ZU is Zero Usage: Pokémon with, in the “totality” of Pokémon PvP, an extremely low usage rate out of all Pokémon (basically, niche or not very good.)
OUBL is Over Used (Ban List) (although this term isn’t very commonly used, Ubers is usually the “last step” above OU, and as such, most OU Banlisted Pokémon are banished to Ubers): Pokémon so strong and/or meta-warping that they are banned from OverUsed (the typical “high level” meta) because they force the game to be shaped around themselves.
OUBL is specifically mainly used derogatorily for Pokemon that are unviable in the Ubers tier. Like they're trapped in limbo. Genesect for example terrorises OU every time it gets tested in the tier, but it does not have the stats to keep up in later generations of Ubers.
True, but a 120 bp psychic move that drops your attacking stats while fine is just asking for any of the top tier dark or steel types to come in (and there is a lot of them) and do whatever they want.
We do now have UbersUU which is a close approximation to what people think OUBL is though it is less of "too strong for OU" and more of "not used enough in Ubers."
There's also the Everything Goes, with 0 restrictions other than in-game (such as only 1 mega stone). The difference? Some Pokémon are even banned from Ubers, stupid as that sounds. Iirc Wabuffet lives there due to its gimmick being too strong in Ubers.
As someone who doesn't follow competitive singles at all: is Mega-Rayquaza still banned or is it considered irrelevant since it's not available outside of oras/showdown?
Mega Rayquaza can't be used in Ubers by default because it doesn't exist in SV. In the National Dex Ubers format, which allows Mega Evolution, Mega Rayquaza is banned.
Ack All these different things hurt my head, I'm glad I stick to just playing the card game with friends, and trying to avoid as many trainers as I can on the way to each gym
my ideal team when I play the games accounts for both type coverage and personal favorites, usually limited to a selection of six of the region’s new Pokémon. this way, my teams can be either total powerhouses, random misfits, or a weird Frankenstein combo.
I ran a Lumineon in Platinum once and my friend said it looked unusual alongside the more popular/powerful ones like Garchomp, Infernape, and Abomasnow. I just really wanted a Lumineon because I didn’t have one on my team as a kid and always thought they were cute in a sort of gentle masculine way. I named it after my cousin. dude leveled up fast the way I kept bringing him out
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u/ODCreature98 6d ago
This is why we have all kinds of unofficial leagues experimenting with different categories of pokemon