Battle Spot Singles Viability Rankings

Welcome to the Battle Spot Sun/Moon Viability Rankings thread. Here, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. You're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the Pokemon that are usable in the metagame and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank Pokemon based on their effectiveness in the Battle Spot Singles metagame.

Finally, here are the people that have the final say on what gets moved in the ranking list (as in, the people that gather the community's input to make final decisions, as well as being well informed players themselves):
[USER=158401]cant say[/USER]
[USER=229824]DragonWhale[/USER]
[USER=66160]ethan06[/USER]
[USER=200395]Feliburn[/USER]
[USER=1779]Jibaku[/USER]
[USER=234462]NOVED[/USER]
[USER=248085]Psynergy[/USER]
(In alphabetical order)

S Rank
[quote]Reserved for Pokemon that are amazing in the Battle Spot Singles metagame. 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 rank have very few flaws that are patched up by numerous positive traits.[/quote]


A Rank
[quote]Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the Battle Spot Singles metagame, and can sweep, support, or wall significant portions of the metagame. These Pokemon require less support than most others to be used effectively and have few flaws that can easily be overlooked when compared to their positive traits.
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A


A-


B Rank
[quote]Reserved for Pokemon that are great in the Battle Spot Singles metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect 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.[/quote]
B+


B


B-


C Rank
[quote]Reserved for Pokemon that have notable niches in the Battle Spot Singles metagame, but have just as many notable flaws that prevent them from being effective. Pokemon in the C tier often require significant support to be effective. Pokemon from this rank tend to face a lot of competition with the more commonly used Pokemon.[/quote]
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C



C-



D Rank
[quote]Reserved for Pokemon that are mediocre in the Battle Spot Singles metagame, but are viable enough to justify their use on select teams. These Pokemon are either usable but have no real niche, or are only capable of doing their specific task and fail at doing anything more than that. Pokemon from this rank have multiple crippling flaws that prevent them from being successful a majority of the time, and are often severely outclassed because of it.[/quote]


Rules
Post intelligently. Posts like "I think Pokemon X should be in this tier" without giving any reasoning will not be tolerated
Usage statistics may be used to support an argument or a claim, but avoid basing your entire argument around them.
No flaming
No one-liners or useless comments

This will be blank until a bit further into the new generation's lifetime, at which point the thread will be unlocked for discussion. Until then, be sure to post in the general discussion thread and have fun on the ladder!