Mew honestly does deserve A+. Despite not being used a lot, I still consider it at the same level as the OU giants, like Terrakion and Latios. All teams struggle with dealing with it, and it's generally such a low risk high reward Pokemon that deserves to go up. I definitely think Garchomp is worse than it was. Now that Aegi is gone, I personally think its suicide lead set is a lot worse, considering Terrakion does it better with Taunt + better Speed + better coverage. Chomp is by no means bad, but it's kinda a jack of all trades master of none mon like Rotom-W. It's fast, but not super fast, powerful, but not out of belief, and bulky, but not extraordinarily so. It has a lot of good sets, but they all face some sort of competition. I think a drop is totally reasonable. Charizard-X imo seems to be underrated here. DD is still a monster, SD is scary for stall, and bulky wow is a nightmare for all teams. However, I think that it's not as good as Azumarill or Thundurus, two great S ranked mons. I think the ubiquity of water types now convinces be to drop it, but I'm not so sure.
I'm kinda torn with Mega ttar, but I'm leaning towards A. Bulky waters handle it very well, and it really hates how common Will-o-Wisp is now. It's still extremely bulky, but its relatively poor typing and Speed make me lean towards dropping it. MegaDos however deserves A+. It's extremely bulky, like Tyranitar, but has the ability to make use of its non mega form. It has Intimidate + a typing that synergizes well with MegaDos' typing, and thus lets it create mindgames. I guess competition with Azu could possibly merit a drop, but I think it's the best dder in the tier, and its ranking should reflect that. Btw, Mold Breaker is great for ignoring stuff like Unaware. Heracross could totally rise, since it makes non-Doublade stall basically impossible. It's ridiculously hard to switch into, and can perform ok against offense thanks to its great bulk. It's huge flying weakness may keep it in A, but it really could go either way.
Gardevoir could be an A+ mon. It's ridiculously hard to switch into, due to its power and coverage. It is incredibly physically frail, but so is ninja, and it's clearly A+ (sorry dice...). I know ninja has the speed to improve its time in ou, but it still has to deal with a multitude of checks and counters, which Gardevoir does not struggle with in the least. It's borderline A+/A. Venusaur could potentially move down, but I still think it's the best Keldeo and Azumarill answer on bo teams. Its stalling days have kind of worn out, but it's still a cool glue mon that always beats two S rankers and usually beats one other. I think hating sand offense could warrant a drop, but it doesn't really hate it that much, considering it beats most members of the team. I need more arguments for its drop to consider agreeing. Ferro absolutely should rise; it's a spectacular pivot that is incredibly hard to 2hko with neutral attacks. It checks a lot of stuff, like bluebunny, and really should rise.
Hippowdon could move down, but it'd be weird to see that when we're hyping sand offense so much. However, it does only have one set, which really makes it predictable. I think it's really similar to Skarmory; they're both really easy to use/understand walls. However, hippo has offensive presence + better mixed bulk + the ability to support a whole type of team, so I think it actually belongs one rank ahead of Skarm. I see a lot of support for it dropping, so I'll try to convince myself, but i still dk. Lando-T is pretty cool now; its scarf set has been gaining a lot of popularity. It's able to rk a bunch of unsuspecting stuff, while still supporting the team w/ intimidate. It could go A+, but the Azu weakness is tough. I guess I'm ignoring its other sets, so when you include dd and physically defensive, A+ sounds reasonable. Suicune definitely should rise, since it provides a bulky water, a status absorber, and a wincondition on stall all in one mon. It's definitely on par with bro, and should be ranked as such.
Raikou, I'll admit, is being overhyped. Yes, it has an excellent speed tier, but its bulk and power are only average, depending on its item. I guess with the rise of birdspam it's better, but I'm not sure it's on par with pretty awesome mons like Alomomola and Kabutops. AV is worn down easy, CS is easily handled once locked into a move due to electrics common resistances + its weak coverage, and CM has trouble boosting + beating special walls. I don't adamantly opposite it, but I'm not convinced. Yeah it's really cool on rain teams, and can check a bunch of stuff with av, so a rise isn't unreasonably at all. Manectric is similar to Raikou, but is much faster and physically bulky in exchange for special bulk and power. Thus, it's able to check birdspam easier, as well as outspeed stuff like adamant mega dactyl + ninja. I think it could rise. Dactyl is a really neat stallbreaker with AA + AT, and also has a cool all out attacking set. It checks bird spam really well, and is just a pretty cool mon. A rise is totally justified.
Scizor should move down. CB is cool, but its prepared for without thinking. Most of the time I'd rather the special bulk + roost afforded by using its mega evolution. It isn't bad, it's just pretty mediocre. I think manaphy belongs in A- for its two really good sets (TailDance and CM) and one ok set (TD + 3 attacks). The first set beats all stall teams w/o Ferrothorn and handles offense decently, the last set is able to sweep late game ok, and its cm set is very similar to Suicune's; it trades bulk for power, speed, and generally more reliable recovery. I think it's one of the most underrated mons around, and should stay A-. Zam definitely could go up, since it handles weather marvelously. It is very frail, but trace is so cool, and it's speed is just fantastic. Use protect on it, and you'll be able to beat ninja, which is awesome.
Lucario is a lot worse than Kingdra, so just based on that it should drop. It has severe 4MSS, since Iron Tail and Ice Punch are both needed to beat its common checks and counters, and it wouldn't dare give up close combat, extreme speed, or swords dance for them. it's a niche sweeper, and b- is more appropriate for it. Starmie's bulky set is pretty epic, and its offensive set, while weak, has great coverage, reliable recovery, and analytic. Rapid Spin is what makes it worth using, but its awesome Speed tier, reflect type, and two great abilities make it really nice. It easily deserves B+, and I could even be talked into A-. Celebi is likewise cool in OU. Idk if it's as solid as kingdra, but let's look. It has reliable recovery, a water resistance, access to nasty plot, sr, and heal bell, and solid all around stats. It checks azu, can be offensive or defensive, and can also bp boosts to its teammates. Outside of the ground/water/fighting resistances, its typing sucks, but i think it could potentially rise.
Staraptor is a very interesting pokemon. Its immensely powerful, at the cost of mediocre speed and no bulk. It has great three move coverage, utility in u-turn and final gambit, and the ability to rk stuff with a scarf or just one shot everything with a band. It has few switch ins, and is just a really sweet pokemon. Its ability to support lucha/talon/pinsir is just the icing on the cake. B is totally possible for it. Victini is absolutely one of my favorite pokemon now. Checking cham, garde, and chary is really cool, and it can do that while still hitting ridiculously hard. It also has band/special/scarf/tr sets, which are all cool. It deserves b+ easily, and like w/ starmie, I could be talked into A-. Magnezone is also pretty great now, since ferro is on the rise, and skarm and zor are still spectacular. Removing them for dragons and fairies is really great, and zone is the only mon that does what it can do. with a scarf, it also checks bird offense relatively well, and with magnet rise and an air balloon it checks drill well. It should go up absolutely. I find it laughable that it was once C rank.
I know a lot of people adamantly defend mega chomp, but I really don't see it. With the removal of Aegi, Hera is just so much better as a wall breaker. Yes, it can't go mixed, but it still beats physical walls like Quagsire + skarm. Mega chomp is bulky and powerful, but extreme competition as a wallbreaking mega (hera, garde, cham, chary, etc) as well as being outperformed by its normal forme in all but one role makes me think it should drop. Also ik toed wasn't on your list alex, but I'm just gonna bring it up. Rain is really good now, and toed is the sole reason why it's able to perform. Toed has an excellent offensive and supportive movepool, and good enough stats to work with. When ranking toed you really have to think about rain's effectiveness as a whole, and i think rain as a whole is better than alomomola based stall. Maybe i'm looking at it wrong/am using bad logic, but i think in whole politoed deserves a-, like diggersby + manaphy + skarmory. Also, I agree with Crawdaunt rising. Yes, it's super frail and slow, but it's incredibly hard to switch into. It appreciates sand's popularity rising and venu's popularity declining, and it also didn't like maw or aegi. The meta has shifted a bit in its favor, and tbh i don't think it ever should have dropped in the first place.
