Alternatively it has a solid defensive team members to play stall if you see fit.įairy: Don't know much to say on this matter as I surprisingly have little experience fighting it, it's a solid type with some solid team options.

this and the newly gained Drizzle on Peliper helps you keep up rain more consistently. Water: I think it can be hard to stop when it picks up momentum especially in rain teams, allowing it to just send out one of their powerhouses and mow through a few of your Pokemon before you get the room to breath. Aswell as a fairly notable offensive presence with the likes of Scizor and certain Celesteela sets I find it hard can get good work done and for the most part shrug off entry hazards like rocks and toxic spikes while also having good access to them. If you use these clearly you can stop complete stomps. Steel: Feel it has it's fair share of resists and bulky mons to go with it, even a few mons with partial immunity to it's weakness such as Heatran for fire and Skarm for ground. Interested to see what people think, agree/disagree or if you want me to go into further detail about any type and why I ranked them there. I have not played much at all in about 6+ months now so I'm not sure if this holds up, but this is how I felt back when I use to ladder and play in tours daily. Mid: Grass, Fire, Dark, Ground, Ghost, Dragon High: Electric, Bug, Flying, Psychic, Poison From my experience of Monos, (of which I exclusively played for nearly 2 years since S/M launch), I'd personally rank them as follows. Interesting question, while I agree with some of your placements I've formed some different opinions in my time playing. What are your thoughts on the current standing of Types in the Monotype meta? Poison's bulky core is also insane, having many options to pick teams apart until they're just Venusaur or Toxapex bait. I feel like Dragon, Normal, and Electric have just enough tools they need to survive, but do it very well, especially Electric. Steel is also one of the highest placed Types in my personal list that I feel has a true hard loss (to Fire due to Zard X). While it has some major threats and can go HO, balance, or even make one of the better attempts at stall, it can't do it as well as many other Types.

Though I feel like with the current climate, Steel is just a little out classed. I could easily see Electric as A or A-, Poison or Dragon as A- or B+, and Normal or Steel as B+ or B. I personally struggle to place Electric, Poison, Dragon, Normal, and Steel. My personal ranking, after only being back into it for a couple months is. He lives in Berlin and covers the intersection of conflict, security, and technology, focusing on American foreign policy, European security, and German society.Looking at the current meta, how would you order or tier the viability or at least usefulness of each type overall (taking into account ladder performance, tour performance, and overall validity and viability of teams)?

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