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AegislashA+S-Disgusting into balance, customisable and you'll probably always be at risk vs at least one setS-S-SS-Only thing keeping it from S proper is that it's still kinda awkward to fit on a lot of teams that aren't HO.SWith TTar gone Aegi has become incredible at abusing bulky cores like Ting+Washer. Steel coverage needs to be experimented with more tbh, this thing is incredibly threatening when Clef can't wall itS-
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ClefableA+SSuper customisable, scary wincon and the only reliable check to Gapdos that isn't SlowbruhSSSSThing is kinda dumb nowSBest anti hazard mon, anti Gapdos mon, abuses and beats like every check long-termS
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ExcadrillA+ASand dropping off a cliff hurts but the utility set is nice and doubles as a dangerous breaker vs fat thanks to SD. It's also a more offensive Clef answer and can spin rocks away vs it. You do need a second steel or ground due to it being both a fake ground and a fake steel, though, which keeps it from staying A+ imoA/A-AAA-Yeah this dropped off a cliff. Mttar was the main thing that made this as good as it was, and without the splashable sand package util sets and suicide lead are not good enough to keep it anywhere near as high. A- still feels generous, could be a B+ mon if anythingA-Much more niche now, and with Sand essentially gone its harder to support this guy, not that Rotom and Birbs being everywhere make it even worth it to support. Only reason I don't want it lower is bc of Mold Breaker util setsA
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Iron-MothA+A+A+A+A+A+Stupid broken mothA+Still brokeA+
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Rotom-WashA+A+A+A+Defoggers?? here: :salamence:A+A+Still one of the best defensive role compressions in the tierA+Where other defoggersA+
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CelesteelaAAWould be a cool Clef check if I didn't need to run Air Slash on every team I run it on for MVenuA/A+AAAKinda customisable, but it doesn't have enough flexibility to push it any further than it already was. Clef being good helps it, HO being bad hurts it since it makes autosteela badA+I think with Clef and Aegi being so good Steela gets betterA
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GreninjaAA-A-A-A-A-Specs sets aren't that good at breaking, scarf isn't that good at revenging, boots pivot sets are just kinda mid. Lorb battle bond is probably its most dangerous set, but that's exclusive to HO, which has fallen from it's place on top of the metagameAgren is still good guys?? why we dropping thisA-
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Iron-BoulderAAA+A+A+AIdt enough has changed here, and I've only seen more fraudulance than before if anythingA+rly solid mon, perfect speed tierA+
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SkarmoryAAAAAAAspikes 🤗A
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Ting-LuAASolid on BO but other moth checks and grounds exist now. Gets overwhelmed often.AAAAA+spikes 🤗 + best moth checkA
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Zapdos-GalarAS-Can we suspect this yetS-SuspectbrokenA+Broken but like its only the one set and only really fits on BO/some balancesS-This thing has turned into a giga threat now that band is actually feasible. Scarf is also the best speed control in the tier, and lefties bulk up sets have started showing up outside of webs as well. Has a place on everything from HO to fat, only thing keeping it from straight S is a lack of flexibility and a lot of teams pidgeon holing it into scarfS-
best speed control in tier. Rly good but idk if broken
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AmoongussA-A-MVenu might have improved a lot but all that really does is keep it from A rank. Still valuable on teams that can't fit hazard control or need a grass with longevity.A-A-A-A-A-MVenu enjoyers celebratingA-
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AlakazamA-A-A-A-Sash :thumbsup: Orb or even Z are inconsistent imoAEncore is actually busted, gives it a better reason to be run outside of HO teamsA-Too many checks for it, and HO is bad. I've not been convinced by its performances on the very rare BO squad eitherA-Mid with Sciz + Gapdos + Aegi everywhere, sash is only real set IMOA-
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HippowdonA-AAA-AA-This definitely got better, though it's still struggling to fir in a lot of places due to the moth infestation only getting worseAonly real non-Ting ground!!!A
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KeldeoA-B+Specs getting zero mileage in this meta with Slowking MTias an MVenu on the up, scarf does its job while being role compression vs gren but outside of RKing it's not very useful unlike other scarfersB+B+Slowking, Amoonguss and Venu :wave:B+B+Lost its main targetB+FlyZ maybe? too slow tbh :(B+
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Latias-MegaA-AOpens up room for a team to not have to use one of Ting, Hippo or King while being a decent wincon. Offensive probably needs experimentation but if it's good it might be a solid fit for BO a la MTios (RIP)AAAAHey would you look at that, being able to drop aura sphere sometimes makes it so much more flexibleAMTar gone makes this better?? Who would've thoughtA
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SlowbroA-B+You answer Gapdos and Boulder better. That's literally everything you have over Slowking that's valuable in this meta. Valuable for sure, that's why I'm not sinking it like a rock to B-, but there's no way this should be higher than SlowkingB+It handles Boulder nicely but somehow struggles with Gapdos because it's weaknesses really hinder itB+you need Helmet to "check" it and Gzap can just click Knock and ruin your day; Clef and Moth also makes it overshadowed by SlowkingA-ngl Future Sight and Scald is kinda brokey, Slowking is technically a better choice in a vacuum but still being able to cover all of Gapdos, Boulder, and Driller in one slot is not something that many mons pull offA-Nothing really changed hereB+Bro doesn't even handle Gapdos, just Knock into U-Turn ad infinitumB+
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ScizorA-A-A-Abroken2A-A-I've been spamming scizor a lot on many teams for a long time. It's incredibly consistent with the bulky swords dance set, and checks a bunch of the meta. But there's a fuck tonne of matches where it just does nothing, and a lot of others where it clicks knock twice and dies.A+Y'all Sciz is the shit it beats Clef beats like every check longterm with Knock good Aegi check pleaseeee its so goodA-
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Venusaur-MegaA-ANo more MTar means it no longer has egregious longevity issues. Leech Seed being popular is also helpful for it.AAAAYeah with sand being not omnipresent this is back in businessAMVENU enjoyers celebrating!!!A
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ZeraoraA-AHarvests steel birds and Gapdos, still solid speed control. Can knock helmet off Clef. Tbh GKnot needs experimentation, maybe over CC?AA-bird killerAA-The main way to facilitate band gapdos imo, but that doesn't make this mon that much betterAhttps://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldexuu-2154152281-m2ozs7q016scopeom72t757th2tfvo2pwA
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Aerodactyl-MegaB+BWho uses thisBBB+BHurt by HO getting nerfedBBetter Megas, better speed controlB
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BuzzwoleB+A-We stay with the agenda. Ok but fr though the fact it no longer gets blown to pieces trying to answer the most relevant dark helps it stay useful, and the surge in steela balances is helpful. Abuses the hell out of ting and to a lesser extent Hippo and synergises well with the up and coming Slowking. Clef is a con, sure, and not being gapdos makes band kinda suck, but Fist Plate 3A is decent enough and PJab hits Clef anyways. Rips apart steel bird + ground cores while checking Sciz and SD aegi offensively and amoong usage falling off in favour of MVenu helps too. LO needs experimentation too. Defensive probably usableB+A-/B+Offensive is interesting for its surprise factor against Skarm / SteelaA-B+Nothing changed here, this mon is still bad. If anything, it got worse from losing the main thing it checkedA-actually a threat as Offensive beats BirdsA-
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EnamorusB+B+Would have voted it to drop but MTias rising is good for itB+B+midB+B+B+if you think this should drop try Mixed FairyZB+
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GastrodonB+BWho uses thisB+BBB+Bstuffing rotom is nice but doesn't have enough EVs for all its rolesB
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HydrappleB+B+Good mon and really threatening vs some teams to the point of almost autowinning, but it struggles to answer stuff that other grasses do but much less passive, meaning teams often have to fit another gren check. Like Tangrowth in that it's effective in its own right but struggles to answer the meta relevant threats needed of a grass like the higher grasses.A-B+B+B+A-yall wtf this thing is insane, DragonZ to break steela, leaf storm for clef, or just be 2a recover, or AV, this thing is fantasticB+
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HydreigonB+B+NP is alright I guessB+Please keep my son here sademojiBmid atm BUT good once Zap dies; NP Z cooks Clefable and Guss + Water (Spore is broken unfort) B+BMid as hellBIn the words of Niadev, "who uses this"B+
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MagnezoneB+A-Waiter! Waiter! More steel bird balances please!A-A-A-A-Agreed, birbs are too good for this to be badA-BirbA-
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Moltres-GalarB+BB+This could go higher but literally no one uses itBfree screens = Broken3?B+BAnother for the HO nerf victims clubB+Prolly the only one who has used this post MTar, thing is quite nice though you need something to lure LuB+
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SlowkingB+A-Tf is this doing lower than Slowbro bruh. Not a perfect Iron Moth answer which is my only complaint, Spa booster can break past and you have to port out to an RKer, but it's as close as you're going to get. Ban moth btwA-Better than Slowbro by a long shot. It checks Iron Moth, M-Gardevoir, Celesteela and can take Volt Switches consistently vs Washer to pivot outA-A-A-Good for regen farming, at least a stopgap moth answer, great pivot now that you're not perpetually worried about getting pursuit trappedA-pretty annoying to play against with Scald FsightA-
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TangrowthB+B+B+BB+BThis thing is not as good as apple, but apple is not an A rank mon, so this needs to dropB+no way this thing is as good as apple yallB+
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Tapu-FiniB+BSomehow even more grasses than before, + being a bulky fairy that is both not clef and can't actually come in on Gapdos is definitive midburger.BChanged my voting, this mon just feels worse the more i think about itBmid (free Zard X pls)B+BJust doesn't really fit anywhere anymore. Scarf isn't as great to farm HO, bulky sets can't tough most of the grass renaissance, stallkiller isn't even that great since stall is kinda mid rnBlike any other water is betterB
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VictiniB+A-A-A-/B+U-turn + Toxic is good against all of its answersA-B+Yo what why we upvoting this? Nothing changed here, if anything it got worse with MTias, slow twins and MVenu all getting betterA-Tox Turn kinda fireA-
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AzumarillBB+HO stapleBB+yesB+B+Only breaker left for HOB+CB is rly goodB+
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BisharpBB+Mini KGB kinda scary, abuses the fact that Aura isn't mandatory on MTiasB+BnoB+B+Not outclassed by ttar anymoreB+CB is rly goodB+
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BlisseyBBBRemind me why is it possible to raise againByesB+BNothing changed hereBCB is rly good?B
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ChanseyBBC+Sending this with the goblin, i just think Blissey is so much betterBB-BBetter wall, but stall exclusive. That said, it's so good on stall that I think it's still worth being hereBless splashable but better on stallB
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Gallade-MegaBB+B+BBBIdt enough changed here. It's a solid breaker, but if anything it lost its main in and is actually kinda outclassed by mienshao, let alone gapdosB+Good breakerB(split so stay current rank)
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Gardevoir-MegaBB+B+AbstainB+B+Decent mon, not quite as stallkiller specific but still mostly a stallkillerA-lowkey this thing is hella underrated, speed tier is mid but its just so hard to switch intoB+
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MienshaoBBScary mon but like, GapdosBB+BB+This is definitely better than B-, but I'm hesitant to put it higher since it's very much a breaker that relies on having a second breaker to support it. Unlike with Gapdos, this is all but exclusive to pivot moth cores to take advantage of its breaking.A-bro just run this with gapdos its sooooooooo goodB+think the A- brings it to B+
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Sableye-MegaBAbstainI will let Big Stall:tm: speak on this oneC+abstainC+it SUCKSB-Stall nerfs hit hard manB-i think he is underrated, sealoo said that this makes playing against stall much more annoying and I agree, just having him in the back makes your opponents double guess every playC+? split but neither are existing rank, going with averageC+ is fine, rule is to underrank if there is a direct tie & neither is the OG rank
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Tapu-BuluBB-B-B-agreeBB-Balance breaker would be good if MVenu hadn't come back with a vengeanceB-doesn't do anythingB-
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ThundurusBBHas anyone used this? It looks like it should be scary rn but nobody's used it so I can't say.BOnce he gets out of the paper i wil vote to raise itBB+Nothing like super widespread but on the HOs i have seen with this, its defo threatening. feels like u always want to run a zmove on it tho but thats also what makes it hella pwoerfulBJust doesn't have the raw power to back it up, or the bulk to really let it set upBis fine but v weak, cool speed tier thoB
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TyranitarBB"I'm sorry, Mega Tyranitar, but Tyranitar won't be replacing you." - National Dex KenjakOUBHasn't gotten any better with the Mega goneBBBNothing changed hereB-tyraniMIDB
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VolcanionBBBabstainoffensive is good maybe if you trap Latias / King?BBNothing changed hereBprolly good but nobody uses himB
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Arcanine-HisuiB-C+C+What Runo saidC+DogC+Still hits hard but ngl I would rather just use one of Victini or Boulder instead of trying to compress with thisC+I feel like this is in prime position to be good with balance cores starting to be more and more present, but our removal sucks and a rocks weak breaker doesn't like thatC+grounds when head smash does 35C+
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DracozoltB-CCHippo :(C:[C+Sand died :(C+Rip sandCwhere sandC
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HawluchaB-C+Clef sits on it forever, Aegi usage rising doesn't helpC+Cdrop leleBBroken if Aegislash didn't existB-Nothing really changed here. Can be threatening, but it has no terrain setters since even fini is rare now, and its main targets aren't as present anymoreC+what terrain you even using all the setters suck assC+(majority)
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Heracross-MegaB-BTbh why did this drop last slate? Most of same as for Buzzwole. Will say that Buzzwole having Roost and still 2HKOing most of the walls with Fist Plate makes this hard to justify, esp with mega slot now that MVenu is a lot freer nowBB-run Buzz or Conk; longevity or priority is much more useful than raw power BBGenuinely feel like balance breakers are going to be really good for the next bit. And this one doesn't take status perpetually like conkBfine wallbreaker, sucks to use mega on it tho just use buzz bc it has roostB
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JirachiB-B-BB-B-B-Fuck MGarde specifically igB-only actual mgarde counterB-
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LatiasB-C+Significant opportunity cost over its mega and it honestly just kind of sucksBC+ttar is gone ripC+C+Hey scarf defog healing wish is role compression, that's a niche.... right?C+wtf does this even doC+
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LokixB-B-Solid mon, just super niche. Gapdos usage rising hurts it somewhat since it can't FI it. Doesn't abuse top tiers.B-Even tho the hype died i think this is a good placement regardlessB-B-hype's gone but I think Lokix comps are still fairly solid in this tierB-Thing is good, but not that goodB-fine pivot, just worse than sciz in most cases thoB-
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MewB-C+Jack of all trades, master of none. HO not in position where it can go oogabooga with hazard spam anymore, exca offers much more to a team. NP Mewnium is probably alright? But, like, what setup opportunities?C+C+run excadrillC+ok so defensive sets actually suck :(C+Carried by sheer versatilityCdefog bad, spikes bad, what do you even do other than leadC+
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PecharuntB-BBmochiBbroken4BBNot really done much with this myself, but I've seen the resultsBpecha won open so S+B
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ReuniclusB-B-Might be fire actually idk, but for now I haven't seen anythingB-abstainB-B-I mean... it can choose not to run Z now? But Z is still its best set, otherwise it's just eternally blocked by lu, which means nothing really changedBlowkey a big threat, gotta find best set thoB-
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SkeledirgeB-BWorks on really fat balancesBBreally annoying if you know how to use if properlyBBFat balance and stall exclusive, but a moth counter is a moth counterBas a builder of said fat balances i can say this thing is greatB
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Zoroark-HisuiB-C+At least Gengar threatens stall, otherwise just use BlaceC+Call tritonzonCC+negative usage outside of the novice teams, needs a serious look at in the tierC+I'd use it over anything else in C tier, and it has enough versatility to make up for a lack of power, but it's very nicheCyall but it walls aegiC+
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Altaria-MegaC+UR
Just use MTias :sob:. Offensive DD is some dogass, its only benefit is not being RKd as easily by gap but now instead every grass and steel walls you
CSo many tools and none of them are useful lmaoUR:[ can we go back to gen 8 pls....URTerribleCNot, like, completely unusable ig? Enough to have a niche use caseCprolly actually better with Tar gone, but not good at allUR
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ArctozoltC+AbstainURURC+C+This tier is eternally weak to ice, which is only not catastrophically bad because this is our best ice type. But that does give it the niche of being our best ice type, and I've seen it shred defensive cores beforeURsnow isnt realUR
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BlacephalonC+B-
Specs is 50/50 devastating or do-nothing
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GengarC+B-Abuses clef unlike HoroarkC+C+good against clef but hits like a feather without setup + Zam, Zera, and Greninja ruins its dayC+could be ranked higher but in the same boat as ZoroCWay too many counters to thisCabuses clef until knock or twave or switch into steela or gapdos or lu or...C+
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Goodra-HisuiC+URPlease stop trying to make stall work, it's not gonna happenURURbadURCEh, I still think it has a niche on stall, even if stall is niche itself. Compressing moth counter and MGarde check with knock off support is never going to be entirely badURnot even good on stall bc of flygonUR
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KleavorC+CHas a good HO ever even used this?C+URterrible (not surviving next slate)Cnever seen a good looking team with this mon, its always ran on like the most cheesiest looking shti i've ever seen and nothing elseCRocks lead is the only thing this is good for, but it's.. a niche ig?URunusableC
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OkidogiC+B-Fighting that abuses Clef? Yuuummy!C+abstainB-B-I've been doing really well with this recentlyB-FightZ on this is gasB-
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QuaquavalC+URMTar is gone, it can't hurt you anymoreCURttar :]CURTTar gone, you lost your nicheURits like kinda hazard control, but just use washer prollyUR
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QuagsireC+AbstainCCCCOnly very rarely do you want to run this next to clef, so it's otherwise outclassedCbeats Boulder and uhhhhhhhhhhhh VictiniC
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SinistchaC+CC+CC+C+Outclassed by apple mostly, but usableC+still prolly good just nobody uses itC+
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Slowbro-MegaC+C+C+C+C+C+Nothing changed hereC+could prolly copy paste above for all the mons down hereC+
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SwampertC+C+Beats boots U-turn variants of moth since those don't tend to run eballC+CswampyC+URBeats one variant of moth, and even then 'beats' is in quotation marks since you have no reliable recovery and take huge chip from attack into uturnURok not every mon ig this thing suxC+
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ConkeldurrCCFacade vs Clef is probably alright, doesn't like helmet clef being nigh mandatory rnCC+really good against clef + gussCNeeds more usageCBalance breaker is decentCig it beats clef?C
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Decidueye-HisuiCAbstainURURCScrappy is probably still somethingCBalance breaker is decentUR
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DittoCCCabstainC+C+I'd use this over most other stuff here, but it's still not greatURhaven't ever seen this used by someone other than RunoC
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MamoswineCURURURCURGood stab combo but it struggles to actually come in on anything, and if it sees a slowbro it criesURdoesn't even beat Skarm/WasherUR
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RibombeeCC+C+C+C+C+Webs decentC+webs r okC+
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SalamenceCURCall me crazy but I'm wondering if DD Hax is better in this meta now that Clef is nigh mandatory on anything fatter than steelaCUR :sob:CURDDance does nothing and defog does lessURwhat the bird doin?UR
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TerrakionCCCUR i said it!URURCompletely outclassed by boulderURpls just use boulderUR
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Zygarde-10CCIg it's good enough to stay ranked for nowCAbstainCCI'm a bit more of a believer in this, good speed tier and ability to hit washer and birbs is good. It just can't come in on anything with how frail it is, and the regen grasses other than hydrapple completely stifle itCits like so borderline but abusing birbs + washer is okC
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ZarudeUnrankedC+It's better Scarf Hydreigon, could easily be much higher in the futureCI'm a big fan of SD sets but i haven't touched Scarf yet. Still has a lot of flaws thoC/URScarf is interesting but Clefable and Zap everywhere sucks for itC+Choice Scarf seems pretty nice CScarf is usable enough, and the main point is that it allows gapdos to run band rather than scarfURidt this guy is usable, scarf cant touch like half the tier and it doesnt force enough out to be spamming TurnC
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MandibuzzUnrankedURStill ass, what does this fog on besides Ting? Every other rocker punishes it to hell and most of the top tiers abuse the shit out of it.C+Ttar is gone, Aegi is broken, we get Runo out of the cage (no you never fog with it, defog mandi is ass)URCCIt's okay removal, you beat SD aegi and lu at leastURI used this guy once and it just brought in clef every time so uhh its midC
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FlygonUnrankedCSolid role compression for fatCCC+Read my post grr + it actually fits nice on fat teams not just stallCMaybe not quite stall exclusive, but I'd use just about any other defogger firstC+pretty deece actually, only fits on stall tho :)C
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Iron-LeavesUnrankedAbstainPossibly fire?URSorry RafaAbstain(never tested Leaves)Csolid on HO since coverage can maul most teams if built rightCEither too slow or too weak depending on which booster you useClowkey rly threatening but either walled by Skarm or Sciz and always by aegiC
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Porygon-ZUnrankedURBetter HO mons rnURI feel like this has potential with M-Ttar gone but it despises most of the steelsURURMatchup fish + u need to waste ur Z on this, unless this can suddenly beat all of its checks like last gen then count me outURHO nerfURwhat yall saidUR
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OgerponUnrankedURNo Tera L, get this shit outta here. Abused by like half the meta. Just use Zarude, all pon outspeeds rude doesn't is Mideo and Blacepalow usage. Scarf sets don't have the same utility as Zarude and can't RK moth unlike rude.AbstainI wanna use this one day. If Zarude has some niches then maybe this thing too as they share a lot of things (The lack of a Dark resist hurts tho)URRillaboom is dropping next shifts fr. we don't need ponUROger in an Aegi, Iron Moth, Steela, Skarm, Mvenu, etc, etc tierURHits like a wet noodle into everythingURlolUR
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