Wanted to share some thoughts on some mons I been having a really fun time abusing / think that are really good:
Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 136 Def / 252 SpA / 120 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Geomancy
- Moonblast
- Thunder
- Focus Blast
Literally a monster under Dynamax, Xerneas heavily restricts teambuilding and is easily one of the best mons in the format. Usual "checks" such as Ho-Oh and more offensive Primal Groudon can be pressured by max moves and can struggle to even dent Xern when considering the surplus in bulk and inability to be phazed thanks to Dynamaxing. Even offensive checks such as Ditto, Ekiller, and Espeed Ray can fail to rkill it unless it is heavily weakened. I have been using Specially Defensive Necrozma-DM to cover this threat and imo it's hard to find anything else that can really pressure Xern as much. Even then, usually it forces me to Dmax with my own Necro-DM to even take it on, so ye this thing is hella busted lol.
Zacian-Crowned @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Close Combat
- Play Rough
- Wild Charge
Another spashable threat that pairs well with Xern, Zacian-C is an amazing and diverse offensive threat as well. Coverage usually gives it enough room to threaten the entire metagame for the most part besides uncommon checks such as Aegislash. Substitute is usually preferred over Swords Dance as it prevents a Ditto countersweep and can pressure incoming switchins more readily. Usual checks to this include physically bulky Primal Groudon (which can still be worn down rather quick and does not appreciate +1 CC even then), Ho-Oh (which dies to Wild Charge), and physically defensive Arceus Ground. Dope mon that I feel deserves even more attention that it is already receiving.
Eternatus @ Black Sludge
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dynamax Cannon
- Flamethrower
- Substitute
- Toxic
I been loving this mon too. Amazing Speed tier and impressive bulk that can shit on common cores such as Ho-Oh + Zygarde, Ferro + Zygarde, and most support Arceus forms. It can repeatedly set up Subs and Toxic through most mons and in general is just hard to properly check without tanky mons such as SpD Necro-DM, Tyranitar, and specially defensive Pdon.
Rayquaza-Mega @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Delta Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Dragon Ascent
- V-create
- Draco Meteor
- Earthquake
DD Ray is good ofc but this is it's best set hands down imo. It is just nice to offensively check and abundance of threats such as Zacian-C, Marshadow, Ultra Necrozma, Mega Gengar, and DD Necrozma-DM. Although still, I feel Ray just struggles more in the SS meta compared to USM due to the abundance of offensive checks if it does not decide to run Scarf, although this is not dismissing the fact that it still warps the tier around itself to a certain degree (although not as much as mons such as Xerneas and Zacian-C imo).
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Weakness Policy / Occa Berry / Shuca Berry
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sunsteel Strike
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge / Photon Geyser
Another amazing Dynamax abuser, the addition to DD in Necrozma's arsenal was truly a blessing. The foregoing of the need to run 2 setup moves just opens the door to a wide array of coverage options that can enable it to beat certain checks such as Ho-Oh, Lugia, and other stuff. This is lowkey one of the best mons in the tier as well as it's Specially Defensive sets are also quite amazing in dealing with shit like NP Mega Mewtwo-Y, Xerneas, and Eternatus.
That's my thoughts for now, I am currently working on setting up a VR with a few other prominent players and can hopefully can be set up soon.