Jukain
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Ignoring the rest of your post, I just want to say something about this point. Pokemon don't "deserve" to be in any tier. Pokemon have no "right" to be in a specific tier. They have to prove their strength and ability to be there. This is fundamental to tiering, as otherwise we would move Pokemon among the tiers on subjective whims. Your first statement is blatantly untrue. In fact, I doubt either would be OU even.cjrocker said:Nobody wants to see Moltres or Yanmega in OU because they like them. They want them there because that's where they deserve to be.
Addressing this thread as a whole, I believe that Stealth Rock is at this point an important part of the metagame. It serves to neuter some threats and bolster others. The two balance out. It's not like both sides don't have access to Stealth Rock and methods to remove it.