Mewtric loses too much without Admin or Pow, as those were the cards that really made it deadly. As it stands currently, you literally cannot do anything BUT Disconnect, because as soon as you Megashot, there isn't an Admin to take away all the trainers that your opponent has built up over the turns, and 40 damage a turn will NOT win enough games to take a championship against good players. And without Pow, the deck has little recovery. Mewtric is known for its TERRIBLE starts, but it used to be able to recover by Pow'ing, now it pretty much has to rely on Reversal flips, which probably won't be enough to save the deck.
Bannette ex is SO good right now, and I really don't see too much that can stop the deck (yes, the version WITHOUT Delcatty). It outspeeds even Rai/Eggs and isn't as vunerable to bad draws late game, as most Stage 1 swarm decks are. Also on the plus side, if you run Houndoom or similar, you can lock in Battle Frontier or something that will hurt a lot of the metal types that are soon about to be released. And again, Cessation Crystal is in no way the deck's enemy, considering the power is more of a small bonus than a reliance.
Ludicargo is in a similar position as Mewtric, meaning it has lost a ton of power with the loss of Admin, and to a lesser extent, Pow. However, then engine still remains very much intact, and an early Magcargo will almost win any game for you. The unfortunate part is its reliance on powers, which will probably end up hurting it as most sets are released. Shiftry ex, Cessation Crystal, and Cursed Stone make any Ludicargo player wince, and for good reason.
Flariados, as most people know, has never been a favorite of mine. Unless a lot of things change about the deck, its success will still be decided by the flip of a coin (or rather, the roll of a die).
Eevolution is pretty much dead. No Suprise! Time Machine, no deck.
Metanite looked to be one of the strongest decks heading into this format, unfortunately, people seem to begin to realize that Metanite may not as good as they say. This deck has absolutely no answer to Shiftry ex, which will be popular. It cannot run Battle Frontier, considering it itself is harmed by it. Cessation Crystal and Cursed Stone hurt it to an extent as well, but Windstorm will be a staple in the deck no doubt. As the format stands, however, unless someone finds the exact right techs and such, this deck will probably remain dead.
Lunasol's success will depend on how much Milotic ? and Magcargo affect the format. If they become popular, then Lunasol's ability to almost automatically shut them down will be very powerful, but if they aren't widespread, then Lunasol will just be a weaker Rai/Eggs or Bannette, making it a bad deck.
MMS tries to do too much. Pidgeot made LBS work, and it would be the thing to make MMS work, but Pidgeot is no longer with us. I cannot see such a clunky deck being successful without the bird, thus not putting MMS at the top of my list.
Dustmuk will probably still remain on the bottom of the barrel. Ex decks are going to be used a lot less as more people move towards Rai/Eggs, Metanite, Ludicargo, Flariados, etc.
Polistall has moved up to a whole new level with Dugtrio being released. I can see it impacting Cities quite well, as well as continuing its success to even higher tournaments. As the format stands, only a well-placed Reversal or Disconnect can beat Polistall.
Liability has lost strength due to the lack of ex decks, but if you run the GOOD version (Typhlosion) then you can beat some stuff, but its impact will be limited due to the surge of popularity with Ludicargo, Polistall, and others.
Machamp needs some sort of engine to be good, considering the Queendom engine is gone. If found however, then Machamp could be pretty darn good during Cities/States.
Arcanine ex never really appealed to me, but the fact that it has few powers and can spread some serious damage with Overrun, I may look into it. I cannot, however give judgement on the deck because I have yet to test it in the slightest.
Rai/Eggs of course gained Cessation Crystal, which will be huge, and the deck looks amazing heading into Cities. However, Arcanine and Bannette both outspeed it and have OHKO potential on most things, unlike Rai/Eggs. Also, looking a FEOD, I can definitely say that there will be a Queendom-like deck that will be able to OHKO anything that is sent up by Rai/Eggs, rendering Cessation Crystal next to useless. I see it being popular, but not necessarily good.
Shiftry ex is one card that caught the attention of many when Crystal Guardians was released. Due to its stackable power and good attacks, I can see Shiftry tearing through many decks. It stacks the damage on powers and better yet, will OHKO many pokemon that lack powers, making it an overall good card.
Conclusion: I vote on Bannette ex, Polistall, and Shiftry ex to win the most Cities. Arcanine may be seen as well.
