Resource BDSP OU Viability List

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Any Pokemon in this thread is deemed viable enough that it could potentially find its way on to a Viability Rankings. Brief reasonings will be provided.

- sun sweeper with growth, sleep powder
- insane damage in sun via solar power
- good bulk + stealth rock + toxic spikes + great coverage options
- sheer force breaker
- lacks softboiled but still is a solid defensive utility option, valuable fairy for checking dragons. unaware is very useful for checking setup sweepers and benefits from a lack of toxic but magic guard is also very valuable for keeping off hazards and other residual damage.
- drought
- fast + can sweep with Nasty Plot
- strong fighting coverage, no guard dynamic punch, guts, knock off access
- one of very few regenerator mons, good physical wall
- shell smash + skill link, spikes + toxic spikes + rapid spin
- fast, one of very few offensive ghost options in the tier, nasty plot and ridiculous coverage options
- physical wall with toxic spikes, removes toxic spikes itself by virtue of its typing, neutralizing gas is good for shutting down opposing abilities
- fast with great coverage and two good abilities, rapid spin
- dragon dancer with two good abilities
- imposter
- one of the fastest pokemon in the tier, stealth rock
- fat blanket check to special attackers with a wide movepool
- good defensive typing + longevity thanks to bulk and roost, hits hard with electric moves
- dragon dance sweeper, has access to multiscale
- tons of usage with defensive and/or offensive utility
- dragon dance user that can abuse life orb + sheer force for potent damage output
- great speed tier, fast pivot, defogger
- magic bounce + teleport
- belly drum + huge power + aqua jet
- unaware, toxic, haze
- magic bounce + fast screens setter
- great special wall, one of the few regenerator pokemon
- spikes + toxic spikes + rapid spin, decent physical wall
- dragon resist, pivot, priority user, defog. notably loses moves like knock off, superpower, and bug bite, however
- great damage output and access to moxie for snowball potential
- good special wall and rain check thanks to water absorb, defogger, haze user, notably faster than clefable
- spikes + stealth rock, whirlwind, great physical wall
-potential rain sweeper with manual rain dance, has other niche sets like dragon dance and focus energy
- literally anything you want it to be utility wise, though no real offensive presence outside of spore
- great special wall with a super wide movepool
- fast offensive electric with scald to punish ground-types
- bulky water, excellent natural bulk, access to its normal calm mind-based roles
- powerful attacker with a variety of sets such as dragon dance, choice band, or choice scarf
- bulky water with access to stealth rock and the potential for mixed attacking
- one of the few viable fairy types available, trace, solid special attack
- spore and access to two great abilities in poison heal and technician
- drought setter with stealth rock and rapid spin
- ground immune, dragon dance, potential for mixed attacking, good scarfer
- adaptability + swords dance + aqua jet and knock off
- bulky water with access to recover and marvel scale
- dragon dance sweeper with two great abilities
- excellent attacker with a decent movepool
- fast dragon with good special defense, wide movepool
- strongest special attacking dragon in the tier, fast, good movepool
- pivot, dragon resist, wish user with wide movepool, notably lacks iron head
- great mixed attacker, can work well as a choice scarf, choice band, or swords dance user, pivot
- solid defensive typing, stealth rock, potential for agility sweeping
- potentially decent choice scarf user with decent moves, particularly reckless-boosted brave bird
- fast sleep powder, spikes, toxic spikes, leech seed
- great check to water types thanks to storm drain, generally useful bulky water
- stealth rock + solid bulk, ground immune
- fast dragon with great movepool, ability to sweep with swords dance
- great attacker with a variety of sets including choice band, choice scarf, and swords dance
- physical wall, stealth rock, summons sandstorm
- fast attacker with swords dance and decent moves, note no knock off or triple axel
- magnet pull trapper, great damage output with choice specs
- great for physical attacking and walling, stealth rock, good choice on trick room teams thanks to low speed + high attack
- physical wall with good moves including sleep powder and knock off, regenerator access
- one of the few viable fairies, thunder wave + serene grace + airslash, good choice scarf user, defogger
- excellent physical wall thanks to good natural bulk + typing + poison heal, solid swords dance sweeper with a wide movepool, stealth rock access, defog, pivot
- great physical attacker with difficult to wall coverage
- fast with access to will-o-wisp and spikes, good lead for offensive teams
- good defensive and offensive typing, pivot, great potential choice scarf/specs user
- good defensive and offensive typing, pivot, great potential choice scarf/specs user
- good defensive and offensive typing, pivot, great potential choice scarf/specs user
- stealth rock + screens + slow u-turn make it valuable for setup users
- fast stealth rock + taunt, solid offensive abilities as well
- excellent defensive typing, stealth rock, magma storm trapper
- potent defensive pokemon, benefits a lot in a metagame with reduced toxic and knock off access
- tail glow sweeper