Monotype Viability Rankings

By Conflux and the Monotype VR council. Art by Ticken.

Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water

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Welcome to the Sword and Shield Monotype Viability Rankings! In Monotype, Pokémon are ranked based upon how viable they are relative to the other Pokémon you have available on a particular type. The Pokémon in A rank are more viable than those in B rank, but that does not mean B rank Pokémon aren't useful or don't have a very valuable niche. Anything that is ranked must be usable and have some value that prevents it from being outclassed. Most Pokémon are placed into one of five different rankings: S, A, B, C, and D. Some Pokémon aren't listed either because they are either completely outclassed or they simply haven't been ranked yet. Pokémon are ranked separately for each type. For example, Flying teams love having access to Xatu's Magic Bounce to block Stealth Rock and its ability to set up Reflect and Light Screen for the team, but Psychic teams have limited interest in Xatu because there are superior options for its niches; Xatu would be ranked separately for each type.

Bug

S Rank

volcarona sprite

A Rank

araquanid sprite

buzzwole sprite

B Rank

galvantula sprite

heracross sprite

scolipede sprite

C Rank

centiskorch sprite

ribombee sprite

vikavolt sprite

D Rank

frosmoth sprite

golisopod sprite

orbeetle sprite

Dark

S Rank

mandibuzz sprite

tyranitar sprite

A Rank

hydreigon sprite

B Rank

grimmsnarl sprite

moltres-galar sprite

C Rank

krookodile sprite

D Rank

crawdaunt sprite

sharpedo sprite

Dragon

S Rank

dragapult sprite

A Rank

dragalge sprite

garchomp sprite

hydreigon sprite

B Rank

C Rank

duraludon sprite

dragonite sprite

D Rank

zygarde-10 sprite

Electric

S Rank

raichu-alola sprite

tapu-koko sprite

A Rank

magnezone sprite

rotom-wash sprite

B Rank

dracozolt sprite

rotom-mow sprite

thundurus sprite

C Rank

galvantula sprite

regieleki sprite

rotom-heat sprite

D Rank

heliolisk sprite

thundurus-therian sprite

Thundurus-Therian

toxtricity sprite

xurkitree sprite

Fairy

S Rank

tapu-bulu sprite

A Rank

clefable sprite

tapu-koko sprite

tapu-lele sprite

B Rank

azumarill sprite

togekiss sprite

C Rank

grimmsnarl sprite

hatterene sprite

ninetales-alola sprite

Ninetales-Alola

tapu-fini sprite

D Rank

gardevoir sprite

ribombee sprite

weezing-galar sprite

Fighting

S Rank

terrakion sprite

A Rank

cobalion sprite

B Rank

buzzwole sprite

toxicroak sprite

zapdos-galar sprite

C Rank

conkeldurr sprite

hawlucha sprite

heracross sprite

D Rank

virizion sprite

Fire

S Rank

cinderace sprite

A Rank

volcarona sprite

B Rank

blacephalon sprite

rotom-heat sprite

volcanion sprite

C Rank

charizard sprite

darmanitan sprite

incineroar sprite

talonflame sprite

D Rank

marowak-alola sprite

ninetales sprite

salazzle sprite

Flying

S Rank

landorus-therian sprite

Landorus-Therian

A Rank

celesteela sprite

corviknight sprite

moltres-galar sprite

thundurus-therian sprite

Thundurus-Therian

zapdos-galar sprite

B Rank

dragonite sprite

tornadus-therian sprite

Tornadus-Therian

skarmory sprite

C Rank

aerodactyl sprite

mandibuzz sprite

thundurus sprite

togekiss sprite

D Rank

articuno sprite

gyarados sprite

hawlucha sprite

pelipper sprite

Ghost

S Rank

dragapult sprite

spectrier sprite

A Rank

aegislash sprite

corsola-galar sprite

B Rank

blacephalon sprite

C Rank

jellicent sprite

marowak-alola sprite

palossand sprite

D Rank

decidueye sprite

dhelmise sprite

froslass sprite

polteageist sprite

runerigus sprite

Grass

S Rank

ferrothorn sprite

rillaboom sprite

A Rank

amoonguss sprite

whimsicott sprite

B Rank

rotom-mow sprite

C Rank

appletun sprite

decidueye sprite

tapu-bulu sprite

D Rank

roserade sprite

venusaur sprite

virizion sprite

Ground

S Rank

excadrill sprite

hippowdon sprite

A Rank

gastrodon sprite

landorus-therian sprite

Landorus-Therian

mamoswine sprite

nidoking sprite

B Rank

garchomp sprite

krookodile sprite

seismitoad sprite

C Rank

zygarde-10 sprite

D Rank

diggersby sprite

quagsire sprite

Ice

S Rank

ninetales-alola sprite

Ninetales-Alola

A Rank

darmanitan-galar sprite

Darmanitan-Galar

piloswine sprite

B Rank

cloyster sprite

glastrier sprite

mamoswine sprite

C Rank

froslass sprite

sandslash-alola sprite

Sandslash-Alola

D Rank

arctozolt sprite

rotom-frost sprite

Normal

S Rank

A Rank

diggersby sprite

heliolisk sprite

B Rank

obstagoon sprite

porygon2 sprite

C Rank

braviary sprite

indeedee sprite

D Rank

indeedee-f sprite

porygon-z sprite

Poison

S Rank

amoonguss sprite

A Rank

nidoking sprite

slowking-galar sprite

weezing-galar sprite

B Rank

nihilego sprite

C Rank

salazzle sprite

skuntank sprite

scolipede sprite

toxtricity sprite

D Rank

dragalge sprite

toxicroak sprite

Psychic

S Rank

tapu-lele sprite

A Rank

B Rank

alakazam sprite

bronzong sprite

hatterene sprite

slowking-galar sprite

C Rank

cresselia sprite

metagross sprite

necrozma sprite

reuniclus sprite

D Rank

gardevoir sprite

indeedee sprite

orbeetle sprite

slowking sprite

Rock

S Rank

terrakion sprite

tyranitar sprite

A Rank

coalossal sprite

nihilego sprite

rhyperior sprite

B Rank

barbaracle sprite

lycanroc-dusk sprite

C Rank

aerodactyl sprite

stakataka sprite

D Rank

lycanroc sprite

Steel

S Rank

aegislash sprite

A Rank

celesteela sprite

excadrill sprite

ferrothorn sprite

B Rank

corviknight sprite

melmetal sprite

skarmory sprite

C Rank

magnezone sprite

D Rank

cobalion sprite

stakataka sprite

Water

S Rank

pelipper sprite

A Rank

barraskewda sprite

slowking sprite

swampert sprite

tapu-fini sprite

urshifu-rapid-strike sprite

Urshifu-Rapid Strike

B Rank

cloyster sprite

crawdaunt sprite

gastrodon sprite

rotom-wash sprite

C Rank

araquanid sprite

azumarill sprite

primarina sprite

seismitoad sprite

volcanion sprite

D Rank

golisopod sprite

gyarados sprite

kabutops sprite

quagsire sprite

sharpedo sprite

tentacruel sprite

vaporeon sprite