delphox----> a-/a
the firefox has seen a p big uptick in usage recently, and i def think its ranking should reflect that. its defensive utility can be rly nice with the rise of usage in things like comfey, sceptile, and still relatively high usage of stuff like ice cream and whims. subtoxtect phox is rly great rn bc u can beat things like roar that u normally struggle w, and put pressure on a lot of builds, esp if they dont have a xatu so u can click tox freely, scarf, while being bait for things like roar and diancie, is a splashable scarfer w good utility that offensive teams v much appreciate and is def more justifiable than it was in say, sand meta. wish phox has seen a bit of a spike in usage as well, w stuff like scept being so prominent, notably i also think it has some good utility in stall, being a great check to some threats to that archetype, mainly magmortar and vanilluxe but also things like medi altho its only a check to that since hjk does a ton, and comf, overalll i find myself using this mon more and more, and i def think it justifies a rise to a- or even a, and should def be above all other fire types bar roar.
accelgor---> b/b+
i think accelgor is p great rn, and its rankings should def reflect that. its crazy speed is rly great in this meta bc of things like scept and lisk being so great, notably outspeeding scarf pass which is crazy important. it can def punish alot of its switchins w its coverage ie eballing diancie and fblasting steels. spikes are a great thing rn, esp when this mon has such a great xatu mu. only thing holding it back that much in the current meta is broken ass comf, altho that can def be circumvented. personally only used specs altho fight z is good, and this mon has seen some decent snake usage so ye, rise to b or b+ imo.
plume--->a
im a big advocate of the broken plume, and this mon should def be higher than b+ for me. most of the offensive threats rising in this meta, ie passimian, comfey, heliolisk and sceptile are checked well by sp def plume and its def been picking up more usage to reflect this. this mon is prob the most annoying mon in the tier to face, and everyone knows what it does, paralyse for pass, poison your roar, etc, and honestly for a defensive mon it can be a big threat in some games i feel. overall plumes broke rise it.
klinklang--->b+
i nommed this down a while ago and things have only got worse for it. the drop of toad, sustained usage of mons like pass and lix, notably alot more bros have gone back to physdef from av, which hinders this mon even more, and things it can beat defensively such as whims are at a slump in usage. overall not that great a mon that isnt rly seen much anymore, drop imo.
seismitoad---->a-
to me, this mon p clearly belongs in a-. its still what it always was, a solid and splashable rocker, sub tox sets can def be annoying for some builds, etc. prob worse than it was before bc bros now run av a lot which runs gknot, no more boar for it to check, but at the same time roar is a lot more prominent and its a decent lisk check. having an ok xat mu is also nice. so ye- a- imo.
also wanna support scept rising, decid not dropping, whims dropping, idt anyones nommed it but vika could prib rise but i dont wanna write any more, comf going to a, lisk going to s, tort going to a-, and pass staying a+.