These are the official Viability Rankings for VGC Series 11. In this thread, we as a community will be ranking each and every usable pokemon into different tiers based on how viable we believe them to be. We encourage you to post your thoughts and opinions on on the various usable Pokemon in VGC and what tier you think they should belong in. Posts in this thread will be taken into consideration when deciding changes to the VR.
The general idea of this is to rank every usable Pokemon in VGC into different rankings that will go in descending order. Since we are evaluating the entirety of the metagame, we will not be splitting Pokemon based on their roles within teams - supportive and offensive Pokemon will be ranked based on their impact that they have on the meta and the teams they will be brought for. For example, a Pokemon like Incineroar will be ranked highly for its supportive presence and Kartana for its offensive presence. While these examples are definitely present in the current Viability Rankings, as the metagame progresses and evolves so do Pokemon's utility and viability, so the Council will approach this with an open mind as we move forward.
Finally, there will be a Council of experienced players who will discuss and vote on the ranking of each Pokemon. As the Series tend to be fairly short, we will be attempting to keep this up-to-date based on what's going on in the tournament scene and adapting our list based on both tournament results and ladder success as the metagame evolves. Keep in mind, your posts and insights are still very valuable to us and will be a factor in any changes that we make. This thread would be nothing without the community and all of your input, so if you feel you have a good grasp on the metagame and fully understand the forum rules, then don't be hesitant to post.
Your VR Council:
Raineko
zeefable
Namuko Pro
z0mOG
Human
Borghi
VGC Series 11 Viability Rankings:
Restricted:
S-Tier:
There's nothing here right now!
A-Tier:
A+:
Zacian-C
A:
Groudon
Kyogre
A-:
Calyrex-S
B-Tier:
B+:
Calyrex-I
B:
There's nothing here right now!
B-:
Kyurem-W
Palkia
C-Tier:
C+:
Yveltal
C:
Dialga
Necrozma-DM
C-:
Ho-Oh
Solgaleo
D-Tier:
Rayquaza
Reshiram
Xerneas
Zekrom
Zygarde
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Non-Restricted:
S-Tier:
Incineroar
Venusaur
A-Tier:
A+:
Grimmsnarl
Landorus-T
Regieleki
A:
Amoonguss
Charizard
Coalossal
Dragapult
Porygon2
Thundurus
A-:
Indeedee-F
Torkoal
Tornadus
Urshifu-R
Urshifu-S
Whimsicott
B-Tier:
B+:
Kartana
Rillaboom
B:
Ferrothorn
Gothitelle
Metagross
Mimikyu
Moltres-G
Umbreon
B-:
Blastoise
Entei
Tapu Fini
Zapdos
C-Tier:
C+:
Cinderace
Clefairy
Dusclops
Lapras
Mamoswine
Mienshao
Raichu
Rotom-H
Rotom-W
Spectrier
Togekiss
C:
Glastrier
Kingdra
Nihilego
Politoed
C-:
Comfey
Gastrodon
Regigigas
Registeel
Sableye
Weezing
D-Tier:
Dracovish
Indeedee-M
Tyranitar
The general idea of this is to rank every usable Pokemon in VGC into different rankings that will go in descending order. Since we are evaluating the entirety of the metagame, we will not be splitting Pokemon based on their roles within teams - supportive and offensive Pokemon will be ranked based on their impact that they have on the meta and the teams they will be brought for. For example, a Pokemon like Incineroar will be ranked highly for its supportive presence and Kartana for its offensive presence. While these examples are definitely present in the current Viability Rankings, as the metagame progresses and evolves so do Pokemon's utility and viability, so the Council will approach this with an open mind as we move forward.
Finally, there will be a Council of experienced players who will discuss and vote on the ranking of each Pokemon. As the Series tend to be fairly short, we will be attempting to keep this up-to-date based on what's going on in the tournament scene and adapting our list based on both tournament results and ladder success as the metagame evolves. Keep in mind, your posts and insights are still very valuable to us and will be a factor in any changes that we make. This thread would be nothing without the community and all of your input, so if you feel you have a good grasp on the metagame and fully understand the forum rules, then don't be hesitant to post.
Your VR Council:
Raineko
zeefable
Namuko Pro
z0mOG
Human
Borghi
VGC Series 11 Viability Rankings:
Restricted:
S-Tier:
There's nothing here right now!
A-Tier:
A+:
Zacian-C
A:
Groudon
Kyogre
A-:
Calyrex-S
B-Tier:
B+:
Calyrex-I
B:
There's nothing here right now!
B-:
Kyurem-W
Palkia
C-Tier:
C+:
Yveltal
C:
Dialga
Necrozma-DM
C-:
Ho-Oh
Solgaleo
D-Tier:
Rayquaza
Reshiram
Xerneas
Zekrom
Zygarde
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Non-Restricted:
S-Tier:
Incineroar
Venusaur
A-Tier:
A+:
Grimmsnarl
Landorus-T
Regieleki
A:
Amoonguss
Charizard
Coalossal
Dragapult
Porygon2
Thundurus
A-:
Indeedee-F
Torkoal
Tornadus
Urshifu-R
Urshifu-S
Whimsicott
B-Tier:
B+:
Kartana
Rillaboom
B:
Ferrothorn
Gothitelle
Metagross
Mimikyu
Moltres-G
Umbreon
B-:
Blastoise
Entei
Tapu Fini
Zapdos
C-Tier:
C+:
Cinderace
Clefairy
Dusclops
Lapras
Mamoswine
Mienshao
Raichu
Rotom-H
Rotom-W
Spectrier
Togekiss
C:
Glastrier
Kingdra
Nihilego
Politoed
C-:
Comfey
Gastrodon
Regigigas
Registeel
Sableye
Weezing
D-Tier:
Dracovish
Indeedee-M
Tyranitar
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