Doing a lil thread movement
:raichu: Easily #1, great offensive and utility toolkit, great status spreader, great coverage, great speed, great everything, I've even grown to appreciate Petaya and Wish sets again.
:politoed: Is arguably above Wrath but just not a whole lot, probably the most potent breaker in the tier with very welcome bulk and versatility, although I would just always run offensive sets with 4A or 3A Counter. :poliwrath: setup capabilities and rock resist is still very relevant to any team in need, BU 3A or ChestoRest have been my favorites, MixWrath has just been outclassed by Toed but still a set due to added rock resist.
:victreebel: is really damn annoying to switch into, I've never been a huge sun guy but the SpDef set is a fucking pain with Stun STABs or even Encore, one of the best Raichu switch-ins that also checks fighters. :xatu: is incredible, both defensive and offensive sets are really annoying to deal with, I've even seen CM Salac recently, the rise of things like Cacturne is a bit odd for the coverage choices. :rapidash: WRs are atrocious across the board but I just cannot rank this lower yet, the speed brings too much to the table and waters being p much all very offensive is a + to it.
:pidgeot: is one of the biggest winners of this new meta, great power for the tier, Spikes immunity even though Spikes are much less common and defensive utility by being a good check to Meg and Banette if no status (rare).
:aggron: nice check to the birbs and psychics, hits really hard with CB and is still very annoying with Sub TWave. :azumarill: is honestly slept on, there is just no good switch-ins to the Refresh set at all, very often trades 2 for 1 with that set. :banette: with TWave and Wisp is what you should use on it rn, reduces the switch-ins a lot really, still very useful for being a softcheck to quite a bit in the tier, Salac DBond still exists but I'm not big on it rn. :cacturne: has dogshit stats and typing, but it has been decent as a Spiker, with bulk invest and enough speed it rarely goes down without getting a layer up and it still has some cool traits, Counter is really big for being able to deal with random Hidden Powers from Raichu and Xatu but there is Encore and Tox too, EndSalac with DBond is cool as well. :clefable: is still great, its just ded if it eats Tox, unfort doesnt make Balance good by itself but its a good mon on its own. :whiscash: I've come to really like this mon, it checks a LOT, fires, Clef, rocks and most importantly Raichu, it does have to be aware of Tox though but it owns everything I mention if they lack it.
:haunter: obviously fell off duh but it does some things at least and imo it really needs Wisp to function, Sub/End Pinch berries are super mid. :mantine: is really good but god it is difficult to slot it when Toed is so damn good. :metang: still got a multitude of unique defensive traits but Amity has brightened me with the idea of more mixed sets, I've used Psychic Metang before for Wrath but shes right about Meteor Mash NOT being a serious move rn, and it can even function as a weird Pursuiter vs Haunter, Banette and Xatu. :stantler: is in an awkward spot rn, Pidgeot totally outclasses the CB set, but 3A TWave is still a fair set annoying to switch into, the speed tier is just a bit unfortunate being outsped by Bat and Pikachu and Intimidate doesnt do a lot for its frailty, being considerably less bulky than Pidg and lacking the spikes immunity. :swalot: is great for spikeless offenses, comes in on a lot and threaten Explosion or some really nice damage, good tank and even immune to Tox.
:roselia: still sucks, fits better on fatter teams but its still ass and suffers heavily from 4MSS. :mr-mime: breaks really well, it just hates how common Pidg is to rk it. :chimecho: is a nice sidegrade from Xatu lacking Ice and Elec weakness, but being slow and weaker does influence its viability, I can see this becoming better but Xatu is still reigning supreme. :camerupt: only works for ParaSpam, otherwise outclassed by Whiscash.
:persian: hates how harder Spikes access became, it depended on that a bit to break stuff and Pidg is simply better, it is not useless though since killing Rai and Dash will always have some value. :pineco: owns fighters to get Spikes up but it is really easy to be taken advantage of still, especially if ur running Damp Toed. :sableye: is kinda dead, spinblocking isnt that big of a deal at least yet, it only fits on fat structures and its not even required on these. :sneasel: sucks ass, but CB is ok to switch into CM Xatu and hit decently hard.
:exploud: used to only run a lead set that barely works anymore, :huntail: has very few exceptions to work over Mantine which is already not seen enough, :ninetales: whole niche depended on Glalie, its a kinda lost mon and very close to UR-worthy. :pupitar: only sets up on birds, still can't deal with the grasses and Wrath so win paths become veeeeeery limited, Mach Chan is just too common for its taste as well. :sharpedo: a water and dark that does not function exactly as a Water nor a Dark and loses to what it would be supposed to check, still looks like an ok breaker but the absolute lack of defensive value takes it out of the picture. :shuckle: exclusive to stall and it actually works there, stall sucks though and its not even required there. :wailord: = Shopee Toed with boom that also happens to lose to Toed.
I've seen some Kecleon, Vigoroth and Arbok (also used Bok once) but not enough to the point I'd know if and where to rank these.
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