Why are the following Pokemon ranked:
- Talonflame
- Salazzle (dont get me wrong i love salazzle! Im just surprised and curious)
- Bronzong
- Ditto
- Araquanid
- Arcanine
- Togedemaru
- Lurantis
- Shiftry
- Victreebel (im honestly surprised)
- Lumineon
Talonflame is guaranteed to set up Tailwind, and on Groudon teams it can eliminate venusaur leads with priority brave bird. It also has a large array of support moves like Taunt and Quick Guard.
Salazzle is a fast fake out. It 4x resists fairy so despite its frailness it can come in a threaten Xerneas. Fire/poison is really good coverage.
Bronzong hasn't seen a ton of usage recently but (Z) TR+ hypnosis is cool and it also counters Xern to some extent. Also it gets gravity.
Ditto is something of a Xerneas counter since it has red card. It can become a boosted Xerneas, get hit by an attack, force the Xerneas out, and keep it's boosts and sweep. It's not a great counter since it's easy enough to play around but it's something.
Araquanid resists ground and water, has wide guard, and had bug bite which was really good in sun series due to all the berries around. It's not great but has a small niche.
Arcanine is meh but has tools incineroar doesn't like burn up, wild charge, and close combat, to go with roar. Can safely switch into Kartana.
Togedemaru is a lightningrod pokemon with fake out. Most people would rather use Raichu but the steel typing can be really good on some teams.
Lurantis is probably the best Dusk Mane partner since the best way to deal with DM is intimidate cycling, and Kyogre gets rid of it's fire weakness.
Shiftry? I have no idea. It has clorophyll but seems bad.
Victreebel is Venusaur, but slightly slower. It has access to weather ball, encore, and clear smog, and that's what differentiates it.
Lumineon cut Memphis regionals. It has soak, tailwind, and swift swim. That's really it.