With the announcement of the actual tutor moves in Ultra Sun and Moon, I decided to look through the lists and see which PU Pokemon gained some beneficial things from them. There were definitely some big winners, as well as some Pokemon with some moderate boosts. Someone passed me this link if you're interested:
https://projectpokemon.org/research/usum/tutor_moves.txt
+ Zen Headbutt, Drill Run
In my opinion, Lycanroca solid winner. While currently, it can't really do much against Fighting-types such as Gurdurr and Primeape, Zen Headbutt prevents it from being a free switch-in and can be very effective. Similarly, Drill Run allows for Lycanroc to hits a bit harder than Drill Run (20 more BP with Z) and creates a form of edgequake, which can be more effective as a whole.
edit: I think that the Z move will be pretty sick as well so I'm excited for that, especially since Rockium is already a great nuke.
edit 2: It also gets
Endeavor, which could further boast its role as a suicide rocker (ty
EasyPickings)
+ Iron Head, Super Fang
Another big winner, Togedemaru finally got a good Steel-type attack, which could make it able to run more offensive sets rather than just support. In addition, Super Fang is a great addition to the support sets as walls can pretty easily come in on it and set up Stealth Rock. It can also chip attackers to the point that they can be revenged. Its movepool just became a bit more diverse and better as a whole.
+ Superpower, Knock Off
oh no another malamar Lurantis has basically been run solely as a Special Defogger with Contrary, but I think that its physical sets gained a lot more use through these tutors. Contrary Superpower paired with 105 Base Attack, 70/90/90 bulk, and recovery seems like it will be a pretty solid option, although I still think the special variant holds merit in the metagame.
+ Knock Off
Yeah so the addition of Knock Off to these Pokemon is pretty sick in two different ways. In terms of Persian-Alola, it gives it another Dark-type move in place of Foul Play which it can use to work as a support Pokemon. In contrast, Hustle boosted Knock Off instead of Crunch allows for Raticate-Alola to hit very strong and also pushes it even more over the damage output that Absol has with Knock Off.
+ LIQUIDATION
KINGLERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. yay sheer force boosted stab!!!
+ Superpower, Knock Off
Komala has really fallen off since its initial hype and the addition of these two moves might open a spot for it as an attacker, although I generally think that its Speed will still hold it back in the long run.
+ Stealth Rock
I've been calling for these Pokemon to get rocks since the beginning of SM PU and I really think it adds a new dimension to which each of the Pokemon can do. Palossand doesn't just have to be a random bulky mon, it is a Fighting-type counter, Stealth Rock user, and generally bulky mon with recovery. Similarly, Mudsdale can now function as a defensive tank as well as a Stealth Rock user which can be pretty cool. I'm personally the most hype about Mudsdale.
+ Defog
While I think the main Pokemon that really benefitted from this are Altaria, Silvally and Oricorio, I feel that other people will discuss those so I'd rather focus on the more niche Pokemon. Volbeat and Murkrow offer priority Defog, and Murkrow especially can use it as its fourth moveslot is generally pretty open. Similarly, Rotom-Frost is an interesting Defog user based on the fact that it provides momentum, is immune to Ground, and has other utility moves such as Wisp which can work (typing is ass tho). Finally, Drampa could be cool as a defogger although I generally think that Specs is still the way to go.
+ Dragon Pulse
This addition is fairly small but I think that it is pretty good for Exeggutor-Alola as it allows for its Dragon-type STAB to be more spammable, rather than pressing Draco Meteor and being forced to switch out.
I just skimmed through the list so I probably skipped some things, but overall these changes are pretty sick and I'm ready to add some more variety to the tier!