I don't know. Prankster T-Wave alone makes Thundurus better than Eleki (and Zolt for that matter.) In a world in which Specs Zapdos hadn't been discovered it'd have a pretty strong case for inclusion in A just due to how valuable Prankster Taunt and T-Wave become in offensive metas (I think it has a slight case, in fact.) Beyond its clearly defined utility as prankster support it has a pretty incredible movepool from which it can pull all manner of shenanigans including bait sets as a secondary physical attacker.
Right now I think Elec is pretty clearly defined as:
S
A
B
with everything after Raikou (SubCM for mirror), Galvantula, and Rotom-H being irrelevant.
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B -> A
Screens HO is Dark's most competitive playstyle in the present meta. You cannot have screens without Grimmsnarl. Therefore, Grimmsnarl should be A (particularly if we are now arguing that Moltres-G and Mandibuzz are now roughly equivalent A mons across their respective niches on HO and balance). Not only is this reasoning keeping in line with how mons have been ranked on other types this generation, but among the types most commonly known for screens builds, Dark is the only one to have its setter ranked lower than A.
Beyond this, Grimmsnarl's access to priority Taunt and T-wave provide it additional utility both as a gameplan disruptor (preventing the setup of enemy hazards) and as an emergency failsafe with a last-ditch Thunder Wave.
Right now I think Elec is pretty clearly defined as:
S
A
B
with everything after Raikou (SubCM for mirror), Galvantula, and Rotom-H being irrelevant.
___
B -> A
Screens HO is Dark's most competitive playstyle in the present meta. You cannot have screens without Grimmsnarl. Therefore, Grimmsnarl should be A (particularly if we are now arguing that Moltres-G and Mandibuzz are now roughly equivalent A mons across their respective niches on HO and balance). Not only is this reasoning keeping in line with how mons have been ranked on other types this generation, but among the types most commonly known for screens builds, Dark is the only one to have its setter ranked lower than A.
Beyond this, Grimmsnarl's access to priority Taunt and T-wave provide it additional utility both as a gameplan disruptor (preventing the setup of enemy hazards) and as an emergency failsafe with a last-ditch Thunder Wave.
Agreed, Beyond tour play Hydra has been at 70%+ usage on Dark for at least 6 months now, and I have never seen a good Dark without one regardless of build. It is an incredibly versatile attacker with the occasional curveball for coverage as well as a threat that has to be accounted for by almost the entire tier. In comparison, Mandibuzz is no longer an absolute staple due to it being a fairly odd choice on HO Dark, and I do not think Tyranitar is significantly better enough than Hydreigon (I don't think this at all, actually) to warrant it being the standalone member of S rank.(Dark)
A -> S
have yall ever seen dark w/o this mon? i dont rly have much to say since this should be quite obvious... its been on every dark team this mpl so far. the mon's rly good at breaking stuff like steel/fly/etc but can also act as speed control with a choice scarf. ubiquitous mon on all dark teams and certainly deserves to be a tier above weavile and zarude.
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