Akir
A true villain!
Right at the tail end of Gen7, we have an update. There might potentially be 1 more after LTPL (a small one) but this one should be expected to be the final large adjustment of the generation.
Rises:
Torterra A+ to S
Jellicent A to A+
Musharna B+ to A-
Leafeon B- to B+
Silvally Dragon B- to B
Bronzor C to B-
Carbink C+ to B-
Cryogonal A- to A
Silvally Poison UR to C+
Liepard C- to C+
Camerupt C- to C
Drops:
Dugtrio-Alola B to B-
Volbeat C+ to C
Faticate B- to C+
Bellossom B- to C
Mawile B- to C+
Gastrodon B+ to B
Type-Null B+ to B
Check out the results and voting here. The sheet has returned, so some reasoning is provided. The big one to take away from this is the brand new S rank of Torterra. Torterra's continued extreme success that was outlined in this post, along with having enough of an impact to influence other rises like Leafeon and Cryogonal, have given the council enough reason to believe that it is S rank material. Other notable rises include Jellicent, who is the primary answer to the surge of Ice and Fire attacks (another thing Torterra has influenced), and Musharna, who has risen to fill some of the void that Mesprit left behind while also utilizing some unique Future Sight tech. As for drops, most have "a long time coming" kind of feel, such as Bellossom's continued tumble down the ranks and Type-Null largely being unable to keep up with the new enhanced pace of the metagame.
And with that, we move forward into Gen8. I have seen a few concerns that "Gen8 PU will not exist/won't be good" and I wanted to take the time to say that these worries are largely unfounded. Sampling all of the mons and basing it off of comparable scenarios from the past, zard and I both are confident that PU will continue to thrive well into Gen8 and beyond. But for us so low into the tiering process, we still have an extra 8 or so months of SM PU being the current format. We even have a few more things planned for SM PU still! So sit back, relax, either pick up an oldgen or continue exploring the great note SM PU ended on, and wait with the rest of the community for Gen8 to arrive. I'll be here for when it comes, and I hope you will be too.
Rises:
Torterra A+ to S
Jellicent A to A+
Musharna B+ to A-
Leafeon B- to B+
Silvally Dragon B- to B
Bronzor C to B-
Carbink C+ to B-
Cryogonal A- to A
Silvally Poison UR to C+
Liepard C- to C+
Camerupt C- to C
Drops:
Dugtrio-Alola B to B-
Volbeat C+ to C
Faticate B- to C+
Bellossom B- to C
Mawile B- to C+
Gastrodon B+ to B
Type-Null B+ to B
Check out the results and voting here. The sheet has returned, so some reasoning is provided. The big one to take away from this is the brand new S rank of Torterra. Torterra's continued extreme success that was outlined in this post, along with having enough of an impact to influence other rises like Leafeon and Cryogonal, have given the council enough reason to believe that it is S rank material. Other notable rises include Jellicent, who is the primary answer to the surge of Ice and Fire attacks (another thing Torterra has influenced), and Musharna, who has risen to fill some of the void that Mesprit left behind while also utilizing some unique Future Sight tech. As for drops, most have "a long time coming" kind of feel, such as Bellossom's continued tumble down the ranks and Type-Null largely being unable to keep up with the new enhanced pace of the metagame.
And with that, we move forward into Gen8. I have seen a few concerns that "Gen8 PU will not exist/won't be good" and I wanted to take the time to say that these worries are largely unfounded. Sampling all of the mons and basing it off of comparable scenarios from the past, zard and I both are confident that PU will continue to thrive well into Gen8 and beyond. But for us so low into the tiering process, we still have an extra 8 or so months of SM PU being the current format. We even have a few more things planned for SM PU still! So sit back, relax, either pick up an oldgen or continue exploring the great note SM PU ended on, and wait with the rest of the community for Gen8 to arrive. I'll be here for when it comes, and I hope you will be too.
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