It was always a lie, something I think everyone called out when it was said, because fucking Noctowl and Hitmonchan were in the dex. There was no possible way to balance any of it, and frankly, maybe it’s better if they stop trying.
Also shit, you’re super right. No HP Ice does mean dragons and Lando-T will be even harder to counter. Especially since Stealth Rock not only didn’t get nerfed, but now there’s also another Steel type stealth rock on Copperajah that can hit a whopping 50% on mono ice types. And the type chart’s the same. And the only new ice type that’s any good got banned. Yeah, Lando’s gonna be more fucked than ever. Oh but we can’t ban it because then everything else is too strong and that’s not okay. We ban everything that needs it because we can’t keep broken to check broken, except the ones we like.