Welcome to the official ASB Viability Ranking thread. If you've visited the Viability Ranking thread for any other tier, you should be familiar with the concept of this thread - we will organize the Pokemon in our tier into ranks, varying on how good they are. You are encouraged to post your thoughts on where Pokemon should be ranked. Please note that each section is going to be in alphabetical order.
We currently have no "council" except for the mods - the people who have proven to be consistently good, quality posters in this thread (even those with differing opinions from the masses!) will be considered to help make the final calls.
In order to cut down on shitposting, please do not bandwagon posts. Unless you have new or different experiences to share, you are defending a nomination, or if the nomination has not been discussed for ~3 days, try to avoid repeating the same information someone else said before you.
Disclaimer: Please note, these rankings are just for fun and are a subjective ranking of what the general strongest ASB mons are. Pokemon strength is much closer in ASB than in regular mons, and Pokemon in D or C ranks will still often have excellent chances against Pokemon in the A ranks. Do not let this discourage you from purchasing any Pokemon you like, as aside from the truly terrible any Pokemon can be powerful in ASB.
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Preliminary ASB Rankings
S Rank:
Reserved for Pokemon with dominating offensive, defensive, balanced, or support capabilities, almost always some combination of the above. These Pokemon will win 1v1 matchups most of the time and can take on more than one opponent in the right scenario. Also the home of Pokemon who can easily perform multiple roles effectively, increasing their versatility and unpredictability. If the Pokemon in this rank have any flaws, those flaws are thoroughly mitigated by their substantial strengths.
S
A Rank:
Reserved for Pokemon with capabilities that excel in one of the aforementioned categories. These Pokemon will win the majority of 1v1 matchups but suffer flaws that prevent them from dominating consistently. These Pokemon may be lacking in one quality or another that prevents them from succeeding against certain opponents.
A+
A
A-
B Rank:
Reserved for Pokemon who given offensive/defensive niche or are overall balanced Pokemon who's parts enable them to perform effectively against many opponents. Pokemon in this category have flaws that prevent them from doing their job every time and can be considered to win an average number of matchups. Such Pokemon are often type matchup dependent. Pokemon who are partially outperformed by a Pokemon in A or S Rank, but are otherwise very dangerous, may also fall into this category.
B+
B
B-
C Rank:
Reserved for Pokemon who can be effective given the right support or matchups, but either have crippling flaws that prevent them from consistently executing their strategy or are completely eclipsed by a Pokemon in the above ranks.
C+
C
C-
D Rank:
Reserved for Pokemon who have a small niche in the current metagame, but have very noticeable flaws that make them more trouble than they're worth the majority of the time. Many of your favourite Pokemon will reside here.
D
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E Rank:
E is for "Everything Else". If you're using these mons you're doing so for fun or for a very specific TLR/Raid niche. Unless you are an ASB god these Pokemon will lose more often than not.
...everything else.
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