It has been absolutely spectacular to see the Gen 8 UUbers Discord popping with activity and games! So much so that we have enough of a sample size of matches to do some usage stats for November!
(Percentages rounded to the nearest whole percentage)
Takeaways:
Pink Blobs 
- Major upticks in usage for both of these pokemon, with slightly over 50% of every team having at least one of these mons. Chansey seems to hold its own as the main check to ghosts plus Naganadel, Clefable feels responsive to the increase in Urshifu usage.
Urshifu Prevails - After what felt like an even dispute last year, Urshifu has triumphed well over Zamazenta in popular choice for a physical breaking option, usurping it in the usage stats all the way to top rank. This is likely due to the increase in Solgaleo usage, defensive variants of which can hard stop many Zamazenta forms but cannot stop Urshifu.
Naganadel Falls from Spotlight - While still arguably one of the most potent and scary potential cleaners in the metagame, the uptick in Chansey, Solgaleo, and fat Necrozma-DW usage, in addition with the few Heatrans has certainly brought its usage down to a reasonable level in spite of its suspect test earlier this year.
Rising Stars 
- Plenty of rising stars in the tier. Magearna has been experimented with particularly in its ability to punish Solgaleo with tricks like Shift Gear + Encore or just Shadow Ball as coverage, and its utilization of Draining Kiss to 1v1 Chansey. Moltres has seen major rise as a niche pivot into the main Fighting and Steel-type threats in the tier.
Missing the Cut 
- Kyurem and Kyurem-Black are the only pokemon missing the top 30 cut, with Kyurem-Black placing 35th with 4% usage and Kyurem unranked with 0% usage. Also shockingly low is Spectrier who barely cracked top 30, likely as it is completely walled out by the all-too-common Chansey and pressured offensively by the equally common Urshifu through either Choice Scarf or Sucker Punch.
Very keen to see how UUbersPL will build off of these developments, and perhaps some fresh faces will get to influence the meta once more.
(Percentages rounded to the nearest whole percentage)
Top 30:
1. Urshifu-Single-Strike - 37%
2. Chansey - 36%
3.
Necrozma-Dawn-Wings - 32%
4.
Solgaleo - 31%
5. Clefable - 30%
6.
Giratina-Origin - 29%
7.
Zamaenta - 25%
8. Naganadel - 24%
9. Magearna - 21%
10.
Genesect - 21%
11. Moltres - 19%
12.
Tapu Fini - 15%
13.
Dialga - 15%
14.
Heatran - 14%
15.
Slowbro - 13%
16.
Garchomp - 13%
17.
Dugtrio - 13%
18.
Reshiram - 13%
19.
Melmetal - 12%
20.
Tyranitar - 12%
21.
Kyurem-White - 11%
22.
Skarmory - 11%
23.
Buzzwole - 10%
24.
Lugia - 9%
25.
Mandibuzz - 9%
26.
Giratina - 6%
27.
Palkia - 6%
28.
Spectrier - 5%
29.
Excadrill - 5%
30.
Aegislash - 5%
1.
Urshifu-Single-Strike - 37%2.
Chansey - 36%3.
Necrozma-Dawn-Wings - 32%4.
Solgaleo - 31%5.
Clefable - 30%6.
Giratina-Origin - 29%7.
Zamaenta - 25%8.
Naganadel - 24%9.
Magearna - 21%10.
Genesect - 21%11.
Moltres - 19%12.
Tapu Fini - 15%13.
Dialga - 15%14.
Heatran - 14%15.
Slowbro - 13%16.
Garchomp - 13%17.
Dugtrio - 13%18.
Reshiram - 13%19.
Melmetal - 12%20.
Tyranitar - 12%21.
Kyurem-White - 11%22.
Skarmory - 11%23.
Buzzwole - 10%24.
Lugia - 9%25.
Mandibuzz - 9%26.
Giratina - 6%27.
Palkia - 6%28.
Spectrier - 5%29.
Excadrill - 5%30.
Aegislash - 5%Takeaways:
Pink Blobs - Major upticks in usage for both of these pokemon, with slightly over 50% of every team having at least one of these mons. Chansey seems to hold its own as the main check to ghosts plus Naganadel, Clefable feels responsive to the increase in Urshifu usage. Urshifu Prevails - After what felt like an even dispute last year, Urshifu has triumphed well over Zamazenta in popular choice for a physical breaking option, usurping it in the usage stats all the way to top rank. This is likely due to the increase in Solgaleo usage, defensive variants of which can hard stop many Zamazenta forms but cannot stop Urshifu. Naganadel Falls from Spotlight - While still arguably one of the most potent and scary potential cleaners in the metagame, the uptick in Chansey, Solgaleo, and fat Necrozma-DW usage, in addition with the few Heatrans has certainly brought its usage down to a reasonable level in spite of its suspect test earlier this year. Rising Stars - Plenty of rising stars in the tier. Magearna has been experimented with particularly in its ability to punish Solgaleo with tricks like Shift Gear + Encore or just Shadow Ball as coverage, and its utilization of Draining Kiss to 1v1 Chansey. Moltres has seen major rise as a niche pivot into the main Fighting and Steel-type threats in the tier. Missing the Cut - Kyurem and Kyurem-Black are the only pokemon missing the top 30 cut, with Kyurem-Black placing 35th with 4% usage and Kyurem unranked with 0% usage. Also shockingly low is Spectrier who barely cracked top 30, likely as it is completely walled out by the all-too-common Chansey and pressured offensively by the equally common Urshifu through either Choice Scarf or Sucker Punch.Very keen to see how UUbersPL will build off of these developments, and perhaps some fresh faces will get to influence the meta once more.