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Just wanted to re-open discussion on a Pokemon that had a bit of a troubled time in the rankings due to some structural issues we were sorting out with the system at the time. Lopunny is definitely a niche choice for a team but its Cosmic Power + Baton Pass does have a specific and valuable niche that works for certain teams; making receivers so bulky that it's difficult to deal with them outside of phasing or Taunt. Lopunny is by far the best user of this combination due to its good Speed tier, high bulk, and lack of weaknesses, as well as access to Encore and Healing Wish, which can both also be useful in either setting up or getting some extra utility if a pass isn't going to happen due to something like Taunt Pyroar or Taunt Archeops. This isn't a formal nomination since I don't have any ORAS replays atm, but I've used the set extensively in SMNU and it is definitely consistent enough at what it does to be worth consideration. I'll try and add some replays and make a formal nomination if I get any time but I wanted to collect people's thoughts on it regardless since it was a very borderline case for C-/D rank at the time.
Also we are currently voting on any other remaining changes to the VRs.
EDIT: HELL YES this is a nomination for C-, this was a tour final that turned into a complete joke.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/nu-408818159
DOUBLE EDIT: Okay here's the final list of changes that we all agreed on.
Rhydon: A+ > S
Hitmonchan: A > A+
Steelix: A- > A
Clefairy: B > B+
Altaria: C+ > B-
Regice: C > C+
Jynx: S > A+
Archeops: A+ > A
Poliwrath: B > B-
Roselia: B- > C+
Still waiting for votes to come in on Lopunny but apart from that this thread is going to be locked as the tier has more or less settled down and these rankings are ready to be archived. Thanks to everyone for contributing to the discussion, providing replays for based mons, and making Clefairy great again.
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