While you guys keep discussing about Mega Gardevoir, I wanna discuss about our dear Roaring Moon, specifically when its suspect will (ever) come:
I'll state my opinion, but first of all, I want to discuss its (interesting) story in National Dex OU. Roaring Moon was quickbanned due to its ability to set-up behind a substitute from Shed Tail, making it easier to click Dragon Dance to sweep entire teams. It didn't help that Terastalization was still around, letting it tera into Flying, one of its natural typings or others AND Z-Crystals boosting its STAB moves into oblivion. However, Shed tail was banned, therefore meaning that Moon can come back into NDOU, right? Nope! While the ban of Shed Tail was a blow for it, it sitll had Tera, making it (very) hard to take down. Not to mention it has access to either Booster Energy or Z-Crystals (Draconium-Z). And it could terastalize into a Flying type, having STAB on Acrobatics while also escaping its defensive shortcomings. Guess what? Terataslization is BANNED! IS it worth unbanning Roaring Moon? The answer is YES! (For me, at least....)
For starters, we have Pókemon that can outspeed it naturally in the tier, and they are (quite) common, like the elustrated examples from the likes of Mega-Lopunny, Tapu Koko, Zamazenta and Dragapult. All of these Pókemon have a way to beat Roaring Moon while also having STAB on their attacks: Lopunny-Mega and Zamazenta have Close Combat (Zamazenta can wall it with Body Press as well), Weavile with STAB Triple Axel or Ice Shard, Tapu Koko with Dazzling Gleam and Dragapult with Dragon Darts. Without a speed bioost, these four can take Roaring Moon down with ease. But what if Roaring Moon has its speed boosted by Booster Eneregy or sun? Out side of Zamazenta, the others would be smoked, HOWEVER it leads to my other argument.
In this tier there are many defensive and /super)viable walls that can give Roaring Moon a bad time. (get it?) Anyways these Pókemon can take a hit from Moon and kill or heavily damage it back with STAB moves, Intimdate, Rocky Helmet or U-Turn. (Scizor-Mega has STAV U-turn, LOL!) Landorus is ALWAYS running around in the tier and it NEVER leaves U-Turn, Great Tusk almost always carries STAB Close Combat, Zamazemta walls it with Body Press and many more possibilities. Even with Dragonium-Z, I still think there are Pókemon in the tier that can still tank it and then hit it back. Speaking of defensive backbone, let's talk about Moon's problematic defensive shortcomings.
Being BOTH a Dark and Dragon types, it DIES to a Fairy attack. It doesn't help it either that Fairies are excellent in NDOU: you have Tapu Lele, it can either have a Z-Crystal or a Choice Scarf, Iron Valiant with Booster Energy, boosting its speed, Tapu Koko naturally outspeedig it and killing it with Dazzling Gleam, Hatterene taking a hit and (almost) kill it with Draining Kiss and so on.
Not to mention Fighting has a lot of tools/sets that can deal with Moon's antics and kill (take care of) it!
◆ Weak to hazards: due to it always having Booster Energy or a Z-Crystal, it (almost) never uses Heavy-Duty Boots, letting itsef being damaged by popular hazards, such as Stealth Rock and (Toxic) Spikes!
◆ Being a physical attacker: it's well known that physical Pókemon tend to get the short end of the stick: Intimidate by Landorus-Therian, burns by Will-O-Wisp form Dragapult or Moltres (or even Shedinja), Rocky Helmet and Scald (30% chance of burning your opponent!).
So in conclusion,
LET'S FREE OUR DEAR ROARING MOON! 