Lets put out of the way the obvious. They are both strong, no doubt about it.
That being said I think they are both important pices of the meta game for the better.
First
, this guy without the cheese and unsportsmanlike style of Quick Claw Nasty Plot and prey for RNG becomes the only viable Regenerator mon in a much healthier way. It will accommodate as an important defensive piece in teams to make safe pivots around wile not being totally passive capable of spreading Toxic and hitting with its STABs. But it's weakness to Ghost, Dark, Ground and U-turn make it live on the edge not making it overbearing to beat it.Finally is a mon that requires skill to use and can have many different move sets adding variety for the tier even if its common mon.
Now to it's time to talk about
... That's a much different conversation. you either kill it fast or you are at risk of losing it all. Although IMO it's extremely predictable in what will do Bulk Up, Koff, Drain Punch, Iron Head/Poison Jab doesn't make any easier to stop. I'm using him with great success Intimidate makes easy to find entry points other thing that helps him is that status spread isn't common ATM ,he simply becomes worthless paralyzed or burned and Toxic puts a limit in his effectiveness as well. Yes he is really Tera depending but all you need is that one turn to turn the table on a would be answer to run with the game.After all that said, he adds a lot of things to the meta that needs to be valued. He is one of the best answers for Scarf
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... Actually the lists goes on but the fact his presence make all those threats to be more careful and used with thought not only clicking buttons .Honestly If I was to decide on what to do I'd go with Not Ban
and Suspect Test I have a feeling that if teams were more preoccupied in facing it he would go from really strong to good.
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. Bulk up, choice band, and scarf set all make this mon super versatile. Even with zero investment intimidate allows you to be a switch into multiple threats like Heracross, Arcanine, and Overqwil. I'm not sure how else I can elaborate on how much I love this mon in NU rn.
- This mon screams uber broken to me not gonna lie. Hustle is one hell of an ability, coupled with strong STABs and good enough coverage to body defensive checks, as well as Victory Dance to boost its attack and speed to bonkers levels. Besides this, the fact that this mon has Chlorophyll as well and can easily run Adamant and nuke everything with Solar Blade…. I do not imagine this mon lasts long in the tier
- I think this mon is a great addition to the tier, but may be a tad too strong at initial glance. 115 attack and 105 speed is pretty damn nice, and again, with strong STABs in Close Combat, Double Shock (or Iron Fist Thunder Punch) and coverage to hit defensive answers to its stabs such as Ice Punch and Knock Off, this lil guy feels pretty low risk to use. It also has great support options such as Encore, Nuzzle, Volt Switch pivoting, and Revival Blessing, which could be pretty neat. Can see it maybe being problematic but overall just a very strong mon that has a lot going for it.
- This feels kinda cracked. Great potential to run sets on either side of the spectrum with two setup options in Swords Dance and Nasty Plot, coverage, and more importantly, priority. SD Tera Normal with Extreme Speed feels sick nasty with it, but even Choiced sets have their merit I feel like too. I think the set diversity this mon provides will be a tad too much for our tier to handle, but I'm interested to see how it shakes out.
- Honestly, I'm not sure about what set will be the best for this fella. Adaptability hits like a truck, and Swift Swim allows it to not be as hindered by its middling speed stat. I think this will be a pretty nice mon on Rain for sure, and could see some Spikes builds being pretty strong with this. Doesn't have a good physical Ghost STAB, but I think Specs might not be horrendous either. Also has pivoting in Flip Turn in a tier where bulky Waters don't really exist. Also kinda neat that it blankets both notable Pauros forms.
- I expect 
- It lost Rock Polish this gen, but the combination of Poltergeist + Earthquake off of 124 base attack hits hella hard and reaches crazy levels with a Choice Band. Lurk also has deep options within its movepool to hit any potential defensive checks. This mon is definitely going to force more things to run Itemless.
- IT'S BACK! Not much to say about it since technically it's not a new mon to this format, but I imagine it'll do what it did last time it was down here. Dishing out strong attacks off of a 120 base attack stat, pivoting with Parting Shot, and generally being a solid support for HO builds with Prankster screens.
- Ass
- Got some new tools, namely Bulk Up, Knock Off, and Supercell Slam, but I still think it's too far gone and probably won't be good in practice. Looks fun on paper, but I am doubting the lad until I see results with it
has to face a quite tough competition in terms of Dragon types in current NU, but I'm curious about 2 things:
can be used, which is still a B rank mon, even if it's PU: trying to prevent its Chilling Neigh could be challenging, especially if the horse can get a sub, while you switch out.
- For a setter that doesn't provide the utility of Torkoal, it's hard to ask for something better than Ninetales. Besides the strong speed tier and automatic sun it provides, Ninetales has Encore, Healing Wish, and Memento, all of which add invaluable support to a Sun offense. 
- We finally have a form of hazard control that actually works on Sun!!!! The biggest issue I had with Sun in the past wasn't the lack of abusers, but the lack of proper utility to fill in a team. Espeon with Magic Bounce solves a lot of the issues I had with Sun builds, and it's a powerful abuser in its own right with Weather Ball and Morning Sun (Yawn was cool but lol). It's also a great E Button pivot, something I've seen across multiple different sun builds.
- All of these make for great examples of cleaners on Sun after your breakers soften up a team. Scarf Tera Fire Typhlosion with Eruption is just nuts and imo the best Sun mon, but the rest of these make for beyond dangerous threats. Oh, and Lilligant-H is so broken when it has access to a 125 BP move and the ability to run Adamant.
: - I also wanted to add three examples of good utility options for Sun. All of these can pivot to add some momentum, while the two Ground-types also add some great important resistances/immunities and Tsar can Rapid Spin if Rocks somehow go up.
- Basically the only three answers to Sun that you'll find consistent counterplay in. Flash Fire negates a lot of what Sun tries to do, and every Sun team should have a gameplan into both of them, while Spdef Thick Fat Snorlax seems to be common for some reason idk. Just about everything else gets blown back by Weather Ball/Eruption, especially resists like Flygon. It's also worth noting that Lead Lycanroc has seen a bunch of ladder use and it's super dangerous into Sun if used well.
