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Yere, Audiosurfer, pretty much spoke my mind. I hardly see Espeon; it's largely an unremarkable Pokemon that lacks bulk and power to be truly useful. Magic Bounce can come in handy versus Prankster mons, etc, but it's still not worth a teamslot, imo.
Conkeldurr's does not hit particularly harder than other mons in rank B, and STAB Fighting is quite easy to neutralize with the likes of Cresselia and Landorus-T. There are far more devastating Trick Room sweepers than Conkeldurr, imo. It most certainly does not belong with Rank A Gang.
Sableye > Murkrow; the former lacks exploitable weaknesses to Rock Slide and Thunderbolt, while it has moves like Fake Out and Will-O-Wisp to set itself apart from Murkrow. That said, I support adding Sableye to C Rank.
Cinccino for C or D Rank. I don't find Cinccino much better off than Ambipom in Doubles. Cinccino has powerful multi-hit moves, but Ambipom has Technician STAB Fake Out. They both share the same nifty Speed tier and are both frail mons. I simply think they are eclipsed by the upper ranked mons, who either hits faster and way harder (ie Deoxys-A) and / or have much more usable bulk to contribute to the team longer.
Deoxys-A to remain in B Rank for the same reason I stated above for Cinccino. Deoxys-A is a weilder of amazing speed and insane power, its STAB Psycho Boost being one of the hardest hitting move in the game. However, it requires significant team support; you can't just slap it onto any team. With Deoxys-A, you're playing mostly 5-6, because you can't switch into Deoxys-A freely without risking it to fold.
Also, nyttyn, you are really underestimating Hydreigon. There are many reasons for using Hydreigon over Latias. For one, Hydreigon has that ever useful STAB Dark Pulse, which hits super-effectively against Cresselia and other Ghost- and Psychic-type mons in the tier. Not to mention it is a stupendously versatile Pokemon, with access to Focus Blast, Earth Power, and Fire Blast to fill up offensive holes in one's team. Where Latios shines in Speed, Hydreigon shines in its versatility. Hydreigon for A Rank
Conkeldurr's does not hit particularly harder than other mons in rank B, and STAB Fighting is quite easy to neutralize with the likes of Cresselia and Landorus-T. There are far more devastating Trick Room sweepers than Conkeldurr, imo. It most certainly does not belong with Rank A Gang.
Sableye > Murkrow; the former lacks exploitable weaknesses to Rock Slide and Thunderbolt, while it has moves like Fake Out and Will-O-Wisp to set itself apart from Murkrow. That said, I support adding Sableye to C Rank.
Cinccino for C or D Rank. I don't find Cinccino much better off than Ambipom in Doubles. Cinccino has powerful multi-hit moves, but Ambipom has Technician STAB Fake Out. They both share the same nifty Speed tier and are both frail mons. I simply think they are eclipsed by the upper ranked mons, who either hits faster and way harder (ie Deoxys-A) and / or have much more usable bulk to contribute to the team longer.
Deoxys-A to remain in B Rank for the same reason I stated above for Cinccino. Deoxys-A is a weilder of amazing speed and insane power, its STAB Psycho Boost being one of the hardest hitting move in the game. However, it requires significant team support; you can't just slap it onto any team. With Deoxys-A, you're playing mostly 5-6, because you can't switch into Deoxys-A freely without risking it to fold.
Also, nyttyn, you are really underestimating Hydreigon. There are many reasons for using Hydreigon over Latias. For one, Hydreigon has that ever useful STAB Dark Pulse, which hits super-effectively against Cresselia and other Ghost- and Psychic-type mons in the tier. Not to mention it is a stupendously versatile Pokemon, with access to Focus Blast, Earth Power, and Fire Blast to fill up offensive holes in one's team. Where Latios shines in Speed, Hydreigon shines in its versatility. Hydreigon for A Rank