talkingtree
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Making a nom of my own and sending out the slate:
Mega Tyranitar 4 -> 3
In using a variety of different sets for Mega Tyranitar, I've found that it's a powerful and very bulky Pokemon that has plenty of versatility. Bulky DD, TR attacker, SR utility, and lure sets can all put in work on the right team, and with Mence / bulky Psychics / Koko all becoming more popular in the past couple months, I think it's in a better place than Tier 4 describes.
Also, something I quickly wanted to touch on: When making UR -> Ranked noms, one of the most important things to do at this point in the generation is convince the council why the Pokemon is *now* deserving of a rank. Chances are that with a generation that's been around this long, everyone knows or can make a decent guess at what a close-to-ranked Pokemon does on the surface level, so listing attributes doesn't convince anyone. Tournament/high ladder replays, discussions of synergy with other popular threats, points about favorable metagame shifts, and examples of builds that make great use of that Pokemon are all much more effective ways to do so, and if your post doesn't include any of these and mentions something that hasn't been seen much, either I will leave it off the slate or the VR council will just say no in the votes.
In using a variety of different sets for Mega Tyranitar, I've found that it's a powerful and very bulky Pokemon that has plenty of versatility. Bulky DD, TR attacker, SR utility, and lure sets can all put in work on the right team, and with Mence / bulky Psychics / Koko all becoming more popular in the past couple months, I think it's in a better place than Tier 4 describes.
Also, something I quickly wanted to touch on: When making UR -> Ranked noms, one of the most important things to do at this point in the generation is convince the council why the Pokemon is *now* deserving of a rank. Chances are that with a generation that's been around this long, everyone knows or can make a decent guess at what a close-to-ranked Pokemon does on the surface level, so listing attributes doesn't convince anyone. Tournament/high ladder replays, discussions of synergy with other popular threats, points about favorable metagame shifts, and examples of builds that make great use of that Pokemon are all much more effective ways to do so, and if your post doesn't include any of these and mentions something that hasn't been seen much, either I will leave it off the slate or the VR council will just say no in the votes.