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Welcome to the official [Gen 7] CAP Viability Rankings. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in CAP and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Keep in mind that this thread will be heavily moderated, so please stay on topic and keep discussion on relevant Pokemon.
These users make up the viability council and have the final say on what gets moved in the ranking list. It is also their responsibility to gather community input and to make sure discussion remains on topic.
cbrevan
snake_rattler
sparktrain
Some general rules we expect everyone to follow are:
S Rank: Reserved for Pokemon who shape and define the CAP metagame and are a clear-cut above the rest. These Pokemon are typically very powerful offensive threats that are difficult to prepare for or are phenomenal support and defensive threats that provide significant utility or defensive potential, respectively. Also the home of Pokemon who can easily perform multiple roles effectively, increasing their versatility and unpredictability. If the Pokemon in this rank have any flaws, those flaws are thoroughly mitigated by their substantial strengths.
S Rank
Landorus-T
Tomohawk
A Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the CAP 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.
A+ Rank
Ash Greninja
Charizard (Mega-Y)
Celesteela
Greninja
Magearna
Tapu Koko
Tapu Lele
Volkraken
Zygarde
A Rank
Arghonaut
Aurumoth
Colossoil
Crucibelle (Mega)
Cyclohm
Ferrothorn
Fidgit
Garchomp
Mawile (Mega)
Medicham (Mega)
Pinsir (Mega)
Syclant
Tangrowth
Volcarona
A- Rank
Cawmodore
Chansey
Clefable
Crucibelle
Heatran
Keldeo
Marowak-Alola
Mew
Naviathan
Necturna
Pyroak
Rotom-W
Sableye (Mega)
Skarmory
Stratagem
Tapu Bulu
Tapu Fini
Toxapex
B Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are good in the CAP metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the metagame. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential. Their niches are often smaller than those that are in A and S rank, which leads them to face some competition for a teamslot.
B+ Rank
Alakazam (Mega)
Amoonguss
Gallade (Mega)
Gengar
Gyarados
Jirachi
Kitsunoh
Kyurem-B
Latios
Magnezone
Mollux
Pelipper
Scizor (Mega)
Tornadus-T
Tyranitar
Venusaur (Mega)
Zapdos
B Rank
Charizard (Mega-X)
Excadrill
Heracross (Mega)
Hoopa-U
Kerfluffle
Kingdra
Krilowatt
Manectric (Mega)
Mimikyu
Plasmanta
Salamence
Suicune
Serperior
Swampert (Mega)
Terrakion
Tyranitar (Mega)
Revenankh
Weavile
B- Rank
Azumarill
Bisharp
Gastrodon
Gardevoir (Mega)
Gyarados (Mega)
Latias
Lopunny (Mega)
Kartana
Malaconda
Mamoswine
Manaphy
Mantine
Muk-Alola
Nihilego
Ninetales-Alola
Sharpedo (Mega)
Slowbro (Mega)
Slowbro
Thundurus
Togekiss
Reuniclus
C Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that have notable niches in the CAP 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.
C Rank
Aerodactyl (Mega)
Alomomola
Azelf
Beedrill-Mega
Breloom
Bronzong
Buzzwole
Camerupt (Mega)
Crawdaunt
Cresselia
Diggersby
Dragonite
Garchomp (Mega)
Gliscor
Hippowdon
Hydreigon
Kabutops
Kyurem
Nidoking
Omastar
Pidgeot (Mega)
Porygon-Z
Quagsire
Scizor
Scolipede
Starmie
Tentacruel
Thundurus-T
Volcanion
Voodoom
D Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are generally bad in the CAP metagame, but are viable enough to justify their use on highly specialized 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.
D Rank
Blissey
Cofagrigus
Dragalge
Empoleon
Feraligatr
Mandibuzz
Porygon2
Primarina
Raichu-Alola
Smeargle
Talonflame
Welcome to the official [Gen 7] CAP Viability Rankings. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in CAP and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Keep in mind that this thread will be heavily moderated, so please stay on topic and keep discussion on relevant Pokemon.
These users make up the viability council and have the final say on what gets moved in the ranking list. It is also their responsibility to gather community input and to make sure discussion remains on topic.
Some general rules we expect everyone to follow are:
- Posts are to follow CAP and Smogon rules; you should all know what is and is not acceptable.
- Be respectful to other users. That means no ad hominem arguments or anything else attacking character
- Back up all your arguments with evidence where possible, calculations and relevant replays do wonders for supporting nominations.
- Speaking of nominations, we'll be holding all posts that make nominations for unranked Pokemon to a higher standard than other posts. This means high level and relevant replays with solid reasoning. Anything less will be ignored by the ranking team and may be deleted.
- Similiarly, any post advocating a change of two ranks or more for an already ranked Pokemon will also be held to a higher standard. We expect high level and relevant replays along with solid reasoning, and anything less may be subject to deletion.
- Lastly, keep your reasoning to the CAP metagame. A Pokemon's performance in OU or any other official tier is irrelevant and posts using that as reasoning will be moderated. Keep this CAP people.
S Rank: Reserved for Pokemon who shape and define the CAP metagame and are a clear-cut above the rest. These Pokemon are typically very powerful offensive threats that are difficult to prepare for or are phenomenal support and defensive threats that provide significant utility or defensive potential, respectively. Also the home of Pokemon who can easily perform multiple roles effectively, increasing their versatility and unpredictability. If the Pokemon in this rank have any flaws, those flaws are thoroughly mitigated by their substantial strengths.
S Rank
A Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the CAP 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.
A+ Rank
A Rank
A- Rank
B Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are good in the CAP metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the metagame. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential. Their niches are often smaller than those that are in A and S rank, which leads them to face some competition for a teamslot.
B+ Rank
B Rank
B- Rank
C Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that have notable niches in the CAP 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.
C Rank
D Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are generally bad in the CAP metagame, but are viable enough to justify their use on highly specialized 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.
D Rank
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