[BW2] What's the most popular tier?

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Discussion' started by Nikushimi, Aug 22, 2013.

  1. Nikushimi

    Nikushimi New Member

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    I've asked this question multiple times to people in the game and searched for it constantly, but never found an answer.

    Pretty much I'm wondering the user statistics on each tier.

    Meaning, which tier do players most lean towards when they play.

    Is it No Preview Ubers, Monotype, Monogen, No Preview OU, Wifi OU, Wifi Ubers, Wifi LC, etc.

    Which gen do most play in? Gen 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?

    The reason I ask this and am trying to search for an answer is because I am sick of never being able to find any battles.

    It would be nice if their was a percentage or number next to each tier and gen so you know how many players are in that tier and gen so you know where to make your team if you want to battle.

    I've made a gen 1 team old school just to see how it would do, but I only played 1 person and beat them so it was pretty bland.

    In gen 5 I've made Ubers, OU, Mono, NU, LC, etc for teams, and it is still hard to find battles.

    So, is there a most popular tier and gen? If so what are they?

    Is there a way to find out how many players are playing in a certain tier or gen at the time you're playing?

    Thanks in advance. ^_^
     
  2. Kumiho

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    Wifi OU
     
  3. puregenius

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    OU is always played the most
    Wifi is more popular than no preview
    Newest gen is usually the most popular

    As for me, I play gen 2 (which is pretty much dead) and gen 5

    Another reason u might not be playing a lot people is ur rank
    Some people set rank ranges so if you have a very low rank you will never meet them

    Also night for Americans usually has more players because the player base is mostly American from what I see
    If I'm looking for a match in a dead tier, I will look in the morning (I'm Australian, so night for Americans)

    If you wanted best chances to find a match, play wifi gen 5 ou at night time for Americans

    Ps wrong section
     
  4. Teutonic Knight

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    When you click find battle possibly take the check mark off of the rating difference option or make your range of rating difference bigger, that should assure you to come across more battles.
     
  5. Spoovo The Pirate

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    Well, if it helps any, the stats page shows you how many battles each tier has per month. More battles = more popular, so you can discern it that way?

    Also, I'll move this thread to somewhere that it might be noticed more easily. :3
     
  6. Nikushimi

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    Thanks for all the responses.

    Yeah, I wasn't sure where to post the thread. I thought the place I posted it seemed logical. I'm not quite familiar with this forum.

    My teams are usually No Preview OU, No Preview Ubers, and Monotype. Mainly because I dislike knowing the opponents Pokémon and them knowing mine. Makes it more like an actual trainer battle when you don't know what Pokémon they have.

    I wish other gens were a bit more popular though, but I suppose the newest is the latest updated so everyone plays that.

    Thanks for the responses again. :D