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UR to C+ / B-
Dragvally carves out a niche for itself by having a solid defensive typing in this meta, which gives it plenty of chances to come in each game and wear down the opposing team. It is able to exploit the common Vaporeon + steel cores as not being weak to the normal coverage run on Steelix or Copperajah allows it to stay in and 2hko with +1 flamethrower. Flash cannon allows Dragvally to hit fairies as well as hitting Rhydon for a lot of damage (63% min at +1 to max hp). It appreciates wish support in able to come in on Ninetales and Rotom-Mow throughout a game and as its checks don't have any reliable recovery, being able to wish it back up to full once its checks are weakened make it a very scary prospect for standard teams. It trades Drampa's access to reliable recovery for better bulk and a much better speed tier.
Other noms/drops I will briefly touch on:
A- to A: There are very few mons that live an attack from a +6 Slurpuff, in the A rank those are; Steelix, Rhydon, and Vileplume. All of these are chipped very easily, and as Slurpuff has a good defensive typing in pure fairy, it often finds opportunities to set-up, making it a very dangerous late-game sweeper.
B- to B: Ferroseed is able to counter a lot of top tier 'mons at the moment, Rotom-Mow, Inteleon, Duraludon, naming a few, and if it gets a free switch, it's able to set up spikes which are very good right now as our defoggers are easily pressured.
B+ to A-: Toxicroak is able to break past almost the whole tier with its NP set, while also being able to use an SD set which have very different counters, often making opponents lose a valuable turn in dealing with it. It can also use scarf in order to revenge a lot of the tier with STABs + eq + knock.
S to A+: Salazzle got a lot worse in the most recent drop as Vaporeon is able to counter it very effectively thanks to heal bell while also being able to use Salazzle as wish fodder. Inteleon is also able to pressure Salazzle as it outspeeds and ohkos.
B- to C+ / C: Its a water type that doesn't beat any of the fires and also loses to Inteleon, and is also a poison type that doesn't check Virizion. I think that it's niche as a spiker isn't enough to warrant it as B- material right now.
C/C+ to UR: Lanturn is outclassed by Vaporeon which has access to reliable recovery, only offering an electric immunity which isn't useful as it loses to the tier's best electric in Rotom-Mow anyway. I haven't seen Mr. Rime in forever and its niche as an offensive ice type is done better by Frosmoth and Sneasel while Avalugg is a better defensive spinner.
Silvally-Dragon @ Dragon Memory
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Multi-Attack
- Work Up
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Multi-Attack
- Work Up
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Dragvally carves out a niche for itself by having a solid defensive typing in this meta, which gives it plenty of chances to come in each game and wear down the opposing team. It is able to exploit the common Vaporeon + steel cores as not being weak to the normal coverage run on Steelix or Copperajah allows it to stay in and 2hko with +1 flamethrower. Flash cannon allows Dragvally to hit fairies as well as hitting Rhydon for a lot of damage (63% min at +1 to max hp). It appreciates wish support in able to come in on Ninetales and Rotom-Mow throughout a game and as its checks don't have any reliable recovery, being able to wish it back up to full once its checks are weakened make it a very scary prospect for standard teams. It trades Drampa's access to reliable recovery for better bulk and a much better speed tier.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ru-1112756642 I was able to chip away at Copperajah as the opp had no switch-in other than it. Dragvally also came in on the opposing Xatu and Vileplume, which gave it ample opportunities to click attacks. I misplayed on turn 26 as I shouldn't have clicked work up but otherwise, Dragvally was a massive threat to the opponent's team.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ru-1112808871 Dragvally was able to exploit its speed tier to outspeed both Gallade and Braviary and click its unresisted STAB move, I got a lucky crit on Rhydon with iron head (before I realized that flash cannon was better) but other than that Dragvally was able to consistently come into the battle and click Multiattack.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ru-1112808871 Dragvally was able to exploit its speed tier to outspeed both Gallade and Braviary and click its unresisted STAB move, I got a lucky crit on Rhydon with iron head (before I realized that flash cannon was better) but other than that Dragvally was able to consistently come into the battle and click Multiattack.
Other noms/drops I will briefly touch on:
A- to A: There are very few mons that live an attack from a +6 Slurpuff, in the A rank those are; Steelix, Rhydon, and Vileplume. All of these are chipped very easily, and as Slurpuff has a good defensive typing in pure fairy, it often finds opportunities to set-up, making it a very dangerous late-game sweeper.
B- to B: Ferroseed is able to counter a lot of top tier 'mons at the moment, Rotom-Mow, Inteleon, Duraludon, naming a few, and if it gets a free switch, it's able to set up spikes which are very good right now as our defoggers are easily pressured.
B+ to A-: Toxicroak is able to break past almost the whole tier with its NP set, while also being able to use an SD set which have very different counters, often making opponents lose a valuable turn in dealing with it. It can also use scarf in order to revenge a lot of the tier with STABs + eq + knock.
S to A+: Salazzle got a lot worse in the most recent drop as Vaporeon is able to counter it very effectively thanks to heal bell while also being able to use Salazzle as wish fodder. Inteleon is also able to pressure Salazzle as it outspeeds and ohkos.
B- to C+ / C: Its a water type that doesn't beat any of the fires and also loses to Inteleon, and is also a poison type that doesn't check Virizion. I think that it's niche as a spiker isn't enough to warrant it as B- material right now.
C/C+ to UR: Lanturn is outclassed by Vaporeon which has access to reliable recovery, only offering an electric immunity which isn't useful as it loses to the tier's best electric in Rotom-Mow anyway. I haven't seen Mr. Rime in forever and its niche as an offensive ice type is done better by Frosmoth and Sneasel while Avalugg is a better defensive spinner.