Might as well talk about some OU pokemon we are likely to get from the DLC power creep. While none of these are truly given, I'll start with the ones that are more likely than others based on what we know is returning and how each have been faring in the meta even before dlc.
- surprised this guy didn't drop last shifts considering olt is over. Ditto is a gimmick that only really fits on very few archetypes and while it has OU viability, I do not think it will get consistent usage to stay OU.
- rhyperior rose all the way from RU to OU a few days ago due to it being a phenomenal breaker and fantastic check to cinderace, who they were retesting last month. However, rhypeiror, if anything, is a flavor of the month mon that regardless of DLC would have likely dropped back down. New grounds like lando-t and chomp giving it competition and a bunch of special breakers to abuse its weak spDef means its not cut out for OU. I do think it will be UU viable, but in terms of usage it will likely be RU.
- another mon who i was surprised didn't drop, toxtricity is great at dismantling the common clef/corv/pex cores seen in OU. However, its low speed will hold it back as faster threats like lele, lati-twins, victini, lando-t, garchomp, and zygarde returning overall limit tox's viability and usage. It'll return home to UU, where i wonder how it will fare against stuff like nidos, swampert, and more.
- this mon is bad lol. In all seriousness, this mon hasn't been good in OU due to the amount of viable grasses in OU, having 4 solid grass types. It faces competition from other waters like crawdaunt, urshifu-rapid, and primarina, and was bound to find itself here sooner than later, but the drop will now be accelerated by dlc as so many things like tapu bulu, kartana, tapu koko, thundurus, xurkitree, and many more ruin its day. Whether it'll be stuck in UUBL for eternity or actually allowed in UU is yet to be seen.
-most thought this mon would fall off a cliff with tangrowth returning, yet it still has remained strong. however, lando-t, zygrade, and chomp returning all will single handily send zera down to UU. Its speed is good, but compared to tapu koko who has better offenses (it might be broken) means that zera will be outclassed as an offensive pivot. I believe that this will be a top mon in UU should it drop and it may even contribute to the unbanning of UUBL mons like primarina or even gyarados.
-all hail the mantis overlord. We all know he's coming, the question is whether we ban him or not. Moltres, entei, swampert, celesteela, volcanion, and a couple of other mons that are on this list like skarm, heat tom, and mandi could all check/counter it depending on if it drops. All i know is that it will make diance's life miserable.
-one of the mons that if they drop they are likely to get banned. While hydra is very solid, it has been dropping in usage more and more and with so many faster dragons, fairies, and fighters coming back, hydra is having a tough time more than ever. If this drops, i expect it to be banned relatively quickly.
-another mon that is likely to be UUBL, alakazam has barely survived dropping for 2 months now, and with psychic like tapu lele and latios coming back and new toy syndrome from dlc means that alakazam is another likely drop to UU. Its less broken than hydreigon, but it still may very well be sent to UUBl due to its fast speed and special attack.
-mandibuzz gets a large amount of usage in Ou from dealing with mons like aegislash, dragapult, and urshifu. However, it faces competition from things like corv and skarm. Now, dlc is bring many flying types that offer the same utility that mandibuzz brings and more. Pokemon like zapdos, moltres, torn-t, and even galarian moltres (who shares the same typing) may likely outclass it. At least if it drops it can make it's home in UU.
-crawgod rose to OU due to its phenomenal breaking abilities. However, many new faster threats and wall breakers may cause crawdaunt to fall off from either being outclassed or new toy syndrome. Its one of the less likely drops on the list though, and its breaking abelites may or may not be too much for UU, so lets see.
-skarm faces severe coemption from corv, who has u-turn and better speed. Now, plenty returning mons like tapu koko, victini, blacephalon, blaziken, latios, and moltres all threaten it, so it has a decent chance to drop to UU due to all of these likely being very good in OU.
-another mon who was briefly UU before rising to take its place back in OU, ttar is one of the lesser drops actaully. the ability to check things like dragapult and volcarona is valuable in the metagame at the moment. However, mons like heatran, garchomp, and lando-t all returning means Ttar isn't the sole volc check while potential threats like the tapus might take its place to deal with dragapult, Once again, this is one of the less likely drops on this list, but between many mons returning that can threaten it with its many weaknesses or deal with the same things it does means TTar might return to its new home in UU.
-this is urshifu rapid btw. Anyway, many top threats are returning. Who deal with some of the best offensive threats in the meta? Toxapex. And who deals with urshifu for the most part? Toxapex. It might get a solid amount of usage due to rain having a resurgence with new abusers, but unless its scarfed this mon is going to get killed by so many new things. Alongside crawdaunt and Tyranitar it might drop later than some of these other mons, but urshifu rapid is something that is not off the table.
-Kommo-o, while solid, dies to so many new things coming back. The tapus, torn-t, zygarde, lati twins, nagandel, dragonite, salamence all beat it with their stabs not to mention common mons like pult and clefable will always be there to kill it. IT might barely hang on, get eclipsed by new toy syndrome or drop but later rise up, but it's not off the able that we might get kommo-o, whos crippling fairy weakness may or may not keep it in check.
-while likely to still be a great mon in OU and probably the least likely mon to drop on this lost, amoongus has to deal with new threats in the metagame. tapu lele, torn-t, blaziken, latios, victini, and blacephalon all severely threaten it and look to be very viable pokemon. it'll be a fantastic mon in UU if it drops, but I'm torn on whether it stays OU or not due to it walling tapu koko for the most part and... that's it. yeah maybe it isn't too crazy that amoongus may drop.
-hippo, while also a good mon and one of the best ways to deal with blaziken, now faces competition from grounds like zygarde, lando-t, and garchomp, who all will get great amounts of usage. THIS might be the least likely mon we get on the list. Nothing else to say, fantastic physicals wall but special attackers and other ground give it problems. If it drops it will likely be one of the best mons in the tier.
-Last for OU to UU is rotom heat. While very good, other pivots like koko, electrics like zapdos, and fires like moltres and heatran all make take up it's usage. Furthermore, this will likely get eclipsed by new toy syndrome and fall as a result. Will definitely be one of the best drops for UU though.
-While 3 of these are OU by usage, they all are likely to fall, yet will go back to UUBL. gengar is still probably too much due to tis insane breaking ability with nasty plot, jirachi may or may not be too much depending on what drops we get, it has a very diverse amount of sets but some sets will not be too viable with some drops we are getting. primarina can get un banned if we get get more grasses and electrics who can deal with it, it still one of the more likely UUBls to be unbanned. Finally, even though we just banned lycanroc-dusk, i think it will be fine. We can get more priory and much more pokemon to stomach hits from this dog. It was banned because the power level was too low for it, but now the level is going to be jacked up higher and it should be unbanned as a result.
Wow, that's a long list. Like the last DLC, they UU metagame is going to get shaken up with lots of new top tier mons entering the tier, making some old ones more manageable and edging out some others. As for others, do you agree or disagree with my list? What would you add or take off? Also, is there any UUBls that should get unbanned other than dusk roc for the most part. DLC 2 is coming in 18 days!