I know we aren't supposed to bring up lower ranked mons for a rise but since there were some people in the council who wanted this mon higher (at least as stated in the council slate thing from this update) I figured it would be ok to post about it (also Gary told me it was ok)
Chandelure C=>C+
I've used this mon quite a bit in the past couple of days and it's a really nice anti-meta pick rn. With Fire-types being rly good as well as Ghost STAB still being difficult to switch into, Specs Chandelure is able to dismantle a lot of these fat cores like CelePexClef or CeleVenusaur MewTangrowth etc that are being spammed on the ladder. It has some of the qualities that made Gengar rise in the past, but just with more power so things like Toxapex can't pivot into its Shadow Ball for free in exchange of the good speed tier. Overheat is also a very strong nuke that can blow through pretty much anything that doesn't resist (Clefable and Landorus-T get OHKOd for example) while also punishing offensive mons that try to switch into it and scare it out (Greninja takes 80 min, Keldeo takes 60, Zygarde takes 50). Another very underrated quality of Chandelure is being able to switch into Charizard-Y for free and prevent it from spamming Fire-type attacks, which is nice in this meta. Tyranitar can potentially trap it but it has to be wary of Energy Ball, which ohkos after rocks or with a good roll. Rocks are still an issue just like most Fire-types but rocks arent that hard to remove anymore with Mew Mantine and Latios being good. It's also only 2x weak to rocks so unlike Charizard Y or Volcarona it can switch into rocks a couple of times wihtout being immediately in range of most priority moves/straight up dying after 2 switchins. Taking a look at the rest of the C rank, there are some other wallbreakers like Hydreigon and Kyurem that are easier to wall and play around, whereas Chandelure has pretty much 0 defensive counterplay. I think C+ would fit it better, next to other niche wallbreakers like Primarina and Gardevoir, though I would argue its current effectiveness could make it B- worthy, though the lack of defensive utility outside of checking zard y doesnt help, whereas other mons like Camerupt bring more to the table defensive wise.
I've used this mon quite a bit in the past couple of days and it's a really nice anti-meta pick rn. With Fire-types being rly good as well as Ghost STAB still being difficult to switch into, Specs Chandelure is able to dismantle a lot of these fat cores like CelePexClef or CeleVenusaur MewTangrowth etc that are being spammed on the ladder. It has some of the qualities that made Gengar rise in the past, but just with more power so things like Toxapex can't pivot into its Shadow Ball for free in exchange of the good speed tier. Overheat is also a very strong nuke that can blow through pretty much anything that doesn't resist (Clefable and Landorus-T get OHKOd for example) while also punishing offensive mons that try to switch into it and scare it out (Greninja takes 80 min, Keldeo takes 60, Zygarde takes 50). Another very underrated quality of Chandelure is being able to switch into Charizard-Y for free and prevent it from spamming Fire-type attacks, which is nice in this meta. Tyranitar can potentially trap it but it has to be wary of Energy Ball, which ohkos after rocks or with a good roll. Rocks are still an issue just like most Fire-types but rocks arent that hard to remove anymore with Mew Mantine and Latios being good. It's also only 2x weak to rocks so unlike Charizard Y or Volcarona it can switch into rocks a couple of times wihtout being immediately in range of most priority moves/straight up dying after 2 switchins. Taking a look at the rest of the C rank, there are some other wallbreakers like Hydreigon and Kyurem that are easier to wall and play around, whereas Chandelure has pretty much 0 defensive counterplay. I think C+ would fit it better, next to other niche wallbreakers like Primarina and Gardevoir, though I would argue its current effectiveness could make it B- worthy, though the lack of defensive utility outside of checking zard y doesnt help, whereas other mons like Camerupt bring more to the table defensive wise.
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