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Here's a brief overview of the meta as I've experienced thus far. A- rank and above are sorted based on their overall viability, while all ranks below A- are sorted alphabetically. The Typeless Arceus in D rank is a placeholder for all the various Shitceus forms because Arceus knows I ain't gonna put all of them here lmao. Of course, since the meta is still super new, it's super favorable to hyper offense and every other style is pretty bad, but I feel this tier is quite unique in how that's accomplished.
Here's some comments I have about Pokemon whose placement I find notable, as well as why I put them in the place I did.
: I was debating on whether to put this as the overall best mon or the second best, but given how the meta is just significantly more favorable to Scale Shot Koraidon than ever before, I couldn't put it anywhere lower than the top spot. The reintroduction of both Necrozma-Dusk-Mane and Ho-Oh hurts the viability of Zacian-Crowned, Arceus-Fairy, and Flutter Mane, meaning that you can't really block Scale Shot like you could in DLC1.
: The most impactful returning Pokemon in DLC2, bar none. It can still do everything a team could want it to and it still does it consistently. Dragon Dance sets are worse off this gen thanks to Scarf Koraidon and Miraidon, but those sets are still very good. Dusk Mane Necrozma also benefits a great deal from Tera and it really cannot be placed below A+.
: I love Deoxys-Speed so much, y'all have no idea. Having the fastest Stealth Rock and Taunt in the game on its own is enough to make this a fantastic lead, but it also retained Spikes! Plus, any Scale Shot Koraidon hoping to get cheeky with it can easily get Psycho Boosted to death, which also beautifully counter-leads Ribombee no matter the set.
: Eternatus got Meteor Beam back. The Agility set is my new favorite set in the entire tier. It is THE ultimate cleaner in this tier in my opinion; if you haven't tried it out, you're missing out.
: I haven't gotten around to testing Deoxys-Attack yet, but it's definitely a ferocious offensive Pokemon. Psycho Boost from this monster drops anything that doesn't resist it. Even defensive Ho-Oh doesn't really wanna take it, and Ho-Oh is of course deathly afraid of getting hit by Knock Off. This thing can mix up its coverage based on its team's needs, and in that sense it's a better Mewtwo. Plus, it gets the jump on Zacian, which means we finally have a reliable, unscarfed revenge killer to a chipped Zacian.
: I'm not sure what it is about Kyogre, but it just feels worse in this meta than it did in DLC1? Which is weird because it theoretically should be better, as it matches up well into Ho-Oh and Dusk Mane. I'm guessing it's the lightning fast pace of the tier that makes Kyogre not as good, so I believe that when the meta settles down a bit, Kyogre will rise again.
: As sad as I am to say it, Ho-Oh was very much overhyped going into DLC2. As we all know (or if you didn't before, then now you do) Ho-Oh lost Defog, Toxic, and Thunder Wave, depriving it of a lot of utility that this tier would very much appreciate, especially Defog. Don't get me wrong, Ho-Oh is still great, as checking Koraidon, Zacian, and Dusk Mane are all great qualities, and forcing Stone Edge on Dragon Dance Groundceus and Power Gem on Flutter Mane to actually kill Ho-Oh is valuable. However, without Defog, it's nowhere near as good as we all hoped.
: As mentioned, Ho-Oh's mere existence forces Dragon Dance sets to run Stone Edge, (or if you really wanna get extreme, Gravity) gimping its already kinda cramped moveset, and most likely will make special variants, such as Calm Mind, much rarer. Despite that, Groundceus is obviously still a fantastic Pokemon, checking Miraidon, Zacian-Crowned, Eternatus, Kingambit, and the reintroduced Dusk Mane.
: This thing can still revenge kill Scale Shot Koraidon and can now do the same with Deoxys-Attack, so it's definitely not bad. Problem is, it doesn't exactly matchup well into Zacian, Dusk Mane, or Ho-Oh, so it's definitely not as good. It's still good, because Extreme Killer will always be good, but I feel like it's A- at best right now.
: To be honest, I actually think this thing got better with the onset of DLC2. As mentioned, the three good Fairy-types got worse because of Dusk Mane and Ho-Oh, so there's less splashable Dark resists. Plus, it of course shits on Dusk Mane, which is good.
: mitana showed me the light. This thing actually has pretty damn good defensive utility, checking Koraidon, Zacian, Dusk Mane, Ho-Oh, Groundceus, Kyogre, Calyrex-Ice, and Kingambit, thanks to its mono-Water typing, good physical bulk, and Will-O-Wisp. Obviously it gets shit on by Miraidon but being able to check all of these good and/or prominent Pokemon is quite good to have in one slot.
: I feel like this thing may be able to pull off certain sets decently. Shadow Shield is a pretty neat ability and it even has Moonlight in the Koraidon tier. Could maybe be an interesting scarfer or defensive Pokemon, but only time will tell.
: I was totally smoking some crack when I made this tier list a couple hours ago, why the fuck did I put Clodsire in B-? This thing isn't as good as before, sure, but it's definitely still a good Pokemon and absolutely not B- caliber. Should be higher, somewhere around B.
: Kyurem-Black is good and y'all are haters, it may be a Tera hog but it's a damn good Tera hog. It has BoltBeam coverage which is of course excellent, can Tera Electric out of its Steel and Fairy weakness and get STAB on Fusion Bolt, meaning it's not cockblocked by Dusk Mane anymore and can blow straight through it. Also, it benefits from Miraidon's Electric Terrain which is super neat. I like this mon a lot and I am hoping y'all will see the light one day.
(placeholder sprite for Terapagos): I have no idea how to rank this, it's completely unviable without Tera and decent with it. For the time being I'm plopping it in C+.
: Could maybe see this thing acting as a rocker that can counter-lead Deoxys-Speed, but that's pretty niche and I see no reason to use this thing defensively when Lunala exists.
: I could MAYBE see use as a counter to Dragon Dance Dusk Mane, Zacian, Kingambit, and Extreme Killer, but it seems inconsistent at best and hates Eternatus and Ho-Oh.