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Update time! As per the recent norm, I'll just be posting all of our changes from this last voting cycle and this thread will be open to any questions y'all have for the next two days or so. Enjoy! Rises :Aegislash: A+ -> S :Slowking: A+ -> S- :Zarude: A+ -> S- :Salamence: A -> A+ :Azelf: A- ->...

:ss/swampert: [OVERVIEW] An excellent Water/Ground typing, access to a plethora of utility moves such as Toxic, Yawn, and Stealth Rock, and good matchups against the tier's hazard removers like Excadrill, Tentacruel, and Mandibuzz make Swampert a solid choice for a hazard setter. Good matchups...

:ss/Excadrill: [OVERVIEW] -Excadrill has emerged as a metagame defining presence in UU thanks to its insanely valuable role compression as an Electric-immune entry hazard setter and remover maybe tone down the language a tad here now that Excadrill isn't the clear S rank that it was before to...

Let's move on from discussion on Stoutland. This has become an unnecessary back-and-forth on damage calcs (reminder to refrain from posting one-liners please), which isn't productive conversation for the thread. The ranking team will take note of the nomination in our next voting slate.

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[OVERVIEW] Hydreigon is a dangerous Pokemon in the UU tier thanks to its high Special Attack, respectable Speed tier, and amazing STAB combination. These factors alongside its diverse movepool allow Hydreigon to run a multitude of different set combinations to meet a team's needs, ranging from...

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Hey all! I have frankly been insanely busy this month, which has gotten in the way of being able to actually prepare a write-up for this update. With that said, I'm just going to present what changed in this last voting slate so it can get to y'all before the suspect result, though I will also...

Locking this for an update!

Here are this update's drops! Enjoy~ Drops :Celesteela: from A+ to A: Celesteela now has to put up with the emergence of a natural competitor in Skarmory, though it is also burdened by the current presences of Slowking and Thundurus-T and the decreased urgency of checking foes like Roserade and...

Here's the first half of our update! Part 2 will be here either tomorrow or later today if I write everything up quickly. Enjoy! New Placements :Excadrill: added to S: Excadrill has quickly established itself as one of the tier’s best and most used Pokemon. It offers incredible utility between...

Update coming in a few days! In the meantime this thread will be closed.

Here are our drops! I'm very tired so give me some grace if these aren't written as well as the rises post :Smogjynx: enjoy! Drops :Aegislash: from S to A+: Aegislash may be still excellent, though the VR team seemed to be in agreement that this stage of the metagame doesn’t currently warrant...

Here's the first half of our update! Drops will come later today. Enjoy! Rises :Celesteela: from A to A+: Celesteela has become an excellent defensive pick thanks to its ability to blanket check a whole host of important Pokemon, including Aegislash, Jirachi, Roserade, Nihilego, and many more...

Locking this. Update coming in a few days!