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OFFENSIVE ROLES:
Wallbreakers-​

Choice Band / Specs users:
Choice Band- :Basculin: :bombirdier::bruxish: :komala::mabosstiff: :medicham: :muk: :perrserker: :sneasel-hisui::tauros-paldea::thwackey:
Choice Specs- :abomasnow::clawitzer: :eelektross: :farigiraf: :indeedee-f: :jolteon: :lilligant: :pyroar:
All-out attackers:
Physical: :crabominable: :honchkrow: :komala::lurantis: :medicham: :muk: :perrserker: :tauros-paldea: :zangoose:
Special: :charizard: :clawitzer: :jolteon: :pyroar:

Setup sweepers:
Agility- :braviary: :farigiraf: :sawsbuck:
Belly Drum: :charizard:
Bulk Up- :braviary: :crabominable: :komala::gogoat: :tauros-paldea: :ursaring:
Calm Mind- :drifblim: :farigiraf: :glaceon: :indeedee-f: :jolteon: :mesprit: :umbreon:
Coil- :eelektross: :sandaconda:
Curse- :muk:
Dragon Dance- :whiscash:
Fillet Away- :veluza:
Iron Defense (and kin)- :appletun: :sandaconda:
Nasty Plot- :farigiraf: :golduck: :haunter::honchkrow: :houndoom: :mesprit::rotom::rotom-fan::rotom-frost::skuntank::toxicroak:
Quiver Dance- :lilligant: :oricorio-pau::vivillon-fancy:
Swords Dance- :abomasnow::bruxish: :cacturne: :klawf::komala: :leafeon: :perrserker: :qwilfish: :sawsbuck::sneasel-hisui::scyther: :toxicroak::thwackey: :ursaring:
Trailblaze & Flame Charge- :houndoom: :medicham: :pyroar: :sawsbuck::scyther: :tauros-paldea::sneasel-hisui: :ursaring:


Speed Control-​
Choice Scarf users:
:bombirdier::bruxish: :ditto: :haunter::indeedee-f::mabosstiff::magneton: :medicham: :mesprit::pyroar: :rotom: :rotom-fan: :rotom-frost: :scyther: :tauros::tauros-paldea::toxicroak:

Priority users:
Aqua Jet- :beartic: :bruxish::qwilfish::qwilfish-hisui::veluza:
Fake Out- :perrserker::thwackey:
First Impression- :spidops:
Quick Attack- :scyther:
Shadow Sneak: :muk:
Sucker Punch- :bombirdier: :cacturne: :dugtrio-alola: :honchkrow::komala: :toxicroak:


Field-effect Setters:
Trick Room- :farigiraf: :indeedee-f::hattrem:


DEFENSIVE ROLES:
Physical walls:
:appletun::braviary: :crocalor: :drifblim: :klawf: :misdreavus: :oricorio:-(all formes) :qwilfish::qwilfish-hisui: :rabsca: :sandaconda::sableye: :umbreon: :whiscash:
Special walls:
:appletun::articuno: :blissey: :bombirdier::braviary: :camerupt: :crocalor: :muk::rabsca: :sliggoo-hisui: :umbreon: :ursaring: :whiscash:

Anti setup:​
Encore users:
:cacturne::crocalor::haunter: :indeedee-f: :mesprit: :sableye:

Haze users:
:articuno::muk::qwilfish: :qwilfish-hisui:

Unaware users:
:crocalor:

Phasers (Dragon Tail, Roar, Whirlwind, etc.):
:appletun: :bombirdier: :crocalor: :dudunsparce: :eelektross:

Status Absorbers (Rest, Shed Skin, Natural Cure, etc):
:blissey: :komala: :sandaconda: :ursaring:

Defensive Pivots:
:articuno::bombirdier: :braviary::eelektross::komala: :magneton: :mesprit::perrserker: :rotom:

UTILITY & SUPPORT ROLES:

Hazard Setters:​
Stealth Rocks: :blissey::bombirdier: :carbink: :camerupt: :dugtrio: :dugtrio-alola: :klawf::mesprit: :sandaconda: :whiscash:
Spikes: :cacturne::carbink: :froslass::qwilfish::qwilfish-hisui: :whiscash:
Toxic Spikes: :muk: :qwilfish::qwilfish-hisui: :skuntank:

Hazard Control:​
Defog: :braviary::drifblim: :lurantis::oricorio-pau: :scyther:
Rapid Spin: :komala:
Magic Bounce: :hattrem:

Removal Deterrent:​
Defiant: :braviary: Contrary: :lurantis:
Spin-blockers: :drifblim: :froslass::haunter: :misdreavus: :rotom::sableye:
Status Inducers:​
Sleep: :lilligant: :vivillon-fancy:
Paralysis: :blissey: :drifblim::froslass: :qwilfish::qwilfish-hisui: :sableye::sandaconda: :sawsbuck: :umbreon:
Poison: :muk: :qwilfish::qwilfish-hisui: :skuntank:
Burn: :camerupt: :crocalor::drifblim::froslass: :haunter: :pyroar::rotom: :rotom-fan: :rotom-frost: :sableye:
Misc. Support Options​
Trick / Switcheroo Users: :froslass: :grimmsnarl: :haunter::medicham::mesprit: :rotom: :indeedee-f: :rotom-fan: :rotom-frost::sneasel-hisui:
Knock Off users: :bombirdier: :klawf::thwackey:
Aurora Veil, Light Screen & Reflect: :abomasnow: :froslass: :indeedee-f::rotom:
Wish, Healing Wish, & Revival Blessing:
Wish- :dachsbun::farigiraf: :komala::umbreon:
Healing Wish- :blissey: :indeedee-f: :lilligant: :mesprit:
 
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Changelog:
3/13- Removed Cetitan and Oricorio-Sensu, added Crocalor as an Encore user.
3/20- Added Trick / Switcheroo users, Spin-blockers, and Burn inducers.
4/1- removed Abomasnow, Copperajah, Frosmoth, and Whiscash. Added Barraskewda, Charizard, Floatzel, and Florges. Removed UR'd Pokemon.
4/29- Long overdue, but removed Barraskewda and Florges. Purged recently Unranked Pokemon and filled in some roles that I missed previously.
5/8- Removed Floatzel
5/14- Added Whiscash, waiting for Indeedee's fate in the tier before adding it or not
6/1- Removed Passimian, Lycanroc, and Zoroark. Added Komala and new NFE's from Home
7/13- Added and removed Quick Shifts, removed stragglers from previous shifts that I missed, updated some roles that weren't entirely fleshed out.
7/21- Removed recently unranked Pokemon.
 
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