Well, yet again, another pokemon that is not-so-good in NeverUsed, but for some reason better in RarelyUsed: Mega Abomasnow. (Just kidding, I'm not talking about this guy today. You don't have to. *FINE*) And this is my first NeverUsed forum post. So here we are.
Passamian (A.K.A Uber Scarfer 2.0 (Da Ba Dee)) to S: Definitely! Who wouldn't say yes?
This thing has to be one of the best scarfers in NeverUsed. With a high attack stat plus access to U-Turn (Fuck you, Sawk), this guy can escape bad matchups and switch into another teammate to deal with said threat. It has a decent speed tier, allowing to function as a reliable revenge killer. Combine this with a great offensive typing, amazing coverage, and a powerful STAB in Close Combat in one slot, and you have the uber-god of NU Choice Scarfers on your hands. Being able to revenge-kill Incineroar, Heliosk, and the recently introduced Mega Glalie is a big boon for it, and it offers a lot of momentum, since most of the switch-ins Passamian has are mostly slow and passive walls. This thing punches through unprepared teams, and this is something I think should rise.
Diancie to A+: Probably?
Unfortunately, this thing has a sucky speed stat, which can allow pokemon such as Sceptile, Vaporeon, and even Steelix to KO it, though the latter is much slower. Steelix in particular also has the Steel typing, which is shared with pokemon such as Sivally-Steel, Klinklang, and Togedemaru to easily KO it with their Steel-type STAB, though fortunately, Diancie's speed tier, while a double-edged sword, means that Steelix's Gyro Ball won't be able to hit as hard. But let's look at the positives, shall we? Being able to put offensive SR pressure on Xatu, who can't switch in on its STAB Power Gem, is a big boon for it. It's a great stallbreaker and completely rips fat balanced cores to shreds. It can also function as a wallbreaker with Choice Specs or Calm Mind + Fairy Gem. Its Shuca variant takes care of Incineroar, free of injury, and its extremely light weight makes Delphox's Grass Knot pretty much useless. It's one of the few pokemon that are good on defense but also good on offense. While it does have to watch out for Sceptile, Vaporeon, Steelix, Klinklang, Torterra, Sivally-Steel, Togedemaru, Blastoise, and Decidueye KOing it, I feel that it should still rise, but I think that we would have to account for its flaws more often than not.
Piloswine to B-: 50/50
It's a fat rocker with good coverage that it can't get up and it can't set SR more than once if it fails. It's supposed to check Ice-Types due to its ability Thick Fat but can't recover off the damage, so expect it to die fast. It requires a lot of team support, but it makes up for these flaws with a good offensive typing. However, lack of bulk and the amount of team support needed really hurts it. At this point I'm not even sure if I should say yes or no.
Dodrio to UR: 100% Agreed
There's no reason to use it in NeverUsed anymore. As an offensive flying-type, it's hopelessly outclassed by Braviary, Aerodactyl, Sigilyph, and Golbat, although it has higher speed than Braviary. It has literally no bulk whatsoever. It's frail, useless, and a waste of a teamslot. Do not use it. Ever. It should not be considered over other Flying-Types such as Braviary, Aerodactyl, Sigilyph, and Golbat.
Houndoom to D: Disagree
Its Z-Nasty Plot set is quite good and it has the ability to completely tear apart most mons in the tier. It really shouldn't be compared to Incineroar. Why? Incineroar and Houndoom do completely different things. Incineroar is a wallbreaker/pivot. Houndoom can be a pursuit trapper. While there are faster and more relevant pursuit trappers (e.g, Sneasel), being able to run a mixed set with moves like a STAB Fire Blast/Flamethrower/Dark Pulse allows it to target Z-Slowbro. While it's not the best, it's not worthy of D rank in my eyes.
Hariyama to B-: 50/50, leaning towards agree
Unfortunately its defenses suck, and it's really slow. It faces competition from Passamian and Medicham, with the former having access to U-Turn and the latter having more immediate power. But let's look at the positives, shall we? In a meta infested with special attackers, Hariyama's high HP allows it to eat a hit and retaliate back HARD. It can check the resident ice-types, namely Vanilluxe, Mega Glalie, and Mega Abomasnow (assuming it's not carrying Wood Hammer), and it can check the resident fire types, such as Magmortar and Incineroar. However, it has a crummy speed tier and bulk, but if you can work around its flaws, you have a powerful team choice on your hands.
Now time for some noms of my own:
Gallade to D or UR:
If anything, there's literally no reason to use Gallade anymore. This thing is hopelessly outclassed by Sigilyph, Xatu, Medicham, Slowbro, Slowking, and Delphox as a psychic-type in general, due to their more useful secondary typings, and while Medicham does share the same typing, it has better direct power. This thing's physical bulk is total shit. Any physical hit is guranteed to OHKO or 2HKO it. As a fighting-type, things don't get much better. In fact, they get much worse. Even Sawk or Hitmonlee are better choices as a fighting-type. Just use Hariyama, Scrafty, or Passamian. They pack U-Turn in the case of Passamian, higher power (You should have known this), or Shed Skin to set up in Scrafty's case. This pokemon is kind-of-slow, useless, frail, and a waste of a teamslot. Make it PU. It's not even viable here anymore. Hitmonlee and Sawk were and will always be way better than this son-of-a-dick. So yeah, Houndoom is red, for the fact we all know, Gallade is dogshit, and so is Malamar. They have no business being on the viability rankings at all. No, seriously, Gallade? Lol no one uses this anymore, and I'm happy no one uses Gallade at all. It's bad. Do I have to say more? And for Malamar - yeah, get this dogshit off the VR.
Passamian (A.K.A Uber Scarfer 2.0 (Da Ba Dee)) to S: Definitely! Who wouldn't say yes?
This thing has to be one of the best scarfers in NeverUsed. With a high attack stat plus access to U-Turn (Fuck you, Sawk), this guy can escape bad matchups and switch into another teammate to deal with said threat. It has a decent speed tier, allowing to function as a reliable revenge killer. Combine this with a great offensive typing, amazing coverage, and a powerful STAB in Close Combat in one slot, and you have the uber-god of NU Choice Scarfers on your hands. Being able to revenge-kill Incineroar, Heliosk, and the recently introduced Mega Glalie is a big boon for it, and it offers a lot of momentum, since most of the switch-ins Passamian has are mostly slow and passive walls. This thing punches through unprepared teams, and this is something I think should rise.
Diancie to A+: Probably?
Unfortunately, this thing has a sucky speed stat, which can allow pokemon such as Sceptile, Vaporeon, and even Steelix to KO it, though the latter is much slower. Steelix in particular also has the Steel typing, which is shared with pokemon such as Sivally-Steel, Klinklang, and Togedemaru to easily KO it with their Steel-type STAB, though fortunately, Diancie's speed tier, while a double-edged sword, means that Steelix's Gyro Ball won't be able to hit as hard. But let's look at the positives, shall we? Being able to put offensive SR pressure on Xatu, who can't switch in on its STAB Power Gem, is a big boon for it. It's a great stallbreaker and completely rips fat balanced cores to shreds. It can also function as a wallbreaker with Choice Specs or Calm Mind + Fairy Gem. Its Shuca variant takes care of Incineroar, free of injury, and its extremely light weight makes Delphox's Grass Knot pretty much useless. It's one of the few pokemon that are good on defense but also good on offense. While it does have to watch out for Sceptile, Vaporeon, Steelix, Klinklang, Torterra, Sivally-Steel, Togedemaru, Blastoise, and Decidueye KOing it, I feel that it should still rise, but I think that we would have to account for its flaws more often than not.
Piloswine to B-: 50/50
It's a fat rocker with good coverage that it can't get up and it can't set SR more than once if it fails. It's supposed to check Ice-Types due to its ability Thick Fat but can't recover off the damage, so expect it to die fast. It requires a lot of team support, but it makes up for these flaws with a good offensive typing. However, lack of bulk and the amount of team support needed really hurts it. At this point I'm not even sure if I should say yes or no.
Dodrio to UR: 100% Agreed
There's no reason to use it in NeverUsed anymore. As an offensive flying-type, it's hopelessly outclassed by Braviary, Aerodactyl, Sigilyph, and Golbat, although it has higher speed than Braviary. It has literally no bulk whatsoever. It's frail, useless, and a waste of a teamslot. Do not use it. Ever. It should not be considered over other Flying-Types such as Braviary, Aerodactyl, Sigilyph, and Golbat.
Houndoom to D: Disagree
Its Z-Nasty Plot set is quite good and it has the ability to completely tear apart most mons in the tier. It really shouldn't be compared to Incineroar. Why? Incineroar and Houndoom do completely different things. Incineroar is a wallbreaker/pivot. Houndoom can be a pursuit trapper. While there are faster and more relevant pursuit trappers (e.g, Sneasel), being able to run a mixed set with moves like a STAB Fire Blast/Flamethrower/Dark Pulse allows it to target Z-Slowbro. While it's not the best, it's not worthy of D rank in my eyes.
Hariyama to B-: 50/50, leaning towards agree
Unfortunately its defenses suck, and it's really slow. It faces competition from Passamian and Medicham, with the former having access to U-Turn and the latter having more immediate power. But let's look at the positives, shall we? In a meta infested with special attackers, Hariyama's high HP allows it to eat a hit and retaliate back HARD. It can check the resident ice-types, namely Vanilluxe, Mega Glalie, and Mega Abomasnow (assuming it's not carrying Wood Hammer), and it can check the resident fire types, such as Magmortar and Incineroar. However, it has a crummy speed tier and bulk, but if you can work around its flaws, you have a powerful team choice on your hands.
Now time for some noms of my own:
Gallade to D or UR:
If anything, there's literally no reason to use Gallade anymore. This thing is hopelessly outclassed by Sigilyph, Xatu, Medicham, Slowbro, Slowking, and Delphox as a psychic-type in general, due to their more useful secondary typings, and while Medicham does share the same typing, it has better direct power. This thing's physical bulk is total shit. Any physical hit is guranteed to OHKO or 2HKO it. As a fighting-type, things don't get much better. In fact, they get much worse. Even Sawk or Hitmonlee are better choices as a fighting-type. Just use Hariyama, Scrafty, or Passamian. They pack U-Turn in the case of Passamian, higher power (You should have known this), or Shed Skin to set up in Scrafty's case. This pokemon is kind-of-slow, useless, frail, and a waste of a teamslot. Make it PU. It's not even viable here anymore. Hitmonlee and Sawk were and will always be way better than this son-of-a-dick. So yeah, Houndoom is red, for the fact we all know, Gallade is dogshit, and so is Malamar. They have no business being on the viability rankings at all. No, seriously, Gallade? Lol no one uses this anymore, and I'm happy no one uses Gallade at all. It's bad. Do I have to say more? And for Malamar - yeah, get this dogshit off the VR.
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