Triangles 2016 ADV OU Viability Ranking
S Rank
Tyranitar - versatile and powerful mon, its the best in the tier. Sand is awesome too and makes ADV a much better meta.
Swampert - the #2 mon in ADV, its only gotten stronger from the STalk changes - Skarm and Pert have super strong synergy and SkarmPert is a really safe and strong combo that you WILL win with, especially in sand
Skarmory - also gotten a lot stronger from the sleep talk changes, Toxic skarm is so strong right now
Gengar - Still good but its not the number 2 for me any more, its certainly a class below the 3 above but not quite A rank, its still a very strong mon and access to hypnosis, wisp, and boom keeps it in S. Hypno gar is stronger after Stalk changes too
A Rank
Celebi - also versatile and strong, BP Celebi of all kinds is particularly good
Suicune - not S rank any more, but offensive CM is strong as ever and Crocune is actually still usable because it just gets in and stays in, as opposed to pivoting like a sleep talk zap
Blissey - goes with skarm and pert very nicely on a boring team. Still covers about a 3rd of the meta very nicely
Aerodactyl - Awesome cleaner mon, being the fastest mon in the game with a spammable move with a 95% chance to flinch is a great formula for donking.
Metagross - great mon for busting shit, and very versatile too. Boom is an op move. Try psychic hp fire meta, u wont regret it
Heracross - This guy gets in and fucks shit up, whether its last mon MopCross or a lead chesto set or whatever. Banded hera is very powerful. Everyone sleeps on beetle, me included
Dugtrio - Everyone knows what this guy does
Jirachi - Superachi is such a strong mon, and wish rachi of all kinds is also good. Might even deserve to be higher up than this
Jolteon - Strong at all stages of the game, scouting, racking up spikes DMG, and killing shit in late. Definitely deserves A.
Salamence - a bit lower than before, this isnt the meta for physically inclined mences, but mixmence is always a powerful set that can fuck shit up.
Snorlax - you'll probably notice the lowness of this mon here. This is not the meta to be lax in. EQ fire blast or curseboom sets are still decent, but old school curse is not gonna be doing any sweeping, nor any walling, apart from on very specific tailored teams.
B Rank
Porygon2 - as well as its obvious niche, its great in general for checking a lot of the meta and spreading status. Recover and the ability to trace natural cure is strong.
Magneton - does its job. Some mag teams are better in this meta, but some are worse.
Zapdos - obvious reasons why this is so low, big nerf to its main set. Offensive BP Zapdos is still strong and very much useful, but in a way thats nerfed a bit too, because its obvious what it is, and you immediately play for it. Probably marginally weaker than jolt at doing the same job, but EQ/spikes immunity is useful on some builds
Raikou - 3 electrics in a row. Can sweep late on and do kou things, not much change here, still weak to and strong vs the same shit and matchups etc
Starmie - spins very well, and off star can hurt ill-prepared teams.
Milotic - Hypno milo recieved quite a big buff, but Milo has a lot of weaknesses, such as being poisoned or blown up on, and being hit by sand and spikes.
Forry - usable, but the fact that you can't rly run a sleep talker any more to support pursuit tar vs hypnogar hurts him a bit. That said, in some matchups hes very strong. Try zap cannon !
Claydol - The second actual spinner. Rock resist and sand and spikes immune are good vs offenses, but it still is not a good trading mon. Boom claydol with atk investment is a nice surprise.
Flygon - struggles a bit in that it used to love coming in on restalk zap and forcing plays with spikes, and its lost that facet to its play. That said, its a good rock resist, and tox hits pert very nicely if you're good at predicting.
Regice - Overall good attacker, good boomer, good emergency check. Being rock weak and slow sucks as ever.
Machamp - A lot of teams have nothing to properly beat Bulk Up Machamp. ITs a mon that threatens from turn 1 in the lead slot.
Ludicolo - can be a very dangerous rain sweeper or an annoying ass bitch with toxic. Most teams are weak to one of these two sets
C Rank
Vaporeon - Wish is strong as ever, Brutus used cursepass vap which i thought was very coo. Vap has obvious weaknesses tho.
Gyarados - can now run taunt DD as theres no restalk zap, which by extension means that mag is no longer a needed partner. Twave gyara is great for catching aeros. However gyara still isnt that good :(
Charizard - Everyone sleeps on this guy, but subpunch zard is a monster in particular, and sunny zard sets can fuck shit up too.
Kingdra - a more one-dimensional ludicolo with a marginally better typing.
Cloyster - best used as an offensive spiker on offensive teams. This guy isnt good at spinning tho
Houndoom - Hits really hard. Will-O is always strong, and so is Pursuit and a stab fire move.
Camerupt - unique STABs and typing which allows it to come into gar nicely, and ability to boom make this a cool momentum mon for ofensive teams
Alakazam - Strong late game cleaner, if u feel like a really fast special mon but not jolt, zam is your next best bet. It also hits really hard. You can even use Trick.
Venusaur - a useful lead with sleep powder. Leech seed is always an annoyance
Medicham - Powerful but frail.
Smeargle - strong as a suicide spiker. I'd recommend WoW on him as a 2nd status for surprise and cheese. Also blah blah drumpass
Rhydon - Hits very hard on the right team, with a band or a sub set.
Regirock - checks a lot of shit in a pinch, and can boom on waters or Celebi to facilitate some sweep
Moltres - WoW is very OP as ever, one of my fave moves. Agility is also legit to clean in late
Breloom - Spore is very strong, especially with no Zap to take it any more. HP bug lures celebi like a charm. Still has a lot of weak points, above all its duggability
Steelix - useful on some stalls. Its a pert with worse general walling capabilities, but a toxic immune and can tank booms. Also gets boom itself
Donphan - its like a even physically fatter pert, but more one dimensional. Has weaknesses, but can work on some teams. You can spin if you really want with it too
Tauros - the choice fast normal stab user. Intimidate is handy, great if you're a good predictor
Weezing- checks a lot of physicals in a pinch - has OP burn move and might be stronger now restalk zap is gone and crocune is used less. Can run boom too.
Dusclops - Not great but also usable, due to getting OP burn move. Its kind of a spinblocker, and Focus Punch is great for luring ttar. It also once ran restalk too tho :(
Dodrio - Nice lead/BP scouter. Strong on trapping based teams
Blaziken - Banded focus punch is ridiculously strong, best on a P2 + other dug weaks focused team. Good offensive synergy with DDers
Dragonite - don't use it as a bad Mence, runa Subpunch, which some teams are ill prepared for
Slaking - very powerful but unreliable poke
Lunatone - Hypnosis and the ability to Pass CMs while being immune to spikes and sand is a nice niche, along with checking mence in a pinch. Dont use solrock ever tho
I would use all these and more in SPL willingly. This is just my subjective power rankings. Disagree all you want and ill provide justification for my case, and also let me know if I've forgot a mon.