This is my personal tier list of the restricteds as we return to Regulation G. Though results and other people’s opinions were considered, this is largely based on my own opinions of each Pokemon’s viability.

The Pokemon are ranked within the tiers, and lazily done so after Necrozma Dawn Wings. The blurbs for each Pokemon below I think are more important to take into account than the ranking itself. I assessed the strengths and weaknesses of each Pokemon, and others may weigh those characteristics differently which can change the order of their rankings, and some of those characteristics may be more or less important as the metagame cycles.

As far as how actionable this list might be, I think everything down to Koraidon is perfectly defensible to use at majors, and their common teams are definitely worth spending time to prepare against. The Niche Threats I think can be used if you can truly and honestly see the narrow opening that would allow them to be successful, and while I think you should still also prepare against them for majors if you have the time, you will likely be able to get away with simply winging gameplans against them, if you even get paired versus them to begin with. All the Pokemon below Dawn Wings are for content creation and for meming at locals only.

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