They have few significant flaws, and should be used without question if the player can obtain them. They are capable of single-handedly clearing portions of the game, regardless of team composition. S-tier: These Pokémon have excellent typing, stats, and movepools, and have good matchups against important opponents in both the early and the late-game. Pokémon Emerald Nuzlocke Tier List (December 2022) We’ve given more credit to Pokémon which learn Encore, such as Plusle, Minun, and Illumise, upgraded Shedinja to S-tier due to its ability to completely wall matchups with proper planning, and made other tweaks and adjustments based on experience and feedback. Note: This is version 3 of the tier list, updated December 2022. Below is our tier list, followed by a description of each tier and what characteristics we look for in those Pokémon. It also does not take into account at what level the Pokémon evolves, as for this list we consider only the strength of the fully-evolved form. This tier list takes into account each Pokémon’s usefulness and power, but does not consider how easy or difficult the Pokémon is to obtain, rather ranking the Pokémon based on their strength if you’re able to obtain them in your playthrough. With all the different Pokémon available in the Hoenn region, which ones are the most useful in the Nuzlocke challenge? We’ve attempted to answer that question with this tier list, ranking most of the Pokémon in the region (legendary Pokémon and Pokémon obtainable only in Ruby or Sapphire are not included) according to their viability.

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