Nalei
strong, wild garbage
Agree with Stakataka and Mega Pinsir dropping (to C- and A-, respectively). A couple more noms:
Stakataka: C ---> C-
The only reason this was ranked this high at all was because I swooped in while everyone was mercilessly bashing it and overhyped it as a meme at the last minute. Aside from the ability to cteam Kyurem-Black and Aegislash, it really is just a worse Mega Aggron. i still think it's cool in other formats tho, ou otr is still the goat
Pinsir-Mega: A ---> A-
I've tried this once, and I'll try it again. Mega Pinsir is not A worthy. It loses to 6/8 of A- while 50/50ing against one, 5/8 of A, half of A+, and both S ranks. If it's A, it's undoubtedly the worst A rank.
Buzzwole: B- ---> B
The reason I'm nomming Buzzwole up is because of this EndureSalac set I made, which is capable of circumventing many of Buzzwole's conventional checks, such as Zard X and Y (Prediction needed vs sub), some Kyu-B variants, Genesect, Hoopa-U, Archeops (Scarf Fly is not a set), Alolan Marowak and Meloetta. Try it out, it's pretty rad.
Jumpluff: B ---> B+
This mon is way better than people give it credit for. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like whenever I make a team, it seems solid at first, only for me to then realize a few moments later "Wait, shit, this loses to Jumpluff". It's hilarious how much this monster invalidates. Thanks to infiltrator, not even Sub users are safe. And with the addition of Strength Sap in USUM, it only got better, now being able to use a Z-Strength Sap set to cause even more havoc.
Mega Swampert is okay, but nothing more. Things that it wants to beat like Kyurem-B and Porygon-Z can simply opt to run a boosting item (Icium Z/Choice Specs) in place of a scarf and it can no longer deal with the raw damage. Yet others like Mimikyu and Gyarados have options like Curse and Taunt that it can't cope with. I guess my point is just that while it can check a whole lot of things, it has a hard time countering much.
Pheromosa has some good stuff in terms of raw offensive presence, but things it conventionally checks can just slap on a Choice Scarf and get an easy OHKO while less speedy mons generally have the bulk to tank a hit. Its bulk just sucks so bad.
As great as Meloetta is at beating broken Pokemon like Lunala and Marshadow, it doesn't fare too well in the current meta. The increasing popularity of Substitute forces it to play 50/50s while its typing and bulk are far less impressive than has shown in the past.
As Gross Sweep was talking about, a new set can result in a drastic increase in viability in a short period of time in 1v1. I think that this set is a good example of this:
Camerupt-Mega @ Cameruptite
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ancient Power
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Yawn
- Protect
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ancient Power
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Yawn
- Protect
Non-Band Kyurem-B (Icium can play around Protect but they usually don't expect it], Mega Charizard X, Tapu Koko, Mega Metagross, Tapu Koko, Mega Aggron, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Lopunny, Magearna, Mega Mawile, Mimikyu, Non-Flail Mega Pinsir, Aegislash, Magnezone, Mega Venusaur (if running Fire Blast), Genesect, Mega Heracross, Naganadel, Ferrothorn, Mega Gardevoir, Jirachi, Kartana, Mega Sableye, Sawk
Mega Gyarados, Tapu Lele, Dragonite, Landorus-T, Porygon-Z, Snorlax, Mega Slowbro, Zygarde, Mega Altaria, Mega Blaziken, Donphan, Garchomp, Golem, Greninja, Meloetta, Primarina, Tapu Fini, Mega Blastoise, Chansey, Heatran, Jumpluff, Mega Swampert, Mega Tyranitar
Edit: Forgot about Mega Garchomp. I'd like to see it ranked somewhere in the C range, but I've never used it myself so I can't say with any certainty. I wouldn't necessarily oppose anywhere in between D and B-. Also, Jumpluff to B+ is good with me, but I think Buzzwole is at home in B-.
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