UU May Get a New Visitor

If current usage trends continue, then at the next tier list change, Heracross drops into UU. As you all should know, Heracross is a pretty damn good Pokemon, and is really only so low in usage due to Scizor's Technician Bullet Punch. Pre-Bullet Punch, Heracross was alot higher and Scizor was alot lower, so really, Heracross is still the same powerful Pokemon, he's just 'redundant' on alot of teams, even though his 4x weakness is practically unseen while everyone runs some Fire attack, even if purely for Scizor.

So, anyway, Heracross heading to UU should make a large dent in the format. I'll be constructing a new UU team (sorry Slaking) entirely for that moment, if it happens, which means I'll finally have a reason to play on the UU ladder! Cresselia rose back up in usage, so its not heading to UU anytime soon, but Porygon-Z is also drawing closer and closer to the cut-off. Porygon-Z is also one of my favourite Pokemon, but on aesthetics and such, not power. As such, I've never really had a chance to use it, so if it drops to UU, it looks like I'll have a few good reasons for playing that format.

I'll give a detailed November usage analysis post later today/tomorrow. Enjoy this nugget of information for now.