Welcome to the SV ZU Viability Rankings. In this thread, Pokemon are ranked based on their ability to function within the ZU Metagame. This includes many factors, such as versatility, effectiveness, ability to handle metagame trends, size of niche, and several others. Since these are likely to be highly contested, there are a few rules to abide by:
- Post reasoning. Posts like ‘Tropius should go to B because it has Harvest’ will be deleted and possibly infracted. You are expected to give sound logic for the nominations you make. Any one-liners will be deleted and possibly infracted.
- Be civil. It doesn’t matter how heavily you disagree with a post, at the end of the day it’s an opinion posted by another person so throwing insults at them isn’t gonna be okay.
- No discussion of future bans, suspects, or metagames. We aren’t gonna raise something because may drop or a change may happen in a future metagame, no matter how likely it is.
- If you want to nominate a currently unranked Pokemon to be ranked, replays are a requirement. Preferably, these are replays against high level players so that you really show us that this Pokemon can put in work.
- At the same time, do not base your entire argument around replays and usage statistics. It’s important to show why this Pokemon performs viability, not just that it is used.
Also, the Pokemon’s names in this thread link to sample sets or analysis!
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Vulpix
S
Muk
Spiritomb
A+
Articuno
Dipplin
Lurantis
Orthworm
Poliwrath
Pyroar
Rhydon
Rotom
Sneasel-Hisui
A
Oricorio-Pa'u
Passimian
Swanna
Toxicroak
Veluza
A-
Arboliva
Avalugg-Hisui
Basculin
Lilligant
Magmortar
Magneton
Morpeko
Scovillain
Sneasel
Toedscruel
Volbeat
B+
Abomasnow
Appletun
Combusken
Exeggutor
Naclstack
Persian-Alola
Primeape
Raichu-Alola
Sableye
Shaymin
Shiftry
Tauros
Whiscash
B
Beartic
Crabominable
Cryogonal
Eelektross
Indeedee-Female
Leafeon
Mabostiff
Masquerain
Medicham
Perrserker
Piloswine
Rotom-Frost
Samurott
Victreebel
B-
Bellossom
Carbink
Dachsbun
Ditto
Hattrem
Haunter
Honchkrow
Houndoom
Ludicolo
Raichu
Ursaring
Wyrdeer
C
Cacturne
Clefairy
Dugtrio-Alola
Electivire
Electrode
Glaceon
Golduck
Granbull
Gurdurr
Klawf
Lapras
Leavanny
Lycanroc-Midnight
Pincurchin
Quaxwell
Rampardos
Rotom-Fan
Swalot
Tauros-Paldea
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