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Okay, so let's go through this.
Pokemon staying on the list:
Murkrow's staying on. It doesn't have the moveslottery to do everything it needs, and there's too much nasty stuff in the meta that just dicks it over hard. I've both played with it and against it, and I haven't seen it be effective outside of random teams that have no answer to it, which is bad enough.
Clefable stays. It's kinda outclassed by the other Magic Guard users now- Sigilyph has STAB Assist Power and Reuniclus has actual offensive and defensive capabilities. It's just "okay", but nothing special in this metagame.
Huntail stays. It's just... meh, compared to the other Shell Break users in the metagame. It can Baton Pass it, but so can Gorebyss, which is more threatening toward PHazers in the metagame after a Shell Break.
Weezing stays. It's not actually a counter to anything notable in the metagame, it's HUGE Reuniclus bait, and with no reliable recovery it's a terrible choice for a counter to multiple major threats.
Donphan stays. It's slow and mediocre, and even SR and Spin can't save it from being a bad Gliscor.
Claydol stays. Unlike Nidoqueen, Terakion actually can carry a move to rock it easily- X-Scissor. Doryuuzu does the same thing with X-Scissor, and in addition to that the only thing Claydol really brings to the table is Rapid Spin. It also gets shut down by Ferroseed for the most part, which really puts a damper on its spinning.
Shedinja stays. Ferrothorn completely shits on it, and the increased prevalence of Sand due to Excadrill and Landorus doesn't help its case. There's a lot of stuff in this metagame that isn't friendly to it, and the fact that Gliscor now runs Aerial Ace or Acrobat on a regular basis is nasty.
Pokemon being removed from the list:
Sharpedo needs no introduction. Speed Boost is sca-ree on a Pokemon with legitimate offenses, which Sharpedo definitely has.
Parasect is nuts on rain, as a Spore / Leech Seed / Substitute / X-Scissor set with maxed defenses puts the hurt on a lot of teams.
Lapras is coming off. Hydration Rest is legit, and it has a lot of ways it can be effective. Supportive sets have Perish Song, or it can go offensive with Curse OR Dragon Dance.
Nidoqueen isn't Weezing. Sheer Force, Roar, and the ability to threaten stuff as well as lay down Toxic Spikes makes her at least decent. She's a rare check to Terrakion as well, something that's few and far between.
Pokemon being added to the list:
Rotom-S needs little to no explanation. It's literally worse than Thundurus and Zapdos in every way, and that's just a shame. Luckily, I'm thinking Rotom forms are going to be tiered separately in this generation, so UU Rotom-S might be in the future?
Emboar. Really, Game Freak? You bring out Infernape, give Blaziken Speed Boost, and then heap this shit on us? I am disappoint. Too slow to do anything effectively, and not even strong enough for it to matter.
Samurott too. It's outclassed at everything it does, and just mediocre at everything too. It's not especially bulky, nor especially fast, nor especially powerful. It's like Suicune without the great bulk, or Azumarill without the great power. There's just not a lot of room for it in a metagame that has Suicune, Azumarill, Starmie, Vaporeon, Jellicent, and other Water-types.
Qwilfish is making its grand return due to the DrizzleSwim ban. Without the benefit of rain-boosted Waterfall and a fast Destiny Bond, it's not that interesting.
