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First new slate since the update! (Granted it's only one Pokémon but this guy had to go)
So, uh... Yeah. This guy was dumb. With Stone Axe as the item, it got the Sharpness boost of x1.5 as well as the SF boost of x1.3, giving all moves a ridiculous x1.95 boost, essentially giving a Huge Power boost as an item. If that wasn't bad enough, it has very good attack of 135 base as well as 95 base speed which is very strong with webs up, which is currently usable on anything. Furthermore, it got access now to Rock Wrecker, a 150 BP Rock recharge move, which actually has its recharge negated due to how Fortemons works with Sheer Force. Furthermore, it could use abilities like Rocky Payload or Tinted Lens to blast through anything that has a chance of living a hit - most cases it doesn't even need SD to OHKO stuff, and even did 77 percent to a Quaquaval behind screens with Rocky Payload. Yeah this guy had to go.Edit: We're also implementing 1AC with a 3-0 vote so we won't have -Regen > 1 anymore
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Urshifu
Rollout
Yanmega
Ancient Power
Sticky Web
Light Clay
Volcanion managed to escape the ban hammer in Alphabet Cup, but here it could run abilities like Sword of Ruin, Tinted Lens and Desolate land to make its V-creates even more nuclear especially when paired with Victory Dance, while other abilities like Magic Guard and Mold Breaker were probably good too. Anyway, these abilities pushed Volcanion over the edge and resulted in it getting banned.
Chien-Pao is already banned in Alphabet Cup for being Chien-Pao, and while it does get coverage like Collision Course and Crabhammer here, the higher power level of the tier and the fact it normally wants to run its base ability anyway makes it less broken.
(Glare) While Glare was restricted in Alphabet Cup, some of the main abusers like Gliscor and Gholdengo made it broken because of their abilities (which are banned here), so it was given a chance here.
Dondozo
Lilligant-Hisui
Enamorus-base 
Noivern 
Dragonite
Dragapult
Ogerpon-Hearthflame
Cetitan
Gouging Fire
Scizor
Garchomp basically does 
Hisuian Zoroark is a Normal/Ghost type with access to 
By far the most powerful Ogerpon form thanks to its excellent typing and STAB combination, Ogerpon-Wellspring abuses Flower Trick and Ivy Cudgel to bypass nearly every common check for physical attackers; neither move makes contact and cannot be stopped by Fluffy or Burning Bulwark, the guaranteed/high crit rate makes Intimidate and Strength Sap ineffective/inconsistent, and the absurd power of Primordial Sea Ivy Cudgel is enough to 
Roaring Moon can also do 
Scream Tail @ Choice Scarf / Leftovers
Gholdengo @ Leftovers / Choice Scarf / Life Orb
This pokemon recently got banned from STABmons and we are following suit here in STAB and Mega, it snowballed quickly with reliable healing, take heart and esper wing, and would tear through teams with little checks and even be an issue for Magearna who resists both STAB moves, as well as, other steel types.
While not immediately threatening, Torch Song, with its immediate +1 boost, was used by specially offensive Fire-types like Heatran and Iron Moth to take advantage of being able to force pokemon to swap out, removing the consistency of most switch-ins and answers to the likes of Clodsire, Ting-Lu and Tyranitar depending on the Torch Song user. This inconsistency in defensive counterplay made it overwhelming to play against for the majority of teams.
Clangorous Soul has been really problamatic, especially on bulkier mons that can heal and set-up such as Latias. As shown 
Thundurus-Therian gets really powerful STAB moves in Aeroblast and Electro Drift, as well as priority from Thunderclap. It gets Nasty Plot to set-up, and Focus Blast hits most of its dedicated checks (RegenVest Ting-Lu, RegenVest Hisuian Goodra) as strong coverage. It's hard to find a good Thundy check while still be able to function as a good team member and not being too hyperspecific.
Grouping these two together because they both do very similar jobs. These Ogerpon forms exploit the fact they can use other forms's STABs (Ogerpon-Hearthflame can run Stone Axe because Ogerpon-Cornerstone is Rock Type). Some common sets we've seen include Sharpness (Stone Axe+Leaf Blade+Bitter Blade), Magic Guard (Head Smash, Flare Blitz), and Desolate Land (for Ogerpon-Hearthflame) with Ivy Cudgel and Flower Trick. Additionally it has Swords Dance to set up. Ogerpon-Cornerstone can also run Rocky Payload.
Calyrex-Shadow
Miraidon
Arceus
Basculegion-M
Calyrex-Ice
Chansey
Deoxys-Attack
Deoxys-Neutral
Dialga
Eternatus
Flutter Mane
Giratina
Groudon
Ho-Oh
Hoopa-Unbound
Iron Bundle
Koraidon
Kyogre
Kyurem-B
Kyurem-W
Lugia
Lunala
Manaphy
Mewtwo
Necrozma-Dawn-Wings
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Palkia
Rayquaza
Regigigas
Reshiram
Slaking
Solgaleo
Sneasler
Walking Wake
Zacian
Zekrom
Espathra
Iron Crown
Beedrillite
Blazikenite
Gengarite
Kangaskhanite
Mawilite
Medichamite
Pidgeotite
Red Orb
Darkrai: (140/150/100/195/100/185) - Immediate power with strong Sucker Punch priority
Tyranitar: (100/194/140/155/120/121) - Dragon Dancer who needs no speed investment
Rotom formes: (100/125/134/165/134/146) - Bulky, Fast, Strong, with access to Nasty Plot, Will-o-Wisp, and Volt Switch
Base 100 legendaries: (100/160/120/160/120/160) - Mew: Dragon Dance or Nasty Plot with perfect coverage
Zarude: (105/180/130/130/110/165) - Threatening Bulk Up sweeper
Terrakion: (91/189/100/132/100/168) - Swords Dance hole-puncher
Keldeo: (91/132/100/189/100/168) - Limited coverage and accuracy
Hydreigon: (92/165/100/185/100/158) - Largely outclassed by Darkrai and Tyranitar
Sandy Shocks: (85/141/114/181/90/161) - Poor Coverage, but access to hazards
Heatran: (91/150/132/190/132/137) - Sub-140 speed is a tragedy
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@ Galladite
@ Metagrossite
@ Absolite
@ Lopunnite, Mewtwonite X
@ Lopunnite
@ Gardevoirite
@ Charizardite Y
@ Glalitite
@ Rusted Sword
@ Sablenite, Slowbronite
@ Altarianite
@ Altarianite, Glalitite, Pinsirite
@ Altarianite, Pinsirite
@ Diancite
@ Banettite (Haze, Recover)
@ Banettite (Copycat)
@ Banettite (Copycat)
@ Slowbronite
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@ Ampharosite
@ Latiasite
@ Manectite, Banettite
@ Slowbronite
@ Gyaradosite
@ Slowbronite
@ Gyaradosite
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@ Glalitite, Hearthflame Mask
@ Hearthflame Mask
@ Sablenite
@ Manectite
@ Gardevoirite
Quaxwell (140/130/120), 
Eelektrik (130/140/140), and 
New --> A+ Probably one of the best Pokemon in the tier. You can run it on pretty much any archetype and it'll perform. CM, Scarf, Specs, Utility, AoA, Sash or Booster Energy, it can run pretty much anything it wants and get away with it. Also helps that Groudon is a solid defensive guy at the moment and an enabler for sun, so you can abuse Flutter Mane on Sun very easily. Flutter Mane also happens to be the best offensive Sun check in the game since you outspeed and pummel most of the abusers with Fleur Cannon. I think it could legitimately be an S or S- tier mon, but it is linear in what it runs and can be (for STUBers standards) easily answered.
S --> S- Took a fairly massive hit with the Gigaton Hammer ban. I think the offensive-defensive profile is there but you don't have the luxury of clicking Gigaton on virtually the entire tier. Shift Gear is still annoying, TR can catch quite a few people off guard and defensive sets are alright into the threats here. Tera ban also means it is less likely (but still VERY MUCH capable) of getting away with Rage Fist Shenanigans.
S --> A+ This is a bit more controversial. I think Zacian's main benefit, other than its speed and offenses, were its access to Tera. Tera helped you switch match-ups on Ho-Oh and NDM with Electric / Fighting helping out respectively. Without Tera, you struggle significantly more into these resists. You don't gain much in STAB aside from the Fairy-type aside from Magical Torque and the rarely seen Moonlight, and you gain virtually nothing from the Steel-type. Still a very solid offensive threat and works well as speed control.
C+ --> B I know this is just baby Palkia-Origin, but I think we underestimated how good the speed boost is from Sun. Yes, you really hate Flutter Mane, but if you take a look at the B ranks, you notice that they're kinda meh overall. I definitely think that Walking Wake is superior to Palkia Origin on Sun especially with the Clangorous Soul ban in mind, and you're about as good as Chi-Yu on sun. You sacrifice crazy breaking power for more speed and a bit more consistency with both Specs and Boots working well.
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--> Higher ; These guys got better with the Tera Ban. Now you can't cheese Gira-O by turning Fairy (or Normal) and Gira-O has a pretty solid MU into top tiers like Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre and arguably NDM too. Zamazenta-Crowned really likes people not running Tera Poison or Ghost to screw it and also appreciates the big boys losing their gigaton hammers. With Victory Dance and that speed, you check pretty much every Dark-type in the tier offensively.
A --> A- Still very strong, but no tera means that you struggle into NDM and Zacian-Crowned. Also feels weird putting this with its A-ranked contemporaries. Incidentally, I think Garchomp 
could also drop down and take KyuB's slot here since I also feel that it depended on Clangorous Soul and Tera a lot. However, Chomp has a pretty scary Scarf set that might clinch it as an A+ ranker.
--> Lower (thinking A- or B+). I was eyeing other drops but a lot of them evened out. Maybe Mewtwo, Lunala and Terapagos could drop in the future but I think they still have potent niches in the tier namely the last 2 which provide useful utility options whilst simultaneously trading with everything in the tier. Dialga losing Tera, Clangorous Soul AND Gigaton Hammer is a huge blow since it cuts it set diversity significantly. I could even see it dropping to B, but you do still have Shift Gear, Specs and Offensive TR to fall back on plus a solid typing for Kyogre. Dialga Origin 
could rise too since you appreciate the special defense buff and aren't as screwed running it thanks to the bans (meaning less opportunity cost for not running base Dialga).
--> Lower. Pretty sure I only ranked this guy highly because of E-Killer sets and that is now gone. B is fine because you can still run Band or DD on screens and get away with it. I was tempted to make a case for rising Dragonite from UR but its still several degrees worse than Rayquaza to even consider. I would probably run Band Mence > any dnite set if I wanted the Dragon/Flying spam so badly.
--> B- ? I forgot what this guy did. Ig he can check Ho-Oh and Groudon pretty well. Not really a serious nom, but I don't think Gliscor is up to par with the rest of B.
--> B+ You punish NDM and Zacian-Crowned a lot better with Beak Blast now that tera is banned. Sits on most Groudons, chumps Chomps and man-handles Landos too.
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could be lower, but I don't really have a passionate argument to make here. Zekrom kinda muscles through grounds with chip (altho much less likely because you don't have Tera Grass / Flying) and Giratina can do kooky stuff with Infernal Parade though it is still passive.
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--> Higher. All of these guys appreciate Tera being out of the picture. No tera-improofs and no Ghost tera to worry about. Go wild. I would say Gothitelle --> B-, Dugtrio to B-, and Ditto to B. I reckon that Dugtrio is slightly better as removing a defensive Steel-types for your dragons is of greater significance and the stuff that Dugtrio (even adamant Dugtrio) traps is greater than Gothitelle. But both are fairly niche at the end of the day.
--> C- Last nom that I'll discuss in-depth. I think Ninetales has the tiniest of niches here as an Aurora Veil setter for Kyurem-Black. Grimmsnarl largely outclasses this Pokemon for majority of teams and I have a suspicion that I would sooner use Klefki over it if Grimmsnarl weren't here. However, facilitating a strong (albeit slightly nerfed) Pokemon in Kyurem Black is a solid enough niche worth considering. Prior to the tera ban, you want KyuB to tera out of Ice/Dragon into something like Ground, Fire or Electric in order to do massive damage or gain a better defensive profile. With that gone, I reckon it is worth investing in a Pokemon that can guarantee you extra defensive bulk on top of Reflect. Alolan Ninetales' typing is also nice since you hit the other weather setters and Dragon-types hard.
i'm actually not convinced this can break through any variant of ting-lu at all (besides maybe fc), alongside struggling with best mon in tier ho-oh and other random stuff like bronzong or heatran. it also has light 4mss and has problems picking its ability (mglo for hooh/heatran, beads for ting, moldy for heatran, etc). its versatile but it cant beat all its checks at once, and it also doesnt benefit from pokebilities, which is why i think its fine to be freed.