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Answering your question:hey, i'm someone who mostly plays ru and doesn't know the meta for uu all that well. saw slither wing was predicted to rise from ru to uu and i'm curious what its use is in the uu meta? i don't figure it's a better fimp user than lokix or something, is it really just the unique coverage it has that's giving it a niche? with meow being banned i don't figure it WILL come up here, but it doesn't hurt to ask either.
oh and PLEASE give ru metagross, i'm begging you people
we need another steel type not weak to gapdos that isn't fake like bronzong or has mid bulk like jirachi, free me from this bird hell
Hey, great post, going to just add on to some of the more significant points. Quick rises don't happen anymore, so it will be until October until Torn-T inevitably rises, as the council from my understanding does not plan on action for it. We have been discussing the incoming effects of it leaving, notably its speed tier and versatility giving it the ability to soft check lots of threats that are otherwise difficult to check defensively, such as Ogerpon-Cornerstone. Heatran rising isn't a huge deal for the tier in my opinion, although it does open up some bulkier structures / setup Pokemon that are shut down by Magma Storm + Taunt, as well as offense Pokemon impacted by Flame Body, specifically Lokix. It is a little difficult to speculate on the meta with the S rank Pokemon rising, but I think as a tier and council we should take a conservative approach to tiering as Torn-T leaves because it is so formative for the tier.Very late on this but here are my thoughts on the rises and drops affecting UU:
UU to OU:
Losing Torn would cause a seismic shift of unprecedented proportions in the UU meta. Torn has been in UU since July of 2023, and is UU's only S rank right now. It fits on so many teams as a progress maker with Knock Off, Taunt, and U-turn. Its Assault Vest set serves as a fantastic check to many of the tier's special attackers, such as Hydrapple, Latios, and Keldeo. I think that with Torn gone, the meta becomes slower, as a fantastic progress maker is gone.
This one is also going to hurt. Heatran serves as a defensive cornerstone of many different teams, serving to check threats such as Lokix, Zarude, and even Excadrill and Revaroom if it's holding an Air Balloon. I think that with Heatran gone, Lokix and Zarude become more dominant, and Zarude in particular could be seen as banworthy, especially in conjunction with Torn rising.
OU to UU:
This is a very interesting drop. The last time Weavile was in the tier, it was suspected and narrowly avoided being banned, with there being 28 ban votes to 32 do not ban votes. I think that this time, especially with the lack of Heatran to potentially threaten Weavile with a flame body burn, Weavile might be banned from UU.
OU to NU:
Araquanid dropping is going to be very interesting. Webs as a playstyle is very poor in UU, largely stemming from the fact that Excadrill can beat Ribombee, which is the tier's most popular Sticky Web setter. So having a setter that can defeat Excadrill should be very interesting for UU. While I don't think Araquanid would have the usage to remain UU, I think it will have a valuable niche in the tier.
RUBL to UU:
Ogerpon rising is not a surprise, as a large reason for it dropping was due to Meowscarada's presence in the tier. Its role as a fast pivot will become even more valuable as Torn leaves for OU.
NUBL to UU:
To be honest, I'm not sure why Politoed is rising. I am assuming that Rain is prevalent on ladder as I have not seen much of it in UUCL. It also doesn't help that Specs Torn, one of its best partners on rain teams, is projected to rise to OU.
UU to RUBL:
Comfey dropping is not much of a surprise. Ever since Rillaboom got banned, Comfey has struggled in UU, being overly reliant on tera to beat Steels and Fire types while also struggling with Skeledrige. It dropping is a fair assement, as it isn't that good in UU at the moment.
Another Victim of Rillaboom's ban, as it has struggled immensely since the ban. It needs to get up a Swords Dance to be a threat, and also needs Unburden to outspeed Key Threats such as Greninja and Torn. Even with Torn's projected departure, Weavile would take its place, so I don't see Hawlucha returning to relevance anytime soon.