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===Untiered===
===Untiered===
The Pokémon in this tier are so atrocious that they are completely unviable in any tier. This is the lowest possible grade a Pokémon can receive in competitive play.
Some Pokémon are not competitively viable in any tier and left untiered. Untiered Pokémon that have an evolved form are typically given the classification Not Fully Evolved (NFE) instead; if an untiered NFE Pokémon is eligible for [[Little Cup]], it is often referred to as LC instead.
 
===Not Fully Evolved===
This group is more commonly known as "'''NFE'''", and as the name implies, contains most Pokémon that have not yet reached their final [[evolution]] stage and do not have a high enough usage to appear in any tier. This group is not actually a tier, but rather a collection of Pokémon without significant usage even in the lowest tier.


==Tier variations==
==Tier variations==
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This format is based on the [[Stadium Cup]].
This format is based on the [[Stadium Cup]].


Some unevolved Pokémon — for example, {{p|Meditite}}, {{p|Scyther}}, and {{p|Gligar}} — are sometimes considered too powerful and banned in some tier lists. In this special battle style, {{DL|Drink|Berry Juice}} is also sometimes banned.
Some unevolved Pokémon—for example, {{p|Meditite}}, {{p|Scyther}} and {{p|Gligar}}—are sometimes considered too powerful and banned in some tier lists. In this special battle style, [[Berry Juice]] is also sometimes banned.


[[Eviolite]] is one of the most commonly used items in this format, because it can boost the Defense and Special Defense of any legal Pokémon in this format by 50%.
[[Eviolite]] is one of the most commonly used items in this format, because it can boost the Defense and Special Defense of any legal Pokémon in this format by 50%.