Here is a link to me going over my blog in depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLBUv-co10&list=UU3ORlYRId0bJta0VPXA7l0w&index=1
Good Links to Usage Stats: https://www.smogon.com/stats/2019-04/moveset/gen7vgc2019ultraseries-1760.txt and https://vgcstats.com/#/ also Trainertower.com
Teambuilding:
1. Xerneas Counter: Steel Type(Bronzong/Ferro/Lucario-Mega/Staka)/PoisonType (Amoonguss/Crobat/Nihilego), Haze, etc. Gengar-Mega is somewhat fragile and is a special attacker so it isn't a consistent Xern counter.
2. Weather Counters:
- Weather Change: Kyogre/Groudon/RolePlay/SkillSwap/etc. and
- Kyogre Counter: Groudon/Wide Guard/Koko/Ferro/Xern, etc. and
- Ray Counter: SupportedXern/Intimidate/Koko/Zapdos/Lele/Bronzong/Cress/Mence-Mega
3. Trick Room/Tailwind/Geomancy/etc. + < 85 speed mon for TR (Speed Control)
4. Powder Control:
- Spore Counters: Koko/Fini/Faster than Smeargle Taunt/Two Grass Types/etc.
- Xern Amoonguss Counters: Sky Drop/S. Goggles/Grasses/Spread Moves/Haze/etc.
5. Intimidate: Incineroar/Mence-Mega, etc (Optional)
6. Two Restricted
7. One or more Z moves
10. Mega (Optional)
11. If using Ogre use Skill Swap/Ray or something similar with it
12. Probably avoid 2 special restricted because of Snarl.
Use Pyrotoz.com/https://richi3f.github.io/pokemon-team-planner/ for the rest
Test:
1. All the Megas
2. Scrafty
3. Palkia
4. Celesteela
5. Mega Medicham
6. Hitmontop
7.
*These Tiers are made for Showdown/Bo1 and are in A-Z order NOT ranked by number!*
Tiers Explained:
High Tier = Usable mons
Medium Tier = Mons not quite usable but are decently good overall and may be in Limbo
Low Tier - Mons never usable and are bad overall
High Tier:
Restricted:
1. Groudon-Primal - Weak to Ray Ogre/Skill Swap + Primal Rain
2. Lunala - Doesn't Ohko much, easily walled sometimes, not fast enough, countered too hard by Persian or Yveltal
3. Xerneas
Mega:
1. Gengar-Mega
2. Kangashan-Mega
3. Salamence-Mega
Regular:
1. Amoonguss
2. Bronzong
3. Cresselia
4. Crobat
5. Ditto
6. Incineroar
7. Nihilego
8. Smeargle
9. Tapu Fini
10. Tapu Lele
11. Stakataka
12. Nagandel
13. Tapu Koko - Too much lightningrod
14. Celesteela
Niche Combos: Shedinja + Soak
Medium Tier:
Restricted:
1. Dialga - Dialga teams are too weak to Groudon (weather war or defensively)
2. Ho-Oh - Has good resists, but has a few weaks, not good vs Ogre in TR or TW teams
3. Kyogre-Regular - Primal Groudon walls it if no ray and more for Bo1
4. Kyogre-Primal - Relies too much on speed control and Rayquaza/Skill Swap
5. Yveltal - Good w/ Gengar Ogre teams, but bad offensive typing and non-versatile, Xern weak
6. Zekrom - Good vs some archetypes but is OHKO'd by Xern and weak to Groudon also doesn't Ohko Ray
7. Rayquaza - needs Ogre and not everyone uses Groudon
8. Necrozma-Ultra - Can't use the Z move first turn, have to use Dawn Wings most likely for MGB, lacks coverage vs some mons, bad defensive typing, requires Psychic Terrain support, Physical one is bad also but at least isn't weak to Xern - too fast in TR though. Good for being able to use two different typings and evolve at unexpected times.
Mega:
1.
2.
3. Lucario-Mega
4. Metagross-Mega
5. Rayquaza (Mega + Restricted)
Regular:
1. Umbreon - Weak offensively and slow, a niche pick vs Lunala or some other teams
2. Landorus-T - too many ground resists
3. Persian - Not offensive enough
4. Tsareena - Weak to Ray, not great offensively, and Kyogre combo can't work well due to primal weather
5. Volcarona - too much Ogre and Ray now
6. Aegislash - either going to be not bulky enough without pinch or not offensive enough without Z]
7. Breloom - Too much fini/koko now
8. Raichu - Too weak defensively and offensively, usually Togedemaru is better, Z move is OK
9. Goth - Shadow Tag has potential but Goth is inferior to Bronzong's defensive typing and offense
10. Ferrothorn - It would be high tier if its moves were more accurate.
11. Araquanid - Slow and mostly hits with water moves, but Entrainment is good.
12. Zapdos - Lightningrod makes it Medium Tier esp. since it uses a Z move on the team.
13. Togedemaru - Poor offensive potential and low bulk
5. Volcarona - too much Ogre and Ray now
6. Aegislash - either going to be not bulky enough without pinch or not offensive enough without Z]
7. Breloom - Too much fini/koko now
8. Raichu - Too weak defensively and offensively, usually Togedemaru is better, Z move is OK
9. Goth - Shadow Tag has potential but Goth is inferior to Bronzong's defensive typing and offense
10. Ferrothorn - It would be high tier if its moves were more accurate.
11. Araquanid - Slow and mostly hits with water moves, but Entrainment is good.
12. Zapdos - Lightningrod makes it Medium Tier esp. since it uses a Z move on the team.
13. Togedemaru - Poor offensive potential and low bulk
Niche Combos: Whim + Terrakion,
Low Tier:
1. Drifblim - Not enough power
2. Ludicolo - not very offensive outside of Rain
3. Kommo-O - Not bulky enough, too much damage from attacks and Fairies
4. Mega Gyarados - Doesn't work since Needs Ray and two megas don't work well together
5. Reshiram - Blue Flare Misses and the game is more offensive now
6. Top - Having only a fighting move as an attacking move is meh and too many things that super affect it.
7. Togekiss - Weak Offense.
8. Thundy-I - Twave and Swagger got nerfed hard.
9. P2 - TR users need Skill Swap or Role Play
10. Accelgor - If they got higher HP it makes it pretty much not a good pick.
11. Pert-mega - Most teams use Groudon or Rayquaza which nullify its ability.
12. Talonflame - Not powerful in general and Gale Wings nerf ruined it.
13. Tapu Bulu - Too many mons resist and super affect it.
14. Thundurus-T - Usually outclassed by Koko unless your terrain is overrided or you need to wall Ground moves.
15. Toxicroak - Too many mons super affect or do a lot of damage to it, it does little damage in general, and primal groudon is used too much.
16. Necrozma-DM - Bad defensive typing and poor offense
17. Solgaleo - Bad defensive typing and poor offense
18. Gastrodon - weak offensively and only good for using it like a Sheddy vs Ogre and OK vs TR
19. Tornadus - It only has a flying move for offense and it dies too easily.
20. Manectric-Mega - Could be high-tier if Electric mons are common
21. Mew2 X - Mewtwo is medium tier and Y is comparable to Life Orb Mewtwo regular except with a fighting STAB and Atk is usually useless on it.
22. Mew2 Y - Mewtwo is medium tier and Y is comparable to Life Orb Mewtwo regular except with higher bulk and speed.
23. Salazzle - Outclassed by Nihilego or Naganadel and doesn't hit hard enough or super affect enough
24. Kart - Ohko'd by almost everything and doesn't OHKO much, outsped by Mence and other mons
25. Mawile-Mega - Relies on TR, got nerfed hard, and weak defenses and typing
26. Oranguru - doesn't resist much, maybe outclassed by other TR mons, has no good attacking moves
27.
The rest of the mons should likely go by the Sun/Moon tier list.
Good Cores:
1. Yveltal Ogre Gengar Staka
2. Ray Ogre Incin Fini Togedemaru
3. Xern Groudon Incin
4. X-Ray
22. Mew2 Y - Mewtwo is medium tier and Y is comparable to Life Orb Mewtwo regular except with higher bulk and speed.
23. Salazzle - Outclassed by Nihilego or Naganadel and doesn't hit hard enough or super affect enough
24. Kart - Ohko'd by almost everything and doesn't OHKO much, outsped by Mence and other mons
25. Mawile-Mega - Relies on TR, got nerfed hard, and weak defenses and typing
26. Oranguru - doesn't resist much, maybe outclassed by other TR mons, has no good attacking moves
27.
The rest of the mons should likely go by the Sun/Moon tier list.
Good Cores:
1. Yveltal Ogre Gengar Staka
2. Ray Ogre Incin Fini Togedemaru
3. Xern Groudon Incin
4. X-Ray
Ultra Sample Teams:
1. https://pokepast.es/a9b453cf8957574f
2. https://pokepast.es/3f596674f901bdc9
3. https://pokepast.es/957d2c674f0b09f6
