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Swampert is very good mixed attacker, very good Mono-attacker, and very good Endeavor-er. Immunity to Electric is just wow. Nothing else in A or S rank has that. (Celebi resists, meh.) Defensively it still smacks Zapdos and everything pretty solidly. Torrent HPump, ya know? It deserves third best ADV mon. So what about the 4x grass weak?
Blissey below Zapdos. They both do things no other pokes can. But Zapdos is just way more multi-dimensional with its EVs and speed possibilities, spikes immunity, and variety that is better than Blissey. Blissey has variety, but it is not very "efficient" variety. Like Sing or Counter? Psssh.
Splitting hairs but Zapdos is thus 4th and Blissey is 5th. Both still top 5 so they are golden. I hate Blissey but it is great to see it so clearly known as the best Normal type of the tier.
I have catapulted Swampert above Gengar and thus Gengar is at bottom of A tier. The Jack of All Trades, but its Explosion is weak, so better make that end of turn mechanic count! (Dugtrio obviously, but any other strategy that people have come up with?) Gengar is not 'amazing' against any of the other mons above it one-on-one, save for when it is running Giga Drain, and then it just feels like a weird mon, honestly. Will-o-wisp better hit when you need it to.
Splitting hairs with the B tier swapping Salamence and Dugtrio (rise) with Celebi and Suicune (fall). They are easier to use offensively and build teams with. I guess if you are more defensive-minded or balance minded you can keep the placements as they are. Celebi and Suicune are easier to play defensively, although hurt by Spikes and Sand is not appealing to me. And who wants to play defensively? What I really noticed was Salamence being that low. It is a fantastic lead.
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