Burned HJK doesn't OHKO Rotom, and Skarmory being the /best/ wall is just wrong, and it has its fair share of checks that are very easy to throw on teams (for reference, Flying is the most common type in OU)
252+ Atk Pure Power burned Mega Medicham High Jump Kick vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Rotom-W: 183-216 (60.1 - 71%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
I think that Medi shouldn't be any higher than A- and here's why
Mega Gardy's fine in A-. It still has a really bad matchup against offense, really bad physical bulk, and has like 1 set. Mega Cham has priority (really shit priority but it's better than nothing), is far more versatile, and hits harder. Mega Cross is a bulky mofo who can survive shit like LO Latios' Psyshock.You've forgotten Mega Gardevoir, as several people have suggested it to move up to A, myself included. As Smog Frog before me has stated, you've missed Staraptor as well. Can't blame you at all, since it was indeed a fuckton to go through. Anyway, I'll be reposting my nominations for Staraptor and Mega Gardevoir in a spoiler tag.
Staraptor (B-) -> B+ | Speaking of actually underrated Pokémon, Staraptor is another fantastic wallbreaker to add the repertoire of rising stars in OU ever since Aegislash packed its stuff and left for the gods. Seriously, this thing can hit brutally hard when Banded, which is easily its best use. As people before me have pointed out (and I'm also saying this out of personal experience), Adamant Band Raptor just hits brutally hard with STAB Brave Bird and Double-Edge, shredding everything that doesn't resist it. Here's a small example:
252+ Atk Choice Band Reckless Staraptor Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Rotom-W: 252-297 (82.8 - 97.6%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
This right here is why Staraptor runs Adamant; that extremely high power output makes a huge difference between 2HKOs and OHKOs and all you need is to set up your Rocks and have Staraptor maul everything. It pairs excellently with Talonflame and Mega Pinsir to form a Flying Spam core, Staraptor crushing all the walls that need to be broken down to allow Talonflame or Mega Pinsir to sweep safely. As a last positive note, Staraptor attains perfect coverage between Normal/Flying/Fighting and in conjunction with its insane power, it's extremely difficult to switch in on. What keeps bomb burd down from being a total annihilator are its weakness to SR, its above-average Speed stat of 100, its relative frailty (85/70/60) and its common weaknesses to Electric-, Rock- and Ice-type moves. With Aegislash out of the picture, though, Staraptor has become a whole ton more impressive in OU. Staraptor for B+. Kacaw.
Mega Gardevoir (A-) -> A | You thought Mega Heracross was a nightmare to Stall? If that's what you thought, then Mega Gardevoir would be the poltergeist haunting it! Seriously, this Pokémon has become even more amazing than it already was. 165 Special Attack is absolutely fantastic and Mega Gardevoir has just the right movepool to maliciously abuse the living fuck out of it. Its signature Pixilate Hyper Voice has 175 power counting STAB and Pixilate, but its Fairy-type and ability to bypass Substitutes is just mind-blowing. This move alone makes Mega Gardevoir ridiculously hard to switch in on, but this dancer has access to STAB Psyshock to hit physically weak Pokémon and provide additional coverage. The third main move on Mega Gardevoir is Focus Blast, which, while inaccurate, allows it to slay most of the Steel-types that tend to annoy it, including Heatran, Skarmory and Mega Mawile. Since Aegislash has left, these three moves provide perfect coverage in OU and leave room for another useful move to add: Calm Mind allows Gardevoir to raise its Special Attack to insane levels, while giving it notable Special Defense to take hits on the special spectrum; Taunt gives Mega Gardevoir the ability to completely lay waste to Stall teams; and Will-O-Wisp lets it cripple physical attackers for a teammate to set up on or catch said attackers by surprise on the switch to live a physical hit. Additionally, stat-wise, Mega Gardevoir has a wonderful Special Defense stat of 135, giving it notable special bulk that can be augmented by Calm Mind, as mentioned before. 100 Speed is a good Speed tier in OU and since several other base 100s often don't go max Speed, Mega Gardevoir can easily run a Modest nature to make its power simply absurd.
With all these fantastic advantages, Mega Gardevoir does have some notable flaws. Firstly, its measly base 65 Defense gives it no physical bulk if not using Will-O-Wisp and leaves it prone to being revenge killed; Talonflame is the worst offender, as it's immune to burn courtesy of its own Fire-type. Additionally, 100 Speed is good, but not fantastic and leaves Mega Gardevoir outsped by key OU threats, such as the Eons, Thundurus-I and Landorus-I. This issue can be fixed by using Sticky Web, however, and Mega Gardevoir is easily one of its best abusers in the OU tier. To summarize, Mega Gardevoir is a massive threat due to its general unpredictability, jaw-breaking special power and being extremely difficult to directly switch in on. Mega Gardevoir for A.
Not really. Cresselia has significantly more bulk and access to Lunar Dance, which are huge differences if you ask me.
The extra bulk doesn't mean much when you can't do anything in return. Mew gets knock off and WoW to make him a pain in the ass for everything in the game not named mega CharX/Y or Houndoom.
It's not really a counter if you just paralyze them while taking massive damage.
Bear in mind that Cresselia is one of the few counters to the likes of Landorus, Keldeo, Mega Charizard Y, and Talonflame; threats that teams need an answer or two for. I'll admit that Mew can take them on with specific EV spreads, but Cresselia can take them all on simultaneously with just the Specially Defensive set. Cresselia is also one of the most reliable TR setters in OU, which is a set that Mew doesn't really want to run. So to say that Mew outclasses Cresselia doesn't seem like a correct statement to me.
TR and screens are play styles I'm not considering because they're so uncommon. I'm not saying leave Cress unranked, because those are play styles that are seen every once in a while and Cress absolutely fits those 2 roles better than Mew. But for the 99% of teams that don't use those strategies, Mew outclasses Cress.
The other C+ mons include Shuckle and Smeargle, who fit rare play styles as well, but still fit on way more teams than Cress.
diggersby is still incredible. i'm kinda biased because it's been one of my favorite ou mons this gen, but the sash set is still incredible. it will usually get at least one or two kills per match, and can punch enormous holes in opposing teams. nothing besides gengar and skarmory likes to take hits from it, and even then sd lo diggersby does so much to skarm. it's a solid hole puncher and puts in work basically every match, including being a nice offensive check to thundurus-i. diggersby is good, no hate.
I never said Diggersby was bad, it is quite a good mon, just not A- rank imo. Gengar gives this thing the middle finger and tons of Gengar these days run Will-o-Wisp which Diggersby hates. Rocky Helmet Skarmory with Counter, a popular set, ruins sash SD diggersy by breaking the sash when it attacks and OHKO'ing it in return. Besides, for Diggersby to be an adequate check to Thundy-I, it NEEDS to preserve its sash, not an easy feat imo. Diggersby is good no doubt, but not what I would call an "A Ranked Pokemon" is all.
Bulky Zard X doesn't run max attack, and Cress is able to paralyze it without dying which is pretty cool. Psychic also does about 25% (give or take) to X so Cress can actually kill it herself.
You're really stretching the term "counter" here. That 25% only can kill versions without roost since dragon claw deals more damage than Cress's psychic and roost has twice as much PP as moonlight. That's a check, and a shaky one at that.
The point is you can switch in, cripple it, and even beat it 1v1 since you're faster and heal before Zard does (and not all of them run Roost). You can even Lunar Dance something in like Garchomp and counter-sweep.
