So usage stats just came out for the first month of the ladder's run and I was initially planning and doing a little analysis for one level like 1630 and 1760 but as I looked through them I realized that they're kinda sorta not reliable in the slightest.
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-0.txt
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-1500.txt
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-1630.txt
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-1760.txt
Here's a """highlight""" reel:
-Slowbro-Galar is #10 at 1760
-Excadrill at #1 at 1630 (it's great, but not THAT great) and Alakazam at #6
-16% of Coalossal use items other than the mega stone
So yeah, voyage at your own risk. if we try to cross-reference these for common trends tho it seems like Urshifu-Rapid-Strike is the most consistently common Mega while stuff like Mandibuzz, Magearna, Clefable and Zeraora dominate the top levels.
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-0.txt
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-1500.txt
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-1630.txt
https://www.smogon.com/stats/2020-07/gen8megamax-1760.txt
Here's a """highlight""" reel:
-Slowbro-Galar is #10 at 1760
-Excadrill at #1 at 1630 (it's great, but not THAT great) and Alakazam at #6
-16% of Coalossal use items other than the mega stone
So yeah, voyage at your own risk. if we try to cross-reference these for common trends tho it seems like Urshifu-Rapid-Strike is the most consistently common Mega while stuff like Mandibuzz, Magearna, Clefable and Zeraora dominate the top levels.