DaAwesomeDude1
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Cresselia S -> A: No
Thundurus S -> A: Yes
Sylveon S -> A: Yes
Thundurus S -> A: Yes
Sylveon S -> A: Yes
And this is why it's stressed that this is not a final, trump-all ruling, but what a community as a whole agrees to. There are obviously going to be large metagame switches, and hopefully the tier list will update just as fast, but that's not guaranteed.I come from not using Smogon at all to being linked to this page and i can guarantee you that a large portion of the VGC community will not like this at all. Trying to rank things in VGC is tough due mainly to the large metagame shifts experienced throughout the season, and that is why i disagree with nearly 50% of what is being said on the OP in terms of what ranks where. Me and my VGC experienced friends have been discussing it and as i said, don't like the majority.
Also, something i myself have a problem with is this.
"This thread is unofficial, but discussion is encouraged to eventually create an official ranking system."
Uh what? Official ranking system makes it sound like this is going to be a Tpci endourced, which is the official runners of VGC themselves. Any new player who sees that will think so, and this discourage a lot of freedom in creativity that new players use. I would suggest changing the wording of it, but that's not my call to make ultimately.
Thank you for reading this, and i mean no offence by it.
It's true that the VGC metagame changes everytime, but we're Smogon. We're ready for changes of the metagame and we adapt, as in our specific tiers multiples bans happen and that changes the metagame in a way that some people don't even expect. So if the metagame did change, the Viability Rankings will change as well. Keep that in mind n_nI come from not using Smogon at all to being linked to this page and i can guarantee you that a large portion of the VGC community will not like this at all. Trying to rank things in VGC is tough due mainly to the large metagame shifts experienced throughout the season, and that is why i disagree with nearly 50% of what is being said on the OP in terms of what ranks where. Me and my VGC experienced friends have been discussing it and as i said, don't like the majority.
Also, something i myself have a problem with is this.
"This thread is unofficial, but discussion is encouraged to eventually create an official ranking system."
Uh what? Official ranking system makes it sound like this is going to be a Tpci endourced, which is the official runners of VGC themselves. Any new player who sees that will think so, and this discourage a lot of freedom in creativity that new players use. I would suggest changing the wording of it, but that's not my call to make ultimately.
Thank you for reading this, and i mean no offence by it.
This matches Gastrodon almost perfectly, with all of it after the first sentence applying to it (hence why I have put it in mid/low B).Reserved for Pokemon that perform well on many different teams. These Pokemon are best served as "glue" Pokemon, where they either are supported by other Pokemon or support specific teammates. They are easier for an opponent to handle by using more highly ranked Pokemon, but are still good choices to bring in most situations.
I would like to add that Pokemon in this tier generally have great disadvantages alongside their advantages. For example, have great offensive presence but not the speed to well utilize that presence.