JULY 2023 TIER SHIFTS: WHO SURVIVED THE GREAT OU PURGE?
23Today's the day the meta settles after HOME's late May drop, and a ton of Pokémon, both OU pre-HOME and new HOME Pokémon, have dropped! I talk about which Pokémon have fallen, why the Basculegions specifically got screwed, my thoughts on banned Pokémon taking up usage stats and more! Also, Sandy Shocks moved up? Come check out the chaos with me!
Smogon Forum with usage data: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/usage-based-tier-update-for-july-2023.3723830/
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00:00 July 2023 SV Tier Shifts
00:20 Tier Rises
01:11 Pre-HOME OU Drops
02:21 The Split-Pokémon Effect
03:05 OU Usage Rates
04:52 Why dropped farther than OU?
05:32 Lower Tier Drops
06:24 UU ‘mons
still have
OU niches
08:12 The new OU
10:26 Lower Tier Usage
11:00 Final Takeaways
12:20 Thoughts? Comment below!