AAA LC (Almost Any Ability Little Cup)

Banned Abilities: Adaptability, Arena Trap, Contrary, Fur Coat, Gale Wings, Huge Power, Imposter, Parental Bond, Pure Power, Sand Veil, Shadow Tag, Simple, Snow Cloak, Speed Boost, Wonder Guard

Banned Items: Damp Rock, Heat Rock, Smooth Rock

Banned Pokemon: Archen, Gligar, Murkrow, Scyther, Sneasel, Swirlix, Tangela, Yanma

Notable Abilities: Download, Guts, Magic Bounce, Magic Guard, Magnet Pull, Moxie, No Guard, Prankster, Protean, Regenerator, Sheer Force, Sticky Hold, Tinted Lens, Trace, Unaware, Unburden, Weather Abuse abilities, -ate abilities, any Mold Breaker-like abilities, and Type Immunities abilities

Abilities To Not Use: Aroma Veil, Dark Aura, Fairy Aura, Early Bird, Healer, Hyper Cutter, Immunity, Insomnia, Iron Fist, Limber, Mega Launcher, Rattled, Reckless, Rock Head, Sweet Veil, Toxic Boost, Victory Star, Vital Spirit, Water Veil, Wonder Skin



LC AAA COUNCIL

Council Leader: Melon
Council Co-Leader: trash, fender (Anyone Melon deems competent)



VIABILITY RANKING

S-Rank
These Pokemon are usually able to perform a variety of roles effectively, or can just do one extremely well. Their use has low risk involved and high reward exerted. Pokemon in this tier have very few flaws that are patched up by numerous positive traits.

- Pawniard (Tough Claws)

A-Rank
Able sweep, wall, or support the majority of the tier. These Pokemon require less support than other Pokemon to be used effectively and have few flaws that can be overlooked when compared to their outstanding traits.

    A+
- Ponyta (Drought, No Guard)
- Timburr (Magnet Pull)

    A
- Scraggy (Protean)
- Misdreavus (Prankster, Tinted Lens, Protean)
- Taillow (Magic Guard)
- Fletchling (Gale Wings)

    A-
- Pancham (Regenerator)
- Larvesta (Magic Guard, Regenerator, Prankster)
- Chinchou (Regenerator)
- Spritzee (Sticky Hold)
- Numel (Water Absorb, Storm Drain)

B-Rank
These Pokemon have more notable flaws than of those above it that affects how they function in the tier. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential.

    B+
- Ferroseed (Regenerator, Prankster, Flash Fire)
- Darumaka (Magic Guard)
- Meditite (Pure Power)

    B
- Zigzagoon (Mold Breaker, Sturdy)

    B-
- Shelmet (Prankster)

C rank and below are currently unavailable. This metagame is largely unexplored so there are still plenty of things to find.