Right around the cut-off points are some of the most interesting areas...
| 52 | Tornadus | 3.41432% | 29764 | 2.169% | 22879 | 2.070% |
Yup, he's steadily climbing the usage stats. The hole that was left by his Therian brother can filled by a few different mons, although no one comes as close to fulfilling that specific niche as well as Tornadus-I. I mean, spamming a 100% accurate Hurricane is great fun in the rain. Even though he's a bit slower at base 111 speed, he still hits an excellent benchmark in OU, and has 15 more base attack/sp attack than Torn-T. I predict he'll continue to climb fairly steadily, and rise to OU during the next official tier shift.
| 53 | Victini | 3.05064% | 39074 | 2.848% | 31105 | 2.814% |
UU has its fair share of powerhouses, and Victini potentially has the most to offer, giving numerous options such as wallbreaking with a band, scouting/revenge killing with a scarf, going mixed, the list goes on and on... The scarf Final Gambit set has me really intrigued. Running max speed+HP and a scarf, you are almost guaranteed one kill, and you can still use v-create or scout with u-turn. Victini definitely has potential in OU, and deserves a bit more usage than it's getting.
| 54 | Weavile | 2.48384% | 42084 | 3.067% | 32863 | 2.973% |
FU dragons... I personally think Mamoswine fills this intended niche little better, although there are advantages to either one. Weavile gets pursuit, which is excellent for trapping, and is naturally very fast at 125 speed. Mamo can set up rocks on mons he forces out, has more base attack, isn't 4x fighting weak, and is immune to sandstorm. Weavile could rise, but he will always compete with Mamo for a spot on the team. He isn't outclassed, Weavile just fills a similar niche, and needs to be played to his own strengths if he's going to be used on a team.
| 55 | Chansey | 2.44898% | 29318 | 2.137% | 23415 | 2.118% |
You had your chance... have fun rotting in BL.
| 56 | Sableye | 2.41328% | 38040 | 2.772% | 32312 | 2.923% |
Priority Will-o-Wisp is amazing. The only thing that sucks is its less than perfect accuracy, but the ability to move first and cripple physical sweepers is invaluable. I can see Sableye rising a lot more in the near future.