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==Tiers in Pokémon== | ==Tiers in Pokémon== | ||
Pokémon features [[List of Pokémon|hundreds of species]] available for use in a battle, with great variation in [[base stats]], movesets, [[Type]]s, and {{Abilities}}. Individual sites, users, or organizations may publish tiers, but the most prominent tier lists are produced and published by [[Smogon]] and [[Pokémon Online]] and usually based on statistics from [[Pokémon Showdown]]. Tiers for current [[Appendix:Metagame terminology|metagames]] are updated on a regular basis to reflect the current competitive battling environment; older generations tend to retain the same banlists. Pokémon do not necessarily have high | Pokémon features [[List of Pokémon|hundreds of species]] available for use in a battle, with great variation in [[base stats]], movesets, [[Type]]s, and {{Abilities}}. Individual sites, users, or organizations may publish tiers, but the most prominent tier lists are produced and published by [[Smogon]] and [[Pokémon Online]] and usually based on statistics from [[Pokémon Showdown]]. Tiers for current [[Appendix:Metagame terminology|metagames]] are updated on a regular basis to reflect the current competitive battling environment; older generations tend to retain the same banlists. Pokémon do not necessarily have high [[statistic]]s to be in high tiers. For example, {{p|Pelipper}} is usually tiered much higher than {{p|Slaking}} because of their abilities, despite Slaking's stronger stats. | ||
Tier lists are often targets of discussion because there is no "official" tier list for Pokémon. Tiers are often quite fluid—as strategies evolve, Pokémon may move from one tier to another. However, even official tournaments will present lists of disallowed Pokémon. | Tier lists are often targets of discussion because there is no "official" tier list for Pokémon. Tiers are often quite fluid—as strategies evolve, Pokémon may move from one tier to another. However, even official tournaments will present lists of disallowed Pokémon. | ||