I'd support a Jirachi drop. It's best as a defensive check to psychic spam back when Zam/Lele teams were all the rage, but now Psychic spam has settled down. It's still a great Lele and Magearna check, though Magearna can run Never-Ending Nightmare, but the omnipresence of Zard-Y/Dugtrio teams make Jirachi deadweight in those match-ups.
Bisharp is suffering as Sticky Webs is becoming weaker. B seems fine for it as it can still be a massive threat and does put a lot of pressure on bulky teams or those who rely on Lando-t.
I agree Hoopa-U should drop. Too slow in current scarf metagame and isn't great against stall either as it dies to Dugtrio due to it's pitiful physical bulk.
Disagree with Mawile drop. Aurora Veil offense is still incredibly powerful and if anything, becoming more viable, and Mawile is one of the best abusers behind a veil. It still has problems with Zygarde and Lando but who doesn't lol. Main argument behind a Mawile drop has to be Zard-Y which is just annihilating shit atm
Zard-Y has to be A+. It's incredible. Given that defog is much easier nowadays, it has a much better time of coming in, and the fact that every team packs at least one steel means it has opportunities. Fire is such a powerful typing right now, as grass/steel/fairy types seem to dominate the meta, and the few things that do stop Zard are either a. removed by Groundium Duggy (Chansey, Heatran, Toxapex) or worn down relatively easily. Even against offense, it can run gimmicky Flame Charge sets or something to clean up.
Mega Alakazam should drop. Can't touch Magearna which is omnipresent. Useless against aurora veil offense and needs taunt to touch stall, but then Sableye comes in for free. Ttar is everywhere.
I actually think Heracross-Mega should drop. I haven't seen one do anything in a while, plus Mew/Fini are running speed nowadays to make it harder for him. It's power is still undeniable, and could be a threat behind Veil, but Mawile is better for this due to priority, better defensive typing, ice/fire/electric coverage as well as having fairy/steel stabs rather than bug.
Suicune should go to B+ too. VinCune is really powerful atm as showcased by plenty of Pokeaim teams. Vincune beats most of it's traditional stops and finds plenty of opportunities to get in against most Greninja sets, Landorus, Keldeo etc. Plenty of competition for bulky water type keeps it B+, but it's still really good.
Speaking of Aurora Veil offense, forgive me if I'm mistaken, but should Alolan-Ninetales not be given a rise given how intergral it is to the archetype right now? It's at least a C+ if not higher.
That oughta cover some of my ramblings. This wall of text does come with the disclaimer that I'm pretty bad though
Bisharp is suffering as Sticky Webs is becoming weaker. B seems fine for it as it can still be a massive threat and does put a lot of pressure on bulky teams or those who rely on Lando-t.
I agree Hoopa-U should drop. Too slow in current scarf metagame and isn't great against stall either as it dies to Dugtrio due to it's pitiful physical bulk.
Disagree with Mawile drop. Aurora Veil offense is still incredibly powerful and if anything, becoming more viable, and Mawile is one of the best abusers behind a veil. It still has problems with Zygarde and Lando but who doesn't lol. Main argument behind a Mawile drop has to be Zard-Y which is just annihilating shit atm
Zard-Y has to be A+. It's incredible. Given that defog is much easier nowadays, it has a much better time of coming in, and the fact that every team packs at least one steel means it has opportunities. Fire is such a powerful typing right now, as grass/steel/fairy types seem to dominate the meta, and the few things that do stop Zard are either a. removed by Groundium Duggy (Chansey, Heatran, Toxapex) or worn down relatively easily. Even against offense, it can run gimmicky Flame Charge sets or something to clean up.
Mega Alakazam should drop. Can't touch Magearna which is omnipresent. Useless against aurora veil offense and needs taunt to touch stall, but then Sableye comes in for free. Ttar is everywhere.
I actually think Heracross-Mega should drop. I haven't seen one do anything in a while, plus Mew/Fini are running speed nowadays to make it harder for him. It's power is still undeniable, and could be a threat behind Veil, but Mawile is better for this due to priority, better defensive typing, ice/fire/electric coverage as well as having fairy/steel stabs rather than bug.
Suicune should go to B+ too. VinCune is really powerful atm as showcased by plenty of Pokeaim teams. Vincune beats most of it's traditional stops and finds plenty of opportunities to get in against most Greninja sets, Landorus, Keldeo etc. Plenty of competition for bulky water type keeps it B+, but it's still really good.
Speaking of Aurora Veil offense, forgive me if I'm mistaken, but should Alolan-Ninetales not be given a rise given how intergral it is to the archetype right now? It's at least a C+ if not higher.
That oughta cover some of my ramblings. This wall of text does come with the disclaimer that I'm pretty bad though