So I was looking over the viability rankings when I came to a realization: B+ tier is a disservice to Entei. It is an extremely anti-meta Pokemon, as once it comes in, nothing much can really afford to switch into it. Think I'm kidding? Well, let's look at our S rank to see who can switch into Entei safely:
Hawlucha - Takes a shitton from Banded Sacred Fire and hates the burn, not even close to a safe switch in
Haxorus - Can switch into most of Entei's attacks, but can't afford a burn
Klefki - Yeah, just try to switch this thing into Sacred Fire. I dare you.
Magnezone - Again, can't switch in safely to SF, has to come in on something else... but why would you switch Magnezone into Entei anyway?
Mew - 252+ Atk Choice Band Entei Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Mew: 246-289 (60.8 - 71.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery (Not a fun time)
Mienshao - See Hawlucha
Salamence - Not only can he not stand the burn, but he takes a shitton from Stone Edge EVEN AFTER INTIMIDATE.
Slowbro - Alright, he wins.
Tornadus-T - Not a fan of Burn OR Stone Edge, and doesn't even have Intimidate, unlike Mence.
So out of the entire S rank, the only thing that can switch in safely to Entei is Slowbro. Ouch.
But it gets worse. Out of the entirety of the UU viability ranking list, these are the things that can switch into Entei:
Slowbro
Blastoise/Blastoise-Mega
Suicune
Hippowdon (Hates the burn though)
Zygarde (Also hates burn)
Gastrodon
Jellicent
Vaporeon
Kingdra
Quagsire
Alomomola
Milotic (Notably actually appreciates the burn somewhat)
Swampert (Still not a burn fan)
Qwilfish
Rhyperior (Don't burn me, Entei-senpai)
Seismitoad
Cresselia
That's literally it, in the entirety of the viability ranking list. Notice a pattern? Mostly only physically bulky water types can really afford to switch in, and how many bulky waters do you carry per team? Rarely ever more than one, and once it is dead, NOTHING CAN SWITCH INTO ENTEI. There is no reason why Entei shouldn't be at least A rank.
-1 252+ Atk Choice Band Entei Stone Edge vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Salamence: 264-312 (79.5 - 93.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
So out of the entire S rank, the only thing that can switch in safely to Entei is Slowbro. Ouch.
But it gets worse. Out of the entirety of the UU viability ranking list, these are the things that can switch into Entei:
That's literally it, in the entirety of the viability ranking list. Notice a pattern? Mostly only physically bulky water types can really afford to switch in, and how many bulky waters do you carry per team? Rarely ever more than one, and once it is dead, NOTHING CAN SWITCH INTO ENTEI. There is no reason why Entei shouldn't be at least A rank.
THIS TIER
IS MY BITCH
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