Some moms before the next vr update (def gonna make some controversial noms so stay tuned):
-> A+
These two could definitely rise up again sometime in the future, but currently I don’t think either is quite S-. Teams are so ridiculously overprepared for these two in the current meta. Some teams will run 2-3 checks for both. Over the passing month these two have become less consistently strong options and I think a drop should reflect that.
A -> A+ This thing is terrifying. With a little help from magnezone, this mon can tear the tier completely apart. This mon especially loved that Buzzwole is falling off a little bit in the current meta. Timid set makes it one of the scariest late game cleaners in the tier. Definitely something you should be specifically preparing for in the teambulder.
A -> A+ Kyurem is so annoying. The sub roost set that has kind of replaced specs is incredible, and it also loves the amount of spikes going around currently in the tier. Specs is still terrifying, albeit not as effective as it was a few months ago. One thing I never hear people talk about is how you pretty much have to run a dedicated kyurem check, but like none of the checks are really that splashable, bar glowking. Scizor barely even checks specs anyways. Super annoying, def deserves a rise.
A -> A+ this mon is a top 5 mon in the tier rn imo. Spikes are really strong in the current metagame, with how many abusers there are that benefit immensely from them, and it can also knock off boots so that spikes are even more effective. It also blanket checks a ton of Pokémon, most notably Tapu fini and koko. Honestly could be S- in the future, but for now A+ is fine.
A -> A+ Slowking usage dropping like a rock really helps this thing out a lot. Now it has like zero checks in the entire tier lol. It’s speed tier and always having to run a choice item keeps it from S imo, but still a great choice rn.
A -> A- this mon is just so meh rn. Bulk up is cool but you’re still never getting through Lando or Chomp. As a late game cleaner, it’s kind of outclassed by mons like kart pult and Weavile. Boots is pitifully weak and even with toxic it just kind of does nothing until the grounds are gone.
A -> A+ I’ve nommed this mon up several times before, and I’ll do it again. This mon is ludicrously strong even without band. It also just naturally checks mons like Weavile and kartana without having to put much into bulk. Assault vest can check mons like Pult and Tapu koko. Also one of the only Pokémon that isn’t just decimated by arctozolt, so that’s a plus.
B+ -> A-: This mon is so scary in team preview. It’s offensive typing is incredible and literally nothing wants to switch into it. One of the few special attackers in the tier that can melt Landorus, which is a huge plus IMO. The team support for it is definitely worth it. Definitely needs to rise.
A- -> B+: Poor skarmory. This mon has always been kind of fringe, but now with ferrothorn being the tiers main spiker and corviknight being the tiers main metal bird, it struggles to find teams to fit on where it isn’t just outclassed.
A- -> Lower: kind of crazy that we thought this was broken at one point. Still has its merits, like checking Tapu Lele and Nidoking but overall is significantly less effective then it was five months ago.
B -> B+: why don’t more people use Aegi? Ghost Stab is incredibly strong in the current Metagame, with blissey not liking a close combat at all. It also has an incredible defensive typing that lets it check some mons that are normally quite difficult to check, such as Tapu Lele and some variants of kyurem. There’s also some ambiguity to what set it’s running, whether it’s spell tag, band, specs, or lefties.
B+ -> A- or maybe higher: I don’t really want to repeat myself for like the fifth time on this mon but TLDR: Very strong, multiple good sets, ambiguity. Also checking Lele is a pretty big plus.
B -> B+: This thing loves all of the dark types pretty much being non existent in the tier bar Weavile. Assault vest is a pretty good pivot, behaving kind of like Glowking but with Knock off and better coverage. The Acid Armor Calm Mind set is also pretty good too. Sitting on pex forever is always a plus. Overall, could maybe see a slight rise.
B- -> B+: This thing may kill itself slowly, but while it’s doing that it’s also punching a gigantic hole in your team. This mon is pretty much uncheckable, especially with future sight support. It’s can also run U-Turn to ease up predictions sometimes. The mixup between scarf and band is nice as well. Deterring defog is always a good thing. Eats Lando alive.
C+ -> B: what is this still doing down there? Ground and Ice is a very good Stab combo, and is very difficult to switch into. It’s main niche over Weavile is that it can break pex and melm significantly easier. Snow Cloak is also BS and should be banned.
Felt like I did a pretty meh job explaining my reasoning, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong on any of these. Have a nice day!