Mamoswine will be far more useful, as the optimal counter to a few legendaries and with flying dragons (eventually Garchomp too) very popular as gym defenders.
There is little need for Poison attackers, as Metagross is far better at dealng with fairies and the elite Fire-types are far better at dealing with Grass-types (many have a secondary typing that negates their Poison weakness).
Likewise, Grass attackers are generally mediocre. If you need a Rock/Ground counter, use the top Water-types instead; if you need a Water counter, Raikou is bulky (and many Water-types have Ice-type moves).