Phew, my post is finally complete after almost a week. And since there have been a lot of additions since the first time I posted it, I have reposted so as to let everyone check the additions out.
grookey: A-->B Grookey lost the only reason to reach A tier with the ban of Swoobat and Musharna, the backbones of gspam. Now it may be said that trevenant/gourgeist-l/gothtelle etc still benefit from the gterraina nd can cause some serious ruckus, it is just not as effective as it was with swoo/mush. As a result, grookey and its niche should go down.
Hippopotas: A-->A- Hippopotas may be physically bulky and have the sand chipping power alongwith utiliy and recovery with slack off/toxic/sr/whirlwind but its low speed/eviolite dependence/not a very high special bulk, all together contribute enough to take it to A segment, but only to A-. it isn't as amazing a mon atleast with the entry of hattrem, to be a A mon.
Mr. Mime-G: A-->A- Mr. Mime-G still has the same trouble as always. It needs several extra moveslots to accommodate Spin/NP/Freeze dry/Psychic/Focus BLast/Shadow ball. Which means u either need to remove a coverage, or a stab, or the breaking power provider np, or the amazing utility of spin, making its potential and worth of an A mon degrade. Also not to mention, this meta is very close to a klang meta now.
Stoutland: B-->A I was actually surprised to see a big wincon down in B tier honestly. With the insane atk stat, Avg and yet great speed, nice bulk and diversified sets from banded or scarfed scrappy sweeper to sand rush sweeper to substitute/protect/howl with last resort scrappy, it is an outstanding mon nd honesty a wincon. Even the super hardy SpD klang gets 3hkoed by last resort of +1 stout or 2hkoed by +2. There are literally no switchins to its scrappy sets. I think since it has limited counterplays and is an unmatched midgame or late game sweeper, it definitely deserves an A.
Vespiquen: A-->A- Similar to how hippopotas's special bulk pulls it down to A-, Vespiquen's physical bulk pulls it down to A-. A simple non stab non atk invested -atk nature gourgeist 2hkos vespiquen with rock slide. No doubt the special bulk helps against stuff like mimes and also sets hazard easily against hattrem making it A section worthy, but the phy def side and low speed again pulls it back to just A-.
Vullaby: A-->B+ Vullaby was the best defogger at some point, but now its simply outclassed by vespiquen and that too in a huge manner cuz vullaby is evio dependant ad cannot manage running boots to avoid getting heavy chips which ultimately result in its comparatively early death. Also vespiquen is aided with its own hazards and aromatherapy.So, I think vullaby and vespiquen should not share the same rank.
Zweilous: A- --> B+ The entry of innumerous psychic and ghost types in the tier highly benefitted the dark types. Above that hustle+band or even just hustle is a very high power output, which makes this poorly design mon really good. But then its ability hustle itself also pulls it back a little with that accuracy loss. Not to mention the main reason for zweillous to rise, swoobat, is now gone for good and zweillous should now return to its well deserved position, i.e., B+.
Palitoad: A- --> B Palpitoad is honestly no way deserving of A-. It is highly weak to the predominant grass types of zu/evio dependant/ and even hattrem has now entered to push it down the vr.
Charjabug: B-->B+ Charjabug is our best webber and a great pivot. While it may be said that hattrem now punishes it, I have 2 points in its favour. 1) We have a palpitoad...literally palpitoad in A- right now...whats wrong with my boy charjabug to be B+. 2) With some gaming around with x-scissor and vswitch hattrem is easily very easily weakened enough to web it around.
0 Atk Charjabug Skitter Smack vs. 252 HP / 244+ Def Eviolite Hattrem: 84-98 (26.4 - 30.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
0 SpA Charjabug Volt Switch vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Hattrem: 42-49 (13.2 - 15.4%) -- possible 7HKO
0 Atk Charjabug X-Scissor vs. 252 HP / 244+ Def Eviolite Hattrem: 96-114 (30.1 - 35.8%) -- 25.8% chance to 3HKO
0 SpA Hattrem Mystical Fire vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Eviolite Charjabug: 80-96 (25.1 - 30.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
0 SpA Hattrem Psychic vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Eviolite Charjabug: 73-87 (22.9 - 27.3%) -- 52% chance to 4HKO
Oranguru: B-->B+ Oranguru has a very good defensive typing in normal/psychic and its bulk makes even knock just a strong avg move in front of it. Its coverage in psychic/shadow ball/focus blast is pretty amazing as well. It also gets its ultra breaking power form NP. It also has other coverage moves in energy ball and thunderbolt. Its only demerits are its speed and low acc of focus blast. It is also a good specs/trick user and tr setter. Due to the following reasons, it is a very very deserving mon for the B+ spot.
Lampent: B- --> B+ Lampent is a very strong and versatile mon. It is so the best offensive fire type we have. Under webs, its speed is pretty avg and usabe as it outspeeds even silvally/linoone-g/lopunny. In the webs team it can easily run the hdb/evio sets with sub or cm or even choice specs with trick. Not just that, but its scarf set is pretty amazing as well. Over to that, the ghost/fire/grass coverage is insane. I personally prefer webs + scarf as it outspeeds almost ever mon in the tier even if the opponent is hdb. (even beats ston's every set in webs+scarf). All of it is I guess worth enough reason to gie this Victorian spooky fire lamp a little oil and make it rise up the vr.
Vibrava: B- --> C Vibrava has only 2 jobs in the meta. 1) a defogger pivot, in which it is heavily outclassed and 2) Being a ston check and counter, where again it s outcassed.
Now I do agree that only a very few mons like vibrava and utility wartortle can compact the job of hazard removal, ston checking and pivoting together, IDT vibrava is good enough cuz of it's stats. Like even its stats are overall less than torracat. Like if role compressing is the only factor of viability, tentacool should be high ranked too cuz it has good spd, has utility of spin/haze/liquid ooze/tspikes etc. But similar to how tentacool ain't good enough of high rank cuz of bad phy def and being outclassed in spinning and hazard setting, I think vibrava is overall outclassed and a burden to be kept alive in a team, a waste of slot, hence deserving a lower rank.
Eiscue: C+-->B- Eiscue is a good sweeper and has pretty huge option in the fourth slot of coverage in liquation/zen headbutt/reversal. It is definitely a little hard to set up and needs proper timing for it, but once setup, can pose a serious threat and turn the tables. Apart from the conventional sub drum salac set, it can run the bulky stall set with sub/hail/protect/a stab. All of it is pretty good niche to make it a B- mon.
Natu: C+--> UR Natu was a so so magic bouncer and wish porter cuz of its roc weakness and low bulk overall. And now that even hattrem has entered, I don't see any point in having it ranked.
Togetic: C+-->B Togetic was our one of the best defoggers when it was here before rising to pu. And even now it functions neck to neck with vullaby, and even has a little similarity with vespiquen in having heal bell. While vullaby is just physically bulky, togetic I overall bulky in both def and SpD. Hence, if it isn't rising to vullaby level or higher, it should atleast be really closely ranked with vullaby.
:Farfetch Farfetch'd: C-->C+ The star of July, crashing to C tier, such a sad fate. Though there have been obvious reasons for the decay of its viability, I think its strong priority of FI/none evio dependency/ability to run lo/band/hdb and strong stabs alongwith decent atk stat, it should be in the highest ranks of C tier.
Maractus: C-->C+ Maractus is a decent stall mon and also a pretty good dent maker in opponent's team with the 3 turn sun power in solar beam/weather ball coverage that with lo and 252+ SpA ohkos a big part of tier and makes the opponent sacrifice their team members. Or the stall sets can just force the set up mons or just choice item HO mons to switch around and build pressure on opponent. Due to thes reasons I feel it should aslo be in the heights of C , i.e., C+.
Torracat: C--> C+ Torracat is our only viable offensive fire type apart from lampent and is pretty avg. Though its best movepool as per longeivity is Special where it only ha fire moves, bringing it to the C category, its fast taunting and pivoting alongwith its decent offensive stats, boosted with NP are enough selling points to take it a little up to C+ or B-.
Sudowoodo: C- -->B/B- Many people believe that sudo is just the bad version of ston, which is completely false. It is a good rocker, which can easily punish the hattrem trying to switch in with its ultra powered head smash which has no recoil and a stab over it. Its access to moves like sucker punch and wood hammer make it very viable as well. It is that powerhouse of a team that even being slow makes an immense pressure on that opponent. Now even though most times people may choose ston over sudo making its B rank questionable, I think it could still go upto B- atleast. But should definitely not be int he C category.
Honedge: UR-->C+ or B- I don't really know why this mon ever went to ur in the first place. But anyways, I think its time to give it its rightful position. It has great physical bulk, and even though its special bulk aint too high, its like stonjourner, where its hp covers up a bit. Above that it has good attack stat and awesome coverage. The stab priority of SS and breaking power of SD is notable too. Now I will just add the replays and calcs related to this.
252+ Atk Gourgeist-Large Poltergeist (110 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Honedge: 212-252 (72.1 - 85.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 216+ Atk Honedge Shadow Sneak vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Gourgeist-Large: 170-204 (58.4 - 70.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO {this is considering gourg switches in, so it has already done 1 sd}
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187294409-1soefm3zepfg2bdseojbsdonzn6wwd3pw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186742460
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186726619
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186649756
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187817899
Wailord: UR-->C This gen wailord has been abused badly, even though its a spectacular mon. Both scarfed and webs+specs sets are amazing. Apart from these, there are also the stall sets that are highly effective.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186742460
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186726619
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186649756
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186728396
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186723755
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1184960190-iwhjctg7zu07ggotdl9m453ek17rfdipw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186764853-7931g1vvktr72qrrc4vji851klrmmvopw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187929167
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187922119
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188504742
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187922119
Onix: UR-->C+ With its insane physical bulk paired up with body press, it is an insane mon. Not to mention it is also speed tied with stonjourner, that it can also check and is a fast taunter and rocker. With its super powerful pody press it ohkos Persian/stoutland/lopunny and 2hkos lickitung/raichu(70-80%)/Stonjourner/Klang.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186742460
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186726619
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186649756
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186728396
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186723755
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1184960190-iwhjctg7zu07ggotdl9m453ek17rfdipw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1186764853-7931g1vvktr72qrrc4vji851klrmmvopw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187817899
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187929167
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187922119
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187929167
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1187922119
Hattrem: A- A boon to zu because it has magic bounce and is bulkier than natu and hattenna that were like way too fragile. Considering how big an impact hazards have on the game, their deflection/healing wish support/nuzzle/coverage moves like giga drain/rest these feats make it a very good mon. Only thing its still kinda avg bulk mon and slow on that with rest as only recovery, also evio dependant and weak to common types in zu. Thus it aint worthy of A or A+, but definitely of A-.
Dugtrio: A- Duggy is a very good addition due to its good 100 base atk stat, coverage moves, excellent speed, sr and memento, toxic stalling etc. the various sets of dugtrio namely soft sand/toxic sr stall/choice band HO/LO hyper offense are all excellent. Its only demerit is being way to fragile, making revenge killing with priority moves and scarfers pretty easy.
Carvanha: UR-->C Carvanha has a small but significant niche in the meta. It has decent atk stat and a great speed boost ability.Being fragile is its merit, not demerit, as it can easily destiny bond with its high speed. Also if the opponent reads destiny bond and uses a status move or switches, you have the protect to just get the safe dbond turn again.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188436687
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188431141-egd70y1awi0fw1v3pt765z7p2dyy969pw
Tentacool: UR-->C It is just another good spinner+tspikes absorber along with role compression of knock/haze/spin/hazard/tspike absorption. It is quite decently bulky as I will show in the calcs below.
252 SpA Mr. Mime-Galar Psychic vs. 252 HP / 84 SpD Eviolite Tentacool: 140-168 (49.2 - 59.1%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO
+2 252+ Atk Beartic Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Eviolite Tentacool: 142-168 (50 - 59.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189656226
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189649870
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189635637
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189579135
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188954599
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189620427-2qsnx38ltwo5n72jj1688hf8qdnpg5rpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189536099-c4hvbr6itg4v81a7ggu25s5e0zb4muapw
Mienfoo: UR-->B-/C+ An awesome mon that has similar bulk as Persian and with regenerator it gets cool recovery. SD and CM variants are pretty awesome apart from the conventional fake/cc/knock/uturn. Anon webs, sd variant can create quite a ruckus cuz of its good speed and coverage.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188407693
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188374033
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188431141-egd70y1awi0fw1v3pt765z7p2dyy969pw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188359055-jzurclukbd6c7lfejm5e4qxshua3fwzpw
Magnemite: UR--> C+ Slow and bad bulk, yet amazing. Sturdy ability+ choice specs or analytic choice specs both hit damn hard. Can fit on tems rather easily and do some good cleaning.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188374033
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188316167
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188359055-jzurclukbd6c7lfejm5e4qxshua3fwzpw
Rufflet: UR-> C+ Rufflet with hustle scarf or sheer force scarf or even bu evio works amazing. Has good coverage and decent offensive power.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188508319
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188374033
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188316167
Lickitung: C- --> B- an awesome Sp wall and wish passer. After som team support and chipping of opponens team, its stall power can even lead to a sweep.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188508319
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188374033
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188316167
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188359055-jzurclukbd6c7lfejm5e4qxshua3fwzpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189620427-2qsnx38ltwo5n72jj1688hf8qdnpg5rpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1189536099-c4hvbr6itg4v81a7ggu25s5e0zb4muapw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188970427
Koffing: UR--> B- this thingis an awesome tspikes user and physically bulky as hell. Checks ston too.
252 Atk Life Orb Stonjourner Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Koffing: 138-164 (48.5 - 57.7%) -- 94.1% chance to 2HKO(at this point will-o-wisp just destroys ston)
252 Atk Choice Band Dugtrio Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Koffing: 204-242 (71.8 - 85.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188508319
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188374033
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188316167
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8zu-1188359055-jzurclukbd6c7lfejm5e4qxshua3fwzpw