The Newest Smogon Tier: PU

Huh, I didn't realize that this existed. It seems pretty interesting now that I've looked it up and gone through what the tier is made of. It's odd to me that articuno is in PU, between its alright bulk and freeze dry capability I thought it'd be still in NU. Swoobat's in PU too, even though it can abuse simple+ calm mind+ stored power. Probably because of sucker punchers tearing it apart or something.

Overall, yeah I think I'm gonna play PU. I've already got some ideas for a team, though I expect to have my butt handed to me for a while. I like the idea of the tier, and I think it could definitely be cool to battle in and build teams for, what with what the tier is made of.

 

Too small, too limited. Not catching my attention at all honestly. I can handle OU for its ability to play not only OU Pokémon but lower tier people to spice up the teams. PU is just way, way too limited for me. That being said, OU still bores me some in comparison to doubles. So much more variety and strategy, and people like maractus (a singles PU resident) can be completely viable in the doubles scene. PU is just way too far down for there to be an opportunity to add variety to the team.

 

That's what I thought it meant! But someone, I forget who, insisted "No, it's just a randomly-chosen letter next to the letter U". Riiight. Listen, pal, I said it before and I'll say it again: Just because whoever decides tiers thinks these things are less-desirable doesn't mean I don't desire them. I mostly ignore what people say I should like anyhow, and Pokémon is no different.

I first saw it when returning to the LVOU a few weeks ago and noticed that for my current best teams, I had a lot of PUs in them. Dusknoir, Carbink, Marowak, Avalugg. That said, I actually like PU a lot. Or at least, the Pokémon that are there are Pokémon I tend to like. I'm not experienced/educated enough of a battler to know if I actually like the tier itself yet, but its population has some of my favorites.

 

I remember me and [member='Nauris'] Talking about PU, its a nice tier and I'd love to know more about it, although I find the best thing to relate to it is Balanced Hackmons, a lot of thinks can be used in this stinky tier, but there are certainly bad Pokémon in PU, saying that, there is always room for innovation. I'll look forward to the popularity it will now get!

 

I've been playing PU for quite a few months now because there are some true powerhouses in the tier. Among my favourites in the tier include the new drops, Exeggutor, Pawniard, Bouffalant, and Gorebyss as well as some classics including Floatzel, Grumpig, and Rapidash, just to name a few. I've been contributing a whole buch to the PU forum on Smogon, learning by both posting and, of course, playing. I'm excited that PU is official now, and its popularity will definitely soar in times to come. Cool tier, cool Pokémon & overall just fun to play. PU has a lot of things to offer and people should definitely try it out. c:

 

PU seems like an interesting tier. I'm glad they decided to make it its own tier since in B/W most of NU's roster were never used (You know what I mean, at least I hope.)

I probably won't be playing it myself though, mainly because I suck at low tiers specifically besides LC.