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S RANK - [pokemon that dictate the metagame]

- Machoke (choice band AoA, spdef resttalk, sub bulk up)
- Clamperl (HOLY SHIT THIS IS PU WHAT IS LIFE) (deepseatooth offensive, deepseascale defensive)

A+ RANK - [pokemon that perform very adequately, can perform a variety of sets, and/or can execute their niches well]

- Minun (AoA, agility sweeper, agility passer, offensive rain setter)
- Diglett (choice band trapper)
- Furret (AoA with QA, weather setter + 3 atks, cb trick)
- Seadra (AoA, agility 3 atks petaya)
- Piloswine (tank, choice band)
- Dragonair (DD 3 atks, agility special 3 atks)


A RANK

- Pineco (rapin spid and spikes lead)
- Charmeleon ("antilead" AoA w/ quick claw cheese, endure salac)
- Seviper (taunt antilead, AoA)
- Kingler (sd salac endure flail)
- Abra (AoA, cm 3 atks)
- Wailord (AoA, bulky resttalk spout)
- Graveler (choice band)


A- RANK

- Yanma (speed boost offensive sweeper, hypnosis)
- Magcargo (defensive resttalk, offensive resttalk)
- Sunflora (sun sweeper petaya, defensive)
- Crawdaunt (all out attacker, swords dance)
- Gastly (offensive spinblocker)
- Togetic (defensive pivot)
- Lairon (offensive weather lead, choice band)
- Lickitung (spdef wish or cleric, bellydrum salac)



B+ RANK [pokemon that are usable, but have flaws that prevent them from performing better]


- Bayleef (defensive)
- Aipom (choice band, beat up + paraflinch haxer)
- Corsola (defensive calm mind)
- Seaking (rain sweeper)
- Koffing (phys def machoke check)
- Parasect (physdef, spdef, offensive sd)
- Omanyte (spikes lead offensive / rain lead with spikes)
- Elekid (all out attacker)
- Venomoth (choice band w/ bp)


B RANK

- Duskull (physically defensive)
- Noctowl (specially defensive)
- Doduo (choice band)
- Horsea (rain sweeper)
- Weepinbell (sun sweeper)
- Staryu (offensive rapid spin)
- Beedrill (sd, endeavor, choice band)
- Quilava (endure salac attacker)
- Voltorb (AoA w/ explosion, taunt, explosion rain lead)
- Pelipper (defensive resttalk, offensive utility)




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B- RANK

- Combusken (mixed attacker, swords dance)
- Chinchou (specially defensive)
- Croconaw (swords dance, mixed AoA)
- Flaafy (bulky cleric, sub charge)
- Houndour (blackglasses pursuit)
- Magby (AoA)
- Onix (sun lead)
- Tentacool (specially defensive rapid spin)
- Volbeat (choice band (trick / bp) , support)
- Wigglytuff (defensive, cb)


C+ RANK [niche pokemon that need a lot of support, generally not recommended on most teams]

- Cacnea (spikes lead)
- Delcatty (calm mind)
- Delibird (choice band)
- Drowzee (defensive cm)
- Mightyena (choice band?, offensive cleric, defensive)
- Nuzleaf (sun lead explosion)
- Ponyta (sunnybeam attacker)
- Trapinch (choice band trapper)
- Tropius (sun sweeper)
- Wartortle (defensive spinner)


C RANK

- Castform (weather "abuser")
- Dunsparce (paraflinch, curse)
- Farfetch'd (swords dance and/or agility)
- Illumise (special attacker)
- Ivysaur (sd)
- Ledian (sd pass)
- Marshtomp (crotomp)
- Meditite (choice band)



C- RANK

- Baltoy (defensive spinner)
- Butterfree (powders)
- Lileep (defensive)
- Lombre (rain sweeper)
- Luvdisc (fast rain lead)
- Sealeo (croseal, defensive)
- Smoochum (cm offensive)
- Snorunt (spikes lead)



BAD BUGS

- Ariados
- Beautifly
- Dustox
- Masquerain
- Shedninja
- Shuckle