Talk:Viability Ranking/@comment-173.59.8.74-20180809133724

I would like to make a case for Al Canine to go to at least SS. He has a great speed stat, 3498, which allows him to outspeed kihaku, who is considered one of the best. 30 thousand health is much more than the average denier, giving him a higher chance to survive. Most deniers don’t do much damage, but with a power stat of 3421, he can actually inflict more than you’d expect. His trait, tough, is one of the best in the game. Even though a lot of competitive deniers outspeed him, he has a good chance of avoiding the status effect. His moves are what separate him from the rest. Applying AoE stun + sunburn, Vendetta is one of his strongest moves. The reduced accuracy and DOT helps lower their health and gives him a better chance of avoiding moves. Unpaid Loan is one of the best moves in the game. 55 special damage to one enemy, AOE Cooldown Activation AND AoE guard down. Just about no one can resist cooldown activation. Xiron is useless for 3 turns, Jasastur needs to wait for 3 turns, Zimnyaya can’t attack for two, etc. Only a few monsters can counter this. Copperbeard is great against him, but he doesn’t show up much in the competitive scene, Kihaku has Katsu Jinken but you can Stun him instead since you outspeed him. Believe it or not, he does even more with this move. He also applies Guard Down to all enemies, so Burotgor works great with him (bloodthirsty + bestial charge + bestial hits takes out 2 monsters since they are already weakened). He can also activate cooldowns AGAIN on a single enemy, to keep the main denier out for as long as you want, and with another move apply guard down hater to your team, allowing you to one shot everyone. To sum that huge wall of text up, 1. Great speed at 3498. 2: 3421 power allows him to deal good damage. 3. AoE stun + sunburn. 4. AoE cooldown activation + guard down. 5. Single enemy cooldown activation. 6. Team guard down hater. This guy needs to go to SS or SS+, personally I think he deserves OP.