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Welcome to the SV Battle Stadium Singles Viability Rankings. This is where we ended up on Regulation H before the meta transition, this regulation ended on January 5th 2025. While the active thread has moved on from this ruleset, here is where we ended up on Regulation H before the meta transition. This thread won't be actively updated but if you look back here in the future and see that maybe we were off-base with some placements, feel free to comment! Otherwise this list is mostly here for archival purposes.
Previous BSS Viability Rankings
:Meowscarada: :Skeledirge: :Quaquaval: Regulation A
:flutter-mane: :iron-bundle:Regulation B
:chien-pao: :ting-lu:Regulation C
:urshifu: :ursaluna:Regulation D
:ogerpon-hearthflame: :ursaluna-bloodmoon:Regulation E
:archaludon: :raging-bolt: :gouging-fire: Regulation F
:koraidon: :miraidon: Regulation G


S Tier:

These are the biggest, most relevant threats in the metagame. You better prepare for them, as they can fit a large majority of teams very well!

S rank
:archaludon: Archaludon
:dragonite: Dragonite
:gholdengo: Gholdengo
:ursaluna-bloodmoon: Ursaluna-Bloodmoon
:volcarona: Volcarona


A Tier:

These are very metagame relevant threats that fit on a wide variety of teams, or do a specific role very well.

A+ rank
:annihilape: Annihilape
:baxcalibur: Baxcalibur
:dragapult: Dragapult
:garchomp: Garchomp
:meowscarada: Meowscarada
:primarina: Primarina

A rank
:basculegion: Basculegion-M
:corviknight: Corviknight
:dondozo: Dondozo
:espathra: Espathra
:garganacl: Garganacl
:gliscor: Gliscor
:mimikyu: Mimikyu
:sneasler: Sneasler

A- rank
:alomomola: Alomomola
:breloom: Breloom
:hydreigon: Hydreigon
:kingambit: Kingambit
:ninetales-alola: Ninetales-Alola
:scizor: Scizor
:skeledirge: Skeledirge


B tier:

These Pokemon have at least a few flaws that hold them back from being huge threats in this metagame, but they still have unique selling points that make them good picks for some teams.

B+ rank
:azumarill: Azumarill
:clodsire: Clodsire
:glimmora: Glimmora
:grimmsnarl: Grimmsnarl
:porygon2: Porygon2
:hippowdon: Hippowdon
:rillaboom: Rillaboom
:rotom-heat: Rotom-Heat
:rotom-wash: Rotom-Wash
:serperior: Serperior
:toxapex: Toxapex
:Typhlosion-hisui: Typhlosion-H

B rank
:blaziken: Blaziken
:excadrill: Excadrill
:gallade: Gallade
:gardevoir: Gardevoir
:incineroar: Incineroar
:indeedee: Indeedee-M
:magnezone: Magnezone
:palafin: Palafin
:pelipper: Pelipper
:tinkaton: Tinkaton
:tyranitar: Tyranitar
:ursaluna: Ursaluna

B- rank
:amoonguss: Amoonguss
:arcanine-hisui: Arcanine-H
:armarouge: Armarouge
:blissey: Blissey
:ceruledge: Ceruledge
:goodra-hisui: Goodra-H
:kleavor: Kleavor
:salamence: Salamence
:samurott-hisui: Samurott-H
:skarmory: Skarmory
:swampert: Swampert
:sylveon: Sylveon
:whimsicott: Whimsicott
:zoroark-hisui: Zoroark-H

Rules
  • Post intelligently. Posts like "I think Pokemon X should be in this tier" without giving any reasoning is not helpful.
  • Usage statistics may be used to support an argument or a claim, but avoid basing your entire argument around them.
  • No flaming, if you disagree with someone please be civil about it.
  • No one-liners or useless comments.
 
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