TPO3
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#14: You assume that usage stats completely reflect how viable a pokemon is.
I've seen so many people arguing that pokemon like Crobat, Sableye, and Yanmega aren't good, and they point to stats as evidence. "If so-and-so was so good, why isn't it used more?" It's not really a valid argument. Sharpedo was 48th in stats, and pretty much everybody agreed that it was an A-level threat in the Viability Ranking Thread. Cofagrigus was used even less and deemed S-tier. UU is a versatile metagame and pokemon shouldn't be overlooked just based on statistics.
I've seen so many people arguing that pokemon like Crobat, Sableye, and Yanmega aren't good, and they point to stats as evidence. "If so-and-so was so good, why isn't it used more?" It's not really a valid argument. Sharpedo was 48th in stats, and pretty much everybody agreed that it was an A-level threat in the Viability Ranking Thread. Cofagrigus was used even less and deemed S-tier. UU is a versatile metagame and pokemon shouldn't be overlooked just based on statistics.