Viability of OU Pokemon For Anagramming

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Hello all,

Please find attached my viability rankings for all OU ranked pokemon in Gen 9 singles, when considered through the lens of how easy it is to make fun anagrams out of their names. Apologies for the wall of text to follow.

A high tier pokemon is one with access to a lot of funny and interesting anagrams, especially if they are somehow relevant to the way that pokemon works in competitive battles. Pokemon with very few or awkward anagrams will be rated lower in the tier list, and if they have no anagrams (or none that aren't horrible stretch) they will be ranked as totally unviable.

\## Alomomola - C Tier

This is an unusual one, because its wonderful palindromic name brings a ton of weaknesses when anagramming, with uninspiring sets like "A Loom Loam" and "All Oma Moo" not exactly filling one with confidence. But its name is so good that you can just run this thing without anagramming it at all, as Alomomola is a truly great name even without changes.

Sample Sets: Alomomola

\##Araquanid: - Unviable

A brief look at this guy's name, with the brutal "qu", the plethora of "a"s, and the weakness of its consonants tells you all you need to know. It doesn't have a single OU viable set.

Sample Sets: None

\##Blissey - D Tier

This is a tricky set of letters to work with, but does have at least one viable set in "Is Be Sly", and one (more niche) set with "Yes Libs". In general, though, this combination of the "y" and the double "s" and just a general feeling of being short of vowels makes it hard to build with, unless you are a very big fan of former England opening batsman Dom Sibley.

Sample Set: "Is Be Sly"

\##Cinderace - B Tier

The double "C" presents its challenges, but there's material to work with here for the dedicated anagrammer, especially if you allow yourself a little leeway with what you consider viable words. It does struggle to make the most of some of its options, for example "Drain" leaving the letters "Ceec" is far from ideal. Not the best, not the worst.

Sample Sets: "Cine Cadre", "Ice Dancer"

\##Clefable - A Tier

While it may lack a little set diversity, this pokemon makes up for it with some of the most charming and amusing sets around, with "Bell Face" and "Beef Call" both feeling like absolute all stars in the current anagramming metagame. For sure a blast to build with.

Sample Sets: "Bell Face", "Beef Call"

\##Corviknight - C Tier

A real challenge to build with, having many great word options like "Goth" or "Think", but struggling with the very difficult to place "V" that can't be stored in easy places. Access to an "ing" that is not built into the initial pokemon name is intriguing, and this pokemon may have more development in its future.

Sample Set: "Thick Roving"

\##Darkrai - D Tier

A short name and an awkward set of letters. This pokemon has some options, but few of them good. "Ark Raid" helps it to cling to viability.

Sample Sets: "Ark Raid"

\##Dondozo - Unviable

A horrible mess of "o"s and "d"s further complicated by an unplaceable "z". Maybe there's something there (and it does have access to both "zoo" and "dodo") but I wouldn't waste much time on it.

\##Dragapult - C Tier

At first glance I was not super excited to build with this pokemon, but "Plat Guard" is a reasonable set, and the name is complicated enough that more interesting ideas might be hiding for the dedicated builder. Probably not top tier, but has potential.

Sample Set: "Plat Guard"

\##Dragonite - A Tier

This pokemon has real potential, with an almost full complement of vowels and a diverse array of consonants offering lots of opportunities to the enterprising builder. Sadly, can't quite make use of its access to "Danger" which would otherwise be an anagramming slam dunk.

Sample Sets: "Gated Iron", "Organ Tied"

\##Enamorus - A Tier

Within seconds of looking, I had found my first anagram, and shortly after, a second. This pokemon again has wonderful vowel coverage, and a set of easy to slot consonants that make it a pleasure to build with. The biggest issue is the name is a little short at 8 characters to truly stretch creativity.

Sample Sets: "Mouse Ran", "Sour Mane"

\##Garganacl - D Tier

A pokemon that is just all "a"s and "g"s, this guy is a real struggle. "Clang" ends up saving it from complete unviability.

Sample Set: "A Clang Rag"

\##Gholdengo - B Tier

I was a bit surprised by this pokemon, who I expected to be completely unworkable, but there's a little there to sink your teeth into, and some reasonably funny sets push it up into the B tier. The biggest issue is avoiding the obvious "Gold" that the original name is built around. Has access to the quite funny "Dong" but struggles to build around it.

Sample Sets: "He Long God", "Gong Holed"

\##Glimmora - B Tier

I think in the long term this pokemon will run out of options quite quickly, but it has a few interesting properties that make it sneak into the bottom of B tier. The reasonable array of vowels helps, and the double "m" is an unusual feature in OU pokemon that can be built around. Some sets are only viable in American English. Could do with one or two more letters to help it out.

Sample Sets: "Girl Ammo", "Grail Mom"

\##Gliscor - Unviable

Just too short and too awkward, unless you really hate corgis for some reason.

\##Great Tusk - B Tier

There's some lovely work you can do with Great Tusk, and it sits right at the top of B tier, near A tier, with some very excellent build-around words and reasonable name length of 9 characters making this a piece you can play with and customise. I am a personal huge fan of the evocative "Gut Skater" set.

Sample Sets: "Gut Skater", "Rut Gasket"