A couple things:
Ransei's stepped down after questioning the ethics of repeatedly reviving Pokemon only to make them faint again. Thanks for your time as leader/council member!
Also,
Ransei's stepped down after questioning the ethics of repeatedly reviving Pokemon only to make them faint again. Thanks for your time as leader/council member!
Also,
We have a sample team now! I've personally had success with this particular team in roomtours and friendlies and it doesn't seem to have any obvious weaknesses, so I figured why not. I'm also opening sample team submissions since we only have one sample at the moment and, frankly, I don't expect the metagame to change significantly in the future unless something drastic happens (like Eternamax or Cramorant-Gorging becoming hackable for some reason).- Shadow Tag Regieleki + Neutralizing Gas Lopunny by aerobee
Sample Teams
Welcome to the Pure Hackmons Sample Teams. Anyone is free submit a sample team, as long as they provide arguments for why their team should be considered. The council will then take thought into each submission and carefully form decisions regarding them.
Also added Mega Lopunny on the VR, in S- rank (where Mega Mewtwo X used to be) – after trying it I've realized it's just a better sweeper Mega Mewtwo X thanks to Last Respects immunity and a slightly better Speed tier. Mega Mewtwo X still has merits in being a strong Choice Scarf Shadow Tag trapper and achieving KOs Mega Lopunny cannot (like OHKOing opposing Tera Normal Mega Mewtwo X and Normal-type Arceus/Slaking with Collision Course after hazard chip), so it's been moved to A- rank.
Welcome to the Pure Hackmons Viability Rankings. This is one of many resources that are made to help players determine what can be considered viable in the metagame. These rankings are placed in alphabetical order. Anyone is free to put their thoughts on any Pokemon and debate on whether or not they need a rank change as long as they are being reasonable. The council will then take thought into each nomination and carefully form decisions regarding them. Provide clear evidence for reasons why a Pokemon should have a change in rank, and be civil about it. We want what we can believe to be the closer to fact than subjective opinions.
Due to the centralization of the metagame, each full letter rank will have at most two subranks, with each denoted with a + or - symbol if a letter rank has two.
S Rank
S+
Regieleki
Wonder Guard
S-S Rank
S+
Regieleki
S-
Audino-Mega
A Rank
A+
Arceus
Calyrex-Shadow
Kartana
Ludicolo
Slaking
Zoroark-Hisui
A-
Arceus-Fairy
Arceus-Water
Escavalier
Ferrothorn
Muk-Alola
Sableye-Mega
Swampert-Mega
B Rank
Dondozo
Gyarados
Flutter Mane
Ogerpon-Wellspring
C Rank
Arceus-Ghost
Blissey
Eternatus
Farigiraf
Gengar-Mega
Groudon-Primal
Meloetta
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Pidgeot-Mega
Pheromosa
Scizor-Mega
Scovillain
Venusaur-Mega
Blissey
Chansey
Lopunny-Mega
A Rank
A+
Arceus
Audino-Mega
A-
Arceus-Grass
Eternatus
Mewtwo-Mega-X
Slaking
B Rank
Aerodactyl-Mega
Electrode-Hisui
Groudon-Primal
Mewtwo-Mega-Y
Ting-Lu
Venusaur-Mega
C Rank
Arceus-Ground
Calyrex-Ice
Diancie-Mega
Deoxys-Attack
Giratina
Gourgeist-Super
Gyrarados-Mega
Kyurem-Black
Sceptile-Mega
Zoroark-Hisui
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