Special Season 16: Battle Spot Singles Underused!

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Oh boy, as if Gamefreak decided to drop a mini little E3 morsel for us: Special 16 has gotten announced! This time, it's the return of an old favorite, Battle Spot Singles UU! Here's the rules!

Banned Pokemon (besides the usual event and boxart legendary stuff)

Aegislash
Azumarill
Blaziken
Breloom
Celesteela
Charizard
Cloyster
Dragonite
Excadrill
Ferrothorn
Garchomp
Gengar
Gliscor
Greninja
Gyarados
Heatran
Hippowdon
Hydreigon
Kangaskhan
Kartana
Landorus (all formes)
Lucario
Mamoswine
Mawile
Metagross
Mimikyu
Naganadel
Porygon2
Rotom (all formes)
Salamence
Scizor
Serperior
Skarmory
Slowbro
Snorlax
Tapu Fini
Tapu Koko
Tapu Lele
Thundurus (all formes)
Toxapex
Tyranitar
Venusaur
Volcarona
Zapdos

These are all Pokemon that have ended a season in the top 30 at some point in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. A lot of staples are gone, so this is going to be a radically different metagame than usual!

The only other special rule to note: TRANSFERS ARE ALLOWED! Yep, time to crack out the Fissure Politoeds and other stuff like that!

I'll update this to include a viability rankings after this format gets some play, and also, yes I will update that giveaway thread of mine to focus on this format sometime this week!

Preliminary Viability Rankings (thanks cant say !)

PRELIM TIER LIST MADE BY ME AND MY STREAM VIEWERS

S tier
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Kommo-o


A+ tier
282.png
Gardevoir (mega)
127.png
Pinsir (mega)
474.png
Porygon-Z
795.png
Pheromosa
787.png
Tapu Bulu

A tier
666.png
Vivillon
428.png
Lopunny (mega)
488.png
Cresselia
591.png
Amoonguss
245.png
Suicune
796.png
Xurkitree
89-a.png
Muk-Alola
752.png
Araquanid
730.png
Primarina

A- tier
260.png
Swampert (mega) +
279.png
Pelipper (
186.png
Politoed )
362.png
Glalie
113.png
Chansey
38-a.png
Ninetales-Alola
727.png
Incineroar
462.png
Magnezone
244.png
Entei
468.png
Togekiss


B+ tier
214.png
Heracross (mega)
579.png
Reuniclus
310.png
Manectric (mega)
65.png
Alakazam (mega)
793.png
Nihilego
660.png
Diggersby
395.png
Empoleon
555.png
Darmanitan

B tier
641-s.png
Tornadus-T
380.png
Latias
381.png
Latios
306.png
Aggron (mega)
34.png
Nidoking
465.png
Tangrowth
221.png
Piloswine


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#66 - Chandelure
195.png
#75 - Quagsire
547.png
#77 - Whimsicott
319.png
#78 - Sharpedo
105-a.png
#81 - Marowak-Alola
132.png
#84 - Ditto
196.png
#86 - Espeon
350.png
#87 - Milotic
423.png
#90 - Gastrodon
36.png
#93 - Clefable
806.png
#97 - Blacephalon
142.png
#98 - Aerodactyl
208.png
#100 - Steelix
171.png
#105 - Lanturn
232.png
#106 - Donphan
460.png
#107 - Abomasnow
9.png
#109 - Blastoise
131.png
#110 - Lapras
526.png
#115 - Gigalith
133.png
#116 - Eevee
146.png
#122 - Moltres
805.png
#125 - Stakataka
15.png
#126 - Beedrill

we made this super quick because I was limited on time. mostly posted as a discussion sparker !!
 
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Sorry for the double post, but I didn't want to put my opinion in the OP lol. Just have a few hazey thoughts since I just woke up.

Maybe it's just me, but Kommo-o being allowed sounds nuts. This format banned damn near all of its common checks, and most of the good fairies left are slower than it! I imagine most people are jumping to Kommonium Z, but I bet physically based sets work too just because most of the good fairies are squishy enough that boosted Poison Jabs and Earthquakes are gonna be bad news for them!

Speaking of fairies... just off the top of my head, we basically got Tapu Bulu, Primarina, Nega Gardevoir, and Sylveon to work with. Maybe people will use Klefki too if desperation sits in. At the very least, Primarina and Slyveon could probably work well on Trick Room, and I like that Mega Gardevoir outspeeds Kommo-o. I also imagine that Tapu Bulu is going to be among the best Grass-types usable in this format!

Speaking of Trick Room... Cresselia appears to be allowed for this. That thing sounds sorta nuts with the major Ghost-types getting banned lol. It'll easily be the default Trick Roomer with Porygon2 and Mimikyu gone.
 
PRELIM TIER LIST MADE BY ME AND MY STREAM VIEWERS

S tier
784.png
Kommo-o


A+ tier
282.png
Gardevoir (mega)
127.png
Pinsir (mega)
474.png
Porygon-Z
795.png
Pheromosa
787.png
Tapu Bulu

A tier
666.png
Vivillon
428.png
Lopunny (mega)
488.png
Cresselia
591.png
Amoonguss
245.png
Suicune
796.png
Xurkitree
89-a.png
Muk-Alola
752.png
Araquanid
730.png
Primarina

A- tier
260.png
Swampert (mega) +
279.png
Pelipper (
186.png
Politoed )
362.png
Glalie
113.png
Chansey
38-a.png
Ninetales-Alola
727.png
Incineroar
462.png
Magnezone
244.png
Entei
468.png
Togekiss


B+ tier
214.png
Heracross (mega)
579.png
Reuniclus
310.png
Manectric (mega)
65.png
Alakazam (mega)
793.png
Nihilego
80.png
Slowbro (either)
660.png
Diggersby
395.png
Empoleon
555.png
Darmanitan

B tier
641-s.png
Tornadus-T
380.png
Latias
381.png
Latios
306.png
Aggron (mega)
34.png
Nidoking
465.png
Tangrowth
221.png
Piloswine


609.png
#66 - Chandelure
195.png
#75 - Quagsire
547.png
#77 - Whimsicott
319.png
#78 - Sharpedo
105-a.png
#81 - Marowak-Alola
132.png
#84 - Ditto
196.png
#86 - Espeon
350.png
#87 - Milotic
423.png
#90 - Gastrodon
36.png
#93 - Clefable
806.png
#97 - Blacephalon
142.png
#98 - Aerodactyl
208.png
#100 - Steelix
171.png
#105 - Lanturn
232.png
#106 - Donphan
460.png
#107 - Abomasnow
9.png
#109 - Blastoise
131.png
#110 - Lapras
526.png
#115 - Gigalith
133.png
#116 - Eevee
146.png
#122 - Moltres
805.png
#125 - Stakataka
15.png
#126 - Beedrill

we made this super quick because I was limited on time. mostly posted as a discussion sparker !!
 
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I think Talonflame has viability as an anti-meta mon. Strongly considering it since Bulu shreds its defensive answers too.

Edit: Update the viability list to not include Dragonite. Just tried building with it and got a message saying it's banned.
 
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