Serapis
Losing my way to Victory
Welcome! In this thread, we as a community will rank every one of the new Restricted Legendary Pokemon into "tiers" based on how well they perform in the current metagame. This thread is NOT to put Pokemon into strict tiers (i.e., based on usage), but you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in VGC16 and what tier they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a general tier list, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense & defense threats. Think of this as a guideline as to what's common and/or good in the metagame and what to watch out for when building teams.
Voting will happen when there isn't a general consensus on where a Pokemon should be tiered. Otherwise if there is a good amount of people nominating a tier change and it sounds good, it'll be edited in without having to go through voting (copied from lucariojr's post for 2015 rankings with slight updates). (still looking for non massive Primal Sprites)
S-Rank
Primal Groudon
Xerneas
A-Rank
Primal Kyogre
Mega Rayquaza
Rayquaza
A- Rank
Ho-Oh
Palkia
Mega-Mewtwo-X
B-Rank
Dialga
Giratina-O
Kyurem-W
Mega-Mewtwo-Y
Mewtwo
Yveltal
B- Rank
Zekrom
Kyurem-B
Giratina-A
Kyogre
Groudon
C-Rank
Lugia
C- Rank
Reshiram
D-Rank
Kyurem
Zygarde
Voting will happen when there isn't a general consensus on where a Pokemon should be tiered. Otherwise if there is a good amount of people nominating a tier change and it sounds good, it'll be edited in without having to go through voting (copied from lucariojr's post for 2015 rankings with slight updates). (still looking for non massive Primal Sprites)
S-Rank
Reserved for the top threats in the VGC16 metagame. The Pokemon in this tier are able to perform multiple roles to tremendous effect, whilst having few to no flaws. Support Pokemon in this tier can easily create free turns for their teammates without creating clear openings for the opponent. Any flaws that these Pokemon have can be taken care of with little to no team support.
A-Rank
A RankReserved for Pokemon that function very well within the current VGC16 metagame. The Pokemon in this tier are either able to perform multiple roles to great effect, or execute one extremely well. Support Pokemon in this tier can create free turns, but not as easily as those in the S Rank.The flaws that the Pokemon in this tier may have are usually mitigated by their positive traits, or with minimal team support.
A- Rank
B-Rank
B RankReserved for Pokemon that fit well in the VGC16 metagame, but they have notable flaws that prevent them from filling their role to the fullest extent. The Pokemon in this tier are either predictable, require some team support to work to it's full potential, or are at disadvantageous match-ups against some common threats. The flaws that the Pokemon in this tier have are mostly mitigated by their positive traits.
B- Rank
C-Rank
C RankReserved for Pokemon that can work okay within the VGC16 metagame. However, they either have crippling flaws that prevent consistent performance or require much team support to work on most teams. Pokemon that have a few niches in the metagame but are mainly outclassed by higher-ranked Pokemon also belong here.
C- Rank
D-Rank
D RankMany niche Pokemon can be squeezed into VGC16 teams due to a certain move or ability (niche Wide Guard or Intimidate users, for example). Many Pokemon fit here, but none of them have a place in the metagame solid enough to have a special spot on the rankings.
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