Resource USM LC Set Viability Rankings

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Welcome to the USM LC Set Viability Rankings! As a community, this project aims to rank the individual sets of each relevant LC Pokemon based on their current viability. Feel free to contribute by sharing and discussing opinions on the ranks; these posts will be considered when updating the thread. When nominating a set for a rank change, please provide valid reasoning and explanation, and aim to avoid unproductive discussion.​


S RANK

S

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Diglett
Groundium Z | S
Life Orb | S-
Choice Scarf | A-
Eviolite | B+
Focus Sash | B+


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Mienfoo
Fast Pivot | S
Slow Pivot | S-
Choice Scarf | A+
Flyinium Z | B+
Baton Pass | B+
Life Orb | B
Choice Band | C+


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Vullaby
Physical Attacker | S
Nasty Plot | S
Mixed Attacker | S-
Choice Scarf | A+
Defensive | A-
Z-Mirror Move | B


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Abra
Focus Sash | S-
Life Orb | A+
Choice Scarf | C+


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Staryu
Offensive Rapid Spin | S-
Four-Attack Eviolite | S-
Life Orb | A+
Defensive Rapid Spin | A+


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Timburr
Iron Fist | S-
Bulk Up | A+



A RANK

A+

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Foongus
Defensive | A+

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Gastly
Life Orb | A+
Hex | A+
Fairium Z | A-
Choice Scarf | A-
Electrium Z | B+
Ghostium Z | B+


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Onix
Sturdy | A+
Weak Armor | A


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Pawniard
Eviolite | A+
Choice Scarf | A
Life Orb | A


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Snivy
Eviolite | A+
Berry Juice | A+
Choice Scarf | B+
Normalium Z | B+


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Torchic
Offensive | A+
Swords Dance / Curse | A-


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Croagunk
Nasty Plot | A
Mixed Attacker | A
Physical Attacker | A-


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Doduo
Berry Juice | A
Choice Scarf | A-
Life Orb | A-


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Ferroseed
Defensive | A

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Mudbray
All-out Attacker | A
RestTalk | A-
Choice Scarf | A-


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Ponyta
Physical Utility | A
Physical Firium Z | A
Sunny Day | A-
Grassium Z | A-


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Shellder
Shell Smash | A
Choice Scarf | B-


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Spritzee
Defensive | A
Offensive Nasty Plot | B


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Wingull
Offensive | A

A-

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Chinchou
Choice Scarf | A-
Bulky Pivot | B+
Fast Pivot | B
Z-Rain Dance | C+


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Grimer-Alola
Pursuit Trapper | A-

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Snubbull
Berry Juice | A-
Substitute | A-
Eviolite | B+



B RANK

B+

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Carvanha
Physical Attacker | B+
Special Attacker | B+


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Corphish
Swords Dance | B+
Dragon Dance | B
Life Orb | B-
Waterium Z | B-


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Dwebble
Spikestacker | B+
Shell Smash | B-


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Elekid
Life Orb | B+
Choice Scarf | C+


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Kabuto
Utility | B+

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Magnemite
Choice Scarf | B+
SturdyJuice | B
Magnet Pull | C+


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Mareanie
Defensive | B+

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Rufflet
Bulk Up | B+
Choice Scarf | B


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Scraggy
Dragon Dance | B+
Choice Scarf | B


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Slowpoke
Defensive | B+

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Wynaut
Trapper | B+

B

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Bunnelby
Choice Scarf | B
Life Orb / Normalium Z | B-


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Frillish
Choice Scarf | B
Defensive | B-


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Larvesta
Bulky Pivot | B
Choice Scarf | B-


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Munchlax
Recycle | B
RestTalk | B-


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Omanyte
Shell Smash | B
Spikestacker | B-


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Pumpkaboo-Super
Spinblocker | B

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Surskit
Focus Sash | B
Choice Scarf | B


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Taillow
Physical Attacker | B
Mixed Attacker | B


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Tirtouga
Solid Rock Smash | B
Defensive | B
Sturdy Smash | B-


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Vulpix-Alola
Light Clay | B

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Zigzagoon
Belly Drum | B

B-

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Archen
Offensive | B-
Utility | C+


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Cranidos
Choice Scarf | B-
Life Orb | C+


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Cottonee
Z-Memento | B-
Eviolite | B-
Z-Nature Power | C+


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Dewpider
Eviolite | B-

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Drilbur
Choice Scarf | B-
Allout Attacker | B-
Utility | C+


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Houndour
Life Orb | B-
Choice Scarf | C
Eviolite | C-


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Pancham
Swords Dance | B-
Parting Shot | B-


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Salandit
Poisonium Z | B-
Nasty Plot | B-
Berry Juice | B-


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Snover
Choice Scarf | B-
Eviolite | C+


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Trapinch
Trapper | B-


C RANK

C+

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Amaura
Choice Scarf | C+

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Bulbasaur
Z-Celebrate | C+

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Buneary
Z-Splash | C+
Offensive Utility | C+

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Clamperl
Shell Smash | C+

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Hippopotas
Eviolite | C+
Smooth Rock | C-


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Koffing
Berry Juice | C+
Eviolite | C+


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Magby
Belly Drum | C+
Life Orb | C+


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Meowth
Mixed Attacker | C+

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Pikipek
Choice Scarf | C+
Life Orb | C+


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PumpkabooSmall
Z-Trick or Trick | C+

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Riolu
Swords Dance | C+

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Rowlet
Baton Pass | C+
Defensive | C-
Swords Dance | C-


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Sandshrew-Alola
Hail Sweeper | C+
Choice Scarf | C+


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Skrelp
Special Attacker | C+

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Trubbish
Spikestacker | C+

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Venipede
Spikestacker | C+

C

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Anorith
Utility | C

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Axew
Dragon Dance | C

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Darumaka
Choice Scarf | C

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Deerling
Life Orb | C
Eviolite | C


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Dratini
Mixed Attacker | C
Dragon Dance | C


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Goldeen
Flyinium Z | C

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Inkay
Choice Scarf | C
Z-Hypnosis | C


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Lileep
Defensive | C

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Mankey
Choice Scarf | C

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Natu
Offensive | C
Defensive | C


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Numel
Sweeper | C
Defensive | C


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Sandile
Choice Scarf | C
Eviolite | C


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Spinarak
Eviolite | C

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Stufful
Swords Dance | C

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Sandshrew
Bulky Utility | C

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Tentacool
Berry Juice | C
Offensive | C


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Tyrunt
Dragon Dance | C
Stealth Rock | C


C-

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Budew
Spikestacker | C

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Chespin
Defensive | C

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Cubchoo
Hail Sweeper | C

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Cubone
Physical Attacker | C

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Exeggcute
Harvest | C

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Fletchling
Swords Dance | C

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Honedge
Physical Attacker | C

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Lickitung
Wish Passer | C

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Mantyke
Rain Sweeper | C

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Remoraid
Choice Scarf | C

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Stunky
Pursuit Trapper | C

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Treecko
Swords Dance | C

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Teddiursa
Quick Feet | C
 
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Diglett
Eviolite | A-
Focus Sash | A-

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Mienfoo
Choice Band | B

S-

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Abra
Choice Scarf | B-

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Staryu
Offensive Rapid Spin | S-


A RANK

A+

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Gastly
Fairium Z | A
Choice Scarf | A-
Electrium Z | B+
Ghostium Z | B+



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Snivy
Choice Scarf | A-

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Chinchou
Bulky Pivot | A-
Fast Pivot | B+
Z-Rain Dance | B-

Went through S-A, quoted everything I definitely can't agree with.

Diglett: Calling Evio and Sash A- is a massive insult to quite literally everything in A-. Somewhere in B ranks maybe.
Mienfoo: Bandfoo being above C is a meme and whoever informed you it was not was lying to you.
Abra: tf is a scarf abra (doing above C+)?
Staryu: Staryu has several A+ sets which combined make it an S- mon, not a mon with an S- set and two A+ sets imo. I'd put them all at A+ accordingly.

Gastly: Fairium is not legitimately good, and is only maybe as good as Scarf. It should be in the same rank - A-. Meanwhile I'm no expert on Electrium and Ghostium, I freely admit, but them being as high as B+ is suspect.
Snivy: Scarf Snivy is B+ in the current meta, although it's borderline perhaps.
Chinchou: Bulky Pivot (aka non-scarf) is not an A- set it is a B+ set. Similarly, Fast Pivot is a rank lower as well, at B. Z-Rain Dance is an unset and should be C+ or lower.

I'll do lower ranks later probably, but from looking at the top ranks it seems like there's an issue with decent-at-best sets being ranked closer to the Pokemon's VR rank than it rightfully deserves. Just because a Pokemon is at a high rank doesn't mean they can't have low ranked sets (A rank mons can certainly have C rank sets exist).
 
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