Hello and welcome to the Tier Shift Viability thread. In case you are unaware of the purpose of these threads, they are made to show which pokemon are effective and are useful on most every team, and those who are terrible gimmicks at best. While many players are familar with standard tiers such as OU and know what works and what doesn't, Tier Shift is a bit different. While some pokemon would normally be easily outclassed, they benefit from an increase to their stats which makes them a lot more viable. It can be hard for many players to tell whether to use tried and true top tier OU, or go with something that is an NU threat. Please help me to make this a helpful and accurate guide on what to use or ignore.
We will try to rank as many pokemon as possible, from S to D ranks. Assisting me in this are
Knight of Cydonia
Kingslayer2779
Peef Rimgar
S Rank: This hallowed rank is reserved for those few pokemon who are incredible in the current Tier Shift metagame. They wall or sweep vast portion of the meta. Support pokemon in this tier give very few free turns. These pokemon can either pull off many roles effectively or are amazing in just one role. These pokemon are also used at low risk while being able to reap high rewards. They may have flaws but these are remedied by their other traits. They require very little support.
S Rank
Wobbuffett
A Rank: This rank is reserved for those pokemon who are amazing in the current Tier Shift metagame. They have great offensive, defensive, and support potential. While they have more severe flaws, these are still overshadowed by their good points. They require little support.
A+ Rank
Alomomola
Altaria-Mega
Amoongus
Cresselia
Hippowdon
Metagross-Mega
Sawk
Sharpedo-Mega
A Rank
Aromatisse
Azumarill
Cobalion
Gothitelle
Heracross-Mega
Houndoom-Mega
Kyurem
Latias
Latias-Mega
Lopunny-Mega
Manaphy
Quagsire
Politoed
Scizor-Mega
Virizion
A- Rank
Charizard-Mega-Y
Chesnaught
Doublade
Gallade-Mega
Gyarados
Ferrothorn
Haxorus
Heatran
Hydreigon
Kabutops
Keldeo
Landorus-Incarnate
Mew
Meloetta
Ninetails
Pangoro
Pinsir-Mega
Reuniclus
Sableye-Mega
Slowking
Swampert-Mega
Suicune
Tornadus-Therian
B Rank: This rank is reserved for those pokemon who are very good in the current Tier Shift metagame. They are threatening, but they have more flaws that affect their preformance. While they are still good, they require more team support to be effective.
B+ Rank
Audino-Mega
Bisharp
Blastoise-Mega
Bouffalant
Cinccino
Dragonite
Durant
Escavalier
Glalie-Mega
Hitmonlee
Jirachi
Krookodile
Latios
Ludicolo
Omastar
Rhydon
Scolipede
Scyther
Starmie
Talonflame
Tangrowth
Thundurus-Therian
Tyrantrum
Venusaur-Mega
B Rank
Aerodactyl-Mega
Chansey
Charizard-Mega-X
Cofagrigus
Dragalge
Feraligatr
Gardevoir-Mega
Gilgar
Gyarados-Mega
Magneton
Pidgeot-Mega
Rhyperior
Rotom-Heat
Rotom-Mow
Rotom-Wash
Skarmory
Tyranitar
Typhlosion
Victini
Volcarona
Weezing
B- Rank
Alakazam-Mega
Azelf
Beedrill-Mega
Clefable
Crawdaunt
Diggersby
Empoloen
Granbull
Gliscor
Gurdurr
Goodra
Landorus-Therian
Mismagius
Raikou
Sceptile-Mega
Terrakion
C Rank: This rank is for pokemon who have notable niches in the Tier Shift Metagame, but are usually outclassed by another more common pokemon. These pokemon also need a large amount of support to be able to preform their roles effectively.
C+ Rank
Alakazam
Ampharos-Mega
Ditto
Garbodor
Golbat
Malamar
Serperior
Shedinja
Sigilyph
Slurpuff
Staraptor
Thundurus-Incarnate
Weavile
Victreebel
C Rank
Absol-Mega
Abomasnow-Mega
Arcanine
Archeops
Breloom
Klefki
Medicham-Mega
Porygon2
C- Rank
Darmanitan
Garchomp
Gengar
Hawlucha
Mamoswine
Moltres
Steelix-Mega
Togekiss
Whimsicott
D Rank: This rank is reserved for pokemon who are simply terrible or mediocre, but are barely good enough to warrant a place on some teams. These pokemon do not have any special niches, or are capable of doing one specific task but fail when attempting others.
D+ Rank
Electivire
Mandibuzz
Tornadus-Incarnate
Sylveon
D Rank
Aggron-Mega
Jolteon
Manectric-Mega
Primeape
D- Rank
Diancie
Donphan
Linoone
Smeargle
Bidoof Rank: Reserved for pokemon like Bidoof who are not good enough to warrant a place on any serious team. Please do not use them except as gimmicks as they are terrible.
Please post intelligently and help put all the pokemon in the ranks they belong in. Thanks and this is now open for business. Also, thank you everyone who has contributed an analysis
We will try to rank as many pokemon as possible, from S to D ranks. Assisting me in this are
Knight of Cydonia
Kingslayer2779
Peef Rimgar
S Rank: This hallowed rank is reserved for those few pokemon who are incredible in the current Tier Shift metagame. They wall or sweep vast portion of the meta. Support pokemon in this tier give very few free turns. These pokemon can either pull off many roles effectively or are amazing in just one role. These pokemon are also used at low risk while being able to reap high rewards. They may have flaws but these are remedied by their other traits. They require very little support.
S Rank
A Rank: This rank is reserved for those pokemon who are amazing in the current Tier Shift metagame. They have great offensive, defensive, and support potential. While they have more severe flaws, these are still overshadowed by their good points. They require little support.
A+ Rank
A Rank
A- Rank
B Rank: This rank is reserved for those pokemon who are very good in the current Tier Shift metagame. They are threatening, but they have more flaws that affect their preformance. While they are still good, they require more team support to be effective.
B+ Rank
B Rank
B- Rank
C Rank: This rank is for pokemon who have notable niches in the Tier Shift Metagame, but are usually outclassed by another more common pokemon. These pokemon also need a large amount of support to be able to preform their roles effectively.
C+ Rank
C Rank
C- Rank
D Rank: This rank is reserved for pokemon who are simply terrible or mediocre, but are barely good enough to warrant a place on some teams. These pokemon do not have any special niches, or are capable of doing one specific task but fail when attempting others.
D+ Rank
D Rank
D- Rank
Bidoof Rank: Reserved for pokemon like Bidoof who are not good enough to warrant a place on any serious team. Please do not use them except as gimmicks as they are terrible.
Please post intelligently and help put all the pokemon in the ranks they belong in. Thanks and this is now open for business. Also, thank you everyone who has contributed an analysis
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