I don't really like this as an argument as Tornadus-T, Mega Alakazam, Heatran, and Magearna have zero business switching in and Mega Heracross has no business staying in on any of these (assuming Heatran and Magerna are faster of course). You're kind of completely overlooking Mega Heracross's niche which is to switch into Grass-types and wallbreak, really. And plenty of Ferrothorn being out there is also nice for it too, sure Leech can be annoying, but if Mega Heracross comes in while Ferrothorn Spikes they're having a hard time. I don't think Zygarde ban affected it too much in all honesty, because yeah it was an offensive check, but you still wanted at least one or two more Zygarde checks alongside it, Mega Heracross was more of a last resort type of thing. And even then, Mega Heracross despised getting status'd by the snake. Anyway, my point here is that Mega Heracross's function is to wallbreak not to stomach hits from Tornadus-T, Heatran, Magearna, all of which, mind you, have had pretty stable usage and relevancy as of late so nothing has really changed I feel. In conclusion, instead of listing four things that can OHKO Mega Heracross as a reasoning to drop it definitely won't sell anyone into your argument, sure the Tangrowth point makes some sense, but I think it's far from enough to say it was a "long time coming" nomination.Heracross-Mega from B+ to B or B-
This was a long time coming. Tornadus-T blows it back and is super good right now. Heatran may need to watch out for Close Combat but otherwise also beats it so long as it is faster. MegaZam just needs to come in on Close Combat and also is better now. Tangrowth also isn’t as good anymore with Zygarde launched into the stratosphere. Magearna is also being tossed around to move up to S, and it just switches into Mega Heracross and either sets up on it, nukes it with Fleur Cannon or some combination of both. While I understand it has a niche, I think all of these meta changes have not been kind to the bug, and I think it deserves a drop. If it were me, I would suggest B- because assuming it rises I think Jirachi is better than MegaHera and should reflect that, but if it only goes down to B that’s cool too.
That should be all for today, thanks for reading ^^
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