[Silvershadow234]

Raikou for A wat a joke.

Raikou is bar none the best set-up sweeper in the tier, and if you don't have a solid answer, i.e. Rhyperior, Swampert, Snorlax-you will get swept by it. It has the perfect combination of speed, power and bulk to set-up substitutes or Calm Minds on a large number of pokemon, such as Crobat, Zapdos, most bulky waters and defensive roserade iirc and can get past a huge amount of its normal counters by using HP Grass, and the fact that CB lax, the most common set, is pretty damn easy to wear down with entry hazards and repeated tbolts and other special attackers.

I agree that many teams will have an answer to raikou, but the fact that every team has to run a counter or will simply be swept is a good enough reason for it to be s, as that means it is a huge threat that must be accounted for when teambuilding, like Heracross and Mienshao.