zubat should be A, edited.
why is psyduck d in dp but b in platinum ?_?
I thought I'd moved them both, but apparently not, fixed.
why is cranidos so high? its attack doesn't really help when its only stab is ancient power until mt. coronet (rock slide tm) or head smash (level 52 if you actually evolve it, 43 if you put up with cranidos's awfulness) and its movepool sucks even outside that. take down and assurance are your strongest moves for quite a while. i remember using this thing in diamond, it was only able to do ok vs. aaron because i taught it fire blast. not the bulkiest thing either
You get Rock Tomb in the Ravaged Path, en route to Floaroma. Rock Tomb + Dig (in Route 214) is your standard coverage, and while Rock Tomb's accuracy is shaky, it serves its purpose as a powerful STAB move until the Rock Slide TM. Rampardos destroys Team Galactic, with Rock STAB/ZHB for bats and Croagunk, and Mold Breaker Dig for Bronzor/Stunky, while resisting Purugly's STAB.
assuming bidoof is s because of its performance as an hm slave. why is wingull so low then? it can fly, surf, and defog
It is S rank because it is available so early and learns all of the "bad" TMs bar Defog (Rock Smash, Cut, Strength, Rock Climb - the latter two aren't bad per se but Return is arguably better for the latter half of the game). Wingull could probably be higher but that's what this thread is for; I'm unfortunately not omniscient so I do overlook things about Pokemon I haven't used, especially if their statline is mediocre.
jolteon should be a. what really sets it apart from vaporeon/espeon is the purchasable thunder tm in veilstone which is all this thing needs. thunder everything
Sounds reasonable, moved.
Bidoof can be found from almost the very beginning and evolves early, while Wingull can't be found until almost half way through the run. In Platinum, its simple ability and decent physical attack stat makes it a good curse user. These are the same reasons why I think Bidoof is better than Piplup. (Empoleon can be attained at level 36 at the earliest) However, I do agree that it should be A tier in DP because it can't learn curse by level up in DP.
I don't think Simple + Curse is enough of a distinguishing factor, personally. Yes, Pt Bibarel is better than DP, but not by very much - Curse comes at level 53 so it's only really there for the E4 and maybe Victory Road. I still think Bibarel is S worthy though.
It's useful in Lost Tower, Route 210, and Mt. Coronet. How is that one area? Additionally, if you don't use it, then all accuracies get reduced to 3/5 of the base accuracies. This makes trainer battles quite annoying.
Last part is valid, but it is still only "required" for 2 shortish routes (that stretch of Mt Coronet has no trainer battles and is almost completely straight). You could easily catch and release/box a Starly, Zubat, etc for those short routes.