kokoloko
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As the list stands in the OP right now, I'm thinking:
Azelf, Qwilfish, and Swampert should all be dropped down from A to B.
Nidoqueen should be bumped up from B to A.
Azumarril, Durant, Machamp, Meloetta, Scolipede, and Zoroark should be dropped down from B to C. I'd even go as far as saying Blastoise, Galvantula, and Cinccino should drop too, tbh.
Reasoning:
I know people are going to think I'm crazy cause everyone's loving Qwilfish right now (myself included actually), but there's some huge flaws you can't overlook when making these decisions. This thing is complete and utter setup bait for a lot of the things its typing/role is supposed to counter. Cobalion sets up all over it with either Taunt or Substitute unless you want to run Scald (which I've actually been doing lol), as does Bisharp because Defiant is a gay ability. It's offensive presence is so low even Chandelure can switch into it. It's a great mon and it pairs very nicely with Umbreon, but A rank should be for Pokemon that don't have such an obvious flaw, imo.
Swampert is another good mon that I might get some flack about, but hear me out. While its very very good at its job (and unlike Qwilfish, isn't setup bait), I think the majority of its niche (that is, checking Fire- and Electric-types) gets eaten up by the more threatening Rhyperior. That alone should be a reason to bump it down. There's also the fact that its a tank without recovery, though.
I'm honestly surprised Azelf is still A rank. While, yes, it can be very, very dangerous, it often just, well... isn't. Most of the danger factor on this one comes from pure theorymon. 115 base Speed and twin 125 offenses... holy shit, but then you realize its extremely frail, every Choice Scarf user in the tier hits it super effectively, and it gets walled by Umbreon most of the time.
I am stupefied as to why Nidoqueen, the Pokemon many consider the best in the tier atm, is still on the same rank as fucking Blastoise? Amazing defensive typing that gives it the ability to check Fighting- and Electric-types, two of the most dangerous in the tier, a better movepool than the based Arceus itself, sets up Stealth Rock, absorbs Toxic Spikes upon entry, wallbreaks, and fits into pretty much any team and literally every playstyle. I would even go as far as saying Nidoqueen is S, tbh.
The rest of the stuff, I don't feel like going into, but it just isn't on par with the rest of the Pokemon in that tier.
Azelf, Qwilfish, and Swampert should all be dropped down from A to B.
Nidoqueen should be bumped up from B to A.
Azumarril, Durant, Machamp, Meloetta, Scolipede, and Zoroark should be dropped down from B to C. I'd even go as far as saying Blastoise, Galvantula, and Cinccino should drop too, tbh.
Reasoning:
I know people are going to think I'm crazy cause everyone's loving Qwilfish right now (myself included actually), but there's some huge flaws you can't overlook when making these decisions. This thing is complete and utter setup bait for a lot of the things its typing/role is supposed to counter. Cobalion sets up all over it with either Taunt or Substitute unless you want to run Scald (which I've actually been doing lol), as does Bisharp because Defiant is a gay ability. It's offensive presence is so low even Chandelure can switch into it. It's a great mon and it pairs very nicely with Umbreon, but A rank should be for Pokemon that don't have such an obvious flaw, imo.
Swampert is another good mon that I might get some flack about, but hear me out. While its very very good at its job (and unlike Qwilfish, isn't setup bait), I think the majority of its niche (that is, checking Fire- and Electric-types) gets eaten up by the more threatening Rhyperior. That alone should be a reason to bump it down. There's also the fact that its a tank without recovery, though.
I'm honestly surprised Azelf is still A rank. While, yes, it can be very, very dangerous, it often just, well... isn't. Most of the danger factor on this one comes from pure theorymon. 115 base Speed and twin 125 offenses... holy shit, but then you realize its extremely frail, every Choice Scarf user in the tier hits it super effectively, and it gets walled by Umbreon most of the time.
I am stupefied as to why Nidoqueen, the Pokemon many consider the best in the tier atm, is still on the same rank as fucking Blastoise? Amazing defensive typing that gives it the ability to check Fighting- and Electric-types, two of the most dangerous in the tier, a better movepool than the based Arceus itself, sets up Stealth Rock, absorbs Toxic Spikes upon entry, wallbreaks, and fits into pretty much any team and literally every playstyle. I would even go as far as saying Nidoqueen is S, tbh.
The rest of the stuff, I don't feel like going into, but it just isn't on par with the rest of the Pokemon in that tier.