Welcome! In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into "tiers". In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in VGC and what tier they should fall under.
The general idea of the topic is to rank each VGC pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a general tier list, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense, defense, and support threats. Make sure you take into account the support each Pokemon provides to both the team as a whole and whichever teammate it is immediately on the field with, in addition to how well it deals with opposing threats.
This thread is unofficial, but discussion is strongly encouraged to eventually create a better ranking system.
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The general idea of the topic is to rank each VGC pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a general tier list, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense, defense, and support threats. Make sure you take into account the support each Pokemon provides to both the team as a whole and whichever teammate it is immediately on the field with, in addition to how well it deals with opposing threats.
This thread is unofficial, but discussion is strongly encouraged to eventually create a better ranking system.
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Changes and Pokemon Pending Discussion
I'll collate all of the ongoing discussion here. That is, if someone has raised a point, it'll go into the 'pending' section. If enough people second that point, then a change will be made. Changes will also be logged here.
lucariojr edit: lol im not keeping up with this but update it if you want
mantyke edit: me neither lol
Changes and pending discussion on 10 Jan 2015:
Changes:
Scizor (Mega) stays in B
Sylveon from A to S
Suicune from S to A
Added Infernape to C
Added Gastrodon to D
Added Arcanine to B
Added Marowak to C
Added Chansey to D
Proposed and pending:
Charizard (Mega Y) from A to S
Charizard (Mega X) from B to C
Venusaur (Mega) from A to B
Suicune from A to B
Cresselia from S to A
Scizor (Mega) stays in B
Sylveon from A to S
Suicune from S to A
Added Infernape to C
Added Gastrodon to D
Added Arcanine to B
Added Marowak to C
Added Chansey to D
Proposed and pending:
Charizard (Mega Y) from A to S
Charizard (Mega X) from B to C
Venusaur (Mega) from A to B
Suicune from A to B
Cresselia from S to A
Changes and pending discussion on 08 Jan 2015:
Changes:
Bisharp from B to A
Dusclops from B to D
Mawile (Mega) from B to A
Audino (Mega) added to D
Hitmontop added to B
Entei added to B
Pending:
Charizard (Mega Y) from A to S
Charizard (Mega X) from B to C
Venusaur (Mega) from A to B
Scizor (Mega) from B to C
Sylveon from A to S
Suicune from S to A
Bisharp from B to A
Dusclops from B to D
Mawile (Mega) from B to A
Audino (Mega) added to D
Hitmontop added to B
Entei added to B
Pending:
Charizard (Mega Y) from A to S
Charizard (Mega X) from B to C
Venusaur (Mega) from A to B
Scizor (Mega) from B to C
Sylveon from A to S
Suicune from S to A
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VGC 2015 Viability Rankings
_In the VGC 2014 Viability Rankings, there were no ranks like A+ or A-, mainly due to the restriction of VGC 2014 to XY Pokemon. However, now that there are more Pokemon, we can consider breaking each rank into further rankgs.
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S Rank
Reserved for Pokemon that perform well on any team, regardless of the opponent's team. Your team will almost always be better if you use one of these Pokemon. You should bring them to almost every match, unless the opponent's team is completely countering them.
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A Rank
Reserved for Pokemon that perform well on most teams. They can be team countered more easily than the Pokemon in S rank, but still provide crucial support or offensive presence that other Pokemon cannot. You should bring them to most every match, unless the opponent is over prepared.
A+ Rank
A- Rank
B Rank
Reserved for Pokemon that perform well on many different teams. These Pokemon are best served as "glue" Pokemon, where they either are supported by other Pokemon or support specific teammates. They are easier for an opponent to handle by using more highly ranked Pokemon, but are still good choices to bring in most situations.
I would like to add that Pokemon in this tier generally have great disadvantages alongside their advantages. For example, have great offensive presence but not the speed to well utilize that presence.
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C Rank
Reserved for Pokemon that can be effective given a certain situation but otherwise will fall behind compared to higher ranked Pokemon. These Pokemon work well if you can execute your own strategy, but sometimes lose momentum for your team if your opponent has good answers to them. These would be considered "tech" options, where you add them as the 4th, 5th or 6th option on a team and bring them to some matches.
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D Rank
Reserved for Pokemon that are gimmicky and may have some strategy that will succeed a very small percentage of the time. These Pokemon have a smaller role but are outclassed and require more support than is practical many times. They can throw the opponent off guard sometimes, but they are prepared for by just preparing for other larger threats.
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E Rank
Don't even bother unless you just want to have fun and you have a favorite Pokemon here. In other words, there is next to no chance this thing will carry its weight.
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Notes
_Please be sensible and constructive.
Usage statistics may be used to support an argument or a claim, but don't base your entire argument around them. For example, you can say, "Landorus Therian shouldn't be in S because so many teams now carry counters that Lando is no longer that viable!"
A recommended structure would be: "I think Pokemon X should be moved from A rank to B rank because of this reason."
You are encouraged also to suggest new Pokemon.
(Yay! All the pictures are up.)
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