Wow what a way to tank a thread guys...
quick post bc short on time:
Houndour should drop to B+ bc of what Merrity said, it's been a long time coming. Vulpix too. Shellos should drop, maybe even further than C+ bc of what Merr said as well.
Bellsprout should also drop a sub rank as it is dependant on Vulpix, which itself should be dropping. They should not be equal due to the dependency on Vulpix for Bellsprout to be good.
Gastly is on the verge of dropping I feel, as faster pokemon are indeed commonplace despite Gastly's high speed. But it stays above dropping due to how it punishes less offensive teams and is an absolute bastard to switch into. Plus the even less splashable ScarfLy set can screw over offense teams and such, mostly due to being uncommon imo. Also the fabled WoW / Hex gastly is viable enough to pressure offense while breaking apart defensive cores and ravaging the 17 speed tier.
Pumpkaboo should also drop, as it is a terrible water spam check (Oma and Tirt beat it w/ sr and a smash, Phish has as strong Knock for it, Carv has its STAB, Skrelp overwhelms, does beat chinchou), bait for snivy, barely beats staryu, loses to every defogger, cedes momentum almost always, and does very little to be splashable or threatening enough to sit in A-. It doesn't have the longevity it would like either, due to scald burns and 8 pp with Synthesis. Doesn't beat Diglett too well, and Drilbur isn't super common anymore. 80%+ of the A ranks beat it too. It only spin blocks, burns something, and gets chip (important tho) w/ Ssneak, doesn't really excel beyond that.
Dweb and munch might also deserve to drop a subrank.
I really don't know why munch is so high at all...
quick post bc short on time:
Houndour should drop to B+ bc of what Merrity said, it's been a long time coming. Vulpix too. Shellos should drop, maybe even further than C+ bc of what Merr said as well.
Bellsprout should also drop a sub rank as it is dependant on Vulpix, which itself should be dropping. They should not be equal due to the dependency on Vulpix for Bellsprout to be good.
Gastly is on the verge of dropping I feel, as faster pokemon are indeed commonplace despite Gastly's high speed. But it stays above dropping due to how it punishes less offensive teams and is an absolute bastard to switch into. Plus the even less splashable ScarfLy set can screw over offense teams and such, mostly due to being uncommon imo. Also the fabled WoW / Hex gastly is viable enough to pressure offense while breaking apart defensive cores and ravaging the 17 speed tier.
Pumpkaboo should also drop, as it is a terrible water spam check (Oma and Tirt beat it w/ sr and a smash, Phish has as strong Knock for it, Carv has its STAB, Skrelp overwhelms, does beat chinchou), bait for snivy, barely beats staryu, loses to every defogger, cedes momentum almost always, and does very little to be splashable or threatening enough to sit in A-. It doesn't have the longevity it would like either, due to scald burns and 8 pp with Synthesis. Doesn't beat Diglett too well, and Drilbur isn't super common anymore. 80%+ of the A ranks beat it too. It only spin blocks, burns something, and gets chip (important tho) w/ Ssneak, doesn't really excel beyond that.
Dweb and munch might also deserve to drop a subrank.
I really don't know why munch is so high at all...