Welcome to the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet NeverUsed Viability Rankings!
In this thread, we, as a community, will be ranking every single justifiably usable Pokemon into "tiers" ranking their viability in the metagame. You're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are viable in NU and what tier they should fall under. Posts in this thread will be taken into account when deciding rank changes, especially when nominating unranked pokemon to be evaluated for the VR.
The general idea of the topic is to rank each NU Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a tier list for the entire metagame, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense, defense, and supportive presences in the metagame within this thread. For example, Klefki can be ranked in the A- tier as a supportive presence, Toxtricity can be ranked in the A- as an offensive presence, and Avalugg can be ranked in the A- tier as a defensive presence. While these three examples can also be found in the initial rankings, the viability of Pokemon and their roles within the metagame can and will change over time, so we will be sure to keep an open mind to this as well and adjust the thread accordingly during each update.
Finally, there will be a council of experienced players who will discuss and vote on the ranking of Pokemon. Depending on how the metagame is developing, we could update the thread every couple of weeks or every month+. Despite the fact that voting is limited to these players, posts with either complete VRs or individual nominations are very much appreciated and will be taken into account, especially when the tier is changing so rapidly due to the constant DLC releases. The council currently consists of the users below, but note that there will occasionally be rotational members that are added to vote on slates based on recent activity or results. The council currently consists of the following users:
Last Updated: July 11th, 2025
New
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S Rank
Munkidori
Vaporeon
A Rank
A+
Bronzong
Chandelure
Diancie
Flamigo
Flygon
Rhyperior
Scrafty
A
Barraksewda
Basculegion
Cinccino
Copperajah
Incineroar
Klefki
Tsareena
A-
Amoonguss
Breloom
Drednaw
Kilowattrel
Swampert
Sylveon
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua
Tauros-Paldea-Blaze
Toxicroak
Uxie
B Rank
B+
Altaria
Decidueye
Gligar
Hariyama
Ninetales-Alola
Raikou
Scream Tail
Scyther
Slowbro-Galar
Toxtricity
Wo-Chien
B
Articuno-Galar
Avalugg
Bellibolt
Dudunsparce
Houndstone
Infernape
Overqwil
Thwackey
Tornadus
B-
Arcanine
Brambleghast
Cramorant
Ditto
Grafaiai
Heracross
Inteleon
Meloetta
Oricorio-Pa'u
Torterra
C Rank
Ambipom
Bastiodon
Braviary-Hisui
Brute Bonnet
Duraludon
Golurk
Goodra
Hitmonlee
Naclstack
Porygon2
Salazzle
Sandslash-Alola
Scovillain
Staraptor
Tentacruel
Venusaur
Whimsicott
Whenever making a tiering post, please avoid one-liners such as "I don't think this mon is good" or "This mon is better than this mon, so it should be ranked higher". Also, when responding to other people's nominations or to how certain Pokemon are ranked, please be respectful and do not flame other users. Any posts like this will be removed, and if multiple of your posts need to be deleted, it may lead to further action. This post will be constantly updated to reflect the current state of the meta, and the meta is rapidly developing, so please keep that in mind!
In this thread, we, as a community, will be ranking every single justifiably usable Pokemon into "tiers" ranking their viability in the metagame. You're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are viable in NU and what tier they should fall under. Posts in this thread will be taken into account when deciding rank changes, especially when nominating unranked pokemon to be evaluated for the VR.
The general idea of the topic is to rank each NU Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a tier list for the entire metagame, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense, defense, and supportive presences in the metagame within this thread. For example, Klefki can be ranked in the A- tier as a supportive presence, Toxtricity can be ranked in the A- as an offensive presence, and Avalugg can be ranked in the A- tier as a defensive presence. While these three examples can also be found in the initial rankings, the viability of Pokemon and their roles within the metagame can and will change over time, so we will be sure to keep an open mind to this as well and adjust the thread accordingly during each update.
Finally, there will be a council of experienced players who will discuss and vote on the ranking of Pokemon. Depending on how the metagame is developing, we could update the thread every couple of weeks or every month+. Despite the fact that voting is limited to these players, posts with either complete VRs or individual nominations are very much appreciated and will be taken into account, especially when the tier is changing so rapidly due to the constant DLC releases. The council currently consists of the users below, but note that there will occasionally be rotational members that are added to vote on slates based on recent activity or results. The council currently consists of the following users:
Last Updated: July 11th, 2025
New
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S Rank


A Rank
A+







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B Rank
B+











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B-










C Rank

















Whenever making a tiering post, please avoid one-liners such as "I don't think this mon is good" or "This mon is better than this mon, so it should be ranked higher". Also, when responding to other people's nominations or to how certain Pokemon are ranked, please be respectful and do not flame other users. Any posts like this will be removed, and if multiple of your posts need to be deleted, it may lead to further action. This post will be constantly updated to reflect the current state of the meta, and the meta is rapidly developing, so please keep that in mind!
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