Gengan must've ignored my entire post if he thinks jacob is the only one that thinks Scraggy is S-Rank...
Scraggy is not as versatile as Misdreavus and it doesn't always sweep as hard Life Orb Krow. But, Scraggy finds way more opportunities to sweep than LO Krow and its much better at its job than Misdreavus is at any of its jobs.
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Scraggy requires heeps of support in the form of hazards, bait for its counters etc.
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Factually false. If you opt for intelligent play as opposed to running lures and/or Spikes then Scraggy beats its checks. Hi Jump Kick Mienfoo once, switch out, and next time you bring Scraggy in you can DD on the Mienfoo switch and OHKO with HJK. Croagunk is harder to take down but spamming Hi Jump Kick / Drain Punch early game puts it at the point where Scraggy is unstoppable late game.
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if you have to go through all of that trouble to break down its counters / checks, it'd be A teir, not S as defined.
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Just because something can't sweep immediately doesn't mean its not S-Rank. For example, LO Krow is arguably Murkrow's best set and can sweep any team that's relatively weakened in the mid or late game. However, LO Krow can't switch into any move, struggles with Stealth Rock, and has trouble staying alive for a long time. Scraggy requires an extra turn or two to set up(which is not going through a ton of trouble). Scraggy finds plenty of opportunities to switch in, isn't hampered by Stealth Rock
or status, and can't take a hit or two if it needs to.