I am just going to say that I feel really sad that GF is on that power level. I think it's design (stats, type and movepool-wise) is amazing, versatile and brings a lot to the table, but sadly it is its raw power that brings it down. Like, I am running an SpDef GF with Dragon Rush and Temper Flare, fishing for those DRush misses to boost Flare. Incredible stally set. However:
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and that sucks tbh. I find myself enjoying metas with a mon that acts like the queen in chess. Something incredibly powerful, that the opponent will also surely bring, but that brings a lot of flexibility. Snorlax in GSC, TTar in ADV, Magearna in UUbers as a recent example... I feel that most questionable mons this gen only have like big numbers and go brrr and offer small flexibility. I think GF could have been that queen-like mon if not for
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and that's a shame. I would welcome it staying, but that opens the door to a significant increase of power level and volatility in the meta. It's cool if we wanna go for that, but I feel like we're super close to a VERY stable meta.