Huge post coming up!
Before I post some nominations, I have a serious request. Could we please rank the Pokemon according to its viability instead of alphabetical order, cause it sends some wrong messages. For example, it gives you the impression that stuff like Celesteela are better than Volcarona, stuff like Chansey are better than Zapdos, etc...I think you can see where I'm going. I can imagine this system gives the wrong messages to inexperienced players and it shouldn't because the goal of a VR is the opposite. I know it's gonna take some time but I'm sure lots of the players would appreciate it. Here's my idea of a VR ranked by viability.
You'll also see that I've added an S+ rank because I think there are some Pokemon that separate themselves from the A+ rank, but didn't yet fit in S-, so here you'll see Landorus-T in S+, the Pokemon that were S- in S and the Pokemon that separate themselves in S-. I thought it was a fitting idea so let me know what you guys think
Do note that this rankings is no discussion material, but just a visual representation of this nomination. So don't ask me why Pokemon X is ranked higher than Pokemon Y in the same rank.
Having said that, here are my nominations/opinions about some nominations
Clefable A+>>S
Few people have made this nomination already and I agree. Clefable is the best Stealth Rocker right now (yes, in my opinion it is better than fat-Lando) and on top of that, it checks a plethora of incredibly intimidating Pokemon. It fits Hyper Offense, Balance and Stall perfectly and I can't think of an other mon this versatile. It is extremely splashable and very unpredictable with its unmatched movepool.
Tapu Koko A+>>S-
Tapu Koko separates itself from the A+ mons by a mile and here's why. It has a million effective sets: Specs, Magnet/Life Orb, Shuca Berry, Z-Wild Charge, Special Electrium-Z, Special Fairium-Z, Defog+3 Attacks, Roost+3 Attacks, Calm Mind + 3 Attacks and Screens on the top of my head. Its defensive utilities are severely underprepared for and its offensive capabilities are amazing. Oh and did I say this thing alone is the reason why Hawlucha is A…
Magearna A+>>S-
There aren’t a lot of Pokemon that combine offense and defense in the same set as good as Magearna does and thus it is a glue for many teams. Its Vest-set forces the foe to use a Z-move because of its bulk and provides infinite momentum with Volt Switch. On the offensive side, it is able to adapt to almost all of the meta-changes due to its enormous movepool and therefor its Z-move options. Z-Shift-Gearna is devastating and OTR is slept on at the moment. And we also have Double Dance of course(Shift Gear + Calm Mind).
Volcarona A>>A+
Volcarona might have 4-move-slot-syndrome but it forces deadly mindgames with it. Also, the decline of Toxapex frees up Hp-Ground for Heatran and a Z-move for another teammate.
Tapu Bulu A>>A+
This might be a little controversial, but if Koko and Mage leave, it frees up spaces in A+ and I feel like Bulu fits them quite nicely. I believe it is more on the level of Zygarde and Ash-Gren, than it is on the level of Tar and Torn-T. It Vest-set soft checks Koko, Gren, Mage, Lando, Zygarde…do I need to go on? The main thing it provides over Vest-Mage is the very-appreciated ground-(and T-arrows!)resist.
Latios (Mega) A->>A
One of the best megas at the moment, and for many reasons. Its ability to lure Mage and Heatran is invaluable and for an offensive mon, it has surprising longevity.
Zapdos A->>A
Surprised this thing just doesn’t rise. What’s the reason?
Celesteela A>>A-
Starship has fallen in favour because of recent meta-trends. The posts before mine have explained this quite well, so not going into this too deep.
Charizard (Mega Y) C>>B-
Toxapex has fallen, so this should rise. It breaks Lando, Clef, Vest-Mage, Vest-Bulu…heck what doesn’t it break, apart from Chansey and the Eon-duo?