>>34775578It doesn't matter what they consider viable. There are many that ARE viable but the lack of usage drops them from the equation. Many players are fucking sheeple when it comes to how to use a Pokemon and if it's ''''''''viable'''''''.
Consider Hawlucha. The general populace took it to be an eh sweeper that'd just be BL based on its coverage. One guy tops with it using a Seed set, a Youtuber copies him, the community copies the Youtuber, and the usage rises for it and gives it a solid place in OU.
Short answer: It's far better than the 'bad' you'd think since you have much more options than you think if you just experiment a little or get a feel for the meta.