B2/W2 are more than just my favorite pokemon games. They're one of my top 5 favorite video games of all time, mainly because it strikes the perfect balance of fair difficulty. I'll list the strengths and weaknesses of this game in case you haven't played it:

Strengths:

* This game gives you so many options to help you beat a fight. From the shard move tutors to the near-unmatched variety of held items to the infinite Heart Scales for the move relearner, B2/W2 makes sure you have the resources to beat any fight.
* This game probably has the best selection of pokemon in the franchise. There's only a few useless encounters, and even the pokemon in C or D aren't like offensively bad.
* Most of fights in the game are very fair and don't use moves like Double Team or Smokescreen to add RNG into the equation. The worst this game gets is with Attract which is on only two pokemon and RNG status conditions like Paralysis and Sleep. 

Weaknesses:

* This game has an abundance of overpowered guaranteed encounters. Most of them like Meinshao and Excadrill are fine, but I feel like Cinccino and Gliscor are way too good to be guaranteed encounters. 
* This game is one of the more feature-creeped pokemon games. There's always a lot to consider, which might be discouraging for players looking for a more casual adventure.
* This game is the start of when the stories of pokemon games start taking way more focus. It's mostly fine in this game, but certain instances like the exchange between Bianca and Professor Juniper in Lacunosa Town and Ghetsis's monologue in Giant Chasm start to drag on for a bit. Ngl, this one's mostly a nitpick.

Now that I've talked about the strengths and weaknesses of B2/W2, I'll describe the standard deviation of my tier list:

S+ Tier: Home of the two encounters that arguably hurt the game because of how broken they are.

S Tier: These pokemon are useful from the moment you can them to the moment that Iris is defeated.

S- Tier: Pokemon with such a strong E4 niche that they deserve special recognition.

A+ Tier: The "meta" pokemon of B2/W2. These pokemon have very important use cases throughout the game, especially the E4.

A Tier: These pokemon aren't exactly "meta," but they a have a standard niche on the E4 that gives them value.

A- Tier: These pokemon serve a niche in the E4, but it is much less important than that of the A Tier pokemon.

B+ Tier: These pokemon are unreliable picks for the E4, but they can fill certain gaps for your E4 team if you can afford them.

B Tier: These pokemon help out against Clay's Excadrill, Colress, or Ghetsis, but they're too unreliable to be viable in the E4.

B- Tier: The weird middle ground between B Tier and C Tier, these pokemon aren't bad, but there're not great either.

C Tier: These pokemon are held back by either opportunity cost or general incompetence, but not to a significant degree.

D Tier: These pokemon either have no noteworthy niches or are ruined by opportunity cost.

F Tier: These pokemon are completely unviable in this game. You have to go out of your way to get them, and doing so usually damages your run.

  
Shoutout to u/Ok_Banana_5614 for making their own B2/W2 tier list here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/nuzlocke/comments/1qyi92z/i\_spent\_100\_hours\_testing\_everything\_in\_black\_2/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/nuzlocke/comments/1qyi92z/i_spent_100_hours_testing_everything_in_black_2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)

They're the only reason I gave Electivire a second chance.

  
And, of course, here's the doc with my explanation for the placement of each pokemon in this game. Of the 6 months it took me to complete this tier list, the writing process probably took around 4 of those 6 months. God, I am really not good at writing due to my overall perfectionism that feeds my obsession to always leave no stone unturned. Either way, it's done, so that's all that matters. Here's the doc: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bYke4d1cnLWKbW2XpSLgRxP7pJaHszjaOCVyaf7JC4w/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bYke4d1cnLWKbW2XpSLgRxP7pJaHszjaOCVyaf7JC4w/edit?usp=sharing) 

  
Anyway, I'm going to go play Pvz 2 Requiem. Have fun!

After 6 months of testing, writing, procrastinating, writing, sleeping, and writing, I finally finished my Pchal styled Tier List of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2.