Raging Bolt
from
S ->
S.
Seen quite a few people who believe it should drop but this is a great call by the council. Raging Bolt
is incredibly versatile, being able to be a strong bulky attacker with Assault Vest, a sweeper through Calm Mind, or even just bullshit through the format with 3 attacks. This lets it be super splashable and gives you a check to pretty much half the format in one slot, the matchup against the Urshifu formes is in particular appreciated, as they are the hardest pokemon to play around defensively. Id honestly suggest that the AV set alone is
A+, having minimal bad matchups. I think AV Raging Bolt
is kind of like the Iron Hands
of Regulation F imo, it doesn't die, dishes out great damage, provides utility in priority, and makes for a great addition to every archetype. A huge thing is that Iron Hands
also didn't have specific good matchups, but to be more accurate could 1v1 almost the entire metagame thanks to big block of stats, same with Raging Bolt
. But what if, Iron Hands
could also run a set up set without fear of Flutter Mane
or faster threats? That's Raging Bolt
. Its movepool shows its versatility even further, allowing you to run Snarl for Flutter Mane
and Landorus
, Electroweb as a speed control option, Tera Blast to threaten Urshifu, etc. Incredibly hard to go wrong with this Pokemon and no one bats an eye if you put it on Tailwind, Goodstuffs, Gouging Fire Offense, Snow, Balance, and more. I'd honestly argue it's better than Ogerpon-W
right now!