approved by The Immortal on PS' OM chat and AAA Leader Kl4ng said it was okay too. First edition was approved by Arcticblast. Thanks to aesf, Kl4ng and Monte Cristo for hosting it in the past.
(art by Bummer)
Welcome to the AAA Viability Rankings! Here, we'll try to accurately represent the current state of the Almost Any Ability metagame and attempt to rank all Pokemon in ranks, so you can see which Pokemon define the metagame and which are barely viable. You're free to post about any Pokemon and what rank they should have, but please try to give arguments if you argue for a ranking change. Good arguments are generally why a Pokemon flourishes in the current metagame, supported by calculations and/or replays. But mind, the replays can't be the only reason or it'll become anecdotal. Tell us what a Pokemon does, why it excels at it and what Pokemon it can take on, or can't take on.
The Viability Ranking consists of four ranks: S, A, B, C and D. Several of these have subranks to divide the Pokemon in there even more. However, there won't be a segregation between Pokemon which fulfill different roles. Pokemon in the same subrank are listed alphabetically and thus it does not indicate viability.
AAA ORAS Ranking Tier List
Common abilities added by Pagoose 09/12/2014
S Rank:
- Doublade - Regenerator, Flash Fire, Levitate
- Skarmory - Gale Wings, Flash Fire, Intimidate, Delta Stream, Unaware, Mold Breaker, Prankster
A Rank:
- Aegislash - Stance Change
- Braviary - Gale Wings, Poison Heal
- Deoxys-S - Mold Breaker, Download, Sheer Force
- Entei - Refrigerate, Tinted Lens, Desolate Land, Pixilate
- Gengar - Sheer Force, No Guard, Normalize
- Heatran - Desolate Land, Chlorophyll, Magnet Pull, Levitate, Mold Breaker, Regenerator
- Honchkrow - Gale Wings, Adaptability
- Latios - Adaptability, Tinted Lens
- Lucario - Tough Claws, Pixilate, Refrigerate, Scrappy, Mega Launcher, Sheer Force
- Manaphy - Motor Drive, Volt Absorb, Poison Heal, Prankster, Sheer Force, Unaware, Swift Swim
- Mew - Prankster, Poison Heal, No Guard, Magic Bounce, Sheer Force (Lots more, Mew can run almost anything given its expansive movepool)
- Snorlax - Poison Heal
- Suicune - Poison Heal, Unaware, Regenerator, Primordial Sea, Magnet Pull, Volt Absorb
- Thundurus - Refrigerate, Sheer Force, Magic Guard
- Tyranitar - Adaptability, Regenerator
- Victini - Drought, Desolate Land, Tough Claws, Tinted Lens, No Guard, Sheer Force, Mold Breaker
- Mega Metagross - Defiant / Flash Fire -> Tough Claws
- Zapdos - Delta Stream, Magic Guard, Poison Heal, Intimidate, Magic Bounce, Unaware, No Guard, Primordial Sea, Drizzle, Drought
- Alakazam - Sheer Force
- Chansey - Magic Bounce, Regenerator, Flash Fire
- Deoxys-D - Mold Breaker, Poison Heal, Prankster
- Genesect - Refrigerate, Tough Claws, Sheer Force, No Guard, Tinted Lens, Regenerator.
- Mandibuzz - Poison Heal, Delta Stream, Volt Absorb, Intimidate, Magic Bounce, Unaware
- Staraptor - Gale Wings, Tinted Lens, Guts, Poison Heal
- Mega Gyarados - Volt Absorb / Magic Bounce -> Mold Breaker.
- Volcorona - Magic Guard, Desolate Land, Sheer Force
- Cresselia - Unaware, Poison Heal, Regenerator, Magic Bounce
- Ferrothorn - Flash Fire, Primordial Sea, Prankster, Tough Claws, Magic Bounce, Mold Breaker, Unaware
- Garchomp - Adaptability, Poison Heal, Magic Bounce
- Heracross - Tough Claws
- Jirachi - Tinted Lens, Regenerator, Sheer Force, Serene Grace
- Kyurem - Sheer Force, Adaptability, Refrigerate
- Landorus-I - Sheer Force, Refrigerate, Flash Fire
- Latias - Unaware, Tinted Lens, Poison Heal, Adaptability
- Meloetta - Regenerator, Poison Heal, Tinted Lens, Sheer Force
- Raikou - Primordial Sea, Regenerator, Magnet Pull, Refrigerate, Sheer Force, Tinted Lens, Poison Heal
- Vaporeon - Poison Heal
- Zygarde - Refrigerate, Tough Claws, Poison Heal
- Mega Diancie - Download / Magic Bounce -> Magic Bounce
B Rank:
- Azumarill - Poison Heal, Huge Power
- Chesnaught - Poison Heal, Unaware, Intimidate, Unburden, Flash Fire
- Diancie - Regenerator, Poison Heal
- Dragonite - Tough Claws, Pixilate, Refrigerate, Tinted Lens
- Gliscor - Flash Fire, Bulletproof, Gale Wings
- Goodra - Regenerator, Poison Heal
- Hippowdon - Intimidate, Unaware, Poison Heal, Magic Bounce.
- Hoopa-C - Sheer Force, Chlorophyll, Swift Swim, Unburden, Tinted Lens, Adaptability
- Landorus-T - Regenerator, Adaptability, Refrigerate, Flash Fire
- Pangoro - Tough Claws
- Shuckle - Mold Breaker, Prankster, Magic Bounce.
- Swampert - Poison Heal, Regenerator, Sap Sipper
- Tentacruel - Regenerator
- Umbreon - Poison Heal
- Mega Altaria - Magic Bounce / Multiscale / Intimidate -> Pixilate
- Mega Ampharos - Magnet Pull / Competitive -> Mold Breaker
- Mega Manectric - Magnet Pull / Intimidate -> Intimidate
- Mega Slowbro - Volt Absorb / Intimidate / Unaware / Magic Bounce -> Shell Armor
- Mega Swampert - Drizzle -> Swift Swim
- Mega Tyranitar - Intimidate / Magic Bounce / Prankster / Defiant -> Sand Stream
- Azelf - Mold Breaker, Tough Claws, Sheer Force.
- Blastoise - Poison Heal
- Breloom - Prankster, Adaptability, Technician
- Clefable - Poison Heal, Magic Bounce, Unaware
- Escavalier - Regenerator
- Greninja - Protean, Tinted Lens
- Haxorus - Tough Claws, Tinted Lens.
- Hydreigon - Mega Launcher, Sniper.
- Moltres - Magic Guard, Gale Wings, Primordial Sea, Desolate Land, Swift Swim
- Porygon2 - Prankster, Multiscale, Unaware, Pressure
- Rotom-Wash - Magnet Pull, Poison Heal, Regenerator, No Guard, Drizzle / Primordial Sea, Levitate
- Rhyperior - Poison Heal, Regenerator
- Scizor - Regenerator, Flash Fire, Multiscale -> Technician.
- Sylveon - Poison Heal, Unaware
- Tornadus-T - Gale Wings, Drizzle / Primordial Sea, No Guard, Tinted Lens
- Tyrantrum - Magic Guard, Adaptability, Magic Bounce
- Mega Blastoise - Magnet Pull / Lightning Rod / Drizzle -> Mega Launcher
- Mega Charizard X - Magic Guard / Download / Magic Bounce / Multiscale -> Tough Claws
- Blaziken - Tough Claws, Magic Guard, Speed Boost
- Conkeldurr - Tough Claws, Poison Heal.
- Crobat - Magic Guard, Gale Wings
- Empoleon - Levitate, Swift Swim, Regenerator, Volt Absorb
- Gastrodon - Thick Fat, Sap Sipper, Poison Heal
- Jellicent - Prankster, Lightning Rod, Swift Swim
- Krookodile - Adaptability, Bulletproof
- Mega Lopunny - Download -> Scrappy
- Magnezone - Regenerator, Magnet Pull, Flash Fire, Levitate
- Regirock - Regenerator, Poison Heal
- Scizor - Flash Fire, Regenerator
- Sneasel - Refridgerate, Adaptability
- Togekiss - Gale Wings, Magic Guard, Poison Heal, Pixilate
- Tornadus - Gale Wings, No Guard, Drizzle / Primordial Sea, Tinted Lens
- Zoroark - Adaptability, Tough Claws, Sheer Force
- Mega Pinsir - Download -> Aerilate
C Rank:
- Arcanine - Tough Claws, Refrigerate
- Celebi - Unaware, Poison Heal.
- Excadrill - Flash Fire, Bulletproof, Refrigerate
- Gothitelle - Shadow Tag.
- Infernape - Adaptability, Drought, Sheer Force, Mold Breaker, Magnet Pull, Download, Technician
- Metagross - Flash Fire, Unburden, Regenerator
- Rampardos - Magic Guard, Sand Rush, Adaptability, Tinted Lens
- Roserade - Desolate Land, Solar Power, Chlorophyll
- Rotom-Heat - Poison Heal, Regenerator, Storm Drain, Levitate
- Shaymin - Flower Veil, Regenerator, Magic Guard, Sheer Force, Tinted Lens
- Shiftry - Adaptability, Gale Wings
- Starmie - Sheer Force, No Guard, Adaptability, Volt Absorb
- Talonflame - Magic Guard.
- Mega Alakazam - Magic Bounce -> Trace
- Mega Heracross - Flash Fire / Magic Bounce -> Skill Link
- Mega Venusaur - Flash Fire / Intimidate / Prankster -> Thick Fat
- Blissey - Sheer Force, Harvest, Poison Heal
- Chandelure - Desolate Land, Magic Guard, Adaptability, Sheer Force
- Darmanitan - Unburden
- Delphox - Adaptability, Solar Power, Tinted Lens
- Diggersby - Huge Power
- Marowak - Technician.
- Omastar - Levitate, Regenerator, Swift Swim, Poison Heal
- Steelix - Regenerator, Flash Fire, Harvest
- Stunfisk - Primordial Sea, Bulletproof, Regenerator, Poison Heal
- Thundurus-T - Sheer Force
- Trevenant - Prankster, Poison Heal, Harvest
- Mega Aerodactyl - Defiant -> Tough Claws
- Mega Charizard Y - Magic Guard / Download / Competitive -> Drought
- Mega Gardevoir - Competitive / No Guard / Download -> Pixilate
- Mega Houndoom - Drought -> Solar Power.
- Mega Sharpedo - Speed Boost -> Strong Jaw
- Rotom-F - Adaptability
- Aerodactyl - Intimidate, Mold Breaker
- Cloyster - Refrigerate, Technician, Skill Link
- Crawdaunt - Adaptability, Unburden
- Ditto - Imposter.
- Florges - Prankster, Regenerator, Adaptability
- Galvantula - Mold Breaker
- Heliolisk - Lightning Rod.
- Klefki - Pixilate, Prankster
- Lickilicky - Poison Heal
- Virizion - Magic Bounce
- Mega Garchomp - Sand Stream -> Sand Force.
D Rank:
- Avalugg - Poison Heal, Magic Guard, Refrigerate
- Drifblim - Prankster, Poison Heal
- Dusclops - Normalize, Prankster, Regenerator
- Gorebyss - Primordial Sea, Volt Absorb, Sheer Force.
- Mega Absol - Download -> Magic Bounce
Rules
(art by Bummer)
Welcome to the AAA Viability Rankings! Here, we'll try to accurately represent the current state of the Almost Any Ability metagame and attempt to rank all Pokemon in ranks, so you can see which Pokemon define the metagame and which are barely viable. You're free to post about any Pokemon and what rank they should have, but please try to give arguments if you argue for a ranking change. Good arguments are generally why a Pokemon flourishes in the current metagame, supported by calculations and/or replays. But mind, the replays can't be the only reason or it'll become anecdotal. Tell us what a Pokemon does, why it excels at it and what Pokemon it can take on, or can't take on.
The Viability Ranking consists of four ranks: S, A, B, C and D. Several of these have subranks to divide the Pokemon in there even more. However, there won't be a segregation between Pokemon which fulfill different roles. Pokemon in the same subrank are listed alphabetically and thus it does not indicate viability.
AAA ORAS Ranking Tier List
Common abilities added by Pagoose 09/12/2014
S Rank:
- S Rank
A Rank:
- High A Rank
- Mid A Rank
- Low A Rank
B Rank:
- High B Rank
- Mid B Rank
- Low B Rank
C Rank:
- High C Rank
- Mid C Rank
- Low C Rank
D Rank:
Rules
- Don't post one-liners.
- Add arguments if you think something is good or bad. Posts saying "Pikachu should be A-rank it's so great!" won't be tolerated.
- Usage statistics shouldn't be used to say that a Pokemon is good. It can be used to show the current state of the metagame and that a Pokemon fares well / badly against it, but just because a Pokemon is popular doesn't mean it's good.
- Don't personally insult other users, or get offensive. If anyone is seen criticizing a user maliciously instead of criticizing the Pokemon, they WILL be infracted.
- Stay on topic. Other Other Metagames aren't relevant here and shouldn't be compared to, neither is OU.
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