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Artwork made by Schaff and then expertly and inconspicuously edited by esteemed artist LilyAC
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
Diglett
Groundium Z | S
Life Orb | S-
Choice Scarf | A-
Eviolite | B+
Focus Sash | B+
Mienfoo
Fast Pivot | S
Slow Pivot | S-
Choice Scarf | A+
Flyinium Z | B+
Baton Pass | B+
Life Orb | B
Choice Band | C+
Vullaby
Physical Attacker | S
Nasty Plot | S
Mixed Attacker | S-
Choice Scarf | A+
Defensive | A-
Z-Mirror Move | B
S-
Abra
Focus Sash | S-
Life Orb | A+
Choice Scarf | C+
Staryu
Offensive Rapid Spin | S-
Four-Attack Eviolite | S-
Life Orb | A+
Defensive Rapid Spin | A+
Timburr
Iron Fist | S-
Bulk Up | A+
A RANK
A+
Foongus
Defensive | A+
Gastly
Life Orb | A+
Hex | A+
Fairium Z | A-
Choice Scarf | A-
Electrium Z | B+
Ghostium Z | B+
Onix
Sturdy | A+
Weak Armor | A
Pawniard
Eviolite | A+
Choice Scarf | A
Life Orb | A
Snivy
Eviolite | A+
Berry Juice | A+
Choice Scarf | B+
Normalium Z | B+
Torchic
Offensive | A+
Swords Dance / Curse | A-
A
Croagunk
Nasty Plot | A
Mixed Attacker | A
Physical Attacker | A-
Doduo
Berry Juice | A
Choice Scarf | A-
Life Orb | A-
Ferroseed
Defensive | A
Mudbray
All-out Attacker | A
RestTalk | A-
Choice Scarf | A-
Ponyta
Physical Utility | A
Physical Firium Z | A
Sunny Day | A-
Grassium Z | A-
Shellder
Shell Smash | A
Choice Scarf | B-
Spritzee
Defensive | A
Offensive Nasty Plot | B
Wingull
Offensive | A
A-
Chinchou
Choice Scarf | A-
Bulky Pivot | B+
Fast Pivot | B
Z-Rain Dance | C+
Grimer-Alola
Pursuit Trapper | A-
Snubbull
Berry Juice | A-
Substitute | A-
Eviolite | B+
B RANK
B+
Carvanha
Physical Attacker | B+
Special Attacker | B+
Corphish
Swords Dance | B+
Dragon Dance | B
Life Orb | B-
Waterium Z | B-
Dwebble
Spikestacker | B+
Shell Smash | B-
Elekid
Life Orb | B+
Choice Scarf | C+
Kabuto
Utility | B+
Magnemite
Choice Scarf | B+
SturdyJuice | B
Magnet Pull | C+
Mareanie
Defensive | B+
Rufflet
Bulk Up | B+
Choice Scarf | B
Scraggy
Dragon Dance | B+
Choice Scarf | B
Slowpoke
Defensive | B+
Wynaut
Trapper | B+
B
Bunnelby
Choice Scarf | B
Life Orb / Normalium Z | B-
Frillish
Choice Scarf | B
Defensive | B-
Larvesta
Bulky Pivot | B
Choice Scarf | B-
Munchlax
Recycle | B
RestTalk | B-
Omanyte
Shell Smash | B
Spikestacker | B-
Pumpkaboo-Super
Spinblocker | B
Surskit
Focus Sash | B
Choice Scarf | B
Taillow
Physical Attacker | B
Mixed Attacker | B
Tirtouga
Solid Rock Smash | B
Defensive | B
Sturdy Smash | B-
Vulpix-Alola
Light Clay | B
Zigzagoon
Belly Drum | B
B-
Archen
Offensive | B-
Utility | C+
Cranidos
Choice Scarf | B-
Life Orb | C+
Cottonee
Z-Memento | B-
Eviolite | B-
Z-Nature Power | C+
Dewpider
Eviolite | B-
Drilbur
Choice Scarf | B-
Allout Attacker | B-
Utility | C+
Houndour
Life Orb | B-
Choice Scarf | C
Eviolite | C-
Pancham
Swords Dance | B-
Parting Shot | B-
Salandit
Poisonium Z | B-
Nasty Plot | B-
Berry Juice | B-
Snover
Choice Scarf | B-
Eviolite | C+
Trapinch
Trapper | B-
C RANK
C+
Amaura
Choice Scarf | C+
Bulbasaur
Z-Celebrate | C+
Buneary
Z-Splash | C+
Offensive Utility | C+
Clamperl
Shell Smash | C+
Hippopotas
Eviolite | C+
Smooth Rock | C-
Koffing
Berry Juice | C+
Eviolite | C+
Magby
Belly Drum | C+
Life Orb | C+
Meowth
Mixed Attacker | C+
Pikipek
Choice Scarf | C+
Life Orb | C+
PumpkabooSmall
Z-Trick or Trick | C+
Riolu
Swords Dance | C+
Rowlet
Baton Pass | C+
Defensive | C-
Swords Dance | C-
Sandshrew-Alola
Hail Sweeper | C+
Choice Scarf | C+
Skrelp
Special Attacker | C+
Trubbish
Spikestacker | C+
Venipede
Spikestacker | C+
C
Anorith
Utility | C
Axew
Dragon Dance | C
Darumaka
Choice Scarf | C
Deerling
Life Orb | C
Eviolite | C
Dratini
Mixed Attacker | C
Dragon Dance | C
Goldeen
Flyinium Z | C
Inkay
Choice Scarf | C
Z-Hypnosis | C
Lileep
Defensive | C
Mankey
Choice Scarf | C
Natu
Offensive | C
Defensive | C
Numel
Sweeper | C
Defensive | C
Sandile
Choice Scarf | C
Eviolite | C
Spinarak
Eviolite | C
Stufful
Swords Dance | C
Sandshrew
Bulky Utility | C
Tentacool
Berry Juice | C
Offensive | C
Tyrunt
Dragon Dance | C
Stealth Rock | C
C-
Budew
Spikestacker | C
Chespin
Defensive | C
Cubchoo
Hail Sweeper | C
Cubone
Physical Attacker | C
Exeggcute
Harvest | C
Fletchling
Swords Dance | C
Honedge
Physical Attacker | C
Lickitung
Wish Passer | C
Mantyke
Rain Sweeper | C
Remoraid
Choice Scarf | C
Stunky
Pursuit Trapper | C
Treecko
Swords Dance | C
Teddiursa
Quick Feet | C
Artwork made by Schaff and then expertly and inconspicuously edited by esteemed artist LilyAC
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
Groundium Z | S
Life Orb | S-
Choice Scarf | A-
Eviolite | B+
Focus Sash | B+
Fast Pivot | S
Slow Pivot | S-
Choice Scarf | A+
Flyinium Z | B+
Baton Pass | B+
Life Orb | B
Choice Band | C+
Physical Attacker | S
Nasty Plot | S
Mixed Attacker | S-
Choice Scarf | A+
Defensive | A-
Z-Mirror Move | B
S-
Focus Sash | S-
Life Orb | A+
Choice Scarf | C+
Offensive Rapid Spin | S-
Four-Attack Eviolite | S-
Life Orb | A+
Defensive Rapid Spin | A+
Iron Fist | S-
Bulk Up | A+
A RANK
A+
Defensive | A+
Life Orb | A+
Hex | A+
Fairium Z | A-
Choice Scarf | A-
Electrium Z | B+
Ghostium Z | B+
Sturdy | A+
Weak Armor | A
Eviolite | A+
Choice Scarf | A
Life Orb | A
Eviolite | A+
Berry Juice | A+
Choice Scarf | B+
Normalium Z | B+
Offensive | A+
Swords Dance / Curse | A-
A
Nasty Plot | A
Mixed Attacker | A
Physical Attacker | A-
Berry Juice | A
Choice Scarf | A-
Life Orb | A-
Defensive | A
All-out Attacker | A
RestTalk | A-
Choice Scarf | A-
Physical Utility | A
Physical Firium Z | A
Sunny Day | A-
Grassium Z | A-
Shell Smash | A
Choice Scarf | B-
Defensive | A
Offensive Nasty Plot | B
Offensive | A
A-
Choice Scarf | A-
Bulky Pivot | B+
Fast Pivot | B
Z-Rain Dance | C+
Pursuit Trapper | A-
Berry Juice | A-
Substitute | A-
Eviolite | B+
B RANK
B+
Physical Attacker | B+
Special Attacker | B+
Swords Dance | B+
Dragon Dance | B
Life Orb | B-
Waterium Z | B-
Spikestacker | B+
Shell Smash | B-
Life Orb | B+
Choice Scarf | C+
Utility | B+
Choice Scarf | B+
SturdyJuice | B
Magnet Pull | C+
Defensive | B+
Bulk Up | B+
Choice Scarf | B
Dragon Dance | B+
Choice Scarf | B
Defensive | B+
Trapper | B+
B
Choice Scarf | B
Life Orb / Normalium Z | B-
Choice Scarf | B
Defensive | B-
Bulky Pivot | B
Choice Scarf | B-
Recycle | B
RestTalk | B-
Shell Smash | B
Spikestacker | B-
Spinblocker | B
Focus Sash | B
Choice Scarf | B
Physical Attacker | B
Mixed Attacker | B
Solid Rock Smash | B
Defensive | B
Sturdy Smash | B-
Light Clay | B
Belly Drum | B
B-
Offensive | B-
Utility | C+
Choice Scarf | B-
Life Orb | C+
Z-Memento | B-
Eviolite | B-
Z-Nature Power | C+
Eviolite | B-
Choice Scarf | B-
Allout Attacker | B-
Utility | C+
Life Orb | B-
Choice Scarf | C
Eviolite | C-
Swords Dance | B-
Parting Shot | B-
Poisonium Z | B-
Nasty Plot | B-
Berry Juice | B-
Choice Scarf | B-
Eviolite | C+
Trapper | B-
C RANK
C+
Choice Scarf | C+
Z-Celebrate | C+
Z-Splash | C+
Offensive Utility | C+
Shell Smash | C+
Eviolite | C+
Smooth Rock | C-
Berry Juice | C+
Eviolite | C+
Belly Drum | C+
Life Orb | C+
Mixed Attacker | C+
Choice Scarf | C+
Life Orb | C+
Z-Trick or Trick | C+
Swords Dance | C+
Baton Pass | C+
Defensive | C-
Swords Dance | C-
Hail Sweeper | C+
Choice Scarf | C+
Special Attacker | C+
Spikestacker | C+
Spikestacker | C+
C
Utility | C
Dragon Dance | C
Choice Scarf | C
Life Orb | C
Eviolite | C
Mixed Attacker | C
Dragon Dance | C
Flyinium Z | C
Choice Scarf | C
Z-Hypnosis | C
Defensive | C
Choice Scarf | C
Offensive | C
Defensive | C
Sweeper | C
Defensive | C
Choice Scarf | C
Eviolite | C
Eviolite | C
Swords Dance | C
Bulky Utility | C
Berry Juice | C
Offensive | C
Dragon Dance | C
Stealth Rock | C
C-
Spikestacker | C
Defensive | C
Hail Sweeper | C
Physical Attacker | C
Harvest | C
Swords Dance | C
Physical Attacker | C
Wish Passer | C
Rain Sweeper | C
Choice Scarf | C
Pursuit Trapper | C
Swords Dance | C
Quick Feet | C
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