Credit to Valmanway for the idea; approved by QuoteCS; OP adapted from the ADV LC Viability Rankings; run by Cheek Pouch, Melon, and Aerow
After much discussion, a few of us have come to the conclusion that the LC subforum is in dire need of more viability ranking threads.
Welcome to the LC set viability ranking project. In this project, we will "tier" every Pokemon set based on usefulness. An initial tier list has already been made; if you think something should be moved up or down, post in this thread with your reasoning on why, and the change may be enacted. Feel free to use placements in the LC Viability Rankings to support your argument, but do not rely on them.
Set Viability Ranking Council
For more controversial cases, the viability ranking council will vote on the Pokemon's tiering.
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Tier List
Without further ado, here is the initial tier list based on the Pokemon rankings the viability rankings. We will not be ranking D-rank sets in-depth because they are far too niche to be worth consideration here. Please lettuce know if there are any mistakes with the list itself, e.g. the wrong sprite for a set.
S-Rank
Diglett
Life Orb: S
Focus Sash: B+
Mienfoo
Bulky Pivot: S
Choice Scarf: A+
Fast Pivot: A+
Baton Pass: A
Life Orb: B
Bulk Up: B-
Choice Band: B-
Berry Juice: C+
Pawniard
Eviolite: S
Life Orb: A+
Choice Scarf: A
Defensive: B
Rock Polish: C+
Porygon
Tank: S
Wall: A+
Fast Eviolite: A-
Agility: C+
Choice Scarf: C-
A-Rank
Fletchling
Itemless: A+
Berry Juice: B
Natural Gift: C-
Foongus
Pivot: A+
Magnemite
Choice Scarf: A+
Sturdyjuice: A
Eviolite: B+
Shellder
Shell Smash: A-
Choice Scarf: B-
Life Orb: C+
Timburr
Bulk Up: A+
Lure: A-
Fast: B
Vullaby
Offensive Pivot: A+
Defensive: B+
Choice Scarf: C
Nasty Plot: C+
A
Abra
Focus Sash: A
Life Orb: A-
Choice Scarf: C+
Carvanha
Physical: A
Special: A
Berry Juice: C
Chinchou
Bulky Pivot: A
Choice Scarf: A
Fast Pivot: A-
RestTalk: B+
Life Orb: C-
Cottonee
Fast: A
Defensive: B+
Offensive: C
Gastly
Life Orb: A
SubHex: A-
Choice Scarf: B
Subdisable: B-
Trickspecs: C+
Gothita
Choice Scarf: A
Eviolite: A
Life Orb: C
Ponyta
Defensive: A
Life Orb: B
Sunnybeam: B-
Snivy
Eviolite: A
Berry Juice: A
Choice Scarf: C+
A-
Archen
Itemless: B
Offensive Berry Juice: A-
Support: A-
Defensive: B-
Fast Eviolite: B-
Choice Scarf: C-
Corphish
Eviolite: A-
Life Orb: B+
Choice Band: B-
Choice Scarf: C-
Croagunk
Mixed Utility: B+
Nasty Plot: B+
Physical: B+
Life Orb: C+
Drilbur
Support: A-
Life Orb: B
Choice Scarf: B+
Sand Rush: B-
Ferroseed
Eviolite: A-
Omanyte
Shell Smash: A
Support: A-
Rain Dance: C+
Snubbull
Berry Juice: A-
Eviolite: A-
Spritzee
Calm Mind: A-
Cleric: A-
Staryu
Defensive: A-
Life Orb: B+
Offensive Support: C+
Tirtouga
Bulky Shell Smash: A-
Defensive: B
Sturdyjuice: B+
B-rank
Aipom
Eviolite: B-
Life Orb: B+
Bunnelby
Choice Scarf: B
Life Orb: B
Choice Band: C+
Dwebble
Support: B
Shell Smash: B
Hippopotas
Defensive: B+
Houndour
Life Orb: B+
Choice Scarf: B
Eviolite: B-
Larvesta
Eviolite: B+
Choice Scarf: B-
Munchlax
Berry Juice Tank: B
Curse: B
RestTalk Wall: B
Scraggy
Eviolite: B+
Choice Scarf: B
Life Orb: B-
Bulk Up: C
Skrelp
Bulky Attacker: B+
Defensive: B+
Life Orb: C+
Vulpix
Heat Rock: B+
Wall-breaker: B+
Choice Scarf: B
B
Bellsprout
Eviolite: B+
Life Orb: B+
Cranidos
Life Orb: B
Choice Scarf: B-
Eviolite: B-
Doduo
Life Orb: B
Choice Scarf: C
Elekid
Life Orb: B
Berry Juice: C
Onix
Support: B
Pancham
Pivot: B-
Swords Dance: B-
Choice Scarf: C+
Pumpkaboo-Super
Eviolite: B+
Riolu
Swords Dance: B-
Bulk Up: C+
Surskit
Support: B
Taillow
Mixed: B-
Physical: B-
Choice Scarf: C
Torchic
Bulky: B
Life Orb: B
B-
Amaura
Choice Scarf: B-
Bulky Attacker: C
Chespin
Eviolite: C+
Clamperl
Wall-breaker: C-
Honedge
Pursuit: B-
Swords Dance: C-
Lickitung
Defensive: C+
Shellos
Defensive: B-
Slowpoke
Defensive Pivot: B
Stunky
Defensive: B-
Fast: B-
Life Orb: C
Tentacool
Defensive: C+
Offensive: C+
Zigzagoon
Belly Drum: B+
C-rank
Aron
Eviolite: C
Life Orb: C
Sturdyjuice: C
Anorith
Support: C+
Axew
Dragon Dance: C
Buneary
Support: C+
Darumaka
Choice Scarf: C+
Choice Band: C
Frillish
Defensive: C
Choice Scarf: C-
Inkay
Choice Scarf: C-
Kabuto
Eviolite: C+
Rain Dance: C-
Koffing
Defensive: C
Lileep
Defensive: C+
Magby
Belly Drum: B-
Life Orb: C
Numel
Defensive: C+
Pumpkaboo-Small
Life Orb: C+
Sandshrew
Sand Rush: B-
Eviolite: C+
Snover
Choice Scarf: C+
Defensive: C+
Life Orb: C
Trubbish
Support: C+
Tyrunt
Dragon Dance: C+
Support: C+
Wynaut
Trapper: C
C
Bulbasaur
Dratini
Dragon Dance: C
Geodude
Support: C-
Meowth
Life Orb: C-
Natu
Eviolite: C-
Life Orb: C-
Purrloin
Prankster: C
Spinarak
Support: C+
Teddiursa
Quick Feet: C
Venipede
Support: C
C-
Cubone
Wall-breaker: C-
Deerling
Goldeen
Offensive: C-
Karrablast
Choice Scarf: C
Eviolite: C-
Larvitar
Dragon Dance: C
Nosepass
Remoraid
Choice Scarf: C-
Life Orb: C-
Rufflet
Bulk Up: C-
Choice Scarf: C-
Life Orb: C-
Shelmet
Togepi
Baton Pass: C+
Wingull
Zorua
Life Orb: C
D-Rank
Froakie
Life Orb: C
Choice Scarf: C-
Growlithe
Defensive: C-
Mime Jr
Baton Pass: C-
Munna
Baton Pass: C-
Poliwag
Belly Drum: C
Smog Frog
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Welcome to the LC set viability ranking project. In this project, we will "tier" every Pokemon set based on usefulness. An initial tier list has already been made; if you think something should be moved up or down, post in this thread with your reasoning on why, and the change may be enacted. Feel free to use placements in the LC Viability Rankings to support your argument, but do not rely on them.
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Set Viability Ranking Council
For more controversial cases, the viability ranking council will vote on the Pokemon's tiering.
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Tier List
Without further ado, here is the initial tier list based on the Pokemon rankings the viability rankings. We will not be ranking D-rank sets in-depth because they are far too niche to be worth consideration here. Please lettuce know if there are any mistakes with the list itself, e.g. the wrong sprite for a set.
S-Rank
These mons have way too many sets that are way too good
Life Orb: S
Focus Sash: B+
Bulky Pivot: S
Choice Scarf: A+
Fast Pivot: A+
Baton Pass: A
Life Orb: B
Bulk Up: B-
Choice Band: B-
Berry Juice: C+
Eviolite: S
Life Orb: A+
Choice Scarf: A
Defensive: B
Rock Polish: C+
Tank: S
Wall: A+
Fast Eviolite: A-
Agility: C+
Choice Scarf: C-
A-Rank
A+These mons have a few super good sets (except for Archen/Chinchou/Drifloon, which have a bunch of decent ones)
Itemless: A+
Berry Juice: B
Natural Gift: C-
Pivot: A+
Choice Scarf: A+
Sturdyjuice: A
Eviolite: B+
Shell Smash: A-
Choice Scarf: B-
Life Orb: C+
Bulk Up: A+
Lure: A-
Fast: B
Offensive Pivot: A+
Defensive: B+
Choice Scarf: C
Nasty Plot: C+
A
Focus Sash: A
Life Orb: A-
Choice Scarf: C+
Physical: A
Special: A
Berry Juice: C
Bulky Pivot: A
Choice Scarf: A
Fast Pivot: A-
RestTalk: B+
Life Orb: C-
Fast: A
Defensive: B+
Offensive: C
Life Orb: A
SubHex: A-
Choice Scarf: B
Subdisable: B-
Trickspecs: C+
Choice Scarf: A
Eviolite: A
Life Orb: C
Defensive: A
Life Orb: B
Sunnybeam: B-
Eviolite: A
Berry Juice: A
Choice Scarf: C+
A-
Itemless: B
Offensive Berry Juice: A-
Support: A-
Defensive: B-
Fast Eviolite: B-
Choice Scarf: C-
Eviolite: A-
Life Orb: B+
Choice Band: B-
Choice Scarf: C-
Mixed Utility: B+
Nasty Plot: B+
Physical: B+
Life Orb: C+
Support: A-
Life Orb: B
Choice Scarf: B+
Sand Rush: B-
Eviolite: A-
Shell Smash: A
Support: A-
Rain Dance: C+
Berry Juice: A-
Eviolite: A-
Calm Mind: A-
Cleric: A-
Defensive: A-
Life Orb: B+
Offensive Support: C+
Bulky Shell Smash: A-
Defensive: B
Sturdyjuice: B+
B-rank
B+These mons have a few somewhat niche but still good sets
Eviolite: B-
Life Orb: B+
Choice Scarf: B
Life Orb: B
Choice Band: C+
Support: B
Shell Smash: B
Defensive: B+
Life Orb: B+
Choice Scarf: B
Eviolite: B-
Eviolite: B+
Choice Scarf: B-
Berry Juice Tank: B
Curse: B
RestTalk Wall: B
Eviolite: B+
Choice Scarf: B
Life Orb: B-
Bulk Up: C
Bulky Attacker: B+
Defensive: B+
Life Orb: C+
Heat Rock: B+
Wall-breaker: B+
Choice Scarf: B
B
Eviolite: B+
Life Orb: B+
Life Orb: B
Choice Scarf: B-
Eviolite: B-
Life Orb: B
Choice Scarf: C
Life Orb: B
Berry Juice: C
Support: B
Pivot: B-
Swords Dance: B-
Choice Scarf: C+
Eviolite: B+
Swords Dance: B-
Bulk Up: C+
Support: B
Mixed: B-
Physical: B-
Choice Scarf: C
Bulky: B
Life Orb: B
B-
Choice Scarf: B-
Bulky Attacker: C
Eviolite: C+
Wall-breaker: C-
Pursuit: B-
Swords Dance: C-
Defensive: C+
Defensive: B-
Defensive Pivot: B
Defensive: B-
Fast: B-
Life Orb: C
Defensive: C+
Offensive: C+
Belly Drum: B+
C-rank
C+These mons have a low number of very niche sets
Eviolite: C
Life Orb: C
Sturdyjuice: C
Support: C+
Dragon Dance: C
Support: C+
Choice Scarf: C+
Choice Band: C
Defensive: C
Choice Scarf: C-
Choice Scarf: C-
Eviolite: C+
Rain Dance: C-
Defensive: C
Defensive: C+
Belly Drum: B-
Life Orb: C
Defensive: C+
Life Orb: C+
Sand Rush: B-
Eviolite: C+
Choice Scarf: C+
Defensive: C+
Life Orb: C
Support: C+
Dragon Dance: C+
Support: C+
Trapper: C
C
Dragon Dance: C
Support: C-
Life Orb: C-
Eviolite: C-
Life Orb: C-
Prankster: C
Support: C+
Quick Feet: C
Support: C
C-
Wall-breaker: C-
Offensive: C-
Choice Scarf: C
Eviolite: C-
Dragon Dance: C
Choice Scarf: C-
Life Orb: C-
Bulk Up: C-
Choice Scarf: C-
Life Orb: C-
Baton Pass: C+
Life Orb: C
D-Rank
These mons have a single, super duper niche set that is very rarely worth using
Life Orb: C
Choice Scarf: C-
Defensive: C-
Baton Pass: C-
Baton Pass: C-
Belly Drum: C
Smog Frog
These sets are totally lame
S-rank
Bulky Pivot Mienfoo
Choice Scarf Mienfoo
Eviolite Pawniard
Fast Pivot Mienfoo
Tank Porygon
A-Rank
Bulk Up Timburr
Choice Scarf Magnemite
Focus Sash Abra
Itemless Fletchling
Life Orb Abra
Life Orb Diglett
Life Orb Gastly
Life Orb Pawniard
Wall Porygon
A
Baton Pass Mienfoo
Berry Juice Fletchling
Berry Juice Snubbull
Bulky Pivot Chinchou
Calm Mind Spritzee
Choice Scarf Chinchou
Cleric Spritzee
Choice Scarf Gothita
Choice Scarf Pawniard
Defensive Ponyta
Fast Vullaby
Itemless Archen
Lure Timburr
Offensive Berry Juice Archen
Pivot Foongus
Shell Smash Omanyte
Sturdyjuice Magnemite
Support Archen
Support Drilbur
Sweeper Snivy
A-
Bulky Attacker Skrelp
Defensive Skrelp
Defensive Staryu
Eviolite Corphish
Eviolite Ferroseed
Eviolite Snubbull
Fast Eviolite Porygon
Fast Pivot Chinchou
Focus Sash Diglett
Heat Rock Vulpix
Life Orb Houndour
Life Orb Mienfoo
Offensive Drifloon
Physical Carvanha
Recycle Drifloon
Shell Smash Shellder
Special Carvanha
Wall-breaker Vulpix
B-Rank
Belly Drum Zigzagoon
Bulky Shell Smash Tirtouga
Choice Scarf Bunnelby
Defensive Hippopotas
Defensive Tirtouga
Defensive Vullaby
Eviolite Bellsprout
Eviolite Larvesta
Eviolite Magnemite
Eviolite Pumpkaboo-Super
Eviolite Scraggy
Fast Cottonee
Life Orb Bellsprout
Life Orb Bunnelby
Life Orb Corphish
Life Orb Drilbur
Life Orb Staryu
Mixed Utility Croagunk
Nasty Plot Croagunk
Physical Croagunk
RestTalk Chinchou
Sturdyjuice Tirtouga
B
Berry Juice Tank Munchlax
Bulky Torchic
Calm Mind Drifloon
Choice Scarf Drilbur
Choice Scarf Gastly
Choice Scarf Houndour
Choice Scarf Scraggy
Choice Scarf Vulpix
Curse Munchlax
Defensive Cottonee
Defensive Pawniard
Defensive Pivot Slowpoke
Defensive Stunky
Eviolite Gothita
Fast Timburr
Life Orb Cranidos
Life Orb Doduo
Life Orb Elekid
Life Orb Ponyta
Life Orb Torchic
Pivot Pancham
RestTalk Wall Munchlax
Rock Polish Pawniard
Sunnybeam Ponyta
Support Dwebble
Support Surskit
B-
Belly Drum Magby
Bulk Up Mienfoo
Choice Band Corphish
Choice Band Mienfoo
Choice Scarf Amaura
Choice Scarf Cranidos
Choice Scarf Larvesta
Choice Scarf Shellder
Defensive Archen
Defensive Lickitung
Defensive Shellos
Eviolite Aipom
Eviolite Cranidos
Eviolite Houndour
Fast Eviolite Archen
Fast Stunky
Life Orb Aipom
Life Orb Scraggy
Mixed Taillow
Physical Taillow
Pursuit Honedge
Sand Rush Drilbur
Sand Rush Sandshrew
Shell Smash Dwebble
Swords Dance Pancham
Subdisable Gastly
Support Omanyte
Support Onix
Swords Dance Riolu
C-Rank
Agility Porygon
Baton Pass Drifloon
Baton Pass Togepi
Berry Juice Mienfoo
Bulk Up Riolu
Choice Band Bunnelby
Choice Scarf Abra
Choice Scarf Darumaka
Choice Scarf Pancham
Choice Scarf Snivy
Choice Scarf Snover
Defensive Lileep
Defensive Numel
Defensive Snover
Defensive Tentacool
Dragon Dance Tyrunt
Eviolite Chespin
Eviolite Sandshrew
Life Orb Croagunk
Life Orb Pumpkaboo-Small
Life Orb Shellder
Life Orb Skrelp
Offensive Support Staryu
Offensive Tentacool
Rain Dance Omanyte
Support Anorith
Support Buneary
Support Spinarak
Support Trubbish
Support Tyrunt
Trickspecs Drifloon
Trickspecs Gastly
C
Belly Drum Poliwag
Berry Juice Carvanha
Berry Juice Elekid
Bulk Up Scraggy
Bulky Attacker Amaura
Choice Band Darumaka
Choice Scarf Doduo
Choice Scarf Karrablast
Choice Scarf Taillow
Choice Scarf Vullaby
Defensive Frillish
Defensive Koffing
Dragon Dance Axew
Dragon Dance Dratini
Dragon Dance Larvitar
Eviolite Aron
Eviolite Kabuto
Life Orb Aron
Life Orb Gothita
Life Orb Froakie
Life Orb Magby
Life Orb Snover
Life Orb Stunky
Life Orb Zorua
Natural Gift Fletchling
Offensive Cottonee
Prankster Purrloin
Quick Feet Teddiursa
Sturdyjuice Aron
Support Venipede
Trapper Wynaut
C-
Baton Pass Mime Jr
Baton Pass Munna
Bulk Up Rufflet
Choice Scarf Archen
Choice Scarf Corphish
Choice Scarf Frillish
Choice Scarf Froakie
Choice Scarf Inkay
Choice Scarf Porygon
Choice Scarf Remoraid
Choice Scarf Rufflet
Defensive Growlithe
Defensive Mantyke
Eviolite Karrablast
Eviolite Natu
Life Orb Chinchou
Life Orb Meowth
Life Orb Natu
Life Orb Remoraid
Life Orb Rufflet
Nasty Plot Vullaby
Offensive Goldeen
Rain Dance Kabuto
Rain Dance Mantyke
Support Geodude
Swords Dance Honedge
Wall-breaker Clamperl
Wall-breaker Cubone
D-Rank
Most Choice Band sets
Most Choice Specs sets
Oran Berry Phantump
SThese sets are top tier in the current metagame. They tend to go above and beyond in performing their roles extremely effectively, and do so with negligible support.
A-Rank
A+These sets are excellent in the current metagame. They are able to perform their roles very effectively the vast majority of the time with very little support.
A
A-
B-Rank
B+These sets are fairly strong in the current metagame. They are usually able to perform their roles effectively with some support.
B
B-
C-Rank
C+These sets are decent in the current metagame. They are sometimes able to perform their roles effectively with a substantial amount of support.
C
C-
D-Rank
These sets have very slight niches in the current metagame. They are occasionally able to perform their roles effectively with a very large amount of support.
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