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Series 13 Viability Rankings
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Smogon VGC's Viability Rankings are back for Series 13! The format officially runs from September 1st to October 31st, but is currently playable by downloading the rules in game or playing room tournaments in the VGC room on Pokemon Showdown. I'd like to thank yuki, Borghi, raisedintyo, and Skraw for helping with the voting.

Pokemon with a sample set on the Smogon Dex will be hyperlinked. Do note that we won't be doing proper analyses for Series 13 due to its shorter length. We will separate these viability rankings into 5 tiers, the definitions of which are as follows:


  1. These Pokemon define the metagame. You should probably be using at least some of them, but be absolutely sure your team can beat them all.​
  2. Pokemon that are very strong in the metagame. Using these should add considerable value to the right team composition.​
  3. Pokemon with average value to add to a team. Either they perform a specific role pretty well or do a lot of things that add little benefits to the team​
  4. Pokemon that really only have a specific niche or may be otherwise outclassed. They are on the fringe of viability in the metagame​
  5. Do not use these Pokemon. These are mythicals and restricteds that you should avoid using. Do not nominate Pokemon to tier 5 if you are trying to argue that they are viable.​
Tier 1

:calyrex-shadow: Calyrex-Shadow
:kyogre: Kyogre
:whimsicott: Whimsicott
:yveltal: Yveltal
:zacian-crowned: Zacian-C

Tier 2

:amoonguss: Amoonguss
:grimmsnarl: Grimmsnarl
:groudon: Groudon
:incineroar: Incineroar
:magearna: Magearna
:regieleki: Regieleki
:zamazenta-crowned: Zamazenta-C

Tier 3

:calyrex-ice: Calyrex-Ice
:dialga: Dialga
:ho-oh: Ho-Oh
:indeedee-f: Indeedee-F
:landorus-therian: Landorus-T
:marshadow: Marshadow
:necrozma-dusk-mane: Necrozma-DM
:palkia: Palkia
:venusaur-gmax: Venusaur-Gmax
:victini: Victini
:zekrom: Zekrom
:zeraora: Zeraora

Tier 4

:charizard-gmax: Charizard-Gmax
:eternatus: Eternatus
:genesect: Genesect
:giratina-origin: Giratina-O
:keldeo: Keldeo
:kyurem-white: Kyurem-W
:lugia: Lugia
:lunala: Lunala
:melmetal: Melmetal
:mew: Mew
:rayquaza: Rayquaza
:reshiram: Reshiram
:rillaboom: Rillaboom
:solgaleo: Solgaleo
:tapu fini: Tapu Fini
:thundurus: Thundurus
:tornadus: Tornadus
:volcanion: Volcanion
:xerneas: Xerneas
:zarude: Zarude
:zygarde-complete: Zygarde

Tier 5

:calyrex: Calyrex
:celebi: Celebi
:diancie: Diancie
:giratina: Giratina
:jirachi: Jirachi
:kyurem: Kyurem
:kyurem-black: Kyurem-B
:mewtwo: Mewtwo
:necrozma: Necrozma
:necrozma-dawn-wings: Necrozma-DW
:zacian: Zacian
:zamazenta: Zamazenta

Nominations are welcome as always, but be sure to provide replays or tournament results to help support your argument with practical evidence. If your post is inflammatory, lazy, or unintelligent, it may be deleted or even infracted. Thanks and enjoy the format!
 
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Offensive venu maybe tier 3. Support venu is tier 1. Moves: Charm, light screen, helping hand sleep powder, giga drain.
 
I've moved this thread to the main battle stadium forum since it has been confirmed that Series 13 won't be used for VGC tournaments. It may still be updated at some point.
 

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