Katy
Banned deucer.
Rises:
While I agree Mamoswine should rise a subrank, I don't feel there are strong enough arguments to make it directly into the B ranks where the relatively stronger Pokemon of the metagame are. I feel C+ to B- for now should be enough. But in defense of Mamosine, it has unresisted STAB in ground and Ice, and with Oblivious it can be a great lead to set up Stealth Rocks. I recently played a bit with 4 Attacks Mamoswine and Life Orb and Thick Fat, which also turned out to be a threat to most teams and paired with Magnezones ID + BP + Thunderbolt set it has no trouble breaking past most threats once Corviknight, Skarmory, and also Ferrothorn are removed. Also Ice Shard works in its favor to help against faster threats such as Dragapult, Landorus-T, and Garchomp, to neutralize them when they proceed a setup by forcing them out.
Same as Mamoswine, one subrank should do it for now. Rock- and Fighting-type STAB options are enormously threatening in the current meta, with coverage to lure in Pokemon, which can tank its moves relatively easily, Megahorn can do the trick against Tangrowth and Slowbro and even Earthquake can be a legitimate choice. I think Terrakion to B- is justified, but not higher.
oh boy oh boy, this Pokemon is dangerous as hell and with Future Sight to help it out even further to break past most checks once weakened, Weavile can just go ham. Fantastic Speed tier which is very very appreciated with outspeeding key Pokemon in the metagame right now such as Tornadus-T and Garchomp is absolute dope and I can't stress enough to express how good this Pokemon evolved in the past weeks and I think it deserves yet another rise. Choice Band makes progress like nothing else with a strong Knock Off and even HDB + SD sets are legitimate one of the most dangerous sets in the current meta with threatening a lot of Pokemon overall.
Once seen as the 'bad twin' of its wicked blowing counterpart, this Pokemon flourishes perfectly well in the current metagame. U-turn is really admired as one of the key Pokemon to help getting in its partners in. Surging Strikes and Close Combat are a great dual STAB option and with the help of a decent Speed tier, this Pokemon has found its way on many bulky offensive builds and isn't seen anymore as only a Pokemon on pure rain builds. This Pokemon thrives recently and I think its ready for a rise.
Other rises I agree with:
Abstain (for now):
Drops:
I think the Quick Claw and Quick Draw niche isn't big enough to warrent it a place in the VR. I didn't see it in any serious Tournament Game recently, nor do I personally consider it on any one of my teams. I think the slim niche it has, which is very luck based as well, isn't big enough to warrant a place, unlike other Pokemon in the C- ranks, which do see some niche and at least some serious ladder play.
Drops I disagree with:
It might seem like it wont do a lot but it has one thing, which other bulky waters can't provide, an entire immunity to its own typing due to Water Absorb making it still a considerable niche on some very rain weak teams or teams in general, which struggle with a Defogger, that won't get hit by Urshifu super effectively or neutral. I think - also Mantine seems passive - it still is a decently good enough Pokemon with having also the ability to check Volcarona a thriving metagame threat.
It might seem like a relic but can still do some work, its a great resist to the most spamable move in the metagame, Shadow Ball from Dragapult, it also resists and intimdates Weavile and can therefore check that Pokemon as an emergency act. I think it's too early to completely nuke this Pokemon from the VR, as it still has a considerable niche.
Same as Incineroar, still has a niche in checking certain Pokemon, due to its ability Levitate. I feel too early to unrank it entirely.
Own Nom:
yo boi that thing is Mind Blown, na seriously, I think it should get ranked 1subrank higher. With Choice Specs it is able to annihilate most teams, Shadow Ball hits like a truck and it has reasonable dual STAB with Ghost and Fire, Trick in its last slot can gie it a lot of opportunities to make enemies such as Blissey a stalemate situation and Heatran doesn't like to get tricked at all. Its Speed tier leaves out some desirable points, but still is great enough to not fear of getting revenge killed that easily. With support like Future Sight and Teleport it ias able to make a lot of progress.
I think Blacephalon is ready for another rise.
While I agree Mamoswine should rise a subrank, I don't feel there are strong enough arguments to make it directly into the B ranks where the relatively stronger Pokemon of the metagame are. I feel C+ to B- for now should be enough. But in defense of Mamosine, it has unresisted STAB in ground and Ice, and with Oblivious it can be a great lead to set up Stealth Rocks. I recently played a bit with 4 Attacks Mamoswine and Life Orb and Thick Fat, which also turned out to be a threat to most teams and paired with Magnezones ID + BP + Thunderbolt set it has no trouble breaking past most threats once Corviknight, Skarmory, and also Ferrothorn are removed. Also Ice Shard works in its favor to help against faster threats such as Dragapult, Landorus-T, and Garchomp, to neutralize them when they proceed a setup by forcing them out.
Same as Mamoswine, one subrank should do it for now. Rock- and Fighting-type STAB options are enormously threatening in the current meta, with coverage to lure in Pokemon, which can tank its moves relatively easily, Megahorn can do the trick against Tangrowth and Slowbro and even Earthquake can be a legitimate choice. I think Terrakion to B- is justified, but not higher.
oh boy oh boy, this Pokemon is dangerous as hell and with Future Sight to help it out even further to break past most checks once weakened, Weavile can just go ham. Fantastic Speed tier which is very very appreciated with outspeeding key Pokemon in the metagame right now such as Tornadus-T and Garchomp is absolute dope and I can't stress enough to express how good this Pokemon evolved in the past weeks and I think it deserves yet another rise. Choice Band makes progress like nothing else with a strong Knock Off and even HDB + SD sets are legitimate one of the most dangerous sets in the current meta with threatening a lot of Pokemon overall.
Once seen as the 'bad twin' of its wicked blowing counterpart, this Pokemon flourishes perfectly well in the current metagame. U-turn is really admired as one of the key Pokemon to help getting in its partners in. Surging Strikes and Close Combat are a great dual STAB option and with the help of a decent Speed tier, this Pokemon has found its way on many bulky offensive builds and isn't seen anymore as only a Pokemon on pure rain builds. This Pokemon thrives recently and I think its ready for a rise.
Other rises I agree with:
Abstain (for now):
Drops:
I think the Quick Claw and Quick Draw niche isn't big enough to warrent it a place in the VR. I didn't see it in any serious Tournament Game recently, nor do I personally consider it on any one of my teams. I think the slim niche it has, which is very luck based as well, isn't big enough to warrant a place, unlike other Pokemon in the C- ranks, which do see some niche and at least some serious ladder play.
Drops I disagree with:
It might seem like it wont do a lot but it has one thing, which other bulky waters can't provide, an entire immunity to its own typing due to Water Absorb making it still a considerable niche on some very rain weak teams or teams in general, which struggle with a Defogger, that won't get hit by Urshifu super effectively or neutral. I think - also Mantine seems passive - it still is a decently good enough Pokemon with having also the ability to check Volcarona a thriving metagame threat.
It might seem like a relic but can still do some work, its a great resist to the most spamable move in the metagame, Shadow Ball from Dragapult, it also resists and intimdates Weavile and can therefore check that Pokemon as an emergency act. I think it's too early to completely nuke this Pokemon from the VR, as it still has a considerable niche.
Same as Incineroar, still has a niche in checking certain Pokemon, due to its ability Levitate. I feel too early to unrank it entirely.
Own Nom:
yo boi that thing is Mind Blown, na seriously, I think it should get ranked 1subrank higher. With Choice Specs it is able to annihilate most teams, Shadow Ball hits like a truck and it has reasonable dual STAB with Ghost and Fire, Trick in its last slot can gie it a lot of opportunities to make enemies such as Blissey a stalemate situation and Heatran doesn't like to get tricked at all. Its Speed tier leaves out some desirable points, but still is great enough to not fear of getting revenge killed that easily. With support like Future Sight and Teleport it ias able to make a lot of progress.
I think Blacephalon is ready for another rise.
that's it from me and i hope y'all havin' a wonderful day and thanks for reading! :)