Resource SM RU Role Compendium 2.0

[cyanize]

taken over/stolen from eren (rip), approved by phantom
s/o to ThatRandomPerson42 for basically doing all my work for me lol

Art by Centinela, ty :)
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The idea of this thread is to provide a visual list of which Pokémon do what in the SM RU metagame. This will help new and experienced players alike in finding Pokémon that fit their teams when looking for specific roles, as well as help players build more diverse teams by not always using the same Pokémon to fill the same role.

Below, we have the various roles an SM RU team might want a Pokémon to fill. For each of these roles is a list of Pokémon which can fulfill that role; all of the Pokémon listed can work at least somewhat viably as a performer of the role, as such they have been ranked in no particular order - however, there is a bar that separates pokemon C+ or lower on the Viability Rankings from the rest. If there is a Pokémon which is not listed which can perform well in a certain role, please feel free to post about it, and we may add it. However, this thread is not meant to be a place for discussion about the viability of Pokémon in general, unless a Pokémon's placement is drastically off - we have a Metagame Discussion Thread and Viability Rankings for that.



Mega Pokemon:

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Wallbreakers:
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Physical:

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Special:

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Mixed:

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Stallbreakers:

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Choice Item Users:

Choice Band:

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Choice Specs:

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Choice Scarf:

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Walls:
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Physically Defensive:

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Specially Defensive:

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Mixed:

Pivots:
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Offensive:

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Defensive:

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Clerics:
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Wish:

Heal Bell / Aromatherapy:

Healing Wish / Lunar Dance:

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(Z Memento)

(Z Memento)
Status Absorbers:

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Hazers/Phazers:
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Dragon Tail:

Haze:

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Roar:

Unaware:

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Entry Hazards:
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Stealth Rock:

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Spikes:

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Toxic Spikes:

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Sticky Web:

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Suicide Leads:

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Hazard Removal/Prevention:
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Rapid Spin:

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Defog:

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Magic Bounce:

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Removal Deterrent:

Spinblockers:

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Other:

(Competitive) |

(Screens only)

Taunt Users:

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Trappers:
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Pursuit:

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Other:

(Spider Web) |

(Spirit Shackle)

(Anchor Shot)

Status Spreaders:​

Toxic:

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Will-O-Wisp:

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Priority:
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Aqua Jet:

Bullet Punch:

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Extreme Speed:

Ice Shard:

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Sucker Punch:

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Other:

(Shadow Sneak)

(First Impression) |

(Prankster, Shadow Sneak)

(Triage)

(Accelerock)

(Prankster)

Field Setters: ​

Drought:

Sand Stream:

Snow Warning:

Manual:

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Trick Room:

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Weather Abusers: ​

Sun:

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(Chlorophyll)

Sand:

Rain:

Setup Sweepers:
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Swords Dance:

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Calm Mind:

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Nasty Plot:

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Dragon Dance:

Shell Smash:

Quiver Dance:

Belly Drum:

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Curse:

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Other:

(Rain Dance/Focus Energy/Agility)

(Rock Polish)

(Growth)

Z-Move Users:​

Buginium Z:

(X-Scissor)
Darkinium Z:

(Sucker Punch) |

(Memento)

(Memento)
Decidium Z:

(duh)
Dragonium Z:

(Draco Meteor)

(Outrage)

(Outrage)
Electrium Z:

(Thunder/Thunderbolt)

(Thunder/Thunderbolt)
Fairium Z:

(Moonblast) |

(Moonblast)

(Play Rough)

(Draining Kiss)
Firium Z:

(Overheat)

(Fire Blast/Overheat)

(Fire Blast)
Fightinium Z:

(Focus Blast)

(Focus Blast)

(Close Combat / Focus Blast)
Flyinium Z:

(Brave Bird)

(Hurricane)

(Hurricane)
Ghostium Z:

(Shadow Ball)

(Shadow Ball) |

(Shadow Ball)

(Shadow Claw)
Grassium Z:

(Leaf Storm)

(Solar Beam)

(Solar Beam)

(Seed Flare)

(Leaf Blade)

(Solar Beam) |

(Leaf Blade)

(Power Whip)
Groundium Z:

(Earth Power)

(Drill Run)

(Earthquake)

(Earthquake) |

(Earthquake)
Icium Z:

(Haze)

(Blizzard)
Lycanium Z:

(woof)
Normalium Z:

(Double-Edge)

(Heal Bell)

(Explosion) |

(Double-Edge)
Poisonium Z:

(Sludge Wave)

(Gunk Shot)
Psychium Z:

(Psychic)

(Psychic/Psyshock)

(Psychic)
Rockium Z:

(Stone Edge)

(Stone Edge)
Waterium Z:

(Liquidation)

(Aqua Tail) |

(Aqua Tail)

 

[ThatRandomPerson42]

Since March usage stats are out:

Add:

: Wallbreakers: Physical; Priority: Accelerock; Setup Sweepers: Swords Dance; Z Move Users: Lycanium Z (duh)

Remove:

Send to the ABYSS of the ENDLESS OBLIVION

 

[cyanize]

not gonna add lycanroc anywhere till it gets ranked, but i obliterated stoise
also added pyuku to toxic spreaders and mixed walls

 

[ThatRandomPerson42]

Just some Suggestions:

Z Move Users:

(Psychic)

(Seed Flare)

(Draining Kiss)

Choice Items:

(Choice Specs)

(Choice Specs)

 

[cyanize]

sorry for lazy. did those and some other stuff suggested by zizalith on discord ty

 

[Felixx]

Why is Tsareena + Power Whip in the Fairium Z section?

 

[ThatRandomPerson42]

Things To Add:
Lycanroc Dusk to Role Compendium. (See Post #2)

Golisopod and Noivern Should No Longer Be Seperated By The Bars.

 

[cyanize]

finally updated, sorry for the wait ^^;

thanks a million ThatRandomPerson42 zizalith

 

[ThatRandomPerson42]

Things to add/remove:

Camerupt ---> Unranked

Ninetales ---> Choice Users: Choice Specs

Drapion ---> Choice Users: Choice Band

Moltres ---> Setup Sweepers: Agility

More to possibly come.

 

[roman]

hi!

consider adding kingdra to stallbreakers

if shaymin is in status absorbers for its synthesis set, you could add roserade too (ones lacking hidden power).

add doublade to pursuit users

you'll need to add forre to sr / spikes / tspikes setters in the entry hazards spot

- give shadow sneak users its own point. not sure why it doesn't since you give other forms of priority (bp and espeed) their own bullet when they only have two users as well

add roserade to grassium and poisonium users.

consider adding steelium w/ kk and maybe add kk to electrium users.

maybe more later, just scanned over it

e: add cress to twave and toxic users

 

[Mac3]

add ninetales to specs users

add necrozma to setup sweeepers, calm mind

consider adding necrozma to firium z (heatwave) and rockium z (power gem / stone edge) users
consider adding barbaracle to stall breakers, taunt ss does p well against pyuku stall imo