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Data Usage-Based Tier Update for October 2023
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Agreed, Empoleon should get defog and Scald back.
Empoleon... good
Whoever made this is amazing
Here’s the current OU roster by generation, ordered by usage:
Gen 1: 3 (Dragonite, Clefable, Zapdos)
Gen 2: 1 (Blissey)
Gen 3: 1 (Torkoal)
Gen 4: 3 (Gliscor, Manaphy, Empoleon)
Gen 5: 1 (Landorus-Therian)
Gen 6: 1 (Greninja)
Gen 7: 3 (Ninetales-Alola, Ribombee, Toxapex)
Gen 8: 10 (Dragapult, Cinderace, Zamazenta, Sneasler, Rillaboom, Samurott-Hisui, Hatterene, Corviknight, Enamorus, Slowking-Galar)
Gen 9: 13 (Kingambit, Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, Ursaluna-Bloodmoon, Ogerpon-Wellspring, Iron Moth, Glimmora, Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Dondozo, Ting-Lu, Ogerpon-Cornerstone)
Total: 36
It’s good to keep in mind that most Gen 8 Pokemon and all Gen 9 Pokemon are available while only an assortment of mons from the other gens were chosen to be in these games, but the numbers are still crazy. Gen 8 + 9 is almost 2/3 of OU, and Gliscor is the only one of the old guard in the top 10
Gen 1: 3 (Dragonite, Clefable, Zapdos)
Gen 2: 1 (Blissey)
Gen 3: 1 (Torkoal)
Gen 4: 3 (Gliscor, Manaphy, Empoleon)
Gen 5: 1 (Landorus-Therian)
Gen 6: 1 (Greninja)
Gen 7: 3 (Ninetales-Alola, Ribombee, Toxapex)
Gen 8: 10 (Dragapult, Cinderace, Zamazenta, Sneasler, Rillaboom, Samurott-Hisui, Hatterene, Corviknight, Enamorus, Slowking-Galar)
Gen 9: 13 (Kingambit, Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, Gholdengo, Ursaluna-Bloodmoon, Ogerpon-Wellspring, Iron Moth, Glimmora, Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Dondozo, Ting-Lu, Ogerpon-Cornerstone)
Total: 36
It’s good to keep in mind that most Gen 8 Pokemon and all Gen 9 Pokemon are available while only an assortment of mons from the other gens were chosen to be in these games, but the numbers are still crazy. Gen 8 + 9 is almost 2/3 of OU, and Gliscor is the only one of the old guard in the top 10
If we look at gen 7 OU list, we see that most mons from there are just dexited, especially Megas and UBs
Edit: also Volcarona ascended to Ubers
Agreed, Empoleon is my favorite, being my starter in Platinum, my first game. Seeing it viable is amazing
Bloodmoon needs banning, agreed
And i thought we wouldn't have so much power creep as Gen 5 without the megas or Z-moves... power creep has been powercrept with more power creep
I love Garganacl was a top used Pokémon last month and now because of DLC it’s dead
Good riddance.
He already got yeeted to RUBL
the Doubles OU 1695 stats for last month seem to have vanished. https://www.smogon.com/stats/2023-09/gen9doublesou-1695.txt leads to an empty file.
I'd be surprised if it didn't come back to OU within 1-2 months, it's still quite a good mon and the only thing that will really make it stay in UU (or RU) is a full on Tera ban. Same thing with Meow (still good) and maybe Moltres (still matches up well vs a lot of the relevant meta). Less sure about things like Amoon and Clod, but I wouldn't be surprised if they fluctuated between OU and UU based on meta trends.
Kommo-o and Chomp could be back as they are out of UU and into UUBL
Koraidon after getting Scale Shot: Are you sure about that champ?
Lol I imagine that teeny slither of shaymin usage was me partially in the 1695 stats lol
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