Welcome to the SV Battle Stadium Singles Viability Rankings. By this point the ruleset has moved on from the current ruleset and officially ended on January 3rd 2024. While the active thread has moved on from this ruleset, here is where we ended up on Regulation E before the meta transition. This thread won't be actively updated but if you look back here in the future and see that maybe we were off-base with some placements, feel free to comment! Otherwise this list is mostly here for archival purposes.
- Butch Hardnight
- DerpySuX
- greilmercenary9
- Kiby
- luisin
- papiloco
- Pearl
- Photon
- Psynergy
- StarkGod
- Theorymon
- Thick Fat Azumarill
Regulation A
Regulation B
Regulation C
Regulation D
S Tier:
These are the biggest, most relevant threats in the metagame. You better prepare for them, as they can fit a large majority of teams very well!
S rank
Dragonite
Flutter Mane
S- rank
Chien-Pao
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon
Urshifu (Rapid Strike)
A Tier:
These are very metagame relevant threats that fit on a wide variety of teams, or do a specific role very well.
A+ rank
Chi-Yu
Garganacl
Gholdengo
Iron Bundle
Roaring Moon
Ting-Lu
Urshifu (Single Strike)
A rank
Dragapult
Garchomp
Glimmora
Landorus-Therian
Ninetales-Alola
Ogerpon-Wellspring
Scizor
Toxapex
A- rank
Annihilape
Basculegion-M
Breloom
Dondozo
Hippowdon
Mimikyu
Ogerpon-Cornerstone
Rotom-Wash
B tier:
These Pokemon have at least a few flaws that hold them back from being huge threats in this metagame, but they still have unique selling points that make them good picks for some teams.
B+ rank
Azumarill
Baxcalibur
Corviknight
Cresselia
Goodra-Hisui
Heatran
Iron Hands
Iron Moth
Magnezone
Rillaboom
Scream Tail
Ursaluna
Zapdos
B rank
Amoonguss
Clodsire
Gliscor
Iron Valiant
Kingambit
Kommo-o
Meowscarada
Ogerpon-Teal Mask
Sinistcha
Skeledirge
Sneasler
Volcarona
Wo-Chien
B- rank
Alomomola
Arcanine-Hisui
Blissey
Ceruledge
Chansey
Clefable
Empoleon
Espathra
Grimmsnarl
Hydreigon
Kleavor
Milotic
Okidogi
Snorlax
Tyranitar
Umbreon
Vikavolt
C tier:
These Pokemon are fairly niche, though not unviable. If your team uses one of these Pokemon, make sure your team needs their specific selling point, and isn't a job better done by more relevant Pokemon.
C+ rank
Arcanine
Cloyster
Fezandipiti
Great Tusk
Gyarados
Pawmot
Pelipper
Rotom-Heat
Sylveon
Tauros-Fire
Thundurus-Therian
Tinkaton
Torkoal
Zoroark-Hisui
C rank
Avalugg
Drifblim
Frosmoth
Greninja
Hatterene
Landorus
Orthworm
Palafin
Quaquaval
Regieleki
Sandy Shocks
C- rank
Basculegion-F
Brute Bonnet
Gothitelle
Haxorus
Iron Treads
Lucario
Maushold
Polteageist
Samurott-Hisui
Spectrier
Uxie
Rules
- Post intelligently. Posts like "I think Pokemon X should be in this tier" without giving any reasoning is not helpful.
- Usage statistics may be used to support an argument or a claim, but avoid basing your entire argument around them.
- No flaming, if you disagree with someone please be civil about it.
- No one-liners or useless comments.