Usage Statistics for December

"OU" List:

Armaldo
Purugly
Shiftry
Vileplume
Politoed
Gastrodon
Raichu
Mr.Mime
Pikachu
Exploud
Bastiodon
Glalie
Sudowoodo
Chimecho
Chatot

High Usage:

Bellossom
Pachirisu
Wailord
Delibird
Bibarel
Stantler
Mawile
Torkoal

Medium Usage:

Luxray
Granbull
Seviper
Wormadam-S
Beautifly
Parasect
Butterfree
Swalot
Girafarig

Low Usage:

Masquerain
Mothim
Walrein
Golem
Seaking
Vigoroth
Phione
Lumineon
Sableye
Volbeat
Vespiquen
Cacturne
Dustox
Farfetch'd
Shuckle
Solrock
Cradily
Whiscash
Arbok
Beedrill
Ariados
Kricketune
Spinda
Carnivine
Xatu
Delcatty
Fearow
Mightyena
Sunflora
Dewgong
Pelipper
Noctowl
Whiscash
Cherrim
Corsola
Huntail
Kecleon
Wigglytuff
Victreebell
Ledian
Skuntank
Lunatone
Magcargo

No Usage:

Cloyster
Carnivine
Skuntank
Furret
Crawdaunt
Dunsparce
Clamperl
Wormadam
Wormadam-G
Minun
Plusle
Raticate
Ditto
Castform
Luvdisc
Pidgeot
Tropius
Illumise
Trapinch
Unown

Leads:

Purugly
Glalie
Mawile
Armaldo
Beautifly

Popular Pokemon Combos:

Purugly+Raichu
Armaldo+Luxray
Shiftry+Sudowoodo

Random Facts:

-ALL Purugly used were leads (most ran Hypnosis/Fake Out/U-Turn/Return).
-Shiftry suddenly jumped from having no usage at all to being the third most used Pokemon.
-Pidgeot was never used, but Fearow was.
-Purugly continues to dominate lead-wise, but was beaten by Armaldo in overall usage.
-65% of teams included Armaldo.
-Glalie was behind Purugly in lead usage by over 15 uses.
-Plusle and Minun suddenly dropped from being fairly common to not being used at all.
-Crawdaunt was nearly "OU" last month, but wasn't used at all in December.
-Delibird's sudden jump in usage can all be attributed to one person who used it in almost every match.

Common Trends in December:

Most Common Pokemon: Armaldo
Most Common Lead: Purugly
Most Common Baton Passer: Mr.Mime
Most Common Type of Teams: Offensive and Stall
Most Common Revenge Killer: Shiftry and Raichu
Most Common Late-Game Sweeper: Armaldo
Most Common Wall Breaker: Luxray
Most Common Walls: Bastiodon, Vileplume, Politoed, and Gastrodon

Other Notes: Sunny Day teams are nearly non-existent and the only weather-based team being used by the end of the month were Sandstorm stall-based teams (and even those were rare). Instead, most people are opting for offensive teams based around powerful sweepers like Raichu and Armaldo.