Hello everyone! Welcome to the NU tier, the second lowest tier in standard play. Like any subforum, the NU forum has rules, and if you don't follow these rules at least to an extent, you will receive an infraction.
To start off, pretty much any rule that applies in the other subforums and on Smogon in general should apply here, however there are some specific rules that i'd either like to highlight or are exclusive to this tier.
You can find a list of all NU Pokemon here.
You can also join in on our social NU Discord channel HERE.
In this thread you can also find all the past council votes from the entire generation and tiering updates with regards to the council members and suspects.
The NU Council:
Kiyo (Co-Leader)
rozes (Co-Leader)
Advantage
Blast
Evan.
Hootie
Shadowtags
Shaneghoul
The Tiering System
NU will use a system nearly identical to the OU tiering system, Smogon's official tiering policy can be found here.
1) Please ask an NU moderator before making a discussion thread:
I'd really like all of you to get approval from an NU moderator before creating a discussion thread. New ideas are nice, but it's usually a good idea to check in with a forum moderator before impulsively posting something that's of low quality, too similar to another project, or anything of the like. NU forum Moderators should be happy to help out with new discussions, and even if an idea isn't initially approved they might be able to help out with your thread to make it a bit more presentable before you post, which is good for you, us, and the people who will post in the thread in the future.
Currently the moderators of the NU forum are:
Kiyo
erisia
Disjunction
rozes
2) Do not make discussion threads about specific Pokemon:
One of the first types of threads that usually pops up in these new forums are threads about specific Pokemon. I dislike these kind of threads, they die fast and really clutter up the forum. If you want to discuss a specific pokemon in detail, try the Pokemon Showdown room or in the np thread.
You can find people chatting in the neverused room almost all hours of the day! If you have questions or want to get involved in the community, talking in real time is by far the best way to get involved. We have a lot of very friendly staff that are willing to show you the ropes as well! You can visit us on PS by clicking here.
Our current list of PS NU Room Room Owners are:
ADVANTAGE
Disjunction
Quite Quiet
ryan
Sir Kay
Our current list of PS NU Room Moderators are:
AJB
Blast
boltsandbombers
erisia
Eternally
Evan.
Hootie
Kiyo
Mistrals
Montsegur
Punchshroom
quziel
rozes
Shadowtags
Shaneghoul
Stoned M&M
TTFTW
We have many ways to learn and get involved in NU, here is a list of projects that are currently being ran!
Learn!
Now Playing
The discussion thread for the current metagame. Discuss the new sets, tier shifts, and the best mons in the tier in this thread.
Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer
Have a question that can be answered in one post? Ask it here and our regulars will handle the rest for you!
Viability Rankings
Join in the discussion where we rank the Pokemon in NU depending on how useful/effective they are in the current metagame. The list is dutifully maintained by myself.
Speed Tiers
A useful resource that is maintained by the NU mods that lists the specific speed stat of every relevant Pokemon in NU, including boosts, natures, and items!
Team Building Compendium
The trusty Compendium, run by boltsandbombers, which lists all the most important things to include in an NU team and what Pokemon can do them! Also includes information for specific teams, such as weather abusers and clerics.
Good Cores in NU
A project run by Watchog that aims to collect effective cores of 2-3 Pokemon to help players fill the gaps they need to on their team!
Creative/Underrated Movesets
rozes hosts this thread that serves a public forum where you can post under-appreciated sets or Pokemon. Be sure to read the rules!
Participate!
Victim of the Week
Check out Victim of the Week, where Shadestep suggests a big threat in today's metagame and you, the community, logs all the checks and counters for that threat!
Break This Team
~Eternally provides a challenge to the community to manufacture a core of two Pokemon that tear apart the featured team of the week.
Core Analysis Workshop
An engaging project run by NV where he posts a core and the community breaks it down defensively and suggests viable partners for it!
Archetype Cores
In this project, erisia suggests a type core and the community submits their own cores based on the types for that week. The best core is decided on at the end of the week by community voting!
Pokemon Matchmaking
In this project, NV picks a Pokemon each week and players submit great partners that help that Pokemon get its job done.
Lure That Threat
Earth provides a threat in the current metagame each week with the challenge for the community to come up with the most creative ways to lure it.
Teams!
The Teambuilding Lab
The Lab where you can request a specific set/core for the Lab members to build a team around for you! Our experienced lab members pump out teams and archive them in the OP if you want to borrow some to get start in NU as well!
NU Bazaar
Exchange teams and rates with other users in a miniature RMT-style thread! Whether you want to show off or get some quick help, this is a thread for all users!
Teambuilding Frameworks
lolbro and Rapture. cohost this thread that provides the frameworks for some of the most common team archetypes in NU right now.
Challenges and Tournaments!
The Never Used League
A regularly scheduled tournament hosted in our NU sub-forum. Players who place well earn points on a leader board and players who place well consistently may make it into a playoffs tournament at the end of each season to determine who the best of the best in our community are! Hosted by yours truly.
Dark Horse
Players choose under-appreciated Pokemon and restrict their teams to a certain usage stat in this unique challenge run by ryan.
PS NU Room Tournaments
Regularly scheduled live tours in our Pokemon Showdown! Never Used room. These are fun community events that everyone can get into, so don't be afraid to join in! Winners are also tracked in this thread.
For a list of all previous tournaments and winners, see this post.
Future Projects:
Our Current NU C&C Moderators are:
[Leader]Hootie
erisia
Blast
List of Associated Social Media Accounts
Kiyo's Youtube
If you want your Social Media account to be featured here, just make sure it is primarily focusing on NU, ask me, and I'll add it!
To start off, pretty much any rule that applies in the other subforums and on Smogon in general should apply here, however there are some specific rules that i'd either like to highlight or are exclusive to this tier.
You can find a list of all NU Pokemon here.
You can also join in on our social NU Discord channel HERE.
In this thread you can also find all the past council votes from the entire generation and tiering updates with regards to the council members and suspects.
The NU Council:
Kiyo (Co-Leader)
rozes (Co-Leader)
Advantage
Blast
Evan.
Hootie
Shadowtags
Shaneghoul
The Tiering System
NU will use a system nearly identical to the OU tiering system, Smogon's official tiering policy can be found here.
1) Please ask an NU moderator before making a discussion thread:
I'd really like all of you to get approval from an NU moderator before creating a discussion thread. New ideas are nice, but it's usually a good idea to check in with a forum moderator before impulsively posting something that's of low quality, too similar to another project, or anything of the like. NU forum Moderators should be happy to help out with new discussions, and even if an idea isn't initially approved they might be able to help out with your thread to make it a bit more presentable before you post, which is good for you, us, and the people who will post in the thread in the future.
Currently the moderators of the NU forum are:
Kiyo
erisia
Disjunction
rozes
2) Do not make discussion threads about specific Pokemon:
One of the first types of threads that usually pops up in these new forums are threads about specific Pokemon. I dislike these kind of threads, they die fast and really clutter up the forum. If you want to discuss a specific pokemon in detail, try the Pokemon Showdown room or in the np thread.
You can find people chatting in the neverused room almost all hours of the day! If you have questions or want to get involved in the community, talking in real time is by far the best way to get involved. We have a lot of very friendly staff that are willing to show you the ropes as well! You can visit us on PS by clicking here.
Our current list of PS NU Room Room Owners are:
ADVANTAGE
Disjunction
Quite Quiet
ryan
Sir Kay
Our current list of PS NU Room Moderators are:
AJB
Blast
boltsandbombers
erisia
Eternally
Evan.
Hootie
Kiyo
Mistrals
Montsegur
Punchshroom
quziel
rozes
Shadowtags
Shaneghoul
Stoned M&M
TTFTW
We have many ways to learn and get involved in NU, here is a list of projects that are currently being ran!
Learn!
Now Playing
The discussion thread for the current metagame. Discuss the new sets, tier shifts, and the best mons in the tier in this thread.
Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer
Have a question that can be answered in one post? Ask it here and our regulars will handle the rest for you!
Viability Rankings
Join in the discussion where we rank the Pokemon in NU depending on how useful/effective they are in the current metagame. The list is dutifully maintained by myself.
Speed Tiers
A useful resource that is maintained by the NU mods that lists the specific speed stat of every relevant Pokemon in NU, including boosts, natures, and items!
Team Building Compendium
The trusty Compendium, run by boltsandbombers, which lists all the most important things to include in an NU team and what Pokemon can do them! Also includes information for specific teams, such as weather abusers and clerics.
Good Cores in NU
A project run by Watchog that aims to collect effective cores of 2-3 Pokemon to help players fill the gaps they need to on their team!
Creative/Underrated Movesets
rozes hosts this thread that serves a public forum where you can post under-appreciated sets or Pokemon. Be sure to read the rules!
Participate!
Victim of the Week
Check out Victim of the Week, where Shadestep suggests a big threat in today's metagame and you, the community, logs all the checks and counters for that threat!
Break This Team
~Eternally provides a challenge to the community to manufacture a core of two Pokemon that tear apart the featured team of the week.
Core Analysis Workshop
An engaging project run by NV where he posts a core and the community breaks it down defensively and suggests viable partners for it!
Archetype Cores
In this project, erisia suggests a type core and the community submits their own cores based on the types for that week. The best core is decided on at the end of the week by community voting!
Pokemon Matchmaking
In this project, NV picks a Pokemon each week and players submit great partners that help that Pokemon get its job done.
Lure That Threat
Earth provides a threat in the current metagame each week with the challenge for the community to come up with the most creative ways to lure it.
Teams!
The Teambuilding Lab
The Lab where you can request a specific set/core for the Lab members to build a team around for you! Our experienced lab members pump out teams and archive them in the OP if you want to borrow some to get start in NU as well!
NU Bazaar
Exchange teams and rates with other users in a miniature RMT-style thread! Whether you want to show off or get some quick help, this is a thread for all users!
Teambuilding Frameworks
lolbro and Rapture. cohost this thread that provides the frameworks for some of the most common team archetypes in NU right now.
Challenges and Tournaments!
The Never Used League
A regularly scheduled tournament hosted in our NU sub-forum. Players who place well earn points on a leader board and players who place well consistently may make it into a playoffs tournament at the end of each season to determine who the best of the best in our community are! Hosted by yours truly.
Dark Horse
Players choose under-appreciated Pokemon and restrict their teams to a certain usage stat in this unique challenge run by ryan.
PS NU Room Tournaments
Regularly scheduled live tours in our Pokemon Showdown! Never Used room. These are fun community events that everyone can get into, so don't be afraid to join in! Winners are also tracked in this thread.
For a list of all previous tournaments and winners, see this post.
Future Projects:
- none!
- none
- Battle of the Week
- Set Viability Rankings
- Next Best Thing
Our Current NU C&C Moderators are:
[Leader]Hootie
erisia
Blast
List of Associated Social Media Accounts
Kiyo's Youtube
If you want your Social Media account to be featured here, just make sure it is primarily focusing on NU, ask me, and I'll add it!
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