Monotype Viability Rankings

By Eien and the VR council. Art by Chras.

Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water

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Welcome to the Ultra Sun and Moon Monotype Viability Rankings. Monotype ranks Pokémon differently from OU's VR. In OU Pokémon are often ranked based on how many roles the Pokémon can perform. In Monotype, Pokémon are ranked based upon the number of positive matchups they provide for their type. For example, Mega Gardevoir can fill many roles on Psychic and Fairy teams, but is ranked lower than Mega Gallade and Mega Diancie because they can easily win certain matchups. Most Pokémon are placed into one of five different rankings—S, A, B, C, D. Some Pokémon aren't listed either because they are either completely outclassed or they haven't been ranked yet. Pokémon are ranked separately for each type. For example, Lanturn is useful on Water because of Volt Absorb, while on Electric the Electric-type immunity is unnecessary.

Bug

S Rank

volcarona sprite

A Rank

forretress sprite

galvantula sprite

heracross sprite

pinsir-mega sprite

scizor-mega sprite

B Rank

araquanid sprite

buzzwole sprite

heracross-mega sprite

C Rank

scolipede sprite

D Rank

ribombee sprite

vivillon sprite

Dark

S Rank

greninja sprite

mandibuzz sprite

muk-alola sprite

A Rank

hydreigon sprite

sableye-mega sprite

tyranitar sprite

B Rank

krookodile sprite

tyranitar-mega sprite

C Rank

sharpedo-mega sprite

D Rank

cacturne sprite

crawdaunt sprite

honchkrow sprite

Dragon

S Rank

dragonite sprite

kyurem-black sprite

A Rank

garchomp sprite

B Rank

dragalge sprite

hydreigon sprite

altaria-mega sprite

C Rank

latias-mega sprite

D Rank

garchomp-mega sprite

Electric

S Rank

rotom-wash sprite

tapu-koko sprite

A Rank

raichu-alola sprite

B Rank

golem-alola sprite

magnezone sprite

thundurus sprite

C Rank

rotom-mow sprite

D Rank

manectric-mega sprite

xurkitree sprite

Fairy

S Rank

diancie-mega sprite

tapu-bulu sprite

tapu-koko sprite

A Rank

azumarill sprite

clefable sprite

B Rank

ribombee sprite

togekiss sprite

C Rank

primarina sprite

tapu-fini sprite

D Rank

gardevoir sprite

Fighting

S Rank

gallade-mega sprite

terrakion sprite

A Rank

cobalion sprite

heracross sprite

B Rank

buzzwole sprite

infernape sprite

C Rank

hawlucha sprite

toxicroak sprite

D Rank

heracross-mega sprite

Fire

S Rank

charizard-mega-x sprite

Charizard-Mega-X

A Rank

blacephalon sprite

infernape sprite

rotom-heat sprite

B Rank

volcarona sprite

C Rank

marowak-alola sprite

D Rank

charizard-mega-y sprite

Charizard-Mega-Y

volcanion sprite

Flying

S Rank

celesteela sprite

landorus-therian sprite

Landorus-Therian

A Rank

dragonite sprite

aerodactyl-mega sprite

Aerodactyl-Mega

tornadus-therian sprite

Tornadus-Therian

B Rank

aerodactyl sprite

landorus sprite

charizard-mega-y sprite

Charizard-Mega-Y

thundurus-therian sprite

Thundurus-Therian

C Rank

hawlucha sprite

togekiss sprite

D Rank

mandibuzz sprite

skarmory sprite

thundurus sprite

Ghost

S Rank

A Rank

blacephalon sprite

marowak-alola sprite

B Rank

decidueye sprite

jellicent sprite

C Rank

cofagrigus sprite

D Rank

dhelmise sprite

dusclops sprite

froslass sprite

gourgeist sprite

Gourgeist-Super

shedinja sprite

Grass

S Rank

ferrothorn sprite

venusaur-mega sprite

A Rank

tapu-bulu sprite

B Rank

decidueye sprite

whimsicott sprite

C Rank

gourgeist sprite

Gourgeist-Super

serperior sprite

D Rank

amoonguss sprite

rotom-mow sprite

Ground

S Rank

excadrill sprite

landorus sprite

A Rank

garchomp sprite

gastrodon sprite

hippowdon sprite

steelix-mega sprite

seismitoad sprite

B Rank

mamoswine sprite

garchomp-mega sprite

C Rank

landorus-therian sprite

Landorus-Therian

krookodile sprite

nidoking sprite

D Rank

diggersby sprite

camerupt-mega sprite

quagsire sprite

Ice

S Rank

kyurem-black sprite

mamoswine sprite

ninetales-alola sprite

Ninetales-Alola

A Rank

cloyster sprite

piloswine sprite

sandslash-alola sprite

Sandslash-Alola

B Rank

rotom-frost sprite

C Rank

cryogonal sprite

froslass sprite

D Rank

articuno sprite

Normal

S Rank

porygon2 sprite

staraptor sprite

A Rank

diggersby sprite

porygon-z sprite

B Rank

meloetta sprite

C Rank

smeargle sprite

D Rank

heliolisk sprite

audino-mega sprite

Poison

S Rank

venusaur-mega sprite

muk-alola sprite

A Rank

nidoking sprite

nihilego sprite

B Rank

salazzle sprite

scolipede sprite

C Rank

nidoqueen sprite

D Rank

dragalge sprite

skuntank sprite

tentacruel sprite

Psychic

S Rank

A Rank

deoxys-speed sprite

gallade-mega sprite

metagross sprite

B Rank

alakazam sprite

latios-mega sprite

C Rank

latias-mega sprite

slowbro-mega sprite

meloetta sprite

reuniclus sprite

D Rank

deoxys-defense sprite

alakazam-mega sprite

gardevoir-mega sprite

Rock

S Rank

diancie-mega sprite

terrakion sprite

tyranitar sprite

A Rank

golem-alola sprite

nihilego sprite

rhyperior sprite

B Rank

C Rank

aerodactyl-mega sprite

Aerodactyl-Mega

tyranitar-mega sprite

D Rank

lycanroc-dusk sprite

stakataka sprite

Steel

S Rank

celesteela sprite

A Rank

excadrill sprite

ferrothorn sprite

scizor-mega sprite

B Rank

magnezone sprite

C Rank

cobalion sprite

stakataka sprite

D Rank

bronzong sprite

empoleon sprite

skarmory sprite

Water

S Rank

greninja sprite

A Rank

swampert-mega sprite

rotom-wash sprite

swampert sprite

B Rank

empoleon sprite

gastrodon sprite

gyarados sprite

sharpedo-mega sprite

pelipper sprite

C Rank

azumarill sprite

gyarados-mega sprite

slowbro-mega sprite

slowking sprite

quagsire sprite

D Rank

alomomola sprite

jellicent sprite

seismitoad sprite

tapu-fini sprite