Katy
Banned deucer.
To A+
This monstrosity of a Psychic-type is crazy right now and with Focus Blast it has the tools to break past steels and a Choice Specs boosted Psychic hits everything pretty hard anyway. Future Sight can also play a big role on Choice Scarf sets allowing the same what the Slowtriplets do, making process in the game. Tapu Lele has also access to Psyshock which means it isnt hard-walled by Galarian Slowking and Blissey, therefore it can break past them easily. Tapu Lele might look like a jaggernaut in first place but all what it needs to do it pulls off very well. I think even Calm Mind sets can allow easy breaking and tie'ing with Kyurem and other base 95s is very valuable to scare them out eventually.
Some might think with all the steels roaming around Tapu Lele has a hard time, but actually with enough support and its own tools it has access to it finds itself a very easy opportunity to take advantage of these, steels and ice Pokemon are easily covered with 1 slot which is Focus Blast anyway, which means those Pokemon have a hard time pivoting around Tapu Lele, and Focus Blast also heavily damages neutral targets, which are common in the current metagame and only gets stopped by Fairy- and Flying-types. Therefore Tapu Lele should rise a rank, as its arsenal of hard-hitting moves is really good in the current metagame.
To B
Let's be honest this Pokemon is very underrated, I've tried this on ladder with a Power Herb + Meteor Beam set and its a really good set. Meteor Beam, Stab and coverage (prolly Aura Sphere / Thunderbolt) is really good and hits most of the metagame for neutral damage. It also is a great tool against the aforementioned Psychic-type in Tapu Lele, as it can take it hits pretty well and Stealth Rock sets with SpDef investment achieves that. Being able to U-turn out of unfavorable MUs is also great and Wish gives it longevity, means it is a long-lasting Stealth Rocker. Here is the set, which I have used on ladder:
Jirachi @ Power Herb
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Meteor Beam
- Psychic / Flash Cannon
- Aura Sphere / Thunderbolt
- Substitute / Calm Mind
Its pretty customizable depending on the needs of your team and with teammates like Gengar, Gapdos, and Nihilego it can be a dangerous threat. You can also pair it up with a hazard stacking core like Landorus-T + Ferrothorn, and Knock Off users Like Ferrothorn and Weavile, in which Jirachi is able to shredd' through teams in the lategame. AND....speaking of the devil borb itself....
To A-
This Pokemon takes advantage of so many Pokemon in the moment, Pokemon like Landorus-T, Corviknight with Defog and its not easily counterable with 2 hard-hitting STAB moves in Brave Bird and Close Combat. U-turn is nice af tool to allow it to get out of unfavorable MUs. You can't deny that Gapdos is one of the best wallbreakers right now. Sure it might get worn down easily, but all it needs is clicking moves, especially on hazard stack teams it can perform its role to the best. Gapdos can also run fun stuff like Bulk Up sets with stuff like Drill Peck to allow it to be long-lasting Pokemon. Try it out, I've tried it on the ladder and its pretty fun and a legit set. But in overall this devil borb should rise a rank, as with finding itself on hazard stack teams it can take advantages well enough from hazard removal options like Defog Corviknight.
and Rise 1 subrank
Spooky they are and great they are! Both should rise a subrank for various of reasons, good Speed tier, great dual STAB moves, ability to shut down Blissey with Trick and with Blacephalon having Speed Boost and Gengar having great coverage and Nasty Plot I see these two Pokemon in a good place at the moment, outpacing many Base 100s is pretty valuable right now, these Pokemon include Victini as well as Volcarona, which are valuable targets.
stay where its at.
Baloor Made a great post about Tapu Fini, but I think it should stay where it is at right now. It doesn't serve as a S- or S rank Pokemon. Its still great however and helping against Shifu, Weavile, and Heatran in one slot is pretty valuable but it can get wornd down too easily to be a long-lasting check to all of these Pokemon and oftentimes they find themselves on the same team, meaning Tapu Fini can get overwhelmed pretty easily as Weavile + Heatran can easily overwhelm this shared check. And outside of Draining Kiss it has no sustainable recovery option, unless you use Leftovers, but Weavile can remove it in the progress meaning Tapu Fini gets hindered in a constant switch-in scenario. Its still a great Pokemon but not S- material.
and To A+
These two Steel-type dominate the SSOU metagame at the moment and with a variety of vaiable sets and great coverage options both these Steel-types can easily turn into dangerous threats in the current metagame. With Corviknight usage slowing down recently both these steels have one less wall to be afraid off and with Sacred Sword for the former and Superpower for the latter they can still go past Ferrothorn relatively easily. Kartanas Choice Band and Melmetals Assault Vest set are great in general and with Kartana a Swords Dance set can function pretty well as a lategame cleaner and melmetal can still make use of Protect + Leftover sets. I think both of these steels deserve a rise to A+ .
This monstrosity of a Psychic-type is crazy right now and with Focus Blast it has the tools to break past steels and a Choice Specs boosted Psychic hits everything pretty hard anyway. Future Sight can also play a big role on Choice Scarf sets allowing the same what the Slowtriplets do, making process in the game. Tapu Lele has also access to Psyshock which means it isnt hard-walled by Galarian Slowking and Blissey, therefore it can break past them easily. Tapu Lele might look like a jaggernaut in first place but all what it needs to do it pulls off very well. I think even Calm Mind sets can allow easy breaking and tie'ing with Kyurem and other base 95s is very valuable to scare them out eventually.
Some might think with all the steels roaming around Tapu Lele has a hard time, but actually with enough support and its own tools it has access to it finds itself a very easy opportunity to take advantage of these, steels and ice Pokemon are easily covered with 1 slot which is Focus Blast anyway, which means those Pokemon have a hard time pivoting around Tapu Lele, and Focus Blast also heavily damages neutral targets, which are common in the current metagame and only gets stopped by Fairy- and Flying-types. Therefore Tapu Lele should rise a rank, as its arsenal of hard-hitting moves is really good in the current metagame.
To B
Let's be honest this Pokemon is very underrated, I've tried this on ladder with a Power Herb + Meteor Beam set and its a really good set. Meteor Beam, Stab and coverage (prolly Aura Sphere / Thunderbolt) is really good and hits most of the metagame for neutral damage. It also is a great tool against the aforementioned Psychic-type in Tapu Lele, as it can take it hits pretty well and Stealth Rock sets with SpDef investment achieves that. Being able to U-turn out of unfavorable MUs is also great and Wish gives it longevity, means it is a long-lasting Stealth Rocker. Here is the set, which I have used on ladder:
Jirachi @ Power Herb
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Meteor Beam
- Psychic / Flash Cannon
- Aura Sphere / Thunderbolt
- Substitute / Calm Mind
Its pretty customizable depending on the needs of your team and with teammates like Gengar, Gapdos, and Nihilego it can be a dangerous threat. You can also pair it up with a hazard stacking core like Landorus-T + Ferrothorn, and Knock Off users Like Ferrothorn and Weavile, in which Jirachi is able to shredd' through teams in the lategame. AND....speaking of the devil borb itself....
To A-
This Pokemon takes advantage of so many Pokemon in the moment, Pokemon like Landorus-T, Corviknight with Defog and its not easily counterable with 2 hard-hitting STAB moves in Brave Bird and Close Combat. U-turn is nice af tool to allow it to get out of unfavorable MUs. You can't deny that Gapdos is one of the best wallbreakers right now. Sure it might get worn down easily, but all it needs is clicking moves, especially on hazard stack teams it can perform its role to the best. Gapdos can also run fun stuff like Bulk Up sets with stuff like Drill Peck to allow it to be long-lasting Pokemon. Try it out, I've tried it on the ladder and its pretty fun and a legit set. But in overall this devil borb should rise a rank, as with finding itself on hazard stack teams it can take advantages well enough from hazard removal options like Defog Corviknight.
and Rise 1 subrank
Spooky they are and great they are! Both should rise a subrank for various of reasons, good Speed tier, great dual STAB moves, ability to shut down Blissey with Trick and with Blacephalon having Speed Boost and Gengar having great coverage and Nasty Plot I see these two Pokemon in a good place at the moment, outpacing many Base 100s is pretty valuable right now, these Pokemon include Victini as well as Volcarona, which are valuable targets.
stay where its at.
Baloor Made a great post about Tapu Fini, but I think it should stay where it is at right now. It doesn't serve as a S- or S rank Pokemon. Its still great however and helping against Shifu, Weavile, and Heatran in one slot is pretty valuable but it can get wornd down too easily to be a long-lasting check to all of these Pokemon and oftentimes they find themselves on the same team, meaning Tapu Fini can get overwhelmed pretty easily as Weavile + Heatran can easily overwhelm this shared check. And outside of Draining Kiss it has no sustainable recovery option, unless you use Leftovers, but Weavile can remove it in the progress meaning Tapu Fini gets hindered in a constant switch-in scenario. Its still a great Pokemon but not S- material.
and To A+
These two Steel-type dominate the SSOU metagame at the moment and with a variety of vaiable sets and great coverage options both these Steel-types can easily turn into dangerous threats in the current metagame. With Corviknight usage slowing down recently both these steels have one less wall to be afraid off and with Sacred Sword for the former and Superpower for the latter they can still go past Ferrothorn relatively easily. Kartanas Choice Band and Melmetals Assault Vest set are great in general and with Kartana a Swords Dance set can function pretty well as a lategame cleaner and melmetal can still make use of Protect + Leftover sets. I think both of these steels deserve a rise to A+ .
This was it from me and hope y'all have a wonderful day.