Nihilego belongs in C+. It had two niches - checking Zard Y and Volcarona, and being a hazard setter, depending on the set. The Scarf set is the Zard Y/Volcarona checker, and it is pretty damn bad at it. Zard Y always goes with Dugtrio and T-tar, both of which destroy Nihilego. This isn't to mention that Zard Y tends to fit on balance teams, which Nihilego doesn't do well against. Wait, you know what else it doesn't do well against? Pretty much the rest of the entire tier, that's what. Rock/Poison is just a really bad typing right now, and its physical bulk exacerbates this. The hazard setter set is pretty much outdone by any other hazard setter. The only real advantage is T Spikes & SR, but Gren's T Spikes and Spikes are better.
Also, some more nominations:
Mega Scizor to A-: The Swords Dance set has returned with a vengeance. AV teams are smashed to bits by it. What else is? T-tar, for one. That's pretty big for such a common mon right now (which I believe should rise). Another? Z Koko if it's boosted, as +2 BP 2hkoes with Rocks up. These 3 trends are the biggest ones going on right now, and they put Mega Scizor above Weavile, Tornadus-Therian, Kartana, and Rotom Wash onto the level of Skarm and Chansey in my eyes.
K, I understand. It doesn't need a rise right now I guess. It's just that a ton of people all around are saying "it 6-0s av rise" so I guess I was hasty and bandwagoned too soon in spite of what I had thought earlier. sorry.
Bisharp to B: I've been pushing for this for a while now, and it's long overdue. So much is going against it right now. Webs died off a while back, and this was only truly good on them. Zard Y balance eats this for breakfast. On AV it's good, but against AV it's not for sure. Rain also murders it entirely, with Mega Pert showing no mercy and even Kingdra killing it:
252+ SpA Choice Specs Kingdra Hydro Pump vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Bisharp: 316-373 (116.6 - 137.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Koko is also beginning to carry D-Gleam and HP Fire,
252 SpA Life Orb Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Bisharp: 183-216 (67.5 - 79.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
252 SpA Life Orb Tapu Koko Hidden Power Fire vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Bisharp: 185-218 (68.2 - 80.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Oh, and Wild Charge messes with it too:
252 Atk Tapu Koko Wild Charge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Bisharp in Electric Terrain: 204-240 (75.2 - 88.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Literally nothing good is going for it right now. It's long overdue for a drop.
Koko to A+: I know that Vertex made this nomination before me, but this needs to happen. Z Wild Charge is just straight up insane right now. AV dies, Zard Y Balance is completely destroyed, it beats Pelipper, it beats everything that should normally beat Koko. I can't think of a single play style that doesn't have trouble with this right now. Of Tox/Tang/Celes, none of them get off safe.
I also agree with Chandeure getting ranked and, well, pretty much all of Vertex's nominations. Manaphy is a god under AV, so is Conkeldurr. Mega Lopunny was underestimated because each of its sets messes up another play style entirely. Everything he nominated to drop honestly deserves it, etc.
I'm still gonna advocated Breloom to UR, because it's honestly terrible right now and I'm seeing 0 reason to use it. It's deadweight vs offense - I mean completely deadweight, it's just too slow and it'll never get off a spore because just about everything on offense 1 shots it - while not breaking through Celes/Tox/Tang at all, meaning that balance and stall laugh too. Why this has stayed on the rankings at all is beyond me.
I also think that Mega Manectric belongs in B-. I love a pivot that can't get out of Dugtrio! Even if Z Ground is the shit these days, it's still trapped. Why? Because Mega Mane is hilariously weak:
252 SpA Manectric-Mega Hidden Power Ice vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Dugtrio: 180-214 (85.3 - 101.4%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
Yup! It can't even OHKO without SR (which isn't gonna be up against Zard Y balance) without a high roll. I also love how hilariously outperformed it is by Koko because Koko is stronger and far more versatile. You know, Koko does more damage vs Duggy...
252 Atk Tapu Koko Brave Bird vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Dugtrio: 207-244 (98.1 - 115.6%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO
And it can at least pivot out thanks to U-Turn. This is in addition to there being more and more megas out there to compete with Mega Mane. Charizard Y is the most notable of these, and Mega Swampert is also notable. Both of these are much, much better than Mega Manectric. Oh, let's not forget that Rain in fact actually beats Mega Manectric because of Mega Swampert and Kingdra taking zilch from it, outspending and OHKOing through that pathetic special bulk. Oh, and Ash Gren can just use this magical move called Water Shuriken so that speed difference matters not:
252 SpA Choice Specs Greninja-Ash Water Shuriken (20 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Manectric-Mega in Rain: 306-363 (108.8 - 129.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
In addition, there are still other megas that are rising and much better than it. Mega Lopunny is a rising star for its ability to harass either offense or balance depending on its sets, while Mega Pinsir and Mega T-tar do super well under AV.
Mega Manectric's power issue is even more present against AV, so that's no good for it either.
Admittedly, it breaks through Tang/Tox/Celes very well, 2HKOing each of them (unless it runs Flamethrower, which ruins its ability to break through Tang and thus imo should not be used). However, that's one trend vs multiple against it. This needs to drop.
That's it for now.
Mod Edit: If you minimod one more time you're getting an infraction.