Latias > 5
With Mega-Gengar gone, this thing doesn’t have to worry about being trapped, and hit with a OHKOing Shadow Ball. It was used a lot in the most recent Smogon Snake Draft, and had an above average win rate. It has speed control in Tailwind, and recovery in Recover and Roost. This allows Latias to consistently help its team take the lead. It works as a great Ground-type counter, avoiding an EQ from Lando-T, and striking back with an Ice Beam. Lastly, it resists Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric type moves, allowing it to wall a lot of top tier threats with its high HP and DEF.
Victini > 2
Same reason as Latias, except it was used even more than Latias. It’s best set, AV, allows it to take a large amount of damage, and, even without AV, it usually can only be 2HKO’d or more. It has a wide range of moves it can access that has various utilizations, such as Glaciate for speed control and U-Turn for pivoting. It’s SPA set allows it to avoid being intimidated by Lando-T and Incineroar, making it an, overall, great Pokémon for Tier 2 in this Mega-Gengar free meta.
Manectric-Mega > 1
I know this was recently raised to Tier 2, but this Pokémon deserves way more recognition than that. It was used on 13 teams out of the 74 teams used in the SSD, and it’s highest usage percentage was 20%. It can counter Tapu Fini, Lando-T, Kartana, Genesect, Tapu Bulu, and Amoonguss (all mons from T1 and T2). It’s only competition for top Electric Pokémon are Tapu Koko and Zapdos, but it’s the fastest. The best part about this Pokemon is it’s access to Intimidate, allowing it to weaken any physical threat posed against its team.
Volcanion > 3
This thing is great at countering Sun and Rain teams with its double typing and powerful STAB moves, but that’s about it. It’s not used as much as other top tier Fire-type Pokémon, like Incineroar, Charizard-Y, and Victini. Most people just use Incineroar and Tapu Fini for their Fire and Water mon, and both have a very useful ability.
Gothitelle > 3
Like Latias and Victini, this thing no long has to worry about getting OHKO’d by a Shadow Ball from Mega-Gengar, and is, thus, viable again. Not only that, but it’s the best trapper now. It has Heal Pulse, allowing it to heal its partner while it keeps enemies trapped in to be attacked. It also has access to Helping Hand, turning its partner into a solid sweeper, and a pretty decent bulk that can be tweaked to make most attacks against it 2HKO’s. Overall, it’s a great support mon.
Genesect > 1
As of right now, this thing deserves to be Tier 1. With Download and access to a different variety of moves, it has no problem OHKOing top mons (like Mega-Metagross, Tapu Fini, and Lando-T). It has decent bulk and speed, and it’s great at pivoting and chipping away the health of its foe(s). Choice Scarf and AV are the usual items, but this Pokémon works well with LO, which turns it into an extremely powerful sweeper.