Hey usage stats are out so it's time for a usage analysis.
First off, 1 to 1 comparisons of the top five used mons at each level of play except 1500 because fuck 1500. November's on the left, December's on the right.
First off, we got a lot more sim battles this month than last (probably due to school breaks and stuff giving more time) but also Abra usage is down. Kinda. It's more dramatic in the 1760 stats, where it fell almost 6% in usage, but even in 0 stats it fell by a little more than 0.1%. Pawniard's also getting more usage except in 1760, where it fell by about 1%.
Oh and I'll talk about the two/three big things in 1760. Fletchling has managed to pull ahead of Abra and actually rose in usage in every level. Mienfoo's usage also rose. It's now at 62.68% in 1760. That's kind of a really big deal. Pawniard, the next closest, is only getting about 63.35% of the usage that Mienfoo is getting. This isn't the highest it's ever been, but it's damn close and considering that the last peak of 63.51100% in May 2015 had only 48602 battles while last December had 65871 (a pretty significant increase) that's a good sign that Mienfoo is a bit popular as you might have seen once or twice. On a different note Diglett's in the top 5 in 1760.
Now onto more interesting stuff probably! Movesets! Red means less usage, Green means more. I'm only going to cover interesting changes, not everything.
So I'll leave with some interesting other usage stats. All of these are 1760, for reference.
Timburr
November
| 7 | Timburr | 19.78606% | 8899 |
December
| 14 | Timburr | 12.87584% | 9295 |
CLAMPERL
November:
| 57 | Clamperl | 1.38655% | 4669 |
December
| 23 | Clamperl | 8.77513% | 6237 |
There is actually no excuse for this. I am shocked beyond words. I can't actually type any more. Clamperl is going to rise from LCUU next month with a 4.5% usage in the 1500 stats.
Somebody help me understand how Clamperl is now more used at 1760 than Spritzee, Scraggy, Croagunk, and Honedge.
Also it doesn't look like anything shifted to or from LC UU, but wait for Antar on the final word there.
First off, 1 to 1 comparisons of the top five used mons at each level of play except 1500 because fuck 1500. November's on the left, December's on the right.
| 1 | Abra | 29.32701% | 34408 | ____ | 1 | Abra | 29.19108% | 38456
| 2 | Mienfoo | 25.61560% | 30047 | ____ | 2 | Mienfoo | 26.22052% | 34543
| 3 | Pawniard | 16.97480% | 19915 | ____ | 3 | Pawniard | 18.39227% | 24229
| 4 | Gastly | 15.72698% | 18450 | ____ | 4 | Fletchling | 16.49611% | 21731
| 5 | Fletchling | 15.56328% | 18257 | ____ | 5 | Chinchou | 13.96210% | 18395
Movement: Abra +0, Mienfoo +0, Pawniard +0, Gastly -2, Fletchling +1, Chinchou +1
| 2 | Mienfoo | 25.61560% | 30047 | ____ | 2 | Mienfoo | 26.22052% | 34543
| 3 | Pawniard | 16.97480% | 19915 | ____ | 3 | Pawniard | 18.39227% | 24229
| 4 | Gastly | 15.72698% | 18450 | ____ | 4 | Fletchling | 16.49611% | 21731
| 5 | Fletchling | 15.56328% | 18257 | ____ | 5 | Chinchou | 13.96210% | 18395
Movement: Abra +0, Mienfoo +0, Pawniard +0, Gastly -2, Fletchling +1, Chinchou +1
| 1 | Mienfoo | 43.35012% | 30047 | ____ | 1 | Mienfoo | 47.22400% | 34543 |
| 2 | Abra | 31.90746% | 34408 | ____ | 2 | Pawniard | 33.43844% | 24229 |
| 3 | Pawniard | 31.71737% | 19915 | ____ | 3 | Abra | 31.54427% | 38456 |
| 4 | Fletchling | 25.27044% | 18257 | ____ | 4 | Fletchling | 28.02280% | 21731 |
| 5 | Chinchou | 21.21144% | 15618 | ____ | 5 | Chinchou | 21.84824% | 18395 |
Movement: Mienfoo +0, Abra -1, Pawniard +1, Fletchling +0, Chinchou +0
| 2 | Abra | 31.90746% | 34408 | ____ | 2 | Pawniard | 33.43844% | 24229 |
| 3 | Pawniard | 31.71737% | 19915 | ____ | 3 | Abra | 31.54427% | 38456 |
| 4 | Fletchling | 25.27044% | 18257 | ____ | 4 | Fletchling | 28.02280% | 21731 |
| 5 | Chinchou | 21.21144% | 15618 | ____ | 5 | Chinchou | 21.84824% | 18395 |
Movement: Mienfoo +0, Abra -1, Pawniard +1, Fletchling +0, Chinchou +0
| 1 | Mienfoo | 54.78776% | 30047 | ____ | 1 | Mienfoo | 62.67998% | 34543 |
| 2 | Pawniard | 40.79079% | 19915 | ____ | 2 | Pawniard | 39.71308% | 24229 |
| 3 | Abra | 32.99829% | 34408 | ____ | 3 | Fletchling | 30.10898% | 21731 |
| 4 | Fletchling | 28.20153% | 18257 | ____ | 4 | Abra | 27.28418% | 38456 |
| 5 | Chinchou | 24.91798% | 15618 | ____ | 5 | Diglett | 25.23933% | 12596 |
Movement: Mienfoo +0, Pawniard +0, Abra -1, Fletchling +1, Chinchou -1, Diglett +1
| 2 | Pawniard | 40.79079% | 19915 | ____ | 2 | Pawniard | 39.71308% | 24229 |
| 3 | Abra | 32.99829% | 34408 | ____ | 3 | Fletchling | 30.10898% | 21731 |
| 4 | Fletchling | 28.20153% | 18257 | ____ | 4 | Abra | 27.28418% | 38456 |
| 5 | Chinchou | 24.91798% | 15618 | ____ | 5 | Diglett | 25.23933% | 12596 |
Movement: Mienfoo +0, Pawniard +0, Abra -1, Fletchling +1, Chinchou -1, Diglett +1
First off, we got a lot more sim battles this month than last (probably due to school breaks and stuff giving more time) but also Abra usage is down. Kinda. It's more dramatic in the 1760 stats, where it fell almost 6% in usage, but even in 0 stats it fell by a little more than 0.1%. Pawniard's also getting more usage except in 1760, where it fell by about 1%.
Oh and I'll talk about the two/three big things in 1760. Fletchling has managed to pull ahead of Abra and actually rose in usage in every level. Mienfoo's usage also rose. It's now at 62.68% in 1760. That's kind of a really big deal. Pawniard, the next closest, is only getting about 63.35% of the usage that Mienfoo is getting. This isn't the highest it's ever been, but it's damn close and considering that the last peak of 63.51100% in May 2015 had only 48602 battles while last December had 65871 (a pretty significant increase) that's a good sign that Mienfoo is a bit popular as you might have seen once or twice. On a different note Diglett's in the top 5 in 1760.
Now onto more interesting stuff probably! Movesets! Red means less usage, Green means more. I'm only going to cover interesting changes, not everything.
(something weird to note is that Reckless is up a lot from last month)
| Knock Off 98.864% |
| U-turn 88.296% |
| Drain Punch 71.727% |
| High Jump Kick 39.100% |
| Fake Out 26.245% |
| Taunt 25.526% |
| Stone Edge 24.120% |
| Acrobatics 11.080%
As for items, Life Orb is up drastically, appearing on items when it wasn't present last month. Choice Scarf is also up a little, while Eviolite is down significantly, but it's still by far the most common.
| Knock Off 98.864% |
| U-turn 88.296% |
| Drain Punch 71.727% |
| High Jump Kick 39.100% |
| Fake Out 26.245% |
| Taunt 25.526% |
| Stone Edge 24.120% |
| Acrobatics 11.080%
As for items, Life Orb is up drastically, appearing on items when it wasn't present last month. Choice Scarf is also up a little, while Eviolite is down significantly, but it's still by far the most common.
(Magic Guard usage is slightly up... but it's still not at 99%)
Items:
| Focus Sash 72.206% | + ~9%
| Life Orb 25.844% | - ~6%
| Psychic 97.268% |
| Hidden Power Fighting 81.234% |
| Dazzling Gleam 73.780% |
| Energy Ball 55.741% |
| Protect 23.437% |
| Substitute 23.113% |
| Shadow Ball 22.551% |
| Taunt 5.693% |
| Psyshock unlisted% | :)
Most of these are up by a very small amount tbf, but the more interesting part is more Sash and less Life Orb, which correlates to the Subsititute decline.
Items:
| Focus Sash 72.206% | + ~9%
| Life Orb 25.844% | - ~6%
| Psychic 97.268% |
| Hidden Power Fighting 81.234% |
| Dazzling Gleam 73.780% |
| Energy Ball 55.741% |
| Protect 23.437% |
| Substitute 23.113% |
| Shadow Ball 22.551% |
| Taunt 5.693% |
| Psyshock unlisted% | :)
Most of these are up by a very small amount tbf, but the more interesting part is more Sash and less Life Orb, which correlates to the Subsititute decline.
So this is a massive one for items. Here's the November item stats:
| Focus Sash 53.347% | | Life Orb 45.940% |
And the December ones:
| Life Orb 71.245% | | Focus Sash 28.258% |
This isn't adequately expressed by a color, so here it is in full glory.
In other news, Substitute usage is way up while Stealth Rock usage is way down. Memento is also somewhat down.
| Focus Sash 53.347% | | Life Orb 45.940% |
And the December ones:
| Life Orb 71.245% | | Focus Sash 28.258% |
This isn't adequately expressed by a color, so here it is in full glory.
In other news, Substitute usage is way up while Stealth Rock usage is way down. Memento is also somewhat down.
(Water absorb usage is up slightly)
| Eviolite 38.136% |
| Choice Scarf 35.973% |
| Berry Juice 25.415% |
As for moves, Ice Beam and Hidden Power Ground are up drastically, while Heal Bell and Thunderbolt are down a lot. This reflects the move to Choice Scarf Chinchou very well along with the rise of Magnemite.
| Eviolite 38.136% |
| Choice Scarf 35.973% |
| Berry Juice 25.415% |
As for moves, Ice Beam and Hidden Power Ground are up drastically, while Heal Bell and Thunderbolt are down a lot. This reflects the move to Choice Scarf Chinchou very well along with the rise of Magnemite.
So I'll leave with some interesting other usage stats. All of these are 1760, for reference.
Timburr
November
| 7 | Timburr | 19.78606% | 8899 |
December
| 14 | Timburr | 12.87584% | 9295 |
CLAMPERL
November:
| 57 | Clamperl | 1.38655% | 4669 |
December
| 23 | Clamperl | 8.77513% | 6237 |
There is actually no excuse for this. I am shocked beyond words. I can't actually type any more. Clamperl is going to rise from LCUU next month with a 4.5% usage in the 1500 stats.
Somebody help me understand how Clamperl is now more used at 1760 than Spritzee, Scraggy, Croagunk, and Honedge.
Also it doesn't look like anything shifted to or from LC UU, but wait for Antar on the final word there.