A lot of these changes are great, I love seeing all these mons gain all these new moves despite losing coverage options (scald being limited to Volcanion being one and Defog being greatly limited being another) but I'm a bit concerned with all of these new hazard set-up options. Having new, more reliable mons to set up hazards is great but with less hazard removers now (the most notable being Landorus-t) it would be considerably more difficult to remove hazards. Boots usage is already pretty high and although I personally don't think they're very healthy for singles from my experience with OU in SwSh, having all of these new mons that can set up rocks, spikes, etc. might end up being an issue. I also noticed a few moves that can set up rocks/spikes while doing damage and despite those being cool concepts, it's now harder to PREVENT rocks from going up, which is adds up to it all. Why use a mon like Quag or Landorus to set up rocks when you can just use a mon like Kleavor and not even have to worry about taunt in the first place? What would be the best options for rapid spin this gen? Would it even be worth it to stress over removing hazards if it's significantly harder to prevent? I'm thinking we'll end up seeing all-out hyperoffense due to playing the long game being more difficult with scald being cut and recovery moves being nerfed, as well as mons that are either able to handle hazards better being the most used or the best boots abusers. Knowing what I've seen in SwSh, more than likely the latter.
