noms
RISES
heatran b -> b+
I. LOVE. HEATRAN. heatrans so good in this meta, aaee set of overheat/taunt/ancientpower/hp ice does the job rly well. zard counter, does great vs mimikyu, kills steels, good dnite mu, beats landot, i could go on and on. in 1v1lt chaitanya did well with scarf and in
this tour replay i lost to a z-tran which is a cool cp2 set. speaking of z-tran z-solarbeam is prolly great at luring primafini.
chomper b -> b+
this thing's like an alternative heatran. zard + steel counter, really. but it's great. didn't use to think z was good but its aite. good for owning pzs and shit. good zygod matchup, prolly. 0 clue why this mon is b rank. i really do not know. band holds up well but z is just as good.
kommoo b -> b+
the ability for this thing to either hit hard as fuck or have amazing spdef is so good. if you don't have a fairy on your team there's a very solid chance you lose to this thing. solid mon.
mega mawile b -> b+
ok mega mawile isn't currently that great, but i think it is not a b rank mon. metal burst is fucking dope with something like spdef, sucker rocks, but most importantly taunt is great for beating mimikyu, and other shit i guess. but it COUNTERS MIMIKYU! isn't that neat. outclased by magearna i guess, but i think 3 ranks below an a+ mon indicates that fairy well.
sawk b -> b+
sawk runs so many things nowadays. band, fightium, scarf, and even zmove lure sets like poisonium or
icium. versatile mon, and great at doing its job. not much to say, just think b+ is more appropriate.
mega ttar b -> b+.
prolly the most controversial one here. yea yea. but this mon is amazing, and i think
Uselesscrab can testify to that. AMAZING stats, great movepool, can really do whatever you want it to do. i myself like rock tomb + iron tail to own mimikyus (yes it beats mimikyu). beats zard x which is kind of the meta nowadays, good dnite mu, counters pz which is a very irritating mon nowadays, can beat shit like gren if you want to, even has a fighting chance vs gyara with counter + bulk. i think the selling point of this mon is its ability to be versatile as fuck with moves and evs. there really isn't much that this mon can't beat. try it out.
msab b -> b+.
yeah yeah yeah, this mon got nerfed hard this gen. very. but 1v1 will always be a very physical meta, and prankster wisp + neutral typing to most things is just so so good. great pz mu, can obv wisp like lando, zygod, dnite, mgross, etc. anti-meta in that sense. i know the nerfs were awful this gen but still think this mon has the juice. taunts awesome, can help finesse mimikyu.
victini b- -> b.
this thing rocks. banded v-create fucks shit up, bolt strike too, and z-create is so strong. but the thing i like about this set is the ability to use psychium to lure zardx in and even sunny day + solarbeam to own waters. can beat waters pretty well. good bulk, lives enough shit (i like bulk to sponge a naga draco). owning steels as well as shit like pz is so neat. i'd say this mon is ferro level.
incin c+ (what the fuck lol) -> b/b-
ive never used this mon but i can tell you it absolutely is not a c+ mon lmao. really anti meta, can be fat if you want it to (tour game
here showing that) overall neat mon that beats a ton of stuff, specficially steels, that ppl spam.
mega sciz c+ -> b-
dope mon. curse + laser focus + roost is SO GOOD. you can run hp electric to own gyarados too, or counter or whatever you want. underrated steel and technician bp rocks so much. counters like mimikyu and megagross too. on par with durant/celesteela/whatever fucking b- mon.
deos c+ -> b-/b
while we know this mon isn't broken, it's good i think. mindgames are good. psycho boost is cool, can like z-psychoboost or whatever. i do not need to explain this nom i think.
hax c -> b- / c+ I GUESS
in a meta where dnite is really hard to beat at preview, this mon rocks. scarf beats pz, can iron tail mimikyus, own fast shit like gren/lop, eq magnezone/tons, etc. not outclassed anymore by kyub because that mon is banned.
mega latias c -> c+
cool ass mon. cm is fuckin great, you can use charm or reflect type to own things that would maybe beat you. cool typing. refresh/laser focus is nice. synergy with steels is great, can own sawks or landots or whatever you need to beat.
manaphy c- -> c
acid armor / charm or zcharm is so good. this thing does not die, even owns shit like ferrothorn. awesome mon, has a ton of potential and is not c- worthy -_-
quagpyuku c- -> c/c+
these mons are decently splashable but most importantly fucking GREAT. so hard to beat. kind of the same mons really.
zapper ur -> c
ok i've never gotten around to this nom but here we are.
reflect. zap. fucking. RULES. god what a beast mon. counters, yes counters, completely, gyara 100% and dnite. and metagross. and landot. just shit like that. static is super cool for cheesing dubs. like if you want a super solid blanket check to waters, birds and ground types, this mon is for you. pairs well with steel types, or mons that like waters dead like heatran (who is ALSO! a steel type). metal sound rocks, and pressure is cool if you wanna use a subroost set or something, which actually has a great magearna matchup. use this fucking mon its so good. better than magnezone don't @ me.
cobalion ur -> d/c-
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i love this thing, and really niche steels in general. great way to counter pz, beats gyara with volt, can hp ice landots or hp fire genesects on a special set. banded is nice for owning shit like meloetta and being
jirachi 2.0 rockium can own zard. the reason to use this over any other steel is just its ability to beat things that a magearna or metagross couldn't. i think it has potential owo
DROPS
golphan b+ -> b/b-
these mons are SHIT. so bad. with magearnas being fast and zards being fat nowadays, these mons are complete trash. there are way better ways to counter zard than these 2 pieces of shit. they are bad mons, and i think outclassed by better ways to beat zards/steels like tran or chomper. overall meta shifts made these mons trash.
blaziken b -> b-/c+
in a sub spamming zmove meta, these mons are
a walking 50/50. don't counter much of anything with like lax gone. trash mons.
latios c+ -> c/c-
wowzers this mon sucks with naga in the tier. really doesn't do anything special. has two niches: z-heal block to beat stall that doesn't exist or electrium to try to beat not fat gyaras. does nothing notable besides these two things. you'll wanna use naga over this mon.
mega gengar b- -> c (c+ if c is too far, i guess....)
this mon sucks. overrelies on sleep/great luck SO hard and without hypnosis beats like nothing. and with snorlax gone being able to counter that just makes this mon so much worse.
umbreon c+ -> c/c-
this thing is bad z-charmer. use blissey instead. garbage mon with 0 real 2018 play.
thundt c -> c-/d
without a koko to counter and a frail zard x to ohko with specs hyper beam, kinda sucks. i don't see a reason to use it besides like the venusaur mu.
might not look like this post was a lot of effort but it was. i don't know what the vr council is up to besides nothing but hopefully these changes are considered.
