Y'know, its easy to forget Dragonite is even an OU Pokemon given how little its talked about here, but I wanna give a big shout out to our boy. Its Tera Normal ESpeed is holding the tier together against all these BS random cheese sweepers you'll find on ladder + sun that are extremely difficult to not autolose against with certain (bad) comps I like to build. It doesn't do well vs bulky comps, but against everyone's least favorite mons like Darkrai, Roaring Moon, and Ogerpon-Wellspring, its one of the most reliable ally's for sure (though watch out for the occasional Tera Ghost).
As for some other hot topics, there is a lot of complaining about Darkrai and Ogerpon-W which I am split on. On one hand, I really don't like facing these Pokemon (Ogerpon-W moreso than Darkrai) because of how fast they are, their good bulk, and how simple it can be for them to deal massive damage to some more sus team-comps (typically the ones I build) with the slightest bit of positioning and effort. On the other hand, while I do find these Pokemon annoying, they also are arguably the biggest limiters of Pokemon I find similarly problematic, mainly GKing and Mola. My primary concern in the aftermath of a Darkral / Wellspring ban is that the tier will turn into Gking Mola simulator & we'll likely ban other Pokemon that these Pokemon can enable (Kyurem and Ursaluna are my main concerns, though there are a lot of other Pokemon that fall into this umbrella). While their positioning capabilities do enable a lot of otherwise subpar Pokemon, I also find them able to invalidate a lot of Pokemon as well if played correctly.
Actually a Darkrai + Waterpon ban means our goat Meow goes back to being top cat. Maybe it is neccessary after all....
Some talk about Ghold lately, which I kinda get. NP Balloon can be annoying to wall esp given it has recovery. That being said, as a Ghold user on non-cheese team structs, I find it to be a bit meh and prone to getting cheesed. Its very difficult to fit all of Ghold, Priority, speed control, hazards, Unaware, etc. onto a single team that doesn't feel match-up fishy + weak to the random setup sweepers that you'll see on ladder + Sun. I do see the appeal since it is really customizable and versatile with a lot of options like T-bolt, T-Wave, Hex, Focus Blast, etc + a number of options in its item slot, but it doesn't feel like it'll contribute on a consistent basis compared to a few other mons. Maybe the tech is running it on a team with Dragonite or Dozo since I haven't actually used those combinations this DLC & it could be effective.
Been liking Gliscor a lot more lately. That being said, I've given up running the utility set on non-stall teams. You wind up having 24MSS + still lose to half of the shit you wanna check anyways like Raging Bolt. Other players probably can successfully pilot this set, but I'm not one of them. That being said, SD is significantly easier to use set and also a fantastic Tera user. There is a notion that SD Gliscor is a fat fish, which is fair, but I've found it to be quite effective against a wider variety of playstyles such as Sun and Bulky offense since gliscor can score some good setup oppurtunities vs a few key Pokemon such as Torkoal and gets good mileage out of Protect + Tera to grab more setup oppurtunities. Its also pretty customizable too, with a good amount of moveset options, EV spreads, and Teras it can run. An arguement can be made that SD Gliscor is one of the best Tera users in the tier, which I can't exactly dispute given its potential payoffs.
Cinderace is a bit better than I give it credit for. Good speed, passable hazard control, and fake priority give it a lot of role compression even if it feels like its barely making progress vs the likes of Garganacl, Gliscor, and Mola while also getting out offensed by a few other guys. It may be severely flawed, but any Pokemon that makes Webs players cry is my friend.
Weavile has been a dissappointment. There are a few moments where it feels like Lebron, but then you miss Triple Axel against Gliscor as they Toxic + Protect and its the worst mon ever. Priority Shard is cool, but isn't as strong as you'd like vs Moon and friends + it arguably hates opposing Pokemon using Tera the most because of its fragility. Its happened time and again where I use Weavile as a form of speed control and it winds up failing its job because the opponent Teras, survives the hit, and KOes it back (usually happens paired with a Triple Axel miss). Also Mola is a big pain in the ass. It might be better in the hands of more skilled players than myself, perhaps with better optimized sets, Teras, and other items like Choice Band or Life Orb. Facing CB Weavile a few times has been a bit scary from my experirence. I did expirement a few times with meme sets like Tera Blast Electric SD, but it did not impress me much. In my case, issue might have been part of the team comps I've been using it on as well since there wasn't much in the way of support, with other mons helping it in the effort to weaken the opponent - rather it relied moreso on pivots to bring it in.