Look, i can fully understand where youre coming from, as a magic guard mon in a hazard stack meta with little removal does sound very nice. Unfortunately in practice it just ends up getting offensively overwhelmed by almost anything due to is meh bulk and bad type. Tera doesnt really help it enough to make dedicating tera to it worth. 90% of the reason reun was used was because it sat on garg.
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both fill similar niches. . Similarily to Sinis it's a physically bulky spinblocker. However Pecharunt is just bulkier on both sides, at least until Sinis starts setting Calm Minds. It makes it easier for Pecha to come in to do its primary job, Recover as well is just most of the time better recovery move as it's less exploitable. Pecha can simillarily act as a wincon with Nasty Plot though it fits that role less well because it can't boost its special defense and become unbreakable. Now the biggest thing for me. Sinistcha is absolutely horrible into Mandibuzz, it has no way of threatning it so it can't spinblock it, it needs to commit Tera to not get hit by Toxic, in theory it can use Tera Poison or Steel to set up Calm Minds but that's exploitable in its own right. Pecharunt is immune to Toxic by default, can threaten to Toxic Mandibuzz itself and can at least hit it neutrally. is another bulky grass type with boosting capabilities. It is, once again, bulkier than Sinistcha. While it doesn't have a recovery move it does make that up in form of Regenerator which often means it has much easier time staying alive for longer. Hydrapple bolsters Nasty Plot with pretty amazing movepool. It is a far more threatning pokemon once it hits the field and often times has easier time doing so. matches pretty poorly into nearly all if not all of A to S tiers. It hates Latios which makes tera Poison awkward, Chomp sets up on it and destroys tera steel and poison, Tornadus and Zapdos both threaten Cane, Gren has Dark Pulse, Kix has Knock and Turn, Mandibuzz was covered, Goltres sets up on it, Pecha can poison it and Azu is the closest to good match up.Hydrapple does learn recover btwI am feeling radical today
Cloak Sinischa was one of the best Gargancl answers thanks to Ghost typing, Grass stab, Recovery and Calm Mind potentially becoming a win condition of its own. Without Garg around it lost that very distinct niche. It retains the niche of being a spin blocker and bulky win condition.
I do however believe it's just outclassed in this niche.
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to A: Just read Twilight’s post above, this was the last one to write and I’m tired.
to A: Despite dropping last update, Slowking has been extremely trending as of late with Slowking balance becoming a major playstyle of the metagame. The pivoting support Slowking provides is unmatched, being able to come in, take a lot of hits, and slow pivot out to bring in a threat. Just about anything doesn’t mind being paired with a Slowking. Thunder Wave variants in particular are very common due to how good paralysis is, being able to cripple Pokémon like Latios, Tornadus-T, Iron Moth, Iron Crown, Kommo-o, and many more. Slowking’s defensive profile also lets it check foes like Keldeo, Terrakion, and Mamoswine which can be troublesome for many teams to handle. The Mon is definitely in the top 10 for many players despite residing in RU, but maybe this coming shift Slowking will earn its rightful place as UU by usage.
to A: This tier a year ago had Tinkaton at very high viability, and after a long road this tier a year later still ends up with Tinkaton in high viability, even after the ban of Galarian Moltres. It’s the tiers best Steel- and Fairy-type, checking foes like Latios, Greninja, Mandibuzz, and the Ogerpons with a naturally good typing. Its utility cannot be understated, for Knock Off, Encore, and either Stealth Rock or Thunder Wave depending on who it is paired with does so much for so many teams, and it doesn’t hurt that top tiers like Slowking and Garchomp are its best partners. Tinkaton balance, similar to Slowking balance, is a top tier archetype right now, and Tinkaton has finally returned to being a top tier in the metagame that warrants an A rank. Crazy to think this Mon was almost a C tier at one point.
to A-: Like Slowking, Ogerpon fell last update, but it has quickly risen up due to a burst in usage we’ve seen over the last 3 weeks with its pivot set. It’s just a really consistent and valuable Pokemon on teams with its potent offensive output and ability to utilize Embody Aspect + Encore, coming in clutch vs a lot of Pokémon like Garchomp, Greninja, and Latios while acting as a pseudo scarfer for a lot of teams. It alone poses a massive threat to HO after the ban of Galariam Moltres and just is a great Pokemon right now that enters back into the A ranks. 
to B+: Mienshao has been seeing a surge in usage that definitely reflects it to be a strong option in the metagame as a great alternative to Terrakion as a Choice Scarf user. In a tier with little hazard removal, Regenerator is a massive benefit to using Mienshao with its heightened longevity. Knock + U-turn provides useful support that Terrakion doesn’t in enabling teammates as well as being less prediction reliant, not to mention CC + Ice Spinner is great offensive coverage. Terrakion’s offensive output as a Scarfer is pretty great as well as its better bulk, so it is the better Pokemon, but Mienshao is not far behind at all and ends up a subrank below Terrakion to reflect their viabilities.
to B: Psychic Terrain has settled down a lot now but even after rising to B- the VR team felt it was best to raise it again, for Psychic Terrain is about on par with webs and Grimmsnarl screens, so Indeedee rises to B to reflect the playstyle being just as good., Note that Polteageist remained B- because it’s not a staple on terrain.
to B-: Basically the same reasoning as last time, Magnezone structures are pretty potent right now at enabling threats like Latios and Ogerpon-Cornerstone by trapping and removing steels. Magnezone has actual steels it can trap now like the trending Tinkaton, Empoleon, and can even handle Scizor and Metagross too, so a continued rise seems natural. to C: Checks Latios and Garchomp, the two S ranks (spoilers), as well as puts a stop to Stored Power Iron Crown bs and Psychic Terrain as a whole. Can set up Stealth Rock too if needed. Def isn’t bad enough to warrant a C rank placement.
to C: Kilowattrel has seen some experimentation as a fast offensive Electric-type, noticeably getting the jump on Tornadus-T and Greninja which the others fail to do. STAB combo is pretty nice and we’ve seen some teams opt to use Weather Ball with Slowking to take out Dragon-types more easily. Had a pretty large consensus to get ranked at C and might even rise in the future depending on how the meta changes.
to C: Noivern is ranked as a fast offensive pivot who gets the jump on typically fast threats like Latios, Tornadus-T, and Greninja while using Dragon + Fire coverage to hit a lot of the frailer metagame hard. Its typing + Roost gives it serviceable enough defensive utility as well. Not much to say really, it's good enough to land a spot on the VR at C and that’s it.
to A+: The king of UU for the last 6 months has finally fallen off. Tornadus is still an incredible pivot and progress maker, having a great blend of offensive and defensive utility to provide to teams. However, it’s still just not on par with the impact Garchomp and Latios have on the tier. AV has fallen off due to our removal situation which lowers its overall bulk when it comes to taking hits. Offensive sets aren’t super potent and in general Torn just feels less required on teams than it did before, facing a fair amount of competition from Zapdos which has a better typing right now. It’s not good enough to be within the S ranks and it’s not that far from Zapdos in viability, so now Tornadus resides in A+ as a top 3 option for many but just not enough to be S. to A-: The initial hype regarding Pecharunt has fallen off lately. It’s still a strong Pokemon but it requires a bit more support to work as well as a Tera reliance at times and the rise of Pokemon like Tinkaton and Iron Crown do it little favors. It takes a while to get going really and teams haven’t had too much trouble taking it out before it outlasts its checks, even though it still has the potential to do so. Pecharunt isn’t as consistent or splashable as the rest of A so it drops to A-.
to B+: Keldeo has been falling off lately to not hang onto the A ranks. The continued dominance of Azumarill and Latios, two big issues, as well as the growing prevalence of both Slowking balance and Toxapex balance as well as offensive checks like Ogerpon means Keldeo is a lot less consistent as a breaker, sometimes even running into teams where it’s pretty useless. Choice Scarf sets, while still existent, aren't exactly a primary choice with Terrakion and Mienshao generally being favored revenge killers these days. It’s still a good Pokemon, don’t get me wrong, but it just struggles to click moves at times which isn’t reflective of what a Pokemon in the A tiers is.
to B; Amoonguss just hasn’t managed to keep up post Spore Ban. It doesn’t check much that other Pokemon wouldn’t do and gets overwhelmed fairly easily by hazards and the powerful offensive presences this tier has. It’s fallen out of favor from a meta stable to just a decent option to use, resulting in a drop to B tier.
to B: Jirachi, while flexible in the roles it can accomplish, fails to really do any effectively. As a Steel-type rocker, Tinkaton outclasses Jirachi due to the far better defensive typing it possesses which is huge since it can actually take on foes like Greninja and the Ogerpons. The Choice Scarf set hates Garchomp and Zapdos being such dominant presences, especially when it fails to outspeed +1 Garchomp which is THE benchmark to really outspeed. You can still use it but you’re pretty much forced into using Lokix as well or Mandibuzz to make up for the weaker MU. Wish + Protect is the most unique niche it has but Wish support isn’t really that valued on balance and doesn’t enable enough Pokemon well enough to warrant staying B+.
to B-: Hyper Offense is a very diverse archetype with a myriad of sweepers to utilize, but this can be a hindrance for the individual viability of many mons themselves due to having to compete with each other to make it onto a team. Feraligatr unfortunately fails to really stand out and make its way onto HO teams. Feraligatr is not bad, but it doesn’t really stick out on Psychic Terrain, screens, webs, or hazard stack compared to other options. It’s very powerful but still slower than common revenge killers at +1. It also suffers from 4MSS, wanting Ice Punch for Hydrapple, Crunch for Slowking, and Psychic Fangs for Toxapex and is limited no matter what it runs. It’s got serviceable defensive utility but not really on the level of other options like Azumarill or Garchomp. It’s still an ok sweeper but not really a primary choice for most HO teams, thus prompting a drop for it.
to B-: Gastrodon is just really awkward right now. It stuffs Zapdos, some Iron Crown variants, and most Greninja sets really well… and that’s it. Gastrodon generally suffers from a notable passivity in tandem with low stats that just lets it get run over by offensive threats and forced into Recover often which isn’t great for a defensive wall. Garchomp is the dominant Ground-type by far and Spikes + Recover isn’t letting Gastrodon keep up. There haven’t really been any successful builds with it and while it does have potential in the future Gastrodon ends up dropping for now.
to B-: It’s just a weird option to use, not much else to it. Doesn’t provide the utility you want it to provide and its role as a bulky trade wall isn’t too valuable when Hisuian Goodra gets overwhelmed so easily and lacks an offensive presence that really makes it difficult to bother using, especially with Gmolt going meaning one less target to beat in the short term. 
to B-: Hydreigon just doesn’t stand out compared to our other Dragon-types at all, notably Latios and Hydrapple. Latios is faster and stronger overall, getting the jump on a crowded Speed tier containing Garchomp, Keldeo, Terrakion, and Cobalion, and between CM and Recover is more versatile and consistent as a sweeper that can afford to use its defensive utility. Hydreigon’s saving grace was its Nasty Plot set and how good it is against balance , but that set ends up ignored as well because Hydrapple also does very well with NP but is bulkier and has greater longevity which is essentially. Apart from taking on Draco switch-ins like Slowking and Metagross more easily because of STAB Dark Pulse, there isn’t a lot more Hydreigon does that makes it worth using, and so it drops. 
to B-: Yet another drop to B-, Iron Leaves suffers similarly to Feraligatr where it only really fits on HO yet isn’t a super consistent option on it and thus just isn’t a presence in the metagame. It really needs the Speed boost from Booster Energy to stand a chance in a fast metagame but just doesn’t get many setup chances with its poor typing to get the attack boost it very much needs. It’s walled by Latios no matter what the 4th is and other metagame presences like Mandibuzz, Zapdos, and Lokix give it all sorts of trouble. 
to C+; Quagsire lacks usage outside of stall builds which aren’t the best nor most common in the meta. As such, it makes more sense to have it in the same rank as Blissey who also only really appears on these types of teams, which is C+.
to C+: The ban of Garganacl was a big hit to an already flawed Pokemon which doesn’t have much of a reason to be used these days. It’s too slow, not bulky enough to boost into the offensive metagame, lacks the coverage it wants, and the Recover PP nerf just hinders Reuniclus beyond belief. Magic Guard in a Spikes heavy meta will keep it afloat this generation most likely but Reuniclus is just really niche these days and B- was even too high for it. 
to C: This Pokemon is not good and keeps falling off. Kilowattrel is beginning to give Thundurus heavy competition due to outspeeding Greninja as well as STAB Hurricane. Might even go to UR the next update if these trends keep up.
to UR: Goltres is banned.
to UR: Fezandipiti just has lacked any relevant usage for months now and between losing to our two main Dragon-types and there being actual Steel-types in the tier now there isn’t a point to really using Fezandipiti. No reason to keep it ranked.
to UR: Hisuian Lilligant is what is referred to as a random cheese Mon. A random cheese Mon is an option you can use on HO where it will win a game here or there, but it gets carried in most MUs by its teammates and doesn’t possess any traits unique to the meta a sweeper would want except for just wanting to use the Mon itself. Hisuian Lilligant has a high ceiling but also a very very low floor with how inconsistent it is as a sweeper. Even ignoring Hustle, it lacks many setup chances due to awful and dangerous mons like Lokix and Zapdos put it out of commission very easily. HO is a stacked archetype and there are so many mons to use, and there really isn’t a reason to use Hisuian Lilligant compared to sweepers with greater consistency as well as better defensive utility. It also isn’t a large choice on the already niche sun. As such, Hisuian Lilligant is now UR.Curious why you think so... it has bad MUs ofc like lokix and zapdos but it also has better ones that smth like iron leaves, ogerpon, and cornerstone dont have... H-lilligant is also much more useful without tera than smth like iron leaves... it falls flat with its typing, ogerpon isnt as strong without it and gets revenged pretty easily, they both have problems vs zapdos, and lokix as well.
Zapdos is an interesting example to choose to illustrate your point - I think if you're relying on +1 Hustle-boosted Ice Spinner (88%), avoiding getting para'd by Static (70%), dodging Hurricane (30%), then hitting another Hustle-boosted attack to beat Zapdos (88%), you don't reliably beat it and are better served by just switching out. Those calcs (by my admittedly bad math) give you a roughly 16% chance to beat Zapdos. Even if you manage to weaken Zapdos to 50%, you still have to hit Ice Spinner (88%) and dodge Static (70%) to be effective for the rest of the game: a 61.6% chance.
 |  [252hp/192+def] |  [248hp/244+def] |  [252hp/240+def] |
| | +1 Close Combat (34.5 - 40.7%) | +1 Close Combat (62.6 - 73.9%) | +1 Ice Spinner (70.8 - 83.8%) |
 | +2 Ivy Cudgel (67.4 - 79.9%) | +2 Ivy Cudgel (122.4 - 144.6%) | +2 Ivy Cudgel (156.2 - 184.3%) |
| | +2 Zen Headbutt (59.8 - 71%) | +2 Play Rough (61.4 - 72.8%) | +2 Knock Off (97.5 BP) (42.1 - 49.7%) |
| | +2 160 Atk Psyblade vs. (116.4 - 136.8%) | +2 160 Atk Close Combat (52.7 - 62.1%) | +2 160 Atk Psyblade (67.1 - 79.1%) |
doesn't beat Zapdos. While in the vacuum it might seem like it doesn't from the calcs I think it is really shallow way to look at it.It is immune to Rough Skin, Rocky Helmet and Static. It can set up itself or teammates with Encore and it even has access to spikes. 110 speed tier is godsent and faster than the other 2 unboosted.
Ok and what if you have leaf blade? ogerpon struggles with mandibuzz, zapdos, but can encore pex. Iron leaves can take advantage of pex but lsoes to zapdos and manidbuzz. Rock pon beats all 3.... but H-lilli can put the hurt into all 3 to.. leaf blade or tera blast is an option and depends on what ur going for.Not in charge of tiering/VR decisions (thank god) but I think Liligant-H gets outclassed substantially not just by grass types in the tier, but also setup sweepers.
Zapdos is an interesting example to choose to illustrate your point - I think if you're relying on +1 Hustle-boosted Ice Spinner (88%), avoiding getting para'd by Static (70%), dodging Hurricane (30%), then hitting another Hustle-boosted attack to beat Zapdos (88%), you don't reliably beat it and are better served by just switching out. Those calcs (by my admittedly bad math) give you a roughly 16% chance to beat Zapdos. Even if you manage to weaken Zapdos to 50%, you still have to hit Ice Spinner (88%) and dodge Static (70%) to be effective for the rest of the game: a 61.6% chance.
You're right that things like Iron Leaves and Ogerpon don't beat Zapdos - they're not able to overpower it, but it's not as if getting past Zapdos is a walk in the park for Lili-H either. Further, Oger-C just flattens Zapdos with Rock Cudgel. If Lili-H's argument is that it should be rated because it beats Zapdos, it not only doesn't do it reliably enough to warrant a ranking and it also gets stonewalled by a number of far more prominent threats:
+1 Close Combat (34.5 - 40.7%) +1 Close Combat (62.6 - 73.9%) +1 Ice Spinner (70.8 - 83.8%) +2 Ivy Cudgel (67.4 - 79.9%) +2 Ivy Cudgel (122.4 - 144.6%) +2 Ivy Cudgel (156.2 - 184.3%) +2 Zen Headbutt (59.8 - 71%) +2 Play Rough (61.4 - 72.8%) +2 Knock Off (97.5 BP) (42.1 - 49.7%) +2 160 Atk Psyblade vs. (116.4 - 136.8%) +2 160 Atk Close Combat (52.7 - 62.1%) +2 160 Atk Psyblade (67.1 - 79.1%)
Sure... and h-lilli does better than them... ogerpon has to do the same gymnastics just to get past it... dodge hurricane, avoid static, and it does worse even then... if using play rough u deal with acc that so many people argue is a big problem.
if i want a grass type that beats mandibuzz, can speed boost past the scarfers that would come after mandibuzz, and be stupid strong... ill take h-lilli...there are advantages and disadvantages to everything.
Ogerpon on HO usually doesnt want to come in and out.. and most teams like that cant afford to pivot in and out for zapdos to eventually get worn down... Yes encore is a good option but what if you guess wrong. you are gambling on 50/50 odds considering that zapdos can come right in even at 75% and if you encore into smth else that checks you, you are pretty much back at square one or worse if you got para'ed while clickingknock off
Pros and cons to everything... ogerpon brings utility in a HO game where most other members try to brute force it.. ivy cudgel wont proc static but knock will... and trying to fish it esp against other mons and zapdos comes in cna lead it to being ruined.
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I understand why all the other rises happened but what exactly prompted this one? Haven’t really seen much of it so I’m kinda unsure what the reason it rose is.
It’s returned
It just doesn't feel right anymore ya know, it's not as bulky as it used to be, it's not as snowballing as it used to be, the 2 best physical attackers force it to be a tera hog and Exca just flat out ignores its ability that makes it as good as it was. Additionally, the main thing it used to check is banned and hopefully will NEVER return. But I do think it is a bit underexplored
My assumption is its passivity and Garchomp gives it a bad day
Iron Jugulis is just a little bit more potent right now on HO builds with the exact same STAB combo as the now banned Galarian Moltres, outspeeding and nailing lots of the tier such as Latios, Iron Crown, and Ogerpon. Coverage options like Earth Power for Tyranitar and Tinkaton as well as Taunt for walls like Mandibuzz can make it tough to answer in the moment. Of course, it’s still limited by not so great bulk or power, having to rely on flinches a good bit to really break through bulky Pokémon like Tornadus-T and Zapdos, as well as lacking setup moves and suffering from the nature of Booster Energy being a one time use, but it’s just a little bit more potent to end up in C+ over C.
Skeledirge is a lot more tera reliant than it was in prior metagames and the tier just has a lot more punishers for each tera type than before. It’s why Tera Fairy isn’t even the main Tera type used these days, wanting Water or Steel depending on what you need it to check on your team. Still, with Tera it’s a fantastic wall, using Tera Water to handle dangerous foes like Garchomp, Azumarill, Iron Crown, and Greninja, while Tera Steel is nice to check Latios and the Ogerpons. It can be tailored to beat what the team needs, but a general tera reliance plus the stronger meta means Skeledirge ends up in A- as its starting rank
Mandibuzz dropped due to many VR team members feeling that Mandibuzz was less splashable due to not only a lesser need for removal with the drop of Excadrill but also due to how abusable it can be at times. We’ve seen trending options such as Azumarill getting even more usage, Iron Moth, Ogerpon-Cornerstone, Tyranitar, Bisharp, and Kommo-o who all don’t really care much about Mandibuzz. It’s also kinda a fake check to a lot of things, being prone to getting overloaded easily. To simply check Garchomp alone already leaves Mandibuzz basically dead and struggling to find a chance to Roost. These reasons together all prompted a drop to A-.
A -> somewhere lowerI still think the speed advantage and sash/utility sets definitely force some not so healthy dynamics, especially sash+NP sets that remedy its lack of power. Drop it to A- though for now, I think it will end up being a problem after Garchomp goes since as a hazard stacker it can fill the void if and when chomp will leave. I think this pokemon has a good chance of being broken or unhealthy with time.
Anyone watching UUPL knows this mon gets absolutely no results. It feels like it should be good but there are just so many things holding it back. As an attacker it often feels just slightly too weak and too frial, it's main attacking options lower it's stats and it really wants to use offensive items. Eject Pack often feels like it lacks power while Life Orb like it lacks longevity. Its not that uncommon for Deo-S to not even grab a single kill, and it majorly struggles with dealing damage to Steel-Psychics and Tinkaton.
I am not quiet sure how good is suicide lead Deo-S but I struggle seeing it on par with more consistent A tier mons.
Deo would not fill the void of chomp as a hazard setter in the slightest. Sure it has both hazard but thats where the similarities end, as it lacks the bulk and offensive prowess chomp has that lets it get hazards up. Deoxys also really needs all 4 attacks in order to fit the coverage it wants meaning it cant really fit a hazard too well unless its a dedicated lead, and plot sets really havent shown to be that scary. It also really wants a boosting item, as base 95 offenses is kinda bad when you're mostly using non-stab moves. Overall the high speed is cool but needing a boosting item like expert belt or life orb alongside the fact that it kinda wants 4 attacks to be as threatening as possible hold it back, and it really isnt broken at all.
to S: Excadrill has taken over the metagame, there’s no doubt about that. The combination of its typing, offensive prowess, and utility lend to it being a diverse and flexible Pokemon that can function as an offensive threat or utility spinner on many teams. Sword Dance sets are extremely scary to handle with its massive attack stat, good coverage, and ability to snowball thanks to Rapid Spin. On sand builds, it doesn’t have to worry about its slow initial speed and can focus on taking out the metagame with its crazy fast speed under sand. Utility Excadrill doubles as both a Stealth Rocks setter and remover that helps against foes like Tinkaton and the very deadly Tera Electric + Thunderbolt Latios. In a generation devoid of removal options this is an extremely valuable trait to possess. While it would’ve been S- due to Garchomp still having the title of S if it stayed, Excadrill now is S due to there being no other S ranks.
to A: The clanger has been explored a lot more lately with its potent set versatility, outright winning some games due to growing options. Physical sets like Clangorous Soul + 3 attacks and Dragon Dance + Taunt have been popular due to not only being deadly offensively but also taking out common answers to Garchomp such as Mandibuzz and Lokix. It also has some great defensive utility vs foes like Excadrill, Tyranitar, Hisuian Arcanine, and Ogerpon-Cornerstone, being reflected in defensive Stealth Rock sets. It’s grown to be one of the scariest threats in the tier and rises to reflect that. to A: Tinkaton rises back up largely due to the very high usage it’s received in UUPL which highlights its strengths in the metagame. It’s tied for 5th overall with Zapdos and Lokix which are both undisputed top 10 Pokémon for almost every player. Its function as a real Steel-type against foes such as Latios, Deoxys, Lokix, and Ogerpon-Cornerstone is a large benefit to building and combined with an amazing secondary type and utility options like Knock Off, Stealth Rock, Encore, and Thunder Wave makes it understandable why it got as much usage as it did. While Tinkaton would’ve risen anyway most likely, the ban of Garchomp also helps as now it can’t swap into Tinkaton, force it to take damage from Rough Skin, and threaten a KO, not to mention Tinkaton can go back to running Leftovers rather than Air Balloon. to A: Tyranitar is the best it’s been since pre home, being an absurdly powerful offensive threat that really has no switch ins. Sand has been a dominant playstyle with the Excadrill + Tyranitar core taking on a lot of the metagame at large, but Choice Band has been making a resurgence as well due to how potent its STAB combo is. With good natural stats and plentiful pivots, Tyranitar is able to come in against common foes like Slowking, Zapdos, Skeledirge, and Mandibuzz and just start picking off Pokémon one by one. It’s truly a titanic threat whose viability is best captured in A rank.
to B+: Empoleon has gotten zero uses across the 35 games of UUPL that have happened post shifts, which ends up being 70 total teams, which absolutely means that something with this little usage should not be in the A ranks. In general, Empoleon has been a bit flawed due to there being better Steel-type options as well as a lack of Pokémon to really check. The most common Latios set is Tera Electric + Thunderbolt which Empoleon loses to, and other developments like Iron Moth running Discharge and Kommo-o running fighting coverage aren't great for Empoleon’s viability. The Mon doesn’t offer much and shouldn’t be ranked as highly now.
to B+: The first time ever in UU history, Scizor has fallen out of the A ranks. This change would’ve definitely happened if Garchomp stayed, but even with a Garchomp ban, Scizor is really awkward to justify. Lokix outclasses it as a revenge killing pivot pretty badly, not only having a higher speed and stronger priority, but also just the nature of targets in the metagame being problematic for Scizor. Tinted Lens First Impression drops many foes like Excadrill, Greninja, Deoxys-Speed, Latios post Tera, and Iron Crown that Bullet Punch cannot do, resulting in just not many reasons to use Scizor especially when it’s a fake Steel at that. The dominance of Zapdos is also very troublesome for Scizor. to B: Once up for debate on being broken, Pecharunt now falls into B tier. It’s gotten extremely little usage across tournaments as of late and it’s kinda reasonable to see why; it gets run over by HO which is extremely common in the metagame and takes a while to get going which leaves it broken to being taken out first. The dominance of Excadrill especially is painful due to it being immune to its Poison spreading capabilities. While Garchomp leaving theoretically helped it as it can try other tera types than Tera Fairy since it no longer has to fear being phased out by Dragon Tail, it loses by far its best partner and now Pecharunt will have even more difficulties getting past Pokemon like Tinkaton and Tyranitar without hazard support. In tandem with Excadrill now being considered the best Pokemon of the tier, it’s clear Pecharunt isn’t good enough to keep up with the meta and falls into B tier to reflect that it’s no longer part of it. to B: Terrakion also had outright zero uses across UUPL so far and generally doesn’t have much reason to be used lately. People don’t like Choice Scarfers in general, preferring to use priority users + naturally fast Pokemon, but Terrakion especially has been outdone by Mienshao as a Choice Scarf Fighting-type due to KnockTurn support and Regenerator, which are just so much more valuable than Rock STAB for Zapdos and Tornadus. Other sets like Swords Dance and Choice Band are outdone by Pokemon like Ogerpon-Cornerstone and Tyranitar as well. Terrakion doesn’t have much of a place in the metagame anymore and falls out of the rank featuring parts of the metagame into B tier. to B: While this update typically focused on adjusting Pokemon in the S to B+ ranks, we felt we had to vote on Cobalion due to it being severely underranked compared to its usage. Cobalion has stood out with its Iron Defense + Body Press sweeping set, using its great defense to boost up and offensively threaten a lot of Pokemon such as Mamoswine, Lokix, Azumarill, and Tinkaton as well as being able to check foes like Excadrill and Tyranitar with a good Tera. Volt Switch keeps it from being passive as well, and it can even compress Stealth Rock if needed. It’s still got its flaws, but with how much usage it’s gotten Cobalion has definitely proven itself to be more than a mediocre B- Pokemon and enters solid B tier to reflect it being more of a decent but underexplored Pokemon in the UU metagame.
to C+: We also ranked Mimikyu who has been getting good usage in UUPL as a sweeper and spinblocker on hazard stack HO teams, liking the chip provided by Deoxys-Speed as the setter as well as other teammates to take out foes like Tinkaton and Excadrill while also being pretty useful defensively with Disguise and taking out dangerous foes like Lokix, Kommo-o, and Latios. Certainly prevalent and viable enough to be ranked at C+. to UR: We also voted to UR Bronzong, who’s niche was largely present of being a Spikes immune counter to Garchomp. Psychic Terrain has fallen off a lot, and Bronzong has failed to check Tera Electric Latios on numerous occasions, which is the main set you should be accounting for, so there’s really just no reason to use it and thus it falls to UR.
to D: With Garchomp gone there’s no reason to use this anymore. Galarian Weezing is a passive momentum sink that doesn’t excel at checking anything anymore than other Pokemon do, getting worn down into range of being KOed or getting vortexed by U-turn users into being forced out by the many, many Pokemon that threaten it. Just let this fall to RU really there’s no real reason to use Galarian Weezing now.
