Artemis04
formerly Zyniti
It's that time again to nominate more hidden mons for VR.
Leavanny - D -> UR
There is no reason to use this over Chesnaught or Tangrowth. Leavanny fails to counter Primal Groudon if it's even running the most basic pivoting move in U-Turn, and is weak to hazards.
Kyurem-White - UR - D
Whilst its five weaknesses are not doing it any favors, Kyurem-White differentiates itself as a strong special attacker that can imposterproof itself and beat Giratina at the same time. Its access to STAB Freeze-Dry and having the strongest Dragon-type move for a Wonder Guard gives it good matchups against most other Wonder Guards, including the top Kyogre-Primal.
Florges - UR -> D
Why Florges of all Pokemon? Well, its amazing special bulk means that with a Regenerator Assault Vest set, it is able to come in against virtually every special Protean user. As most Protean users would rather run Secret Sword over Psystrike which hits nothing of relevance, it is even harder for most Protean users to break. Florge's pure Fairy typing also means that it can't be easily Pursuit trapped by Mega Gyarados.
Aegislash - C- to UR
I honestly don't know what this Pokemon does and I'm sure nobody else does. This Pokemon gets too easily OHKO'd by top meta threats and is impossible to use in the current meta. Just run Giratina.
Chesnaught - C- to C+
Chesnaught is only reaping more benefits from the current state of the metagame. Since most Chesnaught are going to be run alongside Giratina, it can run Metal Burst (which it can easily fit in its moveset) to catch Huge Power Mewtwo off guard, and it has the ability to semi-hard check Huge Power Mega Gyarados.
Ferrothorn - C- to UR
Again, another Pokemon that I'm not sure anyone knows what its doing on the VR. What is it meant to check?
Tangrowth - D to UR
Realistically there is no reason you're running this over Chesnaught. On paper, the extra bulk sounds nice. However, this extra bulk isn't doing any favors, especially when Chesnaught's bulk is more than enough to blanket check nearly the entire physical metagame, come in with Stealth Rock being a minor inconvenience at best and never be able to be beaten by Huge Power Mega Gyarados not running coverage that it can't afford to run anyway. The only niches Tangrowth has over Chesnaught are minor at best.
Leavanny - D -> UR
There is no reason to use this over Chesnaught or Tangrowth. Leavanny fails to counter Primal Groudon if it's even running the most basic pivoting move in U-Turn, and is weak to hazards.
Kyurem-White - UR - D
Whilst its five weaknesses are not doing it any favors, Kyurem-White differentiates itself as a strong special attacker that can imposterproof itself and beat Giratina at the same time. Its access to STAB Freeze-Dry and having the strongest Dragon-type move for a Wonder Guard gives it good matchups against most other Wonder Guards, including the top Kyogre-Primal.
Florges - UR -> D
Why Florges of all Pokemon? Well, its amazing special bulk means that with a Regenerator Assault Vest set, it is able to come in against virtually every special Protean user. As most Protean users would rather run Secret Sword over Psystrike which hits nothing of relevance, it is even harder for most Protean users to break. Florge's pure Fairy typing also means that it can't be easily Pursuit trapped by Mega Gyarados.
Aegislash - C- to UR
I honestly don't know what this Pokemon does and I'm sure nobody else does. This Pokemon gets too easily OHKO'd by top meta threats and is impossible to use in the current meta. Just run Giratina.
Chesnaught - C- to C+
Chesnaught is only reaping more benefits from the current state of the metagame. Since most Chesnaught are going to be run alongside Giratina, it can run Metal Burst (which it can easily fit in its moveset) to catch Huge Power Mewtwo off guard, and it has the ability to semi-hard check Huge Power Mega Gyarados.
Ferrothorn - C- to UR
Again, another Pokemon that I'm not sure anyone knows what its doing on the VR. What is it meant to check?
Tangrowth - D to UR
Realistically there is no reason you're running this over Chesnaught. On paper, the extra bulk sounds nice. However, this extra bulk isn't doing any favors, especially when Chesnaught's bulk is more than enough to blanket check nearly the entire physical metagame, come in with Stealth Rock being a minor inconvenience at best and never be able to be beaten by Huge Power Mega Gyarados not running coverage that it can't afford to run anyway. The only niches Tangrowth has over Chesnaught are minor at best.