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Here is a simple way to have a clue as to how centralised is a particular metagame.
As you noticed from my recent stats, I wasn't just providing the list of Pokemon that were OU, but also a list of Pokemon that were 'frequently used'. Both of these are used to check for the centralisation of a metagame.
To remind you, a Pokemon is OU if its usage is greater than the sum of all usages divided by 176.1407. A Pokemon is frequently used if its usage is greater than the sum of all usages divided by 37.7113.
Count the number of Pokemon that are OU; this is equal to O. Then count the number of Pokemon that are frequently used; this is equal to F.
The measure of centralisation is then this very simple formula:
Here is the centralisation of various metagames from September onwards:
September Standard Ladder: 11
October Standard Ladder: 11
November Standard Ladder: 11
September UU Ladder: 9
October UU Ladder: 10
November UU Ladder: 10
September Uber Ladder: 26
October Uber Ladder: 27
November Uber Ladder: 35
September Suspect Ladder: 12
October Suspect Ladder: 22 (!)
November Suspect Ladder: N/A
It looks like the OU metagame and the UU metagame have low centralisation, with UU having slightly less centralisation than OU. Uber has a lot of centralisation. But this is something that you all know about. :)
What is interesting is the Suspect ladder metagame centralisation. For September, it was only slightly more centralised than for OU, while for October it was much more centralised. The reasons for this are not entirely clear to me.
I thought to share this piece of information with all of you. :)
As you noticed from my recent stats, I wasn't just providing the list of Pokemon that were OU, but also a list of Pokemon that were 'frequently used'. Both of these are used to check for the centralisation of a metagame.
To remind you, a Pokemon is OU if its usage is greater than the sum of all usages divided by 176.1407. A Pokemon is frequently used if its usage is greater than the sum of all usages divided by 37.7113.
Count the number of Pokemon that are OU; this is equal to O. Then count the number of Pokemon that are frequently used; this is equal to F.
The measure of centralisation is then this very simple formula:
Code:
Central = floor(500 / (O - F))
September Standard Ladder: 11
October Standard Ladder: 11
November Standard Ladder: 11
September UU Ladder: 9
October UU Ladder: 10
November UU Ladder: 10
September Uber Ladder: 26
October Uber Ladder: 27
November Uber Ladder: 35
September Suspect Ladder: 12
October Suspect Ladder: 22 (!)
November Suspect Ladder: N/A
It looks like the OU metagame and the UU metagame have low centralisation, with UU having slightly less centralisation than OU. Uber has a lot of centralisation. But this is something that you all know about. :)
What is interesting is the Suspect ladder metagame centralisation. For September, it was only slightly more centralised than for OU, while for October it was much more centralised. The reasons for this are not entirely clear to me.
I thought to share this piece of information with all of you. :)