Hey so I am kind of stealing this from PO but I will be adding something that looks like the ORAS OU Compendium. I will be updating this but for right now it is going to be blank for the most part.I am going to need help with this so post checks/counters to mons below.
S Rank
Jirachi
Tyranitar
Starmie
Rotom-W
Rotom-H
Heatran S
Dragonite (Done) A+
Zapdos A+ (Done)
Infernape A+ (Done)
Metagross A (Done)
Swampert A (Done)
Flygon A (Complete)
Gliscor (done)
Empoleon (done)
Gyarados (done)
Magnezone (under update)
Shaymin
Azelf
Roserade
Scizor
Breloom
Celebi
Hippowdon
Blissey
Clefable
Kingdra
Machamp
Aerodactyl
Bronzong
Lucario
Nidoqueen
Venusaur
Froslass
Tentacruel
Abomasnow
Cresselia
Feraligatr
Hitmontop
Lanturn
Mamoswine
Milotic
Porygon-Z
Snorlax
Suicune
Togekiss
Uxie
Vaporeon
Weavile
Any more mons I should add or remove? Tell me below. Yes I know it looks ugly for right now but I will start to embellish it with sprites tomorrow.
- I have decided to base this list off of the recent world cup usage stats as those seem to be an accurate representation of where the tier is. I have decided to include defensive pokemon in this list to give people options for wallbreaker, may remove.
- Checks are separated by guaranteed switch-ins (GSI), situational switch-ins (SSI), and non-switch-ins (NSI). These categories are explained in detail below.
- I only consider fairly standard and common sets when talking about both the threats and their checks.
- I will go more in-depth with each mons sets later this first post will be just general check/counters.
- I am only human I make mistakes. I am going to be using the dpp ou viability rankings for finding checks to each mon. I am trying to make the most compact resource of checks and counters that I can for this tier. I also plan to go with less obscure mons when I am done with the main things.
There are three categories that the checks will be divided into for each entry.
- Guaranteed Switch-Ins (GSI): These Pokemon can switch into basically anything a threat can throw at them and win the matchup, within reason. They may only be able to switch in safely one or two times, or they may only be able to switch in with certain sets, so that'll be up to the player's discretion. When evaluating which moves a check must be able to switch into, I'll only consider moves that (A) are included as main set slashes on a Pokemon's analysis page, or (B) are at least common enough to show up on a Pokemon's 1825 moveset statistics entry. Anything else will be considered niche or uncommon enough that a check won't have to worry about it too often.
- Situational Switch-Ins (SSI): These Pokemon can switch in safely under certain circumstances, but not always. Pokemon in this category can either switch safely into some variants of a threat but struggle against others, or they struggle with common coverage moves but can at least switch into a threat's STABs and other moves commonly used on switches (such as boosting moves and Knock Off) and win the matchup. This is somewhat of a "gray area" category, so there's a bit of flexibility here.
- Non-Switch-Ins (NSI): These Pokemon cannot switch safely into a certain threat, generally because they are beaten by one of the threat's STABs, lose if they switch in on a boosting move, etc. Pokemon in this category can, however, defeat a threat in a 1-on-1 matchup. This includes faster revenge killers, as well as Pokemon that can take a single hit and KO back.
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SSI:
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SSI:
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SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
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GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
NSI:
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NSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
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NONE
jk
GSI:
SSI:
(Ice Fang)
NSI:
jk
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SSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
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SSI:
NSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Breloom
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Celebi
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Hippowdon
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Blissey
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Clefable
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Kingdra
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Machamp
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Aerodactyl
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Bronzong
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Lucario
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Nidoqueen
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Venusaur
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Froslass
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Tentacruel
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Abomasnow
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Cresselia
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Feraligatr
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Hitmontop
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Lanturn
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Mamoswine
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Milotic
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Porygon-Z
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Snorlax
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Suicune
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Togekiss
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Uxie
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Vaporeon
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Weavile
GSI:
SSI:
NSI:
SSI:
NSI:
Any more mons I should add or remove? Tell me below. Yes I know it looks ugly for right now but I will start to embellish it with sprites tomorrow.
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