Zamazenta

Zamazenta is the tier's most consistent glue piece and wincon. Its natural bulk alongside a valuable typing, which can be boosted further by Dauntless Shield, let it take on many manner of offensive threats like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, some Dragonite sets, and Great Tusk and Ogerpon-W if necessary. It boasts an excellent Speed tier, letting it outspeed most unboosted foes naturally and fulfill a niche as a team's main form of speed controls well. All of these combined with its ability to set up with Iron Defense + Body Press and the immense number of viable Tera types to beat its supposed counterplay lets it sweep teams easily, particularly making it a nightmare for offensive teams to deal with. It also possesses a nuclear Close Combat alongside incredible coverage options, letting it run all-out attacking offensive sets with a boosting item to become an exceptional wallbreaker, capable of 2HKOing even checks like Hatterene, Gholdengo, and Moltres with the proper move. A set with Heavy-Duty Boots can be used to blend in longevity without being too passive for bulkier playstyles, providing Zamazenta more ample opportunities to wear down the opposition slowly throughout the course of the game. However, Zamazenta dislikes chip damage from entry hazards when lacking Heavy-Duty Boots and adverse contact effects like Rocky Helmet from Hatterene, Corviknight, and Landorus-T, Static from Zapdos, and Flame Body from Moltres, especially as the latter two can render it useless. It also can't carry all the coverage and Tera type it needs, as the aforementioned Zapdos and Moltres as well as other foes like Gliscor, Toxapex, Clefable, and Hatterene capable of checking some of its sets. Bulky Ghost-types such as Pecharunt, Sinistcha, and Gholdengo are also huge hindrances, particularly for IronPress sets, with even common Pokemon like Kingambit, Darkrai, and Dragonite capable of running Tera Ghost viably as well to improve their matchup against it. This becomes a bigger issue with common teams running some of the aforementioned Pokemon together, which makes Zamazenta less likely to perform well. Additionally, common occurence of faster threats such as Dragapult, Booster Energy Iron Valiant, and Choice Scarf users such as Enamorus and Gholdengo threaten can limit, cripple, or revenge kill it.