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clefairy to malamar and fighting checks, and to heal bell users imo
Clef isn't really a good Fighting Check, mainly because it will lose 1 on 1 against the best fighting type in the tier in Sawk:

252+ Atk Choice Band Mold Breaker Sawk Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Clefairy: 62-73 (18 - 21.2%) -- possible 5HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Mold Breaker Sawk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefairy: 173-204 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

and this is only talking about the max defense set, max special defense doesn't even need to be Knocked Off:

252+ Atk Choice Band Mold Breaker Sawk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Clefairy: 186-220 (54 - 63.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Add Combusken to Sceptile Offensive checks.
+1 Busken doesn't actually outspeed Sceptile, and it dies to the combo of uninvested EQ + rocks, or an Acrobatics from the SD Set:

0 Atk Life Orb Sceptile Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Combusken: 247-291 (94.6 - 111.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Sceptile Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Combusken: 272-322 (104.2 - 123.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
Clef isn't really a good Fighting Check, mainly because it will lose 1 on 1 against the best fighting type in the tier in Sawk:

252+ Atk Choice Band Mold Breaker Sawk Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Clefairy: 62-73 (18 - 21.2%) -- possible 5HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Mold Breaker Sawk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefairy: 173-204 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Phys def Clefairy doesn't lose to CB Sawk 1v1 because it can't switch moves like your calcs suggest xp

+1 Busken doesn't actually outspeed Sceptile, and it dies to the combo of uninvested EQ + rocks, or an Acrobatics from the SD Set:

0 Atk Life Orb Sceptile Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Combusken: 247-291 (94.6 - 111.4%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Sceptile Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Combusken: 272-322 (104.2 - 123.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Am I the only one who runs Eviolite? Well the special set it may not beat, but it can take on the SD set fine, so I'm not sure if thats enough to add it or not.
252 Atk Sceptile Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Combusken: 182-216 (69.7 - 82.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
 

PrinceLucian

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Gastrodon for archeops check since it gets only 3 koed after rocks from acrobatics and retaliates back with scald.

252 Atk Archeops Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 244+ Def Gastrodon: 175-207 (41 - 48.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
 
Um, why is Quagsire still on here if this is updated to include the drops?

(Also, I'd suggest getting rid of Sandslash as its no longer C+ or above)

bolts edit: fixed
 

Punchshroom

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Note that only Pokemon from C+ and above in the viability rankings will be included
Since this is the case, Cradily, Sandslash, and Vanilluxe shouldn't be included anymore.

Also why isn't Carracosta at least included in Shell Smash users, or defensive Stealth Rock users? That seems more fitting than including Costa in the Swift Swimmers section.
 

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Since this is the case, Cradily, Sandslash, and Vanilluxe shouldn't be included anymore.

Also why isn't Carracosta at least included in Shell Smash users, or defensive Stealth Rock users? That seems more fitting than including Costa in the Swift Swimmers section.
Fixed this.
 

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Water-type checks:
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Um, how exactly is Rotom-S, a mon that doesn't resist Water, is weak to both Ice and Rock, and even gets countered by some Water-types, considered a particularly notable Water check? Why wouldn't Rotom, Manectric, or Electivire be on this list then? Hell, why isn't Abomasnow in this list?
 

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I nominate Regirock for defensive Stealth Rocker, Regirock is a great check to Tauros as it gets 3hkoed by Iron Tail and can T-wave Tauros. It also works as a good flying resist, I have started using it a lot more recently and it works great.
Edit: Also nominate Regirock for Normal check
Relevant Calcs:
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Iron Tail vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Regirock: 151-179 (41.4 - 49.1%) -- 18.4% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Life Orb Tauros Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Regirock: 117-138 (32.1 - 37.9%) -- 93.2% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Guts Swellow Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Regirock: 63-74 (17.3 - 20.3%) -- possible 6HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

252 SpA Choice Specs Swellow Boomburst vs. 252 HP / 196 SpD Regirock: 78-93 (21.4 - 25.5%) -- possible 5HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Toxic Boost Zangoose Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Regirock: 176-208 (48.3 - 57.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Zangoose Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 16+ Def Regirock: 118-140 (32.4 - 38.4%) -- 98.1% chance to 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery (If it gets paralyzed)

252 SpA Vivillon Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 196 SpD Regirock: 128-152 (35.1 - 41.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

+1 252 SpA Vivillon Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 196 SpD Regirock: 190-224 (52.1 - 61.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
 
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Altaria is C and should be removed from Clerics Heal Bell/Aromatherapy, and Fire checks

Gorebyss should be removed from boosting sweepers and from rain abusers
 
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Archeops checks:
  • I'd remove Rotom-S from defensive checks considering Stone Edge OHKO's it, and Acrobatics 2HKO's after SR damage.
Water-type checks:
  • Sawsbuck to Offensive checks
  • Abomasnow to Offensive checks
  • Mantine to Defensive checks
Fighting-type Checks:
  • Misdreavus to Defensive checks
Momentum:
  • Manectric to Voltswitch
Boosting Sweepers:
  • Sawsbuck to Swords Dance
  • Raichu to Nasty Plot
  • Grumpig to Calm Mind
 

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Archeops checks:
  • I'd remove Rotom-S from defensive checks considering Stone Edge OHKO's it, and Acrobatics 2HKO's after SR damage.
Water-type checks:
  • Sawsbuck to Offensive checks
  • Abomasnow to Offensive checks
  • Mantine to Defensive checks
Fighting-type Checks:
  • Misdreavus to Defensive checks
Momentum:
  • Manectric to Voltswitch
Boosting Sweepers:
  • Sawsbuck to Swords Dance
  • Raichu to Nasty Plot
  • Grumpig to Calm Mind
Did all of this except for Abomasnow as a Water check since it loses to the good majority of them like Kabutops and Poliwrath, 2HKOed by Ludicolo's Ice Beam after some prior damage, etc.
 
Remove this from the Momentum section since it hardly has any use these days and it's not even ranked on the VR anymore

List this under Defensive Normal Checks since it destroys Kangaskhan, Tauros, and Swellow

This should be under Malamar checks, Electric Immuities, and Mega Audino checks

Could go under Offensive Stealth Rock setters since I've been seeing a couple of Custap/Chople/Shuca berry variants recently

Under Defensive Fire checks and Heal Bell users
 

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Got a couple from a few cursory glances over the VR
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Dusknoir to Normal- and Fighting-type checks

Solrock to Normal-type checks

Machoke to Normal-type checks

idk how you wanna handle sheddy. that's a can of worms you can handle yourself, watchog.

Cacturne / Sheddy / Dusknoir / Pawn to priority

Cradily to rocks / water checks too
 

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Simisage/Abomasnow/Hariyama(?) --> Offensive Water checks
Fraxure/Vigoroth/Drifblim --> Other sweepers
Pawniard/Sandslash/Leafeon/Jumpluff/Bouffalant/Sawsbuck --> Swords Dance
Gorebyss --> Shell Smash

Maybe differentiate weather setters by what weather they set and then add Hippopotas?

Ice-types checks section maybe?
 

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