury rides with professional drivers.

It is tied with Mega Mewtwo Pokémon for the highest base stats of any Pokémon ever – 780 or about the firepower of 2.5 Pikachus. Therefore, the banning of Mega Rayquaza is related to its own abilities: It is the only creature in the game that doesn't need a Mega Stone to perform Mega Evolution.

In case you didn't know, it boosts your Speed by 1.5x each turn, and Blaziken is fortunate enough to have access to this ability. 1.5x Speed basically makes you faster than all of OU, and faster than an amount of common Scarf Pokemon as well.

Unlock tiers

Points help determine your status: Blue, Gold, Platinum or Diamond. The higher your tier, the more rewards. Your tier is based on your points plus ratings over a fixed 3-month period.

Uber Green

Uber Green is a low-emission ride option. If you drive an EV on the Uber platform, you're automatically opted in to Uber Green.²

Low cost, high quality

No matter where we go, UberX will always be there as a low-cost option that still provides a service a cut above the rest in quality. For example, in every UberX ride, you can expect, at minimum, seats for at least 4 passengers, a radio you can choose the music on and air conditioning.

What does OU mean in Pokemon Showdown? ›

The usage-based tiers are ranked as follows: OverUsed (OU): The baseline usage-based tier, a Pokémon is considered OU if a player has a better than 50% chance of seeing that Pokémon at least once over 15 battles.

Smogon releases a new tier above Ubers known as "Uber Eats", which is reserved for food pokemon.

Ubers is the most inclusive of Smogon's tiers, allowing the use of any Pokémon species. Only abilities and tactics that have been proven to be uncompetitive or excessively strong even among their peers are banned from use.

Once you've seen the first 150 Pokemon in Sinnoh, you can upgrade your Pokedex to the "National Pokedex" where there aren't 150 slots to fill, but over 400. Now, simply head to Sandgem Town, one of the first locales, and the hometown of Professor Rowan and his Pokemon research lab.