I agree with Hippowdon moving down to A. Yes, he is a amazing stop vs Zard X, Bisharp, some VS users, but whenever he's used on Balanced / Bulky-inclined squads he auto-loses momentum so much vs Keldeo / Rotom-W or Manaphy, or variours Spikes users, like Skarmory, (Magnet Rise) Klefki (but Toxic variants are worse), and Ferrothorn. I'm not saying that he is passive, but usually whenever he tries to check vs a specific attacker like Zard X, Bisharp, Torn-T, Mega Meta, he'll be looping Slack Off almost every time on the next turn, which is actually really easy to exploit regardless of the playstyle. I'm not saying that he isn't too good (it's the opposite actually), but he is kinda unidimensional to matchup REALLY WELL Offensive squads based on stuff like Mega Manectric, or fuck the tempo of the team whenever he 1v1s a Rotom or Keldeo. Still a amazing mon to slap to cover a reliable VS immunity, which doesn't fear HP Ice, unlike Chomper and Gliscor, and access to immediate recovery is always nice.
On a lower note i think Ferrothorn should be A+ > A, everything on the meta actually designs itself to lure it o_o, making it fail to check even threats like Kyu-B, Mega Metagross, Azumarill, Manaphy, Diancie (if it doesn't run HP Fire, it usually pairs itself with Zone, which is really bad for Ferro) many times. The drop of Clefable using Fire Blast > Thunder Wave helps him a lot, though.
Empo dropping to B- sounds fine, was a bit niche bc of Greninja, and he isn't so convenient at the same point of Mega Chomper or Tangrowth IMO. I actually like Serp and Raikou both on A-, but i'm lazy to explain it, but i don't feel they pose the offensive pressure + utility at the same level of some A Rank mons like Kyu-B and Gengar.
On a lower note i think Ferrothorn should be A+ > A, everything on the meta actually designs itself to lure it o_o, making it fail to check even threats like Kyu-B, Mega Metagross, Azumarill, Manaphy, Diancie (if it doesn't run HP Fire, it usually pairs itself with Zone, which is really bad for Ferro) many times. The drop of Clefable using Fire Blast > Thunder Wave helps him a lot, though.
Empo dropping to B- sounds fine, was a bit niche bc of Greninja, and he isn't so convenient at the same point of Mega Chomper or Tangrowth IMO. I actually like Serp and Raikou both on A-, but i'm lazy to explain it, but i don't feel they pose the offensive pressure + utility at the same level of some A Rank mons like Kyu-B and Gengar.
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