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The purpose of this thread is to provide a visual list organized by roles to see what Pokémon do what. This will help new and experienced players alike in finding Pokémon that fit their teams when looking for specific roles. Each Pokemon that is here is viable in the OU metagame, and as such, it will change as the viability rankings get updated. If you feel there is a Pokemon viable for the roles mentioned below and it hasn't been added to the group, then recommend it in your post with solid explanations. Niche Pokemon that are C+ or less will now be separated by |, as well as listed in order in terms of viability, rather then alphabetically.
The order of roles will be organized in the following way:
  1. Utility (hazard setters and removers)
  2. Offensive roles (wallbreakers, choice item users, and setup sweepers)
  3. Defensive roles (walls and pivots)
1. Utility

Entry Hazards:
Spikes::clodsire: :deoxys-speed: :glimmora::gliscor: :samurott-hisui: (Ceaseless Edge) :skarmory::ting-lu: | :garchomp::pincurchin:

Stealth Rock: :blissey::clefable::clodsire: :deoxys-speed: :garganacl: :glimmora::gliscor: :great tusk::heatran::iron treads::landorus-therian: :skarmory::ting-lu::tinkaton: :torkoal: | :chansey::excadrill::garchomp::hippowdon: :jirachi::mamoswine::quagsire::sandy shocks::scream tail::tyranitar:

Sticky Web: :ribombee:| :araquanid:

Toxic Spikes: :glimmora::gliscor::iron moth: :slowking-galar::toxapex:|


Hazard Control:
Defog: :corviknight::weezing-galar: |:mandibuzz::talonflame:

Magic Bounce: :hatterene:

Court Change: :cinderace:

Rapid Spin / Mortal Spin: :glimmora: :great tusk::iron treads: :torkoal:|:cyclizar::excadrill:

Tidy Up: :maushold:

Support:
Healing Wish / Lunar Dance: :cresselia::enamorus::hatterene::ninetales:|:alomomola::indeedee:

Wish: :alomomola::clefable:|:jirachi::scream tail:

Screens Setters: :deoxys-speed::dragapult::ninetales-alola: :serperior::zamazenta: | :grimmsnarl:

Other:
Knock Off (Offensively): :blaziken::deoxys-speed::great tusk: :gliscor::hoopa-unbound::iron valiant::lokix: :meowscarada::ogerpon::ogerpon-cornerstone::ogerpon-wellspring::okidogi: :rillaboom::roaring moon: :samurott-hisui::serperior::scizor::tyranitar: :Weavile:| :azumarill: :iron jugulis: :mamoswine:

Knock Off (Defensively): :clefable::great tusk::gliscor::iron treads::pelipper::tinkaton::tornadus-therian:|:cyclizar::goodra-hisui::mandibuzz::muk::reuniclus: :wo-chien:

Encore: :clefable::dragonite: :iron valiant: :ninetales::ninetales-alola::ogerpon::ogerpon-cornerstone::ogerpon-wellspring::samurott-hisui::tinkaton:| :azumarill::maushold::scream tail:

Taunt: :corviknight::ceruledge::darkrai: :deoxys-speed::enamorus::gliscor: :heatran::iron valiant::landorus-therian::mandibuzz: :ogerpon::ogerpon-cornerstone::ogerpon-wellspring::raging bolt: :roaring moon::samurott-hisui: :tornadus-therian::volcanion: | :grimmsnarl::iron jugulis:

Trick / Switcheroo: :clefable::darkrai: :deoxys-speed::gholdengo::hoopa-unbound: :iron valiant::latios::meowscarada: :rotom-wash::slowking-galar:| :greninja::indeedee::latias:


2. Offensive Roles

Wallbreakers:
Physical: :barraskewda::blaziken::cinderace::ceruledge: :dragapult: :dragonite: :excadrill: :great tusk: :hawlucha::hoopa-unbound::iron boulder::iron valiant: :kingambit::landorus-therian::lilligant-hisui::lokix: :meowscarada::ogerpon::ogerpon-cornerstone: :ogerpon-wellspring::okidogi::rillaboom: :roaring moon::samurott-hisui::scizor::slither wing: :tyranitar::ursaluna::weavile: :zamazenta: | :azumarill::basculegion::brute bonnet: :garchomp::iron hands::kommo-o: :mamoswine::maushold::overqwil:


Special: :darkrai: :deoxys-speed::dragapult: :enamorus: :gholdengo: :glimmora: :greninja::hydrapple: :iron crown::iron moth: :iron valiant: :latios: :manaphy::pecharunt::primarina::raging bolt::sinistcha: :tornadus-therian: :venusaur::volcanion::walking wake: | :goodra-hisui::hydreigon::iron jugulis::keldeo::kingdra::kommo-o::necrozma: :sandy shocks::polteageist::thundurus-therian:


Mixed: :deoxys-speed::dragapult::enamorus: :hoopa-unbound::iron valiant::landorus-therian: :samurott-hisui: |:garchomp::kommo-o:


Choice Item Users:
Choice Band: :barraskewda: :dragapult: :dragonite: :great tusk::hoopa-unbound::iron hands::lokix: :meowscarada::rillaboom::roaring moon: :scizor::tyranitar: :weavile: :zamazenta: | :azumarill::mamoswine:


Choice Specs: :dragapult: :enamorus: :hoopa-unbound::iron crown::iron valiant::raging bolt::volcanion::walking wake: |:keldeo::kingdra:


Choice Scarf: :darkrai::enamorus: :glimmora::gholdengo: :iron valiant::landorus-therian::meowscarada: :rotom-wash::samurott-hisui: |:latias::sandy shocks:


Setup Sweepers:
Agility: :enamorus::iron crown::iron moth: :walking wake:|:latias::moltres-galar:

Belly Drum: |:azumarill::iron hands::kommo-o:

Bulk Up: :great tusk::okidogi: |:ceruledge:

Calm Mind: :blissey::clefable::enamorus::hatterene::iron crown::iron valiant::latios::primarina::raging bolt::sinistcha:| :comfey::cresselia::enamorus-therian::keldeo::latias::necrozma::suicune:

Clangorous Soul: :kommo-o:

Curse: :dondozo: :garganacl:

Dragon Dance: :dragapult: :dragonite: :roaring moon::tyranitar:

Growth::venusaur: |:brute bonnet:

Iron Defense: :corviknight: :garganacl::skarmory::zamazenta:|:enamorus-therian:

Nasty Plot: :darkrai: :deoxys-speed::gholdengo::hydrapple::pecharunt: :rotom-wash: :tornadus-therian:| :hydreigon::moltres-galar::thundurus-therian:

Quiver Dance: :ribombee:

Shell Smash: :polteageist:

Swords Dance: :blaziken::ceruledge::excadrill::gliscor: :hawlucha::iron boulder::iron valiant: :kingambit: :landorus-therian: :ogerpon::ogerpon-cornerstone::ogerpon-wellspring::rillaboom: :samurott-hisui::scizor: :ursaluna::weavile: | :garchomp::iron hands::overqwil::quaquaval:

Tail Glow: :manaphy:

Take Heart: :manaphy:

Victory Dance: :lilligant-hisui:

Priority:

Aqua Jet: :barraskewda::samurott-hisui: | :azumarill::basculegion:

Bullet Punch: :scizor:

Extreme Speed: :dragonite:

First Impression: :lokix::slither wing:

Grassy Glide: :rillaboom:

Ice Shard: :weavile:| :mamoswine:

Quick Attack: :dragapult::scizor:

Shadow Sneak: :ceruledge:

Sucker Punch: :cinderace::dragapult: :kingambit: :meowscarada::samurott-hisui: |:brute bonnet:

Prankster:
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Thunderclap: :raging bolt:

Triage: :comfey:

Vacuum Wave: :iron valiant: |:keldeo::kommo-o:

Water Shuriken: :greninja:

3. Defensive Roles

Walls:
Physically Defensive::alomomola::clefable::corviknight: :dondozo: :garganacl: :gliscor::great tusk: :hatterene::hydrapple::landorus-therian::moltres::pecharunt::pelipper::primarina: :rotom-wash::skarmory::torkoal: :toxapex::weezing-galar::zapdos: :zamazenta:| :cresselia: :enamorus-therian::quagsire::reuniclus::slither wing::talonflame:

Specially Defensive: :blissey::clodsire::cresselia: :garganacl::gliscor: :heatran::hoopa-unbound: :moltres::primarina: :slowking-galar: :ting-lu: :toxapex::tornadus-therian: | :chansey::fezandipiti::jirachi::muk::reuniclus::scream tail::slither wing::wo-chien:

Mixed: :clefable::corviknight::garganacl::gliscor::moltres::okidogi: :skeledirge::slowking-galar: :ting-lu: :toxapex:|:amoonguss::hippowdon::mandibuzz:


Pivots:
Offensive: :blaziken::cinderace: :deoxys-speed::dragapult: :dragonite: :gholdengo: :great tusk: :greninja: :iron valiant: :iron treads::kingambit: :landorus-therian::lokix::meowscarada: :ogerpon-wellspring::primarina::raging bolt::rillaboom::roaring moon: :scizor: :tornadus-therian: :ursaluna: :volcanion::walking wake: :zamazenta: :zapdos: | :basculegion::ceruledge: :garchomp::iron hands::kingdra::maushold::quaquaval::sandy shocks::thundurus-therian:


Defensive: :alomomola::clefable::clodsire: :corviknight: :garganacl: :gliscor::great tusk: :hatterene::heatran::hydrapple: :landorus-therian: :moltres::pelipper::rotom-wash::scizor: :skeledirge: :slowking-galar: :ting-lu: :tinkaton::torkoal::tornadus-therian: :toxapex::weezing-galar::zapdos: | :amoonguss::chansey::cresselia: :goodra-hisui::grimmsnarl::jirachi::mandibuzz::muk::quagsire::reuniclus::scream tail::slither wing::wo-chien:
 
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I feel like prankster should be in the utility section, not combined with attack priority.
Maybe highlight screens / parting shot? prankster is very little specific
 
This thread is pretty outdated atm, include Hisuian Zoroark and Walking Wake under Special wall breakers and Choice Specs users. Hisuian Zoroark should also be under Nasty Plot. Ty!
 
If you have the time, could you include potential revenge killers? Obviously most Pokémon with priority or that are good wielders of choice scarf work well, but it'd be helpful nonetheless
 
:Heatran: can be added to Taunt, as wallbreaking sets run this at 71.3% usage to trap and eliminate targets. :Frosmoth: may also be worth considering as a niche Quiver Dance user? Would argue that it's the most viable QD user in OU over :Masquerain: who is normally relegated to setting webs, and it has seen higher usage than some other listed niche mons such as :Uxie:, :Kleavor: and :Zapdos_Galar:, although it clearly isn't anything more than niche. :Abomasnow: might similarly be considered for niche screens due to synergy with :Baxcalibur: and :Frosmoth:, but honestly running this in OU is self-sabotage so understandable if not. :Garganacl: can run Iron Defence too, with 16.2% usage in July compared to Curse usage at 34.5% making it a less used but reasonable pick. :Sneasler: has access to Switcheroo also which I'm assuming would fall under the Trick support category, currently at 10.3% usage on primarily Scarfed sets.
 
I must ask again, why is gale wings not a part of priority? I know it’s exclusive to talonflame, but similar additions have been added (such as tidy up).
 
SnackWasTaken said:
I must ask again, why is gale wings not a part of priority? I know it’s exclusive to talonflame, but similar additions have been added (such as tidy up).
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The thing is Talonflame's niche doesn't even come from Gale Wings most that are used still in OU are generally Flame Body which is why it will not be considered, and unlike Talonflame Maushold generally runs Tidy Up, hope this clears up things.
 
Annomous_89 said:
You should add more non-overused mons
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Although I do agree with this statement (to some extent), I feel like adding mons that aren't overused isn't necessarily gonna make this thread any better than it already is. Also, with there OBVIOUSLY being better options present, I could see people rarely even using the suggested mons that aren't overused. Why use something suboptimal when the best is right in front of you? Think about it.
 
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