So I'd like to bring up some points to this:
Rises:
A+ to S-
I fully agree with what avg wrote, it's just so useful rn, it can check the new dragons (lowkey counters Hydrei, even tho it has some issues vs LO Latias TBolt, as it has to Rest) while also being a useful mon vs the offensive threats such as Keldeo and Mienshao. Not to mention it also has some neat offensive sets, I like SubCM personally because it can abuse many defensive staples such as Umbreon and it also abuses Swampert too, but Specs sets might be underrated, as they appreciate Rain leaving so it has more leeway to run an offensive set, but yeah rise it to S-, it's at least top 3 mon imo.
A to A+
So I've saw some discussion on this and ngl I'm leaning towards rising this, as while it's true that building around this mon is
kinda awkward (though ngl I find it very splashable in Double Regen structures), it's still a really threatening mon due to being so good at crippling it's checks with Knock Off + U-turn combo and Regenerator allows it to have a really good longevity. Meta shifts also helped it quite a lot as it received two new threats (Hydreigon and non Sand Rush Exca) and OU just stoled Buzzwole and Rain (I mean...technically you can do stuff with Politoed, Kingdra and Omastar but that's it), one of which was the best Shao counter (and well, Rain was a good offensive answer to it as Barra outsped and KOed it). Anyways, now let's go through its sets, Life Orb is probably the most awkward to build around, but it's still a very strong wallbreaker if you can fit it on a team and Scarf sets lock it into an attack, making it more abusable, but those sets gives teams an Speed Control while also giving momentum to the team. Overall a really strong Speed Control and Wallbreaker worth to rise to A+ (though I can see the counter-arguments and I fully respect them).
A to A+
I understand if you guys disagree with this one as it's just a very hot take, but I feel like it has gotten benefited by the shifts as now it has a new victim (Excadrill) and with Buzzwole leaving we need a way to check Zyg-10%, so that's when Tangrowth comes in hand! It's just a hella good Zyg-10% hard-check (kind of dies to Toxic + chip + Outrage though!) and it also checks many other Physical Attackers such as Excadrill (already mentioned above), Zarude, Krookodile and it's able to pivot in Conkeldurr in order to chip it with Rocky Helmet. Also you guys should run Power Whip more in order to hit Prim harder, but yeah I'd rise it to A+ rn.
A- to A
Do you want a pinkblob in a meta were you need a Chansey and Hydreigon check? Yeah I want it rfn. In all seriousness, this mon just offers so much right now, it's a pivot, it's a Hydreigon and Latias check (in fact counter in the Hydra's case, as Latias can cripple it in Specs sets) and it also checks some stuff such as Azelf NP and Thundurus-Therian because it's Chansey and it's
FAT. I also feel like people should explore this mon more, as it has many utility moves such as Heal Bell, Healing Wish, Wish and Confide, moves which are
worth exploring especially in fat teams, won't elaborate further because we all know what it does, but it simply loves the meta shifts as it has gotten two victims and it got Skarmory, a really good partner in fat teams due to the pink blob's ability to check most SpA attackers and Skarm checks stuff such as Excadrill, but yeah I just feel like this mon should rise a subrank rn.
B+ to A-
One of the best CM wincons thanks to it's bulk and it's capacity to be a solid Mienshao (Knock Off hurts and Poison Jab wear it downs rly quickly though!) and Latias check (Mystical Fire into Thunderbolt Life Orb hurts though!) while also fully abusing defensive threats such as Umbreon, Skarmory, Sylveon and Slowking in one slot. Magic Bounce is also nice due to it's ability to be a solid secondary hazard control while also being pretty bulky and it has a solid Psychic-Fairy-Fire coverage, so I feel like it's better than most B+ mons and can rise a subrank.
B+ to A-
Busted dog. Buzzwole leaving means less checks for it and now it's main check, Tangrowth, can still lose to Toxic + Hazards + Outrage, which is just super good for this dog. It also has Extreme Speed in order to clean teams vs Scarf Shao, Mamoswine if chipped and Hydrei Scarf, the rest is just Thousand Arrows being busted af and it just has many ways to beat it's counterplay (Skitter Smack over Toxic is an option too), yeah it
definitely should rise. Also, just wanna mention that this mon ain't that hard to slap onto teams as it only needs some pivoting support, then you're okay as this mon hits hard and has some utility in form to be a (p shaky) Electric-type check.
B to B+
pokemonisfun This mon is finally good yea! So basically it's just a rly good SD wincon thanks to its sick coverage and with Buzzwole lefting you're not longer forced to run Zen Headbutt (still good for the Sussy Baka mushroom though) and now you can run Horn Leech / SD / Close Combat / Darkest Larkat, able to hit everything bar Amoonguss while also being a good check to Primarina, Zygarde-10%, Krookodile, Zarude and Keldeo while also abusing non Thunder Wave Slowking too. Defensive sets are still good due to its neat defensive attributes and being a check to all the mons mentioned above but with the capability to run Synthesis. Oh yeah and before I forget, I want to say that Grassy Surge is
mega valuable now, as it gives recovery to mons such as Diancie, Aegislash and Tentacruel while also reducting the damage taken from EQ, Earth Power and Thousand Arrows (p sure I missed a move), so yeah I love this mon rn due to its defensive and offensive attributes, we should explore it more as there's room for exploration def (Bulk Up and even Choice Scarf looks interesting atm), idk if pif is going to add something but this is my Bulu nom :).
B to B+
Estarossa Umbreon gang! Anyways, this mon is just pretty good atm, as now it checks many stuff such as Excadrill, Latias, Hydreigon, Mamoswine, Gyarados, Jirachi and Azelf while also having access to Wish utility in one slot, yeah it's definitely a good pick for balance- but that's not all! It also has Foul Play, which can combo extremely well with Toxic as they both can
cripple many mons and prevent lots of things from switching into it, I can say that I love this mon and I think it should rise definitely thanks to its attributes in fat teams (and it can fit on some BOs too, though I personally prefer Sylveon for them)
B- to A-
This mon rose
a lot since the Buzzwole's departure, as now it has one less wall and it doesn't have too much competition for the fighting slot. It has lots of tools such as Mach Punch in order to revenge kill the mole & Hydreigon and it can just eat Skarmory alive while also having Knock Off in order to remove items and wear down it's checks. While I don't believe it's broken as it's still slow asf and has competition from Mienshao, I still feel like it should rise a lot as the meta shifts
heavily benefit it. Oh yeah and not to mention that Facade goes super brrrr rn, heat mon for sure!
B- to B
Kinda clunky but it checks Latias, Gmoltres, Salamence, Thundurus-Therian and Entei in one slot while it's also a neat Rocker able to beat some hazard removals such as Mandibuzz and Salamence. Body Press + Moonblast + Diamond Storm also chunks lowkey everything bar Tentacruel as Lily said in a metagame discussion post, so yeah thanks to its decent offensive prescence and access to Rocks it might be worth to B. It's also a rly rly good Bulu partner as it benefits from Grassy Surge due to its lack of recovery (sorry if this one was lazy af, I just think it's kinda self-explanatory).
C+ to B-
I've heard (and talked) about this mon in the discord server and ngl I feel like it's a decent Defogger thanks to it's capacity to Defog in the two best Spikers (Roserade and Skarmory) while also having access to Heal Bell and Haze, which are pretty useful if your team has something like Toxic Umbreon or Mystical Fire Sylveon and you need a solid defogger. It also checks Salamence and it can hit the Mole (Freeze-Dry does like 21-24 but if you Knock Off it's lefties, you can wear down it with Hazards and just chip it until death). Yeah it's
pretty decent in fat teams and might deserve a little rise.
C+ to B+
This mon is a reliable check for LO 3a Latias, Hydreigon (run 68 SpD on this mon to tank a +2 Flash Cannon from LO Hydreigon), Mienshao, Kommo-O, Krookodile, Zarude, Salamence and Thundurus-Therian in one slot while also offering Fire-Fairy coverage, which is sick as it can chunk the best steels rn (Mole and Aegi) and it also offers Wish support (Bell support is nice but if u drop mfire u let 100 mons in anyways, though might be nice in fat teams). Also, some people says ''Primarina is better'', and while is
true, Sylveon has lots of niches over it,
read this post in order to see a little more about it's niche and enjoy :3!
C to C+
I've also heard and talked about it on the discord server and I've saw it on some battles and not gonna lie it looks very promising, as it offers momentum, a speed tier able to outspeed foes such as Mence, Zarude and Krookodile and being a defogger which beats Roserade is always nice (though I prefer Taunt on it). It's sorta weak to Knock Off because it hates losing it's boots, but it's still an ok pivot able to beat a unique amount of mons and with some neat perks in form to Taunt and even Defog by itself, so yeah might warrant a little rise.
C to C+
So I recommend you guys to look at this Aqua Ring's post in order to see some calcs, but yeah, this mon's pretty neat rn, as it has gained a host of new threats and it just lost Buzzwole, which just makes this mon better than it used to be, though this is not all, as it offers a lowkey unwallable STAB combo (Triple Axel is still good here btw) while also having priority, which is super nice to pick up threats such as ZyDog (though dont let it get chipped in order to revenge kill it) and Scarf Shao after chip. I personally would like to try it in Spikes teams, as it can chip stuff with Spikes up and sometimes it's raw power is lacking, so you can compensate with Spikes support, yeah it should rise a little imo.
Drops:
A+ to A-
This little pony is just not as good as before, since Latias got freed, Slowking dropped and Rain rose, Keldeo is just kinda awkward, as it gets walled p easily by them and you can't outspeed threats such as Lycan-Dusk, which is mega awkward for a mon like this. ProTox is neat as it can wear down it's checks and Specs is still okay as it still can hit hard and Toxic + Icy Wind is annoying for it's checks, I don't think that it's as good as before, as its not the nuclear bomb that it used to be and it's speed is just not as good due to being easily outsped by busted dog and Latias, it's still valuable though as it can revenge kill Hydreigon, but yeah it should drop.
A+ to A
This mon has been
kind of outclassed by mole, as it Spins and has a better MU vs BoltBeam Latias while also simultaneously hitting Rotoms unlike this mon, making the mole the better ground overall. It also doesn't appreciate the rise of another Ground-Types such as Seismitoad and the Swampert's arrival, making this mon harder to fit onto a team, not to mention that Nihilego has been disappearing quite a bit due to the meta trends being super unkind to it (I'll mention it below). I still think it has a significant niche as a Knock Off user and a Ground-Type able to beat Exca and it has a better MU vs Skarmory, as it at least can Knock Off it, but overall deserves a drop IMO.
A to A-
The same problem than Krookodile but
even worse, as Nihilego hardly makes progress right now as this mon has such of a flawed MU vs Slowking, Latias, Swampert and Excadrill, making this mon...kinda awkward. Not to mention that now the clear preference to Washtom is just super bad for it, as now Heattom, it's main victim tbh, it's just disappearing a lot and Roserade has been dropping due to Buzzwole leaving, which was kind of a Nihi victim, not to mention that Nihi teams have massive flaws vs Excadrill and Krookodile even tho it can Knock Off them, but yeah just drop it to A-.
A to B+
It was one of the biggest haters of the meta-shifts, as not only it has gotten Skarmory, a better Spikes user able to check mole and most Ground-Types while also having Whirlwind for Gyarados, but it lost Buzzwole, it's partner in crime which was able to cover it from Ground-Types, now with it gone, using this mon on a team is
hella hard as then the team has big holes vs Ground-Types and
even Fighting-Types. Not to mention it hates Mole existence too, as now it can't pull Defensive sets as effectively as before, and now it just feels kind of forced to run Leaf Storm and SpA investment in order to chunk Excadrill, which means that now the teams which use it struggle more vs Primarina too, so yeah I just don't like the big gaps which it leaves to teams and definitely should drop.
A- to B+/B
Mole dropping just affected it a lot, as it folds to Mold Breaker EQ and the worse part is that it also folds to SD + Rock Slide unlike Washtom, making it
even worse as a check, as at least Washtom checks Sand Rush (kinda rare but still worth mentioning here). It also dislikes Roserade dropping and stuff such as Primarina raising quite a lot. It also dislikes meta shifts, as it had a victim in Buzzwole and now it has new threats such as Latias and Hydreigon while also Tangrowth becoming the (imo) best Grass-Type isn't the best thing for it, as it can Knock Off it unlike the other grasses and Rotom-Heat without Boots just folds to Rocks, making this mon overall really vulnerable to meta threats and it's clearly not as dominant as most A- mons.
B+ to B
So I just find this mon kinda mediocre rn, as now it's walled by Slowking and Latias despite that Sacred Fire can burn them, but Slowking on one hand resists Sacred Fire and Latias on other hand outspeeds it and tanks a hit while also killing it to Draco Meteor Life Orb, making it just...easier to deal than before? Like you die to the best mons of the tier (imo). Not to mention that it also gets walled by a handful of mons such as Primarina, Seismitoad, Swampert (new mon but w/e), Umbreon and Diancie while also being revenge killed by Zygarde-10% (mon which is getting way better than before), Azumarill and Conkeldurr after some chip. It also doesn't appreciate Buzzwole lefting and Roserade dropping, as it was
pretty good at killing those structures. I still find it very powerful, especially under sun, but I feel like it should drop a subrank rn.
B+ to B
This mon just got a big hit for the meta shifts, as now we've got Slowking, Mole, Hydrei and Latias which is like, super bad for it, as it has gotten a new wall (Slowking), three revenge killers (Mole, Hydrei and Latias) and lowkey a competition for the Ground-Type slot aka Mole, which at least offers some sort of defensive utility, but this mon is just kinda mediocre atm and it's not like only for the shifts, it's because it also has been getting hurt by the meta trends already, especially with
Rotom-Wash rising quite a lot and with stuff such as Mamoswine, Sneasel and AV Reuniclus seeing some usage, big threats to Nidoking without a doubt and just...leaves Nidoking as a really unreliable breaker.
Also, yeah ik it's weird to see someone nominating this mon lower considering that it's also B+ on the OU VR, but OU and UU are
completely different metas, I just wanted to clarify it in order to avoid some sort of confusion and/or counterargument related to it, as having mons lower in a lower tier than in a higher tier is okay and from what I know is accepted.
C+ to C
While it has been always a niche pick, now is just
even nicher, as now we've got Excadrill, mon which hard walls it and it's still an Electric-type which can't break grounds without Toxic Spikes support. Sub sets might still be viable but they might drop in order to reflect how worse did they got. Oh and not to mention that Latias ignores Toxic Spikes too and I can threaten it.
C to UR
Would you mind explaining me what are their niches rn?
New mons:
S
I agree with Esta on this one, this mon is so flexible and splashable, its lowkey a check for many mons of the tier such as Latias, Kommo-O, Salamence, Keldeo and it can also have a better MU vs Conkeldurr, Heracross & Shao if runs Psyshock/Psychic + Colburr Berry, which is
really aprecciated as find a check to them isn't easy rn. I also find Thunder Wave very nice to dissuade Hydrei from switching and I also don't know why people underrates FuturePort so much? It still can fit into the right team as it's still lowkey busted paired with the fighting-type mons such as Shao or Hera and like Esta mentioned, CM sets might be dangerous vs fat teams. Also, I've saw some arguments such as "Dark-types being very common", but I don't think those are good at all, as it's very easy to slap onto teams and you can easily fit a Dark-type check alongside it, so I don't see it as a problem. But yeah is IMO the best mon of the tier.
S-
I definitely believe that this mon is super good, as it's offensive sets are just very dangerous due to their coverage and access to Roost, but I think that 3a Roost has been already mentioned and I think it's just it's best set, so won't go further on it. I've found Choice Specs to be really nukey though, as they can break through it's common resists such as Sylveon and Umbreon and like I've mentioned in my Best Thing post, after getting rid of the fairy you can start Draco Meteor spam until death, as even resists such as Aegislash get heavily wear down, it's not it's best set but it's fun definitely, I also think we can start testing Scarf and Grassy Seed more too, as they have interesting niches on their own. With that being said, though, I still think that straight S might push it, as the metagame in it's two weeks of existence has adapted well to it with mons such as Sylveon, Diancie and Umbreon, which are very good rn and it still finds itself on a kinda uncomfortable position when switching into status such as Toxic or Thunder Wave, but overall I believe that S- might be appropriate for it.
A+
I find this mon very neat, as it's utility sets can just bring a very good check to many mons such as Galarbro, Nihilego and Aegislash while also offering Spin utility, rocks (it's a rocker that doesn't fold to Hatterene) and a Volt Absorber in one slot, which is very valuable for most balance teams, as it's also a neat semi-check to Latias, not to mention it hits Washtom too, the best hazzard control rn. Now I personally
think that SD sets are kinda underrated, as if the oppo team doesn't have Skarm/Celesteela or they have one of them but it's weakened, it can sweep, as most checks are one flinch away to die (Mandibuzz, Tangrowth and Latias under Sand or with a Spin boost). My only problem with it is that it can't deal with hazard setters such as Skarmory or even Swampert, making it
kinda bad at keeping hazzards off, however, I believe that a good way to patch up this is pairing it with Hatterene, but yeah really good mon overall.
A
Oh yeah boi, a new Chansey/Sylveon partner here! I just love this mon as it's without a doubt the
best Spikes user to the tier due to its ability to beat Excadrill while also chunking Rotoms with Body Press and/or Toxic'ing them, it also checks stuff such as Bulu, Zarude, Krookodile, DD Gyarados if running whirlwind and DD Mence in one slot and due to this, it can fit on many teams. I also think that Defog might be nice on teams which needs the role compression of PhsyDef wall + Defog user and Custap Berry sets might need some exploration in HOs too, as it's also kinda threatening with Body Press and stuff and while it's kinda shaky as a Psychic-type check, I still think that it should be ranked highly.
A-
I find it as a very nice glue mon thanks to its ability to check Latias, Hydreigon, Azelf and Excadrill while also offering Knock Off support and pivoting abilities respectively and it can do all of this reliably as it has good recovery and Overcoat is a nice ability as it helps to be inmune to Spore, allowing it to either Knock Off it or just nail it with Brave Bird (risking play though). I also think that Foul Play is a neat option on this thing too as it beats Gyara DD, SD Exca and Mence DD, which is very good as it can stomach a hit from them. Not everything is good for it though, as it can get crippled rather easily by Knock Off and Toxic due to its weird typing, it also has a small 4mss because it wants Brave Bird, Toxic (this one helps to cripple CM Latias and NP Hydrei) and Foul Play + Knock Off U-turn Roost but it's still very effective as a glue and should be in the A ranks imo.
A-
While it's true that it faces competition from Seismitoad
in defensive sets, I still think that we are
underestimating a little this mon, as while it's true that defensive sets have some issues (though I find them to be cool in Sylveon or Umbreon balances and Volt-Turns), I think we should consider Offensive sets as an option, as Swamp has many options such as Ice Punch to hit Latias and Hydrei while also having stuff such as Flip Turn and EQ in order to just hit very hard overall, making it effective in offensive teams due to its pivoting capabilities and unique combination of typing and moves, so yeah I just don't find it that comparable with Toad in non-Defensive sets and it should be considered more, as they are still rather effective in some Volt-Turns.
I also agree with the following noms (though some of them have been only briefly mentioned):
rise
rise
rise
rise
rise
rise
drop
drop
rise
rise
rise
Au revoir!