Posted this after Fluffy ban and barely anyone gave a shit: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/almost-any-ability.3587901/page-12#post-7264194
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RNGIsFatal
Sylveon.
Actually hoopa's brokenness wasn't visible due to shit like kartana being present back then
RNGIsFatal
Agreed. Haven't played AAA much since Kartana suspect so I can't tell much about the meta but Hoopa-U has sheer amount of unpredictability such as Hustle / Psychic Surge / Tinted Lens / Adaptability or even RegenVest... idk
motherlove
What I love about Hoopa is that even after scouting the ability, item and moves, you still don't have an answer.
RNGIsFatal
U-turn
Sylveon.
He meant defensive fam, and probly mandi is only one possible def counter with u-turn