If you need to waste an ability slot to a Pokemon that requires it to transform, then you cucked it from having an actual ability. Minior os the only form changing Pokemon that actually looks promising. Its ability is actually USEFUL even before it changes form. With Shields Down before it is broken Minior cannot be put under any status condition and its stats change drastically unlike Zygarde 100%. Which only gains some HP and is basically just Zygarde 50% 1,5 edition.
Minior without its meteor protecting it gains an offensive buff and is already covered by a good movepool.

Zygarde got cucked hard

>It got no game representing it unlike its counterparts

>It has zero relevance to the main plot in SM

>It is a poor side quest where you are only rewarded with getting zen mode 2.0 as its ability and not the Comp form as a permanent forme

>All this hype for nothing good

>The gimmicks surrounding it are BAD

>To access the Complete form it has to take lots of fucking damage and then its ability will transform it

>It got not helpful ability

>The Complete form should be available as a simple forme change in-party by selecting the Zygarde Cube, not a shitty zen mode gimmick

>It got 708 BST, but only significant stat that gets a boost is HP and the HP stat is wasted since it will not be at full health after transforming

>Poor speed and offenses

>Defenses are neat

>It essentially have no ability and the should rather get a boost to Aura Break, decreasing the effectiveness of Fairy and Dark moves it also should keep the effect it got on Xerneas and Yveltal's abilities and actually lock them down as it is supposed to do.

>Battle Bond does actually something for Greninja by boosting its Water Shuriken, while Power Construct does jackshit for Perfect Zygarde except for healing up a little


If Arceus can get a buff then certainly Zygarde should get a solid and better one next gen.