PU Viability Rankings

By MZ.

Viability rankings are a method of sorting Pokémon in a given tier based on how good they are in said tier. S rank is reserved for the defining Pokémon of the tier, while D rank is the place for near unviable Pokémon that have almost no worthwhile use in the metagame. As the metagame changes, the rankings are periodically updated by players who are well-versed in the tier. Note that ranks are currently done alphabetically and not by viability.

PU does not use rank descriptions like some other tiers do. Each Pokémon in a rank should just be seen as above or under Pokémon in other ranks rather than needing to fit a certain set of criteria.

S Rank

eelektross sprite
Eelektross
jellicent sprite
Jellicent
torterra sprite
Torterra

A Rank

A+

drampa sprite
Drampa
gurdurr sprite
Gurdurr
kangaskhan sprite
Kangaskhan
mudsdale sprite
Mudsdale
primeape sprite
Primeape
regirock sprite
Regirock
silvally-fairy sprite
Silvally-Fairy
simisear sprite
Simisear
victreebel sprite
Victreebel

A

aurorus sprite
Aurorus
carracosta sprite
Carracosta
cryogonal sprite
Cryogonal
dodrio sprite
Dodrio
ferroseed sprite
Ferroseed
lanturn sprite
Lanturn
musharna sprite
Musharna
oricorio-pom-pom sprite
Oricorio-Pom-Pom
qwilfish sprite
Qwilfish
sandslash-alola sprite
Sandslash-Alola
skuntank sprite
Skuntank
stoutland sprite
Stoutland

A-

abomasnow sprite
Abomasnow
absol sprite
Absol
combusken sprite
Combusken
crabominable sprite
Crabominable
leafeon sprite
Leafeon
ludicolo sprite
Ludicolo
omastar sprite
Omastar
oricorio-sensu sprite
Oricorio-Sensu
raichu-alola sprite
Raichu-Alola
rotom-frost sprite
Rotom-Frost

B Rank

B+

articuno sprite
Articuno
audino sprite
Audino
clefairy sprite
Clefairy
golurk sprite
Golurk
jynx sprite
Jynx
lurantis sprite
Lurantis
lycanroc sprite
Lycanroc
persian-alola sprite
Persian-Alola
sableye sprite
Sableye
swanna sprite
Swanna
tangela sprite
Tangela

B

aggron sprite
Aggron
altaria sprite
Altaria
bronzor sprite
Bronzor
carbink sprite
Carbink
claydol sprite
Claydol
floatzel sprite
Floatzel
gastrodon sprite
Gastrodon
haunter sprite
Haunter
hitmonchan sprite
Hitmonchan
kabutops sprite
Kabutops
metang sprite
Metang
pinsir sprite
Pinsir
silvally-dragon sprite
Silvally-Dragon
silvally-poison sprite
Silvally-Poison
type-null sprite
Type: Null

B-

kadabra sprite
Kadabra
kecleon sprite
Kecleon
poliwrath sprite
Poliwrath
simisage sprite
Simisage
spiritomb sprite
Spiritomb
throh sprite
Throh
turtonator sprite
Turtonator
zangoose sprite
Zangoose

C Rank

C+

dugtrio-alola sprite
Dugtrio-Alola
jumpluff sprite
Jumpluff
liepard sprite
Liepard
mawile sprite
Mawile
raticate-alola sprite
Raticate-Alola
regice sprite
Regice
roselia sprite
Roselia
scyther sprite
Scyther
shiftry sprite
Shiftry
silvally-water sprite
Silvally-Water
ursaring sprite
Ursaring

C

bellossom sprite
Bellossom
camerupt sprite
Camerupt
golem sprite
Golem
muk sprite
Muk
sawsbuck sprite
Sawsbuck
servine sprite
Servine
simipour sprite
Simipour
stunfisk sprite
Stunfisk
volbeat sprite
Volbeat

C-

cradily sprite
Cradily
drifblim sprite
Drifblim
granbull sprite
Granbull
munchlax sprite
Munchlax
natu sprite
Natu
pyukumuku sprite
Pyukumuku
rampardos sprite
Rampardos
shiinotic sprite
Shiinotic

D Rank

beheeyem sprite
Beheeyem
bouffalant sprite
Bouffalant
ditto sprite
Ditto
electrode sprite
Electrode
exeggutor sprite
Exeggutor
mr-mime sprite
Mr. Mime
pawniard sprite
Pawniard
probopass sprite
Probopass
shuckle sprite
Shuckle
silvally-ghost sprite
Silvally-Ghost
smeargle sprite
Smeargle