Welcome to the official SM OU Viability Rankings thread. In this thread, we as a community will be ranking every single usable Pokemon into "tiers." You're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in SM OU and what tier they should fall under. Posts in this thread will be taken into account when deciding rank changes.
The general idea of the topic is to rank each OU Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a tier list for the entire metagame, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense, defense, and supportive presences in the metagame within this thread. For example, Ferrothorn can be ranked in the A+ tier as a supportive presence, Kartana can be ranked in the A+ as an offensive presence, and Toxapex can be ranked in the A+ tier as a defensive presence. While these three examples can also be found in the initial rankings, the viability of Pokemon and their roles within the metagame can and will change over time, so we will be sure to keep an open mind to this as well and adjust the thread accordingly during each update.
Keep in mind that rankings are subjective and that your opinion is not a fact, but rather, you should use facts to support your opinions.
S RANK
S rank
Toxapex
Landorus-Therian
Magearna
Heatran
A RANK
A+ rank
Kartana
Tornadus-Therian
Gliscor
Mega Latias
Mega Alakazam
Ash Greninja
Mega Mawile
Ferrothorn
A rank
Mega Scizor
Tapu Fini
Garchomp
Clefable
Rotom-Wash
Mega Lopunny
Serperior
Celesteela
Tapu Lele
Greninja
Mega Medicham
Magnezone
Mega Latios
Tapu Koko
Mega Tyranitar
Excadrill
A- rank
Victini
Kyurem-Black
Kommo-o
Volcarona
Ditto
Chansey
Reuniclus
Pelipper
Mega Swampert
Manaphy
Tapu Bulu
B RANK
B+ rank
Zapdos
Tangrowth
Gastrodon
Jirachi
Tyranitar
Weavile
B rank
Slowbro
Amoonguss
Mega Diancie
Skarmory
Hawlucha
Mega Sableye
Kyurem
Mega Charizard X
Hippowdon
B- rank
Mega Charizard Y
Mega Gallade
Thundurus-Therian
Hoopa-Unbound
Mega Heracross
Gyarados
Mega Aggron
Mamoswine
Hydreigon
Mega Venusaur
C RANK
C+ Rank
Bisharp
Mega Gyarados
Mew
Blacephalon
Kingdra
C rank
Ribombee
Gengar
Araquanid
Nidoking
Quagsire
Terrakion
Mega Garchomp
Suicune
Seismitoad
Thundurus
C- rank
Mega Slowbro
Crawdaunt
Krookodile
Mega Pinsir
Azumarill
Alolan Ninetales
Keldeo
There's a few things I'd like you to keep in mind before posting:
The general idea of the topic is to rank each OU Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Since this is a tier list for the entire metagame, everything is lumped together. There won't be any segregation between offense, defense, and supportive presences in the metagame within this thread. For example, Ferrothorn can be ranked in the A+ tier as a supportive presence, Kartana can be ranked in the A+ as an offensive presence, and Toxapex can be ranked in the A+ tier as a defensive presence. While these three examples can also be found in the initial rankings, the viability of Pokemon and their roles within the metagame can and will change over time, so we will be sure to keep an open mind to this as well and adjust the thread accordingly during each update.
Keep in mind that rankings are subjective and that your opinion is not a fact, but rather, you should use facts to support your opinions.
S RANK
S rank
Toxapex
Landorus-Therian
Magearna
Heatran
A RANK
A+ rank
Kartana
Tornadus-Therian
Gliscor
Mega Latias
Mega Alakazam
Ash Greninja
Mega Mawile
Ferrothorn
A rank
Mega Scizor
Tapu Fini
Garchomp
Clefable
Rotom-Wash
Mega Lopunny
Serperior
Celesteela
Tapu Lele
Greninja
Mega Medicham
Magnezone
Mega Latios
Tapu Koko
Mega Tyranitar
Excadrill
A- rank
Victini
Kyurem-Black
Kommo-o
Volcarona
Ditto
Chansey
Reuniclus
Pelipper
Mega Swampert
Manaphy
Tapu Bulu
B RANK
B+ rank
Zapdos
Tangrowth
Gastrodon
Jirachi
Tyranitar
Weavile
B rank
Slowbro
Amoonguss
Mega Diancie
Skarmory
Hawlucha
Mega Sableye
Kyurem
Mega Charizard X
Hippowdon
B- rank
Mega Charizard Y
Mega Gallade
Thundurus-Therian
Hoopa-Unbound
Mega Heracross
Gyarados
Mega Aggron
Mamoswine
Hydreigon
Mega Venusaur
C RANK
C+ Rank
Bisharp
Mega Gyarados
Mew
Blacephalon
Kingdra
C rank
Ribombee
Gengar
Araquanid
Nidoking
Quagsire
Terrakion
Mega Garchomp
Suicune
Seismitoad
Thundurus
C- rank
Mega Slowbro
Crawdaunt
Krookodile
Mega Pinsir
Azumarill
Alolan Ninetales
Keldeo
There's a few things I'd like you to keep in mind before posting:
- Take a moment to think before you actually post; if it's a relatively simple question such as "why isn't x ranked" then this isn't the place for it.
- Try to keep as objective as possible: Just because A is your favourite mon, it doesn't automatically make it a good mon
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