I think Kabutops is fine where it is tbh. Kabutops and Sandslash aren't comparable in the least bit and I don't see how it's in anyway outclassed by it, and that very assertion is...questionable. If anything, it's more comparable to Hitmonlee and Sandslash to Gligar considering the Slash/Gligar are hazard removers for balanced and Kabu/Lee are for offense. The difference between Sandslash and Kabutops is that sandslash is a lot easer to pressure despite supposedly doing better against spin blockers. Lack of reliable recovery, low speed, pathetic spd, and no priority make it very easy to overwhelm for offense. It has the same issues that prevented it from doing well last gen, the only difference now is that it has Knock Off, but it still has to get around the issues above AND stiff competition from Gligar. Whenever I see a balanced team with Sandslash, I kinda have to wonder why that team just doesn't use Gligar instead which is harder to wear down and pressure, not to mention Gligar can maintain momentum with U-turn. On the other hand, you can justify using Kabutops over Hitmonlee for a variety of reasons. One, Kabutops provides actual defensive synergy. If your offensive team is weak to Fletchinder or Moltres for instance (which happen to be quite a few of them), then Kabutops is a very good alternative as it can easily switch in on most of their attacks and get a clean KO with Aqua Jet after rocks. Two, Kabutops can check different threats such as Mega Abomasnow more easily (Ice Shard 2HKOs Hitmonlee, so if it's weak, gl!), Braviary, as well as Delphox while not exacerbating your team's vulnerability to threats such as Amoonguss and Gligar. Three, weak armor is really fucking clutch and can heavily punish offensive teams should Kabutops gets the boost, not to mention that Kabutops will have a way better chance to spin with the +Spe. I also think the 4MSS syndrome is being exaggerated, Kabutops does not need SD to spin when it has the best Ghost-busting move in the game... SD and Rapid Spin sets function entirely different. If anything, the one Pokemon that needs to move down is Sandslash, I think it's incredibly overrated. While it's by no means a bad Pokemon, it's kinda difficult to justify its use over Gligar on balanced, which is the only kinda team it really fits on. So keep Kabutops where it is and move Sandslash down. =/