Celever
i am town
I would like to nominate Mantine from C- to C+/B-
While Mantine is definitely not the best Pokémon, it is very good at what it does. It has pretty great typing for this tier (quad-weakness to Electric is remedied by the fairly noticeable lack of electric-type in the tier (sure we have the rotoms, but that's pretty much it)). You may say that it is eclipsed by Pelipper, but I disagree. First of all, Pelipper is defensive physically, whereas Mantine is defensive specially. Mantine also has superior stats in everything but Defense. I would say that Pelipper is more appealing, because it has Knock Off and Hurricane, whereas Mantine is stuck with Air Slash. Mantine also lacks Roost, which is a huge deal all things considered. Even with those flaws and the harsh competition in Pelipper, though, it is consistent when it has to be. ChestoResto with Scald / Air Slash / Defog / Rest is a consistent and viable set, as is its B/W ResTalk set (albeit lacking Defog). Mantine is also quite versatile, being able to pull of a strong Swift Swim set (and is great for a bulky rain team weak to hazards, js) and if your team has serious trouble with opposing rain teams, Mantine is probably better for tackling them than its competition thanks to Water Absorb. Kabutops is also in the tier as a physical spinner powerful in rain, but it has worse defensive typing, and the comparison isn't very equal because they play out very differently on teams. I just feel like C- is much too low for Mantine, because it is a consistent Defogger and has some pretty good sets outside of it.
While Mantine is definitely not the best Pokémon, it is very good at what it does. It has pretty great typing for this tier (quad-weakness to Electric is remedied by the fairly noticeable lack of electric-type in the tier (sure we have the rotoms, but that's pretty much it)). You may say that it is eclipsed by Pelipper, but I disagree. First of all, Pelipper is defensive physically, whereas Mantine is defensive specially. Mantine also has superior stats in everything but Defense. I would say that Pelipper is more appealing, because it has Knock Off and Hurricane, whereas Mantine is stuck with Air Slash. Mantine also lacks Roost, which is a huge deal all things considered. Even with those flaws and the harsh competition in Pelipper, though, it is consistent when it has to be. ChestoResto with Scald / Air Slash / Defog / Rest is a consistent and viable set, as is its B/W ResTalk set (albeit lacking Defog). Mantine is also quite versatile, being able to pull of a strong Swift Swim set (and is great for a bulky rain team weak to hazards, js) and if your team has serious trouble with opposing rain teams, Mantine is probably better for tackling them than its competition thanks to Water Absorb. Kabutops is also in the tier as a physical spinner powerful in rain, but it has worse defensive typing, and the comparison isn't very equal because they play out very differently on teams. I just feel like C- is much too low for Mantine, because it is a consistent Defogger and has some pretty good sets outside of it.