snake
CAP Co-Leader
Approved by cbrevan
Welcome to the official USM CAP Viability Rankings. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in CAP and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Please keep in mind that the viability rankings are only for reference, they should not be treated as a fact anything more. Keep in mind that this thread will be heavily moderated, so please stay on topic and keep discussion on relevant Pokemon.
These users make up the viability council and have the final say on what gets moved in the ranking list. It is also their responsibility to gather community input and to make sure discussion remains on topic.
SHSP
snake_rattler
Jho
Jordy
Mx
Rat With Wings
xavgb
Some general rules we expect everyone to follow are:
S Rank: Reserved for Pokemon who shape and define the CAP metagame and are a clear-cut above the rest. These Pokemon are typically very powerful offensive threats that are difficult to prepare for or are phenomenal support and defensive threats that provide significant utility or defensive potential, respectively. Also the home of Pokemon who can easily perform multiple roles effectively, increasing their versatility and unpredictability. If the Pokemon in this rank have any flaws, those flaws are thoroughly mitigated by their substantial strengths.
S Rank
Magearna
S- Rank
Aurumoth
Heatran
Tornadus-T
A Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the CAP metagame, and can sweep, support, or wall significant portions of the metagame. These Pokemon require less support than most others to be used effectively and have few flaws that can easily be overlooked when compared to their positive traits.
A+ Rank
Alakazam (Mega)
Arghonaut
Ferrothorn
Garchomp
Necturna
A Rank
Ash Greninja
Celesteela
Fidgit
Greninja
Kartana
Kitsunoh
Krilowatt
Landorus-T
Mawile (Mega)
Pajantom
Rotom-W
Tangrowth
Tapu Koko
Tapu Lele
Tyranitar (Mega)
Volkraken
A- Rank
Caribolt
Colossoil
Diancie (Mega)
Excadrill
Hawlucha
Jumbao
Latios (Mega)
Magnezone
Medicham (Mega)
Syclant
Toxapex
Tyranitar
Volcarona
Weavile
B Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are good in the CAP metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the metagame. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential. Their niches are often smaller than those that are in A and S rank, which leads them to face some competition for a teamslot.
B+ Rank
Chansey
Crucibelle (Mega)
Cyclohm
Gliscor
Hoopa-U
Kyurem-B
Latias (Mega)
Naviathan
Pelipper
Reuniclus
Sableye (Mega)
Slowking
Smokomodo
Swampert (Mega)
Tapu Bulu
Zapdos
B Rank
Amoonguss
Charizard (Mega-X)
Clefable
Gyarados
Jirachi
Pinsir (Mega)
Scizor (Mega)
Serperior
Suicune
Tapu Fini
Tomohawk
Victini
B- Rank
Cawmodore
Charizard (Mega-Y)
Garchomp (Mega)
Gastrodon
Lopunny (Mega)
Mamoswine
Manaphy
Moltres
C Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that have notable niches in the CAP metagame, but have just as many notable flaws that prevent them from being effective. Pokemon in the C tier often require significant support to be effective. Pokemon from this rank tend to face a lot of competition with the more commonly used Pokemon.
C Rank
Aggron (Mega)
Camerupt (Mega)
Crawdaunt
Ditto
Heracross (Mega)
Hippowdon
Hydreigon
Kerfluffle
Kommo-o
Mew
Mollux
Pyroak
Slowbro
Slowbro (Mega)
Stratagem
Venusaur (Mega)
D Rank: Reserved for CAP Pokemon that are considered unviable in the current CAP metagame, but an argument can be made for their viability.
Malaconda
Revenankh
Snaelstrom
Blacklisted: These Pokemon are unviable and not up for discussion.
Crucibelle
Plasmanta
Pluffle
Voodoom
Welcome to the official USM CAP Viability Rankings. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in CAP and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each Pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order. Please keep in mind that the viability rankings are only for reference, they should not be treated as a fact anything more. Keep in mind that this thread will be heavily moderated, so please stay on topic and keep discussion on relevant Pokemon.
These users make up the viability council and have the final say on what gets moved in the ranking list. It is also their responsibility to gather community input and to make sure discussion remains on topic.
Some general rules we expect everyone to follow are:
- Posts are to follow CAP and Smogon rules; you should all know what is and is not acceptable.
- Be respectful to other users. That means no ad hominem arguments or anything else attacking character.
- Back up all your arguments with evidence where possible, calculations and relevant replays do wonders for supporting nominations.
- Speaking of nominations, we'll be holding all posts that make nominations for unranked Pokemon to a higher standard than other posts. This means high level and relevant replays with solid reasoning. Anything less will be ignored by the ranking team and may be deleted.
- Similarly, any post advocating a change of two ranks or more for an already ranked Pokemon will also be held to a higher standard. We expect high level and relevant replays along with solid reasoning, and anything less may be subject to deletion.
- Lastly, keep your reasoning to the CAP Metagame. A Pokemon's performance in OU or any other official tier is irrelevant and posts using that as reasoning will be moderated.
S Rank: Reserved for Pokemon who shape and define the CAP metagame and are a clear-cut above the rest. These Pokemon are typically very powerful offensive threats that are difficult to prepare for or are phenomenal support and defensive threats that provide significant utility or defensive potential, respectively. Also the home of Pokemon who can easily perform multiple roles effectively, increasing their versatility and unpredictability. If the Pokemon in this rank have any flaws, those flaws are thoroughly mitigated by their substantial strengths.
S Rank
S- Rank
A Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the CAP metagame, and can sweep, support, or wall significant portions of the metagame. These Pokemon require less support than most others to be used effectively and have few flaws that can easily be overlooked when compared to their positive traits.
A+ Rank
A Rank
A- Rank
B Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are good in the CAP metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the metagame. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential. Their niches are often smaller than those that are in A and S rank, which leads them to face some competition for a teamslot.
B+ Rank
B Rank
B- Rank
C Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that have notable niches in the CAP metagame, but have just as many notable flaws that prevent them from being effective. Pokemon in the C tier often require significant support to be effective. Pokemon from this rank tend to face a lot of competition with the more commonly used Pokemon.
C Rank
D Rank: Reserved for CAP Pokemon that are considered unviable in the current CAP metagame, but an argument can be made for their viability.
Blacklisted: These Pokemon are unviable and not up for discussion.
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