The definition of OU is simply the same as the meaning of OU: overused, meaning the Pokemon that are used the most.
Now, according to Shoddybattle's battling ladder statistics, the overused Pokemon are different from Smogon's OU list. Since Shoddybattle is the competitive Pokemon medium right now (whether we like it or not), I think our OU list should, consequently, reflect what is currently overused in Shoddybattle. When Competitor comes out, the OU list can then be created using its battle statistics, which I'd assume will also be present.
The interesting thing is that, unlike BL and UU, the OU tier is actually free of any controversies, since the hard statistics are there for everyone to see, and so people can't claim "hey Blaziken is OU since I use it in every team!"
The only thing that remains, then, is to extract the OU list from the statistics. I have already suggested such a method in this post. I think that method naturally follows what OU really means.
My suggestion, then, is the following:
Every three months (1st January, 1st April, 1st July, and 1st October) of every year, the OU list is updated using the statistics generated by the last three months of Shoddybattle or whatever competitive medium is used at the time.
The only slight problem that remains is whether we use the unweighted statistics or the weighted statistics, but that's a problem which can easily be solved by a bit of discussion or, if all else fails, someone in the higher echelons of Smogon can decide.
If you like, I can also take the responsibility of updating the OU list in the dates I mentioned using my method.
So, what do you think?
Now, according to Shoddybattle's battling ladder statistics, the overused Pokemon are different from Smogon's OU list. Since Shoddybattle is the competitive Pokemon medium right now (whether we like it or not), I think our OU list should, consequently, reflect what is currently overused in Shoddybattle. When Competitor comes out, the OU list can then be created using its battle statistics, which I'd assume will also be present.
The interesting thing is that, unlike BL and UU, the OU tier is actually free of any controversies, since the hard statistics are there for everyone to see, and so people can't claim "hey Blaziken is OU since I use it in every team!"
The only thing that remains, then, is to extract the OU list from the statistics. I have already suggested such a method in this post. I think that method naturally follows what OU really means.
My suggestion, then, is the following:
Every three months (1st January, 1st April, 1st July, and 1st October) of every year, the OU list is updated using the statistics generated by the last three months of Shoddybattle or whatever competitive medium is used at the time.
The only slight problem that remains is whether we use the unweighted statistics or the weighted statistics, but that's a problem which can easily be solved by a bit of discussion or, if all else fails, someone in the higher echelons of Smogon can decide.
If you like, I can also take the responsibility of updating the OU list in the dates I mentioned using my method.
So, what do you think?