Usage Statistics for April

"OU" List:

Haunter
Qwilfish
Hitmonchan
Raichu
Piloswine
Articuno
Banette
Cacturne

High Usage:

Exploud
Gorebyss
Mantine
Quagsire
Rhydon
Skuntank
Vileplume
Koffing

Low Usage:

Arbok
Butterfree
Clamperl
Dodrio
Entei
Glalie
Golduck
Granbull
Grumpig
Jynx
Kadabra
Kecleon
Masquerain
Noctowl
Persian
Politoed
Sandslash
Snover
Swalot
Wormadam-s
Xatu
Aggron
Armaldo
Castform
Dusclops
Dunsparce
Furret
Magneton
Mawile
Mightyena
Murkrow
Octillery
Onix
Phione
Pikachu
Regigigas
Sharpedo
Shedinja
Solrock
Staryu
Tropius
Voltorb
Wailord
Wigglytuff

Leads:

Qwilfish
Persian
Snover/Butterfree/Kadabra/Grumpig (tie)

Popular Pokemon Combos:

Qwilfish+Haunter
Hitmonchan+Piloswine
Banette+Raichu

Random Facts:

-Haunter was able to get ahead of Hitmonchan this month (by three uses).
-Qwilfish is currently an extremely popular lead, most running Spikes and/or Thunder Wave.
-The chance of seeing Haunter, Qwilfish, and/or Hitmonchan in an NU match was about 90%. Interestingly, all three are weak to Psychic attacks.
-Raichu made a strange comeback, managing to make the OU list.

Common Trends in April:

Most Common Pokemon: Haunter
Most Common Lead: Qwilfish
Most Common Baton Passer: Gorebyss
Most Common Type of Teams: Offensive
Most Common Revenge Killer: Haunter, Hitmonchan, and Piloswine
Most Common Late-Game Sweeper: Hitmonchan
Most Common Wall Breaker: Hitmonchan
Most Common Walls: Articuno and Mantine

Other Notes: Priority moves are everywhere, stopping many would-be sweeps. Set-up sweepers are dropping in popularity; people instead are favoring mixed sweepers are powerful choice users.