The Gen 3 OU Iceberg Explained [Part 1]

Pokemon Competitive Singles in Gen 3 has a long history.

I put together this Iceberg chart about Gen 3 OU with help from the community. Let's explore the depths of one of Competitive Pokemon's most longstanding and intricate metagames.

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Outro Music by Pete S:
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0:00 Intro

0:43 LAYER 1 - Tar #1

3:03 TSS

4:01 Big 5

6:43 Spinblockers

7:26 No Physical / Special Split

9:10 Rock Resists

10:14 Magnet Mag

11:53 LAYER 2 - ZapDug

13:40 Sleep Talk Reset

14:39 CroCune

16:13 Superman

18:24 2 Turn Taunt

19:04 KO Ends Turn

21:12 LAYER 3 - JaskWak

23:06 Yolo Skarm

25:08 12.5, 16.67, 25

27:10 Sandstorm Order

28:34 Beat Up

30:58 Silent Quick Claw

32:27 LAYER 4 - Houdini

33:45 ZardLoom

37:22 Mr. Mime Ban

38:42 Counter Glitch

40:14 Lax Slander

43:23 Yama OU

45:26 Outro

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