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===IV battle=== | ===IV battle=== | ||
Refers to a battle held solely for the purpose of observing the [[statistic|stats]] of one or more Pokémon as they appear when set to a higher level for the duration of the battle, thus making it easier to estimate the Pokémon's [[individual values]]. | Refers to a battle held solely for the purpose of observing the [[statistic|stats]] of one or more Pokémon as they appear when set to a higher level for the duration of the battle, thus making it easier to estimate the Pokémon's [[individual values]]. | ||
===Limbo=== | |||
Refers to either: | |||
1. Pokémon that exist in the code, but haven't been officially released yet. Unofficial battle simiulators are divided as to whether or not these should be allowed in unofficial formats, with Smogon generally disallowing them. | |||
2. A state a Pokémon is in when it is found to be too powerful for the tier it's in and banned from it, but is completely unviable in the tier above it. A famous example of this is Normal Forme {{p|Deoxys}}, as it is completely outclassed by the Attack Forme in Ubers, as the latter has slightly more power, but its high attacking stats and Speed make it too overwhelming in OU. | |||
===Mono team=== | ===Mono team=== | ||