On offense, Slowbro is clearly one of the best pivots/blanket checks in the metagame. It checks Scarf/Defensive Lando-T, Mega Lopunny along with basically every other espeeder, Keldeo (non specs variants, specs can be checked by more specially defensive spreads which no longer beat scarf Lando-T), and Heatran, 4 of not only the best but also most common pokemon in the metagame. It's extremely splashable, and fits on nearly any team in need of a general metagame check. Unlike other physical walls, it can afford to keep up offensive momentum due to Regenerator, which makes double switching much more viable. If it chooses to stay in, Scald and Thunder Wave are wonderful at punishing switches. It can even effectively run a choice specs set, which is still bulky, but has very few reliable switch-ins. Still has a bunch of weaknesses, but it's so good at what it does that I don't really see how it's B- Rank worthy.
I'm only going to talk about the Scarf set because it's the only set I've really used, but non-scarf sets are definitely still good.
It flinches everything, grabs easy momentum with u-turn, and has a steel typing that allows it to check fakespeeders and sylveon and resist rocks which are all fantastic for a scarfer. With lunar dance, it becomes a very valuable asset for offensive teams. Power is very underwhelming at times, and getting locked sometimes isn't that great, and it's very easy to check. Still, it has a solid niche and seems to be versatile, so B+ or B seem to be good fits for it.
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