Hi everyone! I will be returning this generation as the host of the viability ranking thread, but because we are so early in the metagame we can't properly gauge the tier well enough to produce very accurate rankings. For the time being, we're going to provide a list of all Pokemon with fair viability in the metagame, which should help serve as a threat list of sorts while also providing an early teambuidling tool. Our criteria for this list was Pokemon we'd imagine could reasonably reside somewhere in a hypothetical viability ranking scenario. Since it is early, this list will likely have frequent changes made and should be a pretty rough estimate of the actual meta to come. This thread will be used as a resource and not for discussion of the tier, so it will be locked. Enjoy!
Viable Pokemon from Past Generations
Viable Pokemon from the New Generation
Viable Pokemon from Past Generations
Accelgor
Araquanid
Aromatisse
Arcanine
Avalugg
Barbaracle
Bewear
Braviary
Bronzong
Chandelure
Charizard
Cinccino
Claydol
Cloyster
Diggersby
Doublade
Drapion
Durant
Espeon
Flygon
Froslass
Galvantula
Gardevoir
Gastrodon
Gigalith
Golisopod
Haxorus
Heliolisk
Hippowdon
Jellicent
Lucario
Machamp
Mamoswine
Mantine
Milotic
Ninetales
Noivern
Pangoro
Passimian
Pyukumuku
Quagsire
Reuniclus
Rhyperior
Ribombee
Roserade
Rotom-Frost
Rotom-Mow
Salazzle
Shiftry
Sigilyph
Silvally-Fairy
Silvally-Ghost
Silvally-Steel
Snorlax
Torkoal
Toxicroak
Tsareena
Umbreon
Vanilluxe
Vaporeon
Weavile
Whimsicott
Xatu
Viable Pokemon from the New Generation
Alcremie
Barraskewda
Boltund
Centiskorch
Copperajah
Duraludon
Frosmoth
Indeedee
Inteleon
Morpeko
Mr. Mime-Galar
Polteaguist
Rapidash-Galar
Rillaboom
Sirfetch'd
Weezing-Galar
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