I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I'm absolutely shocked that nobody has brought this up yet, please don't ignore this OU council;;;
Nominating Honchkrow for D rank
Honchkrow is a pretty underrated sweeper, and, after a Moxie boost, can become absolutely terrifying in the right hands. Honchkrow is somewhat of a Bisharp counter-part, except it's actually one point faster and has Brave Bird instead of Iron Head. Arguably, Brave Bird is a better STAB move just due to how fantastic Flying is as an offensive typing. Honchkrow is also an awesome Pursuit trapper if it doesn't want to run anything else. It also has the possibility to go mixed with Heat Wave. At first, this might seem like a funny option, but it beats Pokemon like Skarmory and Ferrothorn without having to take recoil from Brave Bird. It is a bit slow, however it has Sucker Punch to alleviate that. Honchkrow may not have a lot of longevity since it has Life Orb recoil and a huge Stealth Rock weakness, but neither do its supposed counters.
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Nominating Honchkrow for D rank
Honchkrow is a pretty underrated sweeper, and, after a Moxie boost, can become absolutely terrifying in the right hands. Honchkrow is somewhat of a Bisharp counter-part, except it's actually one point faster and has Brave Bird instead of Iron Head. Arguably, Brave Bird is a better STAB move just due to how fantastic Flying is as an offensive typing. Honchkrow is also an awesome Pursuit trapper if it doesn't want to run anything else. It also has the possibility to go mixed with Heat Wave. At first, this might seem like a funny option, but it beats Pokemon like Skarmory and Ferrothorn without having to take recoil from Brave Bird. It is a bit slow, however it has Sucker Punch to alleviate that. Honchkrow may not have a lot of longevity since it has Life Orb recoil and a huge Stealth Rock weakness, but neither do its supposed counters.
0 SpA Life Orb Honchkrow Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 168 SpD Ferrothorn: 286-338 (81.2 - 96%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
0 SpA Life Orb Honchkrow Heat Wave vs. 248 HP / 176 SpD Mega Scizor: 317-374 (92.4 - 109%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
0 SpA Life Orb Honchkrow Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Skarmory: 247-291 (73.9 - 87.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Mew: 224-265 (55.4 - 65.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Sableye: 153-181 (50.3 - 59.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Hippowdon: 191-226 (45.4 - 53.8%) -- 41% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 185-218 (46.9 - 55.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Metagross: 257-304 (85.3 - 100.9%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+6 252+ Atk Choice Band Honchkrow Helping Hand Brave Bird vs. -6 0 HP / 0- Def Sunkern on a critical hit: 4642920-5462260 (42208363.6 - 49656909%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Life Orb Honchkrow Heat Wave vs. 248 HP / 176 SpD Mega Scizor: 317-374 (92.4 - 109%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
0 SpA Life Orb Honchkrow Heat Wave vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Skarmory: 247-291 (73.9 - 87.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 104+ Def Mew: 224-265 (55.4 - 65.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mega Sableye: 153-181 (50.3 - 59.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 144+ Def Hippowdon: 191-226 (45.4 - 53.8%) -- 41% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 185-218 (46.9 - 55.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
252+ Atk Life Orb Honchkrow Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Metagross: 257-304 (85.3 - 100.9%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
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