Updates to the BW UU VR courtesy of
choolio Accel Finchinator Amukamara and myself. More changes may come to this and I will be getting updates for a few other of the tiers!

Kingdra up to S: Kingdra returns to S rank status after a short drop to A. How powerful full rain is and how important Kingdra is to the playstyle aside, DD sets are becoming more and more popular and takes direct advantage of normal checks to special sets like Empoleon and Ferroseed. On top of that, even if you have special Kingdra checks on your team this Pokemon has a tendency to muscle right through them under rain, making it one of the scariest Pokemon to see on the opposing team whether you know its set or not. Self setting, although probably the weakest of its sets, is still a staple Pokemon on non full rain HO as a Victini punish as well. With how dangerous this mon is to face it was elected to move back up to the upper ranks of BW UU.

Roserade up to A+: A long overdue change, Roserade has shown itself to be one of the best Pokemon in the tier in recent times. Hands down the best spiker in one of the most hazards focused tiers in Pokemon, Rose can use Blastoise as spike fodder meaning they stay up, and even Xatu doesn't appreciate this powerful flowers sludge bombs on the switch. Despite being illegal with Spikes, Rose also has access to BW sleep, which in this generation more or less an OHKO move. Nothing in the tier likes switching in to Rose for fear of being slept or just taking a huge chunk from an attack, and with plenty of opportunities to come in thanks to the tiers water types, its about time for Rose to move up to A+.

Shaymin down to A-: With one Grass type finding it success another finds itself falling behind. Shaymin in general is hard to justify using on teams as it just doesn't get as much done as Roserade and is extremely reliant on both hitting and getting drops with Seed Flare. If everything is going right for it Shaymin can pull off some utter tomfoolery and break through things like Zapdos, Bronzong, and Togekiss, but the odds are generally not in its favor and you'll find it comes up lacking in most games. Shaymins by no means a bad Pokemon and has access to the powerful support move Healing Wish, but for the most part youll do better running Powder Roserade as a Grass type breaker.

Swampert down to A-: Facing stiff competition for a team slot with the likes of Rhyperior, a mon thats found itself with higher and higher usage recently, Pert tends to fall by the way side as a team choice. It does what it does well enough, throw off scalds and get up rocks, but for the most part Pert feels out of place alongside Pokemon like Rhyperior and Druddigon, who have MUCH more offensive presence and threaten forms of hazard control more easily. As a result, Pert has been elected to drop.

Xatu up to B+: Its Xatu :shrug:, its about on par with Blastoise as a form of hazard control and its ranking should reflect that. Though it should be noted the rise of Drudd hasn't been great for it.

Ferroseed down to C: Complete set up fodder for a huge portion of the tier, free switch for even more. It can work on certain builds because its very unique in what it does but it gives free reign to far too many Pokemon in the tier to be used most of the time. Also if they have Xatu you're now playing 5-6.




Unranks: Camerupt, Alomomola, Abomasnow,
Krookodile, and Magneton. Bad Pokemon with far more negatives than positives and shouldn't be used on any serious team.
A controversial change that id like to hear more opinions on:

Victini down to A+: With wisp sets becoming a more popular set to take advantage of builds relying on Snorlax as a check, it could be said that Tini has gotten better. However if the past few tours have shown anything its that keeping your hazards up in this tier has become easier than ever. Tini finds itself constantly taking hazards, getting trapped, and running into Drudd who has spiked in usage as of late. Its still a fantastic Pokemon, and will never be a dead slot on your team, but Tini finds itself not as dominate as it has been in the past so a potential drop could reflect that.