Name: Crawdaunt
Type: Water/Dark
Specialist Subject: HMS Dauntless
Abilities: Hyper Cutter, Shell Armor, Adaptability
HP: 63		Atk: 120
Def: 85		SpA: 90
SpD: 55	Spe: 55
Primary Function: Physical Wallbreaker
Notable Moves: Aqua Jet, Brick Break, Crabhammer, Crunch, Dragon Dance, Knock Off, Liquidation, Rock Slide, Substitute, Superpower, Swords Dance, Taunt.

Name: Feraligatr
Type: Water
Specialist Subject: Crocodile Dundee
Abilities: Torrent, Sheer Force
HP: 85		Atk: 105
Def: 100	SpA: 79
SpD: 83	Spe: 78
Primary Function: Physical Wallbreaker
Notable Moves: Agility, Aqua Jet, Brick Break, Crunch, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Rock Slide, Shadow Claw, Substitute, Super Power, Swords Dance.

Crawdaunt and Feraligatr are often forgotten in the DPL. The last time either saw play was in Season 4 of the DPL when Ratchet drafted Feraligatr. Holding nearly permanent positions as waivers, one must question whether what they have to offer in the format is worth 120 points. From the stats, it is fairly obvious that these Pokemon do one thing and one thing only: physically overwhelm opposing walls. A lot of their power comes from their abilities with Crawdaunt boasting an incredibly powerful ability in adaptability, boosting the power of STAB moves 1.33x. Feraligatr is slightly weaker with 15 fewer points in Attack as well as a slightly weaker boost from its ability. In return, Feraligatr is much faster and much bulkier than Crawdaunt and the Sheer Force boosts coverage moves as well. Given the similar functions of both Pokemon and the advantages that Feraligatr has over Crawdaunt, it is obvious which one is better.
This however does not answer why they both go undrafted so often. A few factors can be brought up to solve this issue. For one, both are rather one dimensional. While they are both able to change their sets, there isn’t much variety for either of them as they will function as a physical sweeper or wall breaker no matter how much you try to bend them. The option for a memey special set is there for Crawdaunt but that isn’t really enough to warrant drafting it over Feraligatr. Combine the one dimensional functionality of these Pokemon with their subpar speeds and mildly underwhelming coverage and it is rather easy to see why people would rather take something like Gyarados, Keldeo or even Greninja. They both lack the utility that other physical wallbreakers such as Krookodile or the aforementioned Gyarados can provide (in Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave and so forth). They fail to meet the standards that the B rank has and don’t see play as a result. This is why they should both be moved down to C rank.

Name: Amoonguss
Type: Grass/Poison
Specialist Subject: Super Mario Brothers
Abilities: Effect Spore, Regenerator
HP: 114	Atk: 85
Def: 70		SpA: 85
SpD: 80	Spe: 30
Primary Function: Defensive Pivot / Wall
Notable Moves: Clear Smog, Foul Play, Giga Drain, Protect, Sludge Bomb, Spore, Synthesis, Toxic.

Name: Tangrowth
Type: Grass
Specialist Subject: String theory
Abilities: Chlorophyll, Leaf Guard, Regenerator
HP: 100	Atk: 100
Def: 125	SpA: 110
SpD: 50	Spe: 50
Primary Function: Defensive Pivot / Tank / Wall
Notable Moves: Block, Earthquake, Focus Blast, Giga Drain, Knock Off, Leaf Storm, Leech Seed, Poison Jab, Power Whip, Rock Slide, Sleep Powder, Sludge Bomb, Swords Dance, Synthesis, Toxic.

Bulky Grass types have been a staple for drafts for a long time. Amoonguss and Tangrowth are two of the more prominent in use and for good reason. With access to Regenerator, both of these are incredibly difficult to wear down. Despite these similarities, both mons perform their jobs rather differently to each other due to their movepools and their stats. Tangrowth relies on its coverage and good all round offensive stats to chip down opponents at a faster rate than it gets chipped down while Amoonguss relies on utility moves like Spore to shut down the opposition. Both fulfil the same role in different ways and both have different weak spots. In the case of Tangrowth, the underwhelming Special Defense can lock Tangrowth out of some utility it enjoys while Amoonguss is rather passive and one dimensional and can be taken advantage of fairly easily as a result.
Bulky Grasses have seen a boost in usage this generation after the introduction of Thousand Arrows (BOY I WONDER WHO’S WRITTEN THIS ONE…) which rendered flying types less than enough as a check for ground STAB. A ground resist is hard to come by as your only options are bulky Bugs of which there is only or worth drafting, or bulky Grass types which often don’t actually resist Ground STAB due to their secondary typing. Amoonguss does not fall under this category and as a result has less viability in the current draft metagame. Tangrowth benefits from Thousand Arrows for two reasons. The first is that its value increases vs Zygarde due to actually being able to wall its reliable STAB. The second is that its value increases when drafted alongside Zygarde because you’re removing a check to Zygarde which is very inconvenient to anybody who does not like facing Zygarde as they can’t have Tangrowth any more… but this is only hypothetical, hasn’t actually happened…
Due to its passive style, Amoonguss can create a fairly large amount of counterplay making it rather underwhelming as a bulky grass. It struggles to fit in the metagame but still has good uses which in my opinion places it among the C ranked Pokemon. Tangrowth on the other hand has a lot less counterplay and has a less exploitable weak spot and takes up a role which is needed in this metagame. This places it fairly comfortably in B.

Name: Hariyama
Type: Fighting
Specialist Subject: Akashi Shiganosuke
Abilities: Guts, Sheer Force, Thick Fat
HP: 144	Atk: 120
Def: 60		SpA: 40
SpD: 60	Spe: 50
Primary Function: Wallbreaker
Notable Moves: Bulk Up, Bullet Punch, Close Combat, Earthquake, Fake Out, Fire Punch, Focus Punch, Ice Punch, Iron Head, Knock Off, Poison Jab, Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Thunder Punch, Whirlwind

Hariyama is all but forgotten in the DPL, seeing very little of the field due to nobody wanting it. There’s a lot of competition between the fighting types of D rank (and Gallade) so it’s possible that these other fighting types (except Gallade) are better than it. As a result, Hariyama hasn’t really been explored too much and has stagnated at the bottom of the D rank. Is there any reason to draft it at all?
With fairly mediocre defensive stats paired with a massive HP stat, Hariyama’s bulk seems to make it work like a tank. The 120 Atk stat paired with Guts or Sheer Force can turn Hariyama into a very powerful (albeit slow) wallbreaker. Fighting types are among the hardest to switch into and with the movepool it has, Hariyama can fairly happily break past defensive switch-ins with the right set. As well as having the ability to hit hard in general, Hariyama can run a variety of sets. Access to Bulk Up can turn it into a set up sweeper, the HP bulk can be abused with Assault Vest to create a very threatening special tank, a Flame Orb set could abuse Guts to plough through the opposing draft. It is surprisingly versatile.
Unfortunately, there is one major thing stopping Hariyama from being as effective as it wants to be and that is its speed. With a measly base 50 speed, Hariyama isn’t going to outspeed much and its bulk can’t compensate for this enough. This can severely limit its wallbreaking abilities vs a smart player making it rather situational. Hariyama is by no means a bad Pokemon but it’s competing with Blaziken, Hitmonlee and some others. It’s not worth as much as other things in other tiers as well so it really isn’t all too viable to draft unless you know you can do well with it. Unfortunately, I have to diagnose Hariyama with Azumaritis, a horrible disease which affects many Pokemon who are too good for one tier but severely outclassed in another. Local doctors are yet to find a cure but some believe that one method could remove this tragic disease. Hariyama is a D ranked mon, but it doesn’t want to be.