Kingambit

Kingambit shines as one of the tier's most dangerous sweepers thanks to its solid STAB combination, superb defensive typing, high Attack stat, access to Swords Dance, and incredible ability in Supreme Overlord. Its access to Sucker Punch allows it to compensate for its low Speed and serve as a potent revenge killer, picking off a wide range of faster targets such as Dragapult, Deoxys-S, and Iron Moth. It can also customize its EV spread, item choice, and Tera type selection to tailor itself to what its team desires and overcome many would-be answers. For example, Tera Flying and Air Balloon improve Kingambit's matchup against Ground-types, Tera Fire and Lum Berry let it foil attempted burns from Will-O-Wisp, and Tera Ghost flips its Fighting weakness and turns the tables on Body Press Corviknight and Fighting-types like Zamazenta and Great Tusk. Thanks to these traits and flexibility, Kingambit is welcomed by nearly every offensive archetype in the tier. However, it is heavily burdened by a crippling weakness to Fighting, as well as common attacking types like Fire and Ground. This leaves it struggling against common threats like Zamazenta and Great Tusk without Terastallizing, and plenty of Pokemon like Gholdengo, Deoxys-S, and Iron Crown often slap on Fighting-type coverage to deal with it. Additionally, these Pokemon, as well as Corviknight and Dondozo, often utilize Tera Fighting specifically to turn the tables on Kingambit. Tera Fairy is also commonplace in the tier, as Pokemon like Gholdengo, Raging Bolt, and Iron Moth sometimes utilize it in part to avoid being revenge killed by Kingambit's Dark-type attacks. Additionally, Kingambit's low Speed forces it to rely on Sucker Punch to deal with faster teams and play carefully around Encore from foes such as Ogerpon-W, Dragonite, and Iron Valiant. Relying on Sucker Punch also makes Kingambit vulnerable to well-timed status moves such as Will-O-Wisp, Substitute, and recovery moves from Pokemon like Darkrai, Dragapult, Kyurem, and Iron Moth. The ubiquity of priority moves, such as Raging Bolt's Thunderclap and Dragonite's Extreme Speed, is also an issue for Kingambit's Sucker Punch. On top of this, Kingambit lacks reliable recovery, and it struggles to fit all the moves it wants in one set to threaten targets like Great Tusk, opposing Kingambit, and Hisuian Samurott.