The Meta I just think is in a tricky position where, as noted, the concern is less overtly broken stuff than threat saturation. Gouging Fire sentiment is shifting to, if not a DNB, at the very least is less of the slam dunk its 4.1 Survey Score would have suggested, with a decent amount of counterplay options being discussed in the thread. It might be easier to account for if so many of its best checks weren't heavily burdened glues like Tusk or stuff that it has teammates to prey on like Raging Bolt or Ogerpon-W exploiting bulky Waters while being extremely relevant offensive threats themselves.
I think the main issue is that no threat sticks out as something the community can agree should be banned, but having this many really powerful threats to account for means experimentation happens around whatever is trending high moreso than itself finding new ideas for their own sake. GF, RB, and Ogerpon-W might all be pretty fine mons in their own right, but it can feel constraining needing a team to deal with all 3 at once.
I think the main issue is that no threat sticks out as something the community can agree should be banned, but having this many really powerful threats to account for means experimentation happens around whatever is trending high moreso than itself finding new ideas for their own sake. GF, RB, and Ogerpon-W might all be pretty fine mons in their own right, but it can feel constraining needing a team to deal with all 3 at once.
