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I've been running Facade on Mega-Loppuny with good results.
The 70-Base power Normal Stab is decent enough since you're often going for Drain Punch or Ice-punch if unless they resist it, so I don't miss the drop in power compared to return.
The amount of times someone has Will-o-wisped it thinking they accomplished something is just golden, I bring her out against things like Rotom and Sableeye then laugh my way to the Pokebank when I sweep the team with 140BP Stab Facades.
I've tried the same thing with Mega-Salamence, 70BP Arielate Stab still hits hard enough for me, although it does occasionally leave the rare Pokemon on enough health that I know Return instead would have killed. Then he gets burned and he becomes an even more dominant sweeper rather than becoming a worthless meatshield to sacrifice. People are so adamant on the whole "Burned is as good as dead, Wisp all the things." attitude and this plays into that perfectly.
Hell, there have even been games where I had flat out lost because the opposing Pokemon was too bulky and I didn't have a good check or counter for it anymore, so he could simply Recover to regain about as much health than I could do without a critical hit, Then they burn my Loppuny and she can now 2-KO them then clean up the rest of the team.