Gonna jump in with the Home discussion so I’m just gonna talk about what I think will be good, viable, or broken.
The Broken
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The four horsemen of the OU apocalypse, no shot they are staying. In fact GF in their infinite wisdom decided to buff them. Lando-I has always been broken but now it has NP AND Tera to work with. Magearna gained two potential checks in Skele and Clod. This is meaningless in Mag terms. Clod is just WP Stored Power bait, Skele can barely take on Specs or Stored Power. This is all without even factoring in Tera which makes it even more busted than it already is. Spectrier was never designed for Gen 9. Originally, Spect had no coverage, but they decided to give this thing Draining Kiss cuz f u. Garg is a thing but Spect has always ran Sub-CM sets. Darkfu had its main STAB nerfed, but it doesn’t matter when it also gained SD. Clefable and Mandi not being in the tier is just additional fuel to the fire.
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These two will most likely get banned (the latter assuming Tera doesn’t get banned). Enam has 135 SpA, 106 Sped, and perfect coverage. Nothing wants to switch into Mblast/EP/Mystical/Psychic at once. Valiant on crack. The only thing I can see balancing this thing is the speed and its rock weakness, but the coverage is insane. Eleki was balanced by the simple fact of not having any coverage. Eleki is an example of a mon that was never meant to be in Gen 9. Tera eliminates its one weakness and makes it unwallable.
The Staples
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The OGs of SS OU. They will def be one of the best mons in the meta. Torn lost Knock and Defog, but gained Bleakwind Storm, an improvement from Hurricane. Nasty Plot, Boots, and AV are all improved by Tera. Whatever it is to boost its dmg or to eliminate its Rock weakness. Tran is Tran. Sets Rocks, is impossible to fully-counter, and checks a bunch of stuff. Tera enhances its dmg output and defensive prailess. Ghold, Skele, and non-Fighting STAB Valiant are new victims for it.
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Torn-T losing Knock means Zapdos can now consistently switch into it. Electric/Flying STAB is stronger than ever, especially with Tera. Lando-T got big nerfs and competition with Tusks, but it will be a top pick regardless. It received Taunt, letting it act as a disruptior on top of its old roles from last Gen. People forget about how much role compression it has. Ground/Electric immune, Pivot, Rock setter, and just being a glue. Tera potential consists of Tera Flying, Water, Fairy, etc, depending on what it is tasked on checking. Watershifu was already great, but the addition of SD will change the way it is played. Its presence will demand more bulky waters and Future Sight support from the Slowkings. Sneasler is a mon with 130/120 offenses, a broken signature move, and Poison Touch U-Turn. It being a fighting type adds insult to injury. G-King, Pex, and Ghold seem to be the best counterplay to it as they resist both of its STABs while being immune to Poison. Dire Claw however, has a 30% chance to para or
put them to sleep, limiting the safest switch-in to be Ghold. Its role seems to be a cleaner that chips down teams in the early-to-mid game similarly to Zera last gen.
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G-King gets a massive buff with Chilly Reception. Its also the perfect Valiant check. OHKOs with Sludge Bomb, its SpD is high enough to eat a Sball, and Regen. Its also still a pain in the ass to switch into, even less so with the Recovery move nerfs. It might also be the only thing that can “check Enamorus” among other things. Be prepared for Glowking/Watershifu/Pult cores to arise again for the second gen in a row. Volcanion is slept on hard whenever Home is discussed. All you need is one word, Tera Water Volcanion. Makes its Steam Eruption busted, removes its sr weakness, and removes its ground weakness. Plus, with rain becoming even stronger with the new additions, Volcan will be an important part of staving off rain or being a big part of it. Speaking of Rain, Basculegion is the next big rain abuser since Mega-Pert and Barra. The perfect speed tier for abusing Swift Swim, powerful Wave Crashes, decent enough bulk, and priority. Outside of Rain it can be Crawdaunt 2.0 and abuse CB Adaptability boosted Wave Crash. Also Tera Water is broken. Rilla might have been nerfed but Grassy Terrain is still the best one. Think about how many mons would benefit from a good setter. Tusks, Skele, Meow, Gambit, Ghold, Pex, Dozo, Volc, Moth, Garg, etc. Even if it ends up losing Grassy Glide, it still has boosted Wood Hammers, U-Turn, and Knock Off. Tera also can shed off its defensive typing or make its STABs even better.
The Good
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Enamo-T is underrated. With the same sky high SpA with great bulk and a fantastic defensive typing to boot. Fairy/Flying resists and is immune to some important types, those being Ground, Fighting, Dragon, Grass, and Dark. With CM + Three Attacks, it is essentially a fatter Hatt without Magic Bounce. Goltres with Tera + Screens is a beast, and plus its in a meta with less Toxic, No Koko, and No Clef. With how much offense was buffed this gen, Goltres may find itself to be OU this gen rather than just being good in OU. Hisuian Samu shows alot of promise with its new signature move. An offensive move that sets spikes. It is also not to shabby offensively or defensively. Packing strong STABs boosted by Sharpness, SD, and Sucker Punch. Its bulk is not good but the defensive typing lets it get 1-2 switch ins vs Ghold, Gren, and Gambit to get off a layer of spikes. I could see either SD, Sash lead, or AV becoming a thing. Hustle historically has been unreliable, so I don’t see it being the big thing. Instead it will be a staple on Sun teams with its speed tier, Victory Dance, and strong STABs + coverage. Sleep Powder is just extra on an already offensive threat. Tera Fighting for stronger CC or Tera Ice to completely eliminate Amoonguss or Zapdos.
The Niche
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Tera Dark CB Hyperspace Fury is something out of nightmares. This shit has Pao’s atk stat (factoring in Swords of Ruin) with even better Dark STAB. No Tapus and just the minimal amount of fairies in the tier makes its STAB very spammable, Tera Dark also removes its 4x U-Turn weakness and lets it resist Dark. However it is still slow and not that bulky, so it won’t be a staple. This next one is for you 1DLK. Ches is Ferro but with recovery, and an immunity to Sball, Sludge Bomb, Focus Miss, Pyro, and Gyro. With Tera Steel, Fairy, or Water, it could act as a check to Pult and Ghold. Its defensive typing as a whole lets it check Tusks, Meow, Gambit, Watershifu, etc. Less fairies, less Defog distribution, and no Ferro has also helped Ches immensely, There is a possibility of it having a worthwhile niche in OU. The other Grass/Fighting starter. Hisuian Decid looks to be a niche Defogger. The biggest thing about it is its a Defogger that beats Ghold AND doesn’t rely on Boots. MiR and Sball fail to 2HKO Decid, meanwhile it threatens with Scrappy Triple Arrows. Its not just a glorified anti-Ghold Defogger, its a Defogger that resists rocks, has U-Turn, has Knock, checks Meow, Tusks, and Gambit. Also Triple Arrows is a broken move with a high crit chance, dfse drop, and a small flinch chance. If it was on an already good fighting type and not on Decid, they’d skyrocket or get banned.
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This is not G-Zap’s gen. Defog distribution is much lesser and its duty of punishing Defog is already taken by Ghold who also is a great check to it. It still has a role of punishing Tusks and Lando, but its niche is not much in demand. Better Flamigo everyone. Thundy-T is gonna return to its standard role as a rain abuser. With Tera Flying it can now use Flying STAB, and it also punishes the bulky waters that will arise due to the new rain abusers. Ursaluna seems promising, but the lack of defensive utility and its competiton with Offensive Tusks makes things rough. The increased use of spikes cuts down its amazing bulk. I could still see this thing as a viable slow wallbreaker that is immune to ghost and electric and absorbs status. Basculegion-F is another new rain abuser. Water/Ghost has very few switch ins. It has to compete with its male-counterpart, but it will find a niche to separate from it.
Other Thoughts
-Ghost competition is way to abundant for H-Typhlosion to find a place.
-Hisuian Avalugg sucks lmao
-H-Arcanine is too slow for OU, however UU or RU can appreciate a decently fast Head Smash mon.
-Overqwil seems promising in UU or RU, not sure if it will find a niche in OU.
-H-Electrode sucks, but it will be good in NU maybe.
-H-Goodra doesn’t have alot of defensive utility to reach OU but you never know.
-Cress got simultaneously buffed and nerfed. It seems too Tera reliant but perhaps with Trick Room or Scarf Trick Lunar Dance sets, it could find something in the meta.
-Hisuian-Braviary seems like a threatening snowballing machine with Specs Tinted Lens Esper Wing……In RU.
As for mons that could be unbanned
-Ban Last Respects and bring back the Hound.
-Keep Flutter Mane, Palafin, Chi-Yu, and Bundle far away from OU.
-Espa would be broken regardless unless they ban Tera.
-Pao could have a chance of staying with the increased power level and the addition of Tran and Watershifu to keep it in check.
-If the issue was Espa the whole time, then Cyclizar might have a chance to stay.
-Ape is the most likely to stay besides Hound. The increased power level and Torn might be able to power through the monkey.
