Ryota Mitarai
Shrektimus Prime
took me some time, but managed to complete both of my runs. Klefki is in there, so feel free to read through it, if you wish to.
here is our newest "daily" (tm) slate:
decided to slate Golem for C, but will be put with two asterisk to confirm C-tier placement. Manectric is going to be a subject of a retest in the future to see if it can rise to C itself.
Mega slate is going to be in another post. I need first to prepare it. The current slate will be in effect tomorrow. As always, a Pokemon's rank can always change later, but if you have an objection to any rank nomination right now, you are better off speaking up now.
e: results are in, not gonna make a separate post to reduce flood
Magnemite
As I said, I aimed to have detailed logs of Magnemite. Some results were suprising to me, others not so much. Anyways, here are they:
To summarize, Magnemite is shaky for the first trial, is outright bad for the next three fights and then becomes pretty good. However, this "good" has a bit of hiccups here and there, with Togedemaru, Kommo-o, and Hapu being all bad matchups, while Nanu being a minor contribution only. All in all, I can see why one would consider this S, but I am personally leaning more towards A-tier. It's a great Pokemon, but it takes some time to actually become that good. And even then, you aren't going to destroy everything, so you have that problem. Regardless, A-tier doesn't mean it's bad, it means it's great with some flaws that you need to cover to make it broken tier (at least imo).
Eevee (Jolteon) -> leaning towards B
Jolteon was a big surprise to me, because I wasn't expecting it to perform that well. The ranking assuems that you evolve it ASAP. Jolteon, in summary, is very fast and has a good Special attack, meaning it can take out some opponents pretty efficiently. To see some good matchups:
Araquanid - Magnet Charge Beam, then KO with +1 Shock Wave
Lurantis - Silverpowder Signal Beam 2HKOs Lurantis while outspeeding. I was at 85 Speed, so lower IVed Jolteon could struggle here instead
Olivia #1 - Work Up, then OHKO Anorith with Magnet Discharge. Then Work Up twice on Lileep and OHKO it with Signal Beam and then OHKO Lycanroc with Shock Wave. Not the most efficient way of sweeping, given the huge amount of setup, but if you need to sweep with it, this is how you do it.
Guzma #1 - spam Magnet Discharge to win
Guzma #2 ad #3 - Work Up then OHKO Golisopod and Masquerain with Discharge. OHKO Pinsir with Z-Thunder. The sweep depends a lot on whenever Golisopod Sucker Punches or not for the second fight, can't do much to Vikavolt in #3
Nanu - Z-Thunder OHKOs Sableye and Signal Beam OHKOs Krokorok while outspeeding. Persian generally KO with Z-Dark Pulse, but if you live and haven't used your Z-Move, you can OHKO with Z-Signal Beam
Molayne - Specs Thunderbolt OHKOs Bisharp and 2HKOs Klefki and Metagross.
Acerola - beats Banette, Driblim, and Froslass
Kahili - outspeeds and OHKOs everything with Specs Thunderbolt
the most notable achievements, imo, are the Araquanid, Lurantis, and Kahili matchups. I could maybe see this dropping to C, but right now, I will put it in B, as I had very good time using it.
Paras -> E
I used it only because I couldn't think of using anything else. Basically, Paras barely has any good matchups, which mostly consist of... Olivia #1 and Hapu. Nanu is very shaky and the rest simply are too much for it because its typing is pretty bad. Spore would in theory help, but sleep being active only 1-3 turns means that it's very unreliable and somewhat against your favor. All in all, not a good Pokemon
Minccino -> E
Biggets issue is that you are stuck with a Minccino till you get a Shiny Stone, which is either post-Nanu or post-Aether. Furthermore, you are often reliant on multi-hit moves hitting more than twice to actually OHKO anything (and anything more than three is pretty unlikely for efficiency purposes). It does have a few pluses, such as the Fast experience group, Encore for support, and,obviously, being pretty strong when it hits more than twice, especially if more than thrice. But it's not reliable, doesn't come very early, and is stuck as a Minccino for half of what is left of the game.
Frillish -> D
Jellicent is bulky, but I couldn't really do much with it that I couldn't do with another Water-type. It comes rather late, being post-Togedemaru. The only notable thing it did was beat Ribombee through Psych Up and Z-Sludge Wave, but, other than that, it has uses against Hapu and Olivia #2 and generally contributes with kills elsewhere. But most of those are typical Water-type achievements too, so it's not really impressive. All in all,not particularly impressive, you could probably just use another Water-type that comes earlier and get similar results.
Klefki -> leaning towards C, maybe D?
As pahgawk3 pointed out, Klefki's bane is definitely the speed at which it beats things. Klefki has several good matchups that are plagued by the fact it won't be killing them fast without heavy set up. Pahgawk3 says that Kommo-o is a bad matchup, but, in reality, you can win with Klefki there, albeit not with a straightforward way (will talk about it a bit later). However, Klefki also has another advantage, which is its Fast experience group, which allows it to be grinded easily and lets you use another Pokemon on your team to get the full portion of Exp. instead. Here are the matchups below:
Guzma - Specs DKiss 3-4HKOs Golisopod and 3HKOs Masquerain. Pinsir beats you if you got a Defense drop, if not, you can muscle through it (DKIss should be a 3-4HKO)
Nanu - With Specs DKiss, it loses only to Krokorok, but 2HKOs the rest
Kommo-o - Psych Up (you are faster due to Prankster) and 2HKO Noivern with Draining Kiss. If you get Screeched at any point, simply use Z-Psych Up on Kommo-o to restore your HP and stat boosts. Then 3HKO with Draining Kiss (3HKO due to Roseli Berry)
UN - Even after a Psych Up, Photon Geyser is a 2HKO on rolls. Foul Play is a 3HKO on Ultra Necrozma. If you are in range for Photon Geyser, throw in a Roto Boost then heal, if no, then Foul Play, then heal then Roto Boost. All in all, the battle is winnable, but it will require a bit of careful play
Ribombee - You can use Psych Up to copy its stats. If its SpD is two stages above your SpA, Z-Flash Cannon will leave it in red. It doesn't threaten whatsoever, so easy win
Hapu - Magnet Rise, then set up a CM. Hit Golurk with Draining Kiss twice then KO with Flash Cannon. OHKO Mudsdale with Z-Flash Cannon. Set up a Magnet Rise against Flygon and 2HKO with Draining Kiss. Gastrodon is a bit of a stalemate
Olivia - CM twice on Armaldo and OHKO with Flash Cannon. Against Probopass, you will be stalemating, so either spam CM there or just switch out. +2 Flash Cannon OHKOs everything else, with Z-Flash Cannon being for Cradily.
Kahili - CM once, then spam DKiss on Braviary. Switch out against Oricorio and bring it back against Hawlucha (or Toucannon), CM twice and spam DKiss. OHKO Toucannon with Z-Flash Cannon
Hau - CM twice on Raichu and spam DKiss on it. Magnet Rise on Tauros, then Draining Kiss spam it as well. Spam DKiss on Vaporeon (which only threatens if it crits), OHKO Decidueye with Z-Flash Cannon and spam Flash Cannon on the rest for the sweep.
All in all, I am going with C-tier for now, with the possibility of it dropping to D, because it does have a solid typing and the fast experience group makes it easy to grind, while having issues with quickly beating the opponent
Nihilego -> C, maybe D
Nihilego performs well against Ribombee (OHKOss with Z-Sludge Wave), Hapu with Specs Grass Knot (youcould even sweep if you live Earth Power from Flygon), Acerola, and Kahili. Kahili is notable, as Nihilego just crushes her like nothing. It could maybe be D, because it has like four matchups only, but finding a Nihilego by itself is pretty easy due to it being common in Type 1 white wormholes. Beast Boost stat: Special Attack
Buzzwole -> C
sweeps Hapu, Molayne, Olivia, and Acerola, while beating half of Hau's team with no problems (including Tauros). Similarly to Nihilego, it'scommon in Type 1 wormholes, though it is also uncommon in Type 2. Similarly, could be D, but I feel like C is ok too. Beast Boost stat: Attack
Pheromosa -> D
Pheromosa doesn't sweep anything because its bulk means that it will be dying every time it fails to OHKO. It generally contributes with kills rather than sweeps. Against Molayne, it beats Dugtrio, Bisharp, and Klefki (you will have to heal offscreen). Against Hapu, you can grab KOs with Icy Wind. Olivia is perhaps its best matchup: OHKO Armaldo with Z-BB and spam BB on Gigalth till it's down (it goes for Bulldoze, negating your Speed boost). Switch out against Lycanroc and use Pheromosa to beat Probopass and Cradily (Probopass goes for TWave, though you still outspeed). Against Kahili, Specs Ice Beam beats Braviary, Toucannon, and Hawlucha. Against Hau, you can beat Raichu and Noivern easily.
Another flaw of Pheromosa is getting Beast Boost on an offensive stat. On every other UB, all you have to do is ensure that the best stat for this purpose gets 31 IVs from thre three guaranteed IVs and it will be the one affected by Beast Boost. Pheromosa's highest stat is Speed, so you have to rig its stats in such a way that your desired stat is higher than your Speed. Beast Boost stat: Speed
Xurkitree -> C
Xurkitree is pretty bonkers. While I couldn't find a way to beat Ribombee with it, it just ran through Hapu with Specs Grass Knot like she was nothing. Against Molayne, Z-Hypnosis (for the Speed boost, no need to hit) + Tail Glow were more than enough to sweep. Against Olivia, you OHKO Armaldo with Z-Thunderbolt, then spam Thunderbolt on Probopass, then spam Energy Ball for the win. Against Acerola, Thunderbolt, then Energy Ball, then Thunderbolt, then Z-Thunderbolt, then Thunderbolt. Frolass can confuse, Z-TBolt is for Dhelmise to be OHKOed. Kahili is an easy sweep with Z-Hypnosis then Thunderbolt spam.
Against Hau, you Z-Hypnosis. If it hits, set up Tail Glow then spam Thunderbolt for the win. If it does not hit and you are not 2HKOed by Psychic, you can simply set up Tail Glow then heal then spam Thunderbolt. Even if you don't count this matchup, Xurkitree is pretty broken, given it crushes the entire E4. It is also easy to obtain, since it's common within Type 2 and uncommon within Type 1 and 3. Beast Boost stat: Special Attack
Kartana -> C, possibly D
Kartana can crush Ribombee so as long as it doesn't attack it first. It crushes most of the E4 with no problems It has some uses against Hau too: lure in Tauros, set up SD and kill it and Crabo. Switch out against Noivern. Put it up against Vaporeon (OHKO with Leaf Blade), set up a SD against Decidueye and OHKO with Z-Smart Strike. The biggest issue is that finding a Kartana is slightly harder than the previous UBs, since its common only in Type 3. However, it is uncommon in 1 and 3 and rare in 2, so Kartana can be found in realistically any wormhole, though Type 3 is your biggest chance. If you have experience with hunting a Kartana, let me know. Beast Boost stat: Attack
Celesteela -> C, possibly D?
Celesteela performs well in every single matchup that is left of the game:
Ribombee - handled by Z-Fly and Iron Head
Hapu - Specs Energy Ball
Molayne - Specs Flamethrower, avoid Zone
Olivia - Specs Flash Cannon spam
Acerola - Specs Flash Cannon spam
Kahili - Specs Flash Cannon spam, avoid Oricorio
Hau - if you can lure in Tauros or Noivern in, you can set up an Autotomize, spam Flash Cannon on them, OHKO Vaporeon with Z-Energy Ball, and then spam Flash Cannon on the rest for the win
similarly to Kartana, getting one isn't going to be as easy, but it's still cpaable of appearing in every single White wormhole. Beast Boost stat: Special Attack.
As I said, I aimed to have detailed logs of Magnemite. Some results were suprising to me, others not so much. Anyways, here are they:
Gumshoos(14): Thundershock 4HKOs Totem Gumshoos, which deals 7 out of 33 HP with Bite, thus a 5HKO. Gumshoos will often Scary Face you, so you have to paralyze to avoid Bite flinches (and sometimes, it will just Scary Face you again anyways). Bite + Pursuit deal around 11-12 HP, which amounts to a 3HKO. Bite after Leer deals around 12 HP, which also amounts to a 3HKO. All in all, Magnemite cannot win with a 100% guarantee here, because the trial duo can potentially 3HKO it before Magnemite can KO Gumshoos
Hala(19): I know I said I was going to be detailed, but do I need details for Hala? It cannot 2HKO anything there and everything manages to 2HKO it one way or another
Araquanid(23): Araquanid outspeeds and 2HKOs with Bubble. Needless to say, you won't win anything here
Marowak(25): lol
Lurantis(28): Metal Sound make Silverpowder Signal Beam an OHKO on Lurantis. Lurantis has 75% chance to 2HKO with Low Sweep. However, Lurantis almost always goes for X-Scissor turn one, so more often than not, Magnemite wins
Olivia(31): Mirror Shot OHKOs Anorith and 2HKOs the rest. Eviolite makes Magneton pretty much untouchable
Togedemaru(36): Signal Beam 3HKOs after Metal Sound is spammed to the max. With Eviolite, you are basically untouchable. However, this takes incredibly long time, so it's not very efficient
Guzma (37): destroys this fight easily. Shock Wave 2HKOs everything and Eviolite + Steel typing make the matchup safe
Mimikyu(40): Z-Flash Cannon OHKOs Mimikyu. It doesn't deal much to Zone and Banette i slower, so the matchup is pretty much guaranteed
Guzma(45): outspeeds and OHKOs Golisopod with Discharge. OHKOs Masquerain with Discharge while not taking damage. Pinsir is OHKOed by Z-Discharge and doesn't OHKO with Storm Throw.
Nanu(46): it can 1v1 anything on his team; Sableye is 2HKOed by Discharge and 4HKOs with Shadow Ball. Krokorok dies to Signal Beam if you have Sturdy and Persian dies to Z-Signal Beam while 2HKOing with Z-Dark Pulse (deals around 100 out of 135 damage). If you want to, you could beat Sableye, heal offscreen, then use it for Persian
Guzma #3 (50): Specs Discharge OHKOs everything but Vikavolt, which generally finihes you off. However, you beat the rest with no problems
Kommo-o(56): Drain Punch 2HKOs you and you can't do much in return
Ultra Necrozma(56): Roto Boost twice, Z-Signal Beam, then heal, then finish it off
Ribombee(58): Z-Flash Cannon into Flash Cannon to KO
Hapu(60): Magnet Rise on Golurk which wastes a turn trying to hit you with EQ. Flash Cannon 2HKOs on rolls (seems to be a low roll, though) and it 2HKOs with Hammer Arm, but tends to go for SR at some point. Mudsdale dies to Z-Flash Cannon. If your Magnet Rise is over, Flygon generally finishes you off. You also cannot deal much damage to Gastrodon, so it's going to be a slow showdown
Molayne(63): Specs Thunderbolt OHKOs Bisharp and 2HKOs Klefki and Metagross. Metagross deals a lot of damage with Hammer Arm, but doesn't threaten you enough. Avoid Magnezone and Dugtrio
Olivia(63): Specs Flash Cannon OHKOs everything but Probopass, though Gigalith is rolls. Lycanroc is OHKOed even under sand and its best move is Crunch, so...
Acerola(64): Specs TBolt OHKOs Banette. Switch out against Palossand. Then spam Specs Flash Cannon, which OHKOs Froslass and 2HKOs the rest
Kahili(64): Specs Thunderbolt OHKOs everything. Oricorio is the only Pokemon that can beat you, as it deals heavy damage with Revelation Dance
Hau(65): Specs Signal Beam kills Raichu after taking Focus Blast damage. Tauros comes in and destroys you with EQ. Vaporeon, Crabominable, and Noivern are all OHKOed by Specs Thunder, though Noivern is a roll, so I assume Crabominable is too. Vaporeon is also faster (if my memory serves me right), so it can hit you with Hydro Pump pretty hard
Hala(19): I know I said I was going to be detailed, but do I need details for Hala? It cannot 2HKO anything there and everything manages to 2HKO it one way or another
Araquanid(23): Araquanid outspeeds and 2HKOs with Bubble. Needless to say, you won't win anything here
Marowak(25): lol
Lurantis(28): Metal Sound make Silverpowder Signal Beam an OHKO on Lurantis. Lurantis has 75% chance to 2HKO with Low Sweep. However, Lurantis almost always goes for X-Scissor turn one, so more often than not, Magnemite wins
Olivia(31): Mirror Shot OHKOs Anorith and 2HKOs the rest. Eviolite makes Magneton pretty much untouchable
Togedemaru(36): Signal Beam 3HKOs after Metal Sound is spammed to the max. With Eviolite, you are basically untouchable. However, this takes incredibly long time, so it's not very efficient
Guzma (37): destroys this fight easily. Shock Wave 2HKOs everything and Eviolite + Steel typing make the matchup safe
Mimikyu(40): Z-Flash Cannon OHKOs Mimikyu. It doesn't deal much to Zone and Banette i slower, so the matchup is pretty much guaranteed
Guzma(45): outspeeds and OHKOs Golisopod with Discharge. OHKOs Masquerain with Discharge while not taking damage. Pinsir is OHKOed by Z-Discharge and doesn't OHKO with Storm Throw.
Nanu(46): it can 1v1 anything on his team; Sableye is 2HKOed by Discharge and 4HKOs with Shadow Ball. Krokorok dies to Signal Beam if you have Sturdy and Persian dies to Z-Signal Beam while 2HKOing with Z-Dark Pulse (deals around 100 out of 135 damage). If you want to, you could beat Sableye, heal offscreen, then use it for Persian
Guzma #3 (50): Specs Discharge OHKOs everything but Vikavolt, which generally finihes you off. However, you beat the rest with no problems
Kommo-o(56): Drain Punch 2HKOs you and you can't do much in return
Ultra Necrozma(56): Roto Boost twice, Z-Signal Beam, then heal, then finish it off
Ribombee(58): Z-Flash Cannon into Flash Cannon to KO
Hapu(60): Magnet Rise on Golurk which wastes a turn trying to hit you with EQ. Flash Cannon 2HKOs on rolls (seems to be a low roll, though) and it 2HKOs with Hammer Arm, but tends to go for SR at some point. Mudsdale dies to Z-Flash Cannon. If your Magnet Rise is over, Flygon generally finishes you off. You also cannot deal much damage to Gastrodon, so it's going to be a slow showdown
Molayne(63): Specs Thunderbolt OHKOs Bisharp and 2HKOs Klefki and Metagross. Metagross deals a lot of damage with Hammer Arm, but doesn't threaten you enough. Avoid Magnezone and Dugtrio
Olivia(63): Specs Flash Cannon OHKOs everything but Probopass, though Gigalith is rolls. Lycanroc is OHKOed even under sand and its best move is Crunch, so...
Acerola(64): Specs TBolt OHKOs Banette. Switch out against Palossand. Then spam Specs Flash Cannon, which OHKOs Froslass and 2HKOs the rest
Kahili(64): Specs Thunderbolt OHKOs everything. Oricorio is the only Pokemon that can beat you, as it deals heavy damage with Revelation Dance
Hau(65): Specs Signal Beam kills Raichu after taking Focus Blast damage. Tauros comes in and destroys you with EQ. Vaporeon, Crabominable, and Noivern are all OHKOed by Specs Thunder, though Noivern is a roll, so I assume Crabominable is too. Vaporeon is also faster (if my memory serves me right), so it can hit you with Hydro Pump pretty hard
To summarize, Magnemite is shaky for the first trial, is outright bad for the next three fights and then becomes pretty good. However, this "good" has a bit of hiccups here and there, with Togedemaru, Kommo-o, and Hapu being all bad matchups, while Nanu being a minor contribution only. All in all, I can see why one would consider this S, but I am personally leaning more towards A-tier. It's a great Pokemon, but it takes some time to actually become that good. And even then, you aren't going to destroy everything, so you have that problem. Regardless, A-tier doesn't mean it's bad, it means it's great with some flaws that you need to cover to make it broken tier (at least imo).
Eevee (Jolteon) -> leaning towards B
Jolteon was a big surprise to me, because I wasn't expecting it to perform that well. The ranking assuems that you evolve it ASAP. Jolteon, in summary, is very fast and has a good Special attack, meaning it can take out some opponents pretty efficiently. To see some good matchups:
Araquanid - Magnet Charge Beam, then KO with +1 Shock Wave
Lurantis - Silverpowder Signal Beam 2HKOs Lurantis while outspeeding. I was at 85 Speed, so lower IVed Jolteon could struggle here instead
Olivia #1 - Work Up, then OHKO Anorith with Magnet Discharge. Then Work Up twice on Lileep and OHKO it with Signal Beam and then OHKO Lycanroc with Shock Wave. Not the most efficient way of sweeping, given the huge amount of setup, but if you need to sweep with it, this is how you do it.
Guzma #1 - spam Magnet Discharge to win
Guzma #2 ad #3 - Work Up then OHKO Golisopod and Masquerain with Discharge. OHKO Pinsir with Z-Thunder. The sweep depends a lot on whenever Golisopod Sucker Punches or not for the second fight, can't do much to Vikavolt in #3
Nanu - Z-Thunder OHKOs Sableye and Signal Beam OHKOs Krokorok while outspeeding. Persian generally KO with Z-Dark Pulse, but if you live and haven't used your Z-Move, you can OHKO with Z-Signal Beam
Molayne - Specs Thunderbolt OHKOs Bisharp and 2HKOs Klefki and Metagross.
Acerola - beats Banette, Driblim, and Froslass
Kahili - outspeeds and OHKOs everything with Specs Thunderbolt
the most notable achievements, imo, are the Araquanid, Lurantis, and Kahili matchups. I could maybe see this dropping to C, but right now, I will put it in B, as I had very good time using it.
Paras -> E
I used it only because I couldn't think of using anything else. Basically, Paras barely has any good matchups, which mostly consist of... Olivia #1 and Hapu. Nanu is very shaky and the rest simply are too much for it because its typing is pretty bad. Spore would in theory help, but sleep being active only 1-3 turns means that it's very unreliable and somewhat against your favor. All in all, not a good Pokemon
Minccino -> E
Biggets issue is that you are stuck with a Minccino till you get a Shiny Stone, which is either post-Nanu or post-Aether. Furthermore, you are often reliant on multi-hit moves hitting more than twice to actually OHKO anything (and anything more than three is pretty unlikely for efficiency purposes). It does have a few pluses, such as the Fast experience group, Encore for support, and,obviously, being pretty strong when it hits more than twice, especially if more than thrice. But it's not reliable, doesn't come very early, and is stuck as a Minccino for half of what is left of the game.
Frillish -> D
Jellicent is bulky, but I couldn't really do much with it that I couldn't do with another Water-type. It comes rather late, being post-Togedemaru. The only notable thing it did was beat Ribombee through Psych Up and Z-Sludge Wave, but, other than that, it has uses against Hapu and Olivia #2 and generally contributes with kills elsewhere. But most of those are typical Water-type achievements too, so it's not really impressive. All in all,not particularly impressive, you could probably just use another Water-type that comes earlier and get similar results.
Klefki -> leaning towards C, maybe D?
As pahgawk3 pointed out, Klefki's bane is definitely the speed at which it beats things. Klefki has several good matchups that are plagued by the fact it won't be killing them fast without heavy set up. Pahgawk3 says that Kommo-o is a bad matchup, but, in reality, you can win with Klefki there, albeit not with a straightforward way (will talk about it a bit later). However, Klefki also has another advantage, which is its Fast experience group, which allows it to be grinded easily and lets you use another Pokemon on your team to get the full portion of Exp. instead. Here are the matchups below:
Guzma - Specs DKiss 3-4HKOs Golisopod and 3HKOs Masquerain. Pinsir beats you if you got a Defense drop, if not, you can muscle through it (DKIss should be a 3-4HKO)
Nanu - With Specs DKiss, it loses only to Krokorok, but 2HKOs the rest
Kommo-o - Psych Up (you are faster due to Prankster) and 2HKO Noivern with Draining Kiss. If you get Screeched at any point, simply use Z-Psych Up on Kommo-o to restore your HP and stat boosts. Then 3HKO with Draining Kiss (3HKO due to Roseli Berry)
UN - Even after a Psych Up, Photon Geyser is a 2HKO on rolls. Foul Play is a 3HKO on Ultra Necrozma. If you are in range for Photon Geyser, throw in a Roto Boost then heal, if no, then Foul Play, then heal then Roto Boost. All in all, the battle is winnable, but it will require a bit of careful play
Ribombee - You can use Psych Up to copy its stats. If its SpD is two stages above your SpA, Z-Flash Cannon will leave it in red. It doesn't threaten whatsoever, so easy win
Hapu - Magnet Rise, then set up a CM. Hit Golurk with Draining Kiss twice then KO with Flash Cannon. OHKO Mudsdale with Z-Flash Cannon. Set up a Magnet Rise against Flygon and 2HKO with Draining Kiss. Gastrodon is a bit of a stalemate
Olivia - CM twice on Armaldo and OHKO with Flash Cannon. Against Probopass, you will be stalemating, so either spam CM there or just switch out. +2 Flash Cannon OHKOs everything else, with Z-Flash Cannon being for Cradily.
Kahili - CM once, then spam DKiss on Braviary. Switch out against Oricorio and bring it back against Hawlucha (or Toucannon), CM twice and spam DKiss. OHKO Toucannon with Z-Flash Cannon
Hau - CM twice on Raichu and spam DKiss on it. Magnet Rise on Tauros, then Draining Kiss spam it as well. Spam DKiss on Vaporeon (which only threatens if it crits), OHKO Decidueye with Z-Flash Cannon and spam Flash Cannon on the rest for the sweep.
All in all, I am going with C-tier for now, with the possibility of it dropping to D, because it does have a solid typing and the fast experience group makes it easy to grind, while having issues with quickly beating the opponent
Nihilego -> C, maybe D
Nihilego performs well against Ribombee (OHKOss with Z-Sludge Wave), Hapu with Specs Grass Knot (youcould even sweep if you live Earth Power from Flygon), Acerola, and Kahili. Kahili is notable, as Nihilego just crushes her like nothing. It could maybe be D, because it has like four matchups only, but finding a Nihilego by itself is pretty easy due to it being common in Type 1 white wormholes. Beast Boost stat: Special Attack
Buzzwole -> C
sweeps Hapu, Molayne, Olivia, and Acerola, while beating half of Hau's team with no problems (including Tauros). Similarly to Nihilego, it'scommon in Type 1 wormholes, though it is also uncommon in Type 2. Similarly, could be D, but I feel like C is ok too. Beast Boost stat: Attack
Pheromosa -> D
Pheromosa doesn't sweep anything because its bulk means that it will be dying every time it fails to OHKO. It generally contributes with kills rather than sweeps. Against Molayne, it beats Dugtrio, Bisharp, and Klefki (you will have to heal offscreen). Against Hapu, you can grab KOs with Icy Wind. Olivia is perhaps its best matchup: OHKO Armaldo with Z-BB and spam BB on Gigalth till it's down (it goes for Bulldoze, negating your Speed boost). Switch out against Lycanroc and use Pheromosa to beat Probopass and Cradily (Probopass goes for TWave, though you still outspeed). Against Kahili, Specs Ice Beam beats Braviary, Toucannon, and Hawlucha. Against Hau, you can beat Raichu and Noivern easily.
Another flaw of Pheromosa is getting Beast Boost on an offensive stat. On every other UB, all you have to do is ensure that the best stat for this purpose gets 31 IVs from thre three guaranteed IVs and it will be the one affected by Beast Boost. Pheromosa's highest stat is Speed, so you have to rig its stats in such a way that your desired stat is higher than your Speed. Beast Boost stat: Speed
Xurkitree -> C
Xurkitree is pretty bonkers. While I couldn't find a way to beat Ribombee with it, it just ran through Hapu with Specs Grass Knot like she was nothing. Against Molayne, Z-Hypnosis (for the Speed boost, no need to hit) + Tail Glow were more than enough to sweep. Against Olivia, you OHKO Armaldo with Z-Thunderbolt, then spam Thunderbolt on Probopass, then spam Energy Ball for the win. Against Acerola, Thunderbolt, then Energy Ball, then Thunderbolt, then Z-Thunderbolt, then Thunderbolt. Frolass can confuse, Z-TBolt is for Dhelmise to be OHKOed. Kahili is an easy sweep with Z-Hypnosis then Thunderbolt spam.
Against Hau, you Z-Hypnosis. If it hits, set up Tail Glow then spam Thunderbolt for the win. If it does not hit and you are not 2HKOed by Psychic, you can simply set up Tail Glow then heal then spam Thunderbolt. Even if you don't count this matchup, Xurkitree is pretty broken, given it crushes the entire E4. It is also easy to obtain, since it's common within Type 2 and uncommon within Type 1 and 3. Beast Boost stat: Special Attack
Kartana -> C, possibly D
Kartana can crush Ribombee so as long as it doesn't attack it first. It crushes most of the E4 with no problems It has some uses against Hau too: lure in Tauros, set up SD and kill it and Crabo. Switch out against Noivern. Put it up against Vaporeon (OHKO with Leaf Blade), set up a SD against Decidueye and OHKO with Z-Smart Strike. The biggest issue is that finding a Kartana is slightly harder than the previous UBs, since its common only in Type 3. However, it is uncommon in 1 and 3 and rare in 2, so Kartana can be found in realistically any wormhole, though Type 3 is your biggest chance. If you have experience with hunting a Kartana, let me know. Beast Boost stat: Attack
Celesteela -> C, possibly D?
Celesteela performs well in every single matchup that is left of the game:
Ribombee - handled by Z-Fly and Iron Head
Hapu - Specs Energy Ball
Molayne - Specs Flamethrower, avoid Zone
Olivia - Specs Flash Cannon spam
Acerola - Specs Flash Cannon spam
Kahili - Specs Flash Cannon spam, avoid Oricorio
Hau - if you can lure in Tauros or Noivern in, you can set up an Autotomize, spam Flash Cannon on them, OHKO Vaporeon with Z-Energy Ball, and then spam Flash Cannon on the rest for the win
similarly to Kartana, getting one isn't going to be as easy, but it's still cpaable of appearing in every single White wormhole. Beast Boost stat: Special Attack.
here is our newest "daily" (tm) slate:
Shellder -> C
Tentacool -> D
Tyrunt -> D
Rhyhorn -> D
Swinub -> D
Scraggy -> C
Phantump -> C
Hoothoot -> D
Tirtouga -> D
Houndoom -> D
Alolan Graveler (Trade) -> C
Guzzlord -> E
Crabrawler -> D
Vullaby -> E
Staryu -> C
Lileep -> E
Skarmory -> D
Elekid (Trade and No Trade) -> D
Horsea (No Trade) -> D
Fomantis -> E
Shieldon -> E
Alolan Graveler (No Trade) -> D
Manectric -> D
Slowpoke (Slowking) -> C
Mankey -> C
Mareep -> C
Fletchling -> B
Cranidos -> C
Comfey -> C
Magnemite -> A
Eevee (Jolteon) -> B
Paras -> E
Minccino -> E
Frillish -> D
Klefki -> C
Nihilego -> C
Buzzwole -> C
Pheromosa -> D
Xurkitree -> C
Kartana -> C
Celesteela -> C
Tentacool -> D
Tyrunt -> D
Rhyhorn -> D
Swinub -> D
Scraggy -> C
Phantump -> C
Hoothoot -> D
Tirtouga -> D
Houndoom -> D
Alolan Graveler (Trade) -> C
Guzzlord -> E
Crabrawler -> D
Vullaby -> E
Staryu -> C
Lileep -> E
Skarmory -> D
Elekid (Trade and No Trade) -> D
Horsea (No Trade) -> D
Fomantis -> E
Shieldon -> E
Alolan Graveler (No Trade) -> D
Manectric -> D
Slowpoke (Slowking) -> C
Mankey -> C
Mareep -> C
Fletchling -> B
Cranidos -> C
Comfey -> C
Magnemite -> A
Eevee (Jolteon) -> B
Paras -> E
Minccino -> E
Frillish -> D
Klefki -> C
Nihilego -> C
Buzzwole -> C
Pheromosa -> D
Xurkitree -> C
Kartana -> C
Celesteela -> C
decided to slate Golem for C, but will be put with two asterisk to confirm C-tier placement. Manectric is going to be a subject of a retest in the future to see if it can rise to C itself.
Mega slate is going to be in another post. I need first to prepare it. The current slate will be in effect tomorrow. As always, a Pokemon's rank can always change later, but if you have an objection to any rank nomination right now, you are better off speaking up now.
e: results are in, not gonna make a separate post to reduce flood
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