Silvally

Thanks to a relatively high Speed tier, reasonable bulk, and a powerful STAB move in Double-Edge, Silvally is able to act as an offensive check to top threats in the metagame, with its Speed tier placing it above a variety of fast sweepers including Rock Polish Torterra, Combusken, and Z-Encore Chatot. Access to U-turn allows Silvally to quickly gain momentum for its team and solidifies it as one of the best Choice Scarf users in the tier. Silvally can also viably run a Swords Dance set with a Z-Crystal to break through bulkier Pokemon like Sandslash and Silvally-Fighting that are ordinarily used to check the Choice Scarf variant. However, using Silvally prevents other Silvally formes with more defensive utility such as Silvally-Fighting and Silvally-Dark from being used, making it difficult to fit on teams. Silvally is also somewhat reliant on its Normal-type moves to do damage and has a hard time dealing with common Pokemon that resist or are immune to them like Golem, Mawile, and Gourgeist-XL as a result. In addition, a weakness to entry hazards alongside recoil from Double-Edge can lead to Silvally being quickly worn down.