[SET]
Scizor @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 180 Spe
Tera Type: Fire / Steel / Normal
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off / Quick Attack
[SET COMMENTS]
Technician Bullet Punch is a big reason of why Scizor is such a great late game pokemon and revenge killer once the opposing team is worn down. Close Combat is a great coverage move for scizor and compliments bullet punch really well as it helps against the steel resists that would easily absorb bullet punch like Excadrill, Cobalion, Empoleon, Tera steel Hydrapple, and Raikou. Knock Off allows scizor to be able to force progress even against pokemon it cannot do much damage against like defensive Zapdos, Rotom-w, Skeledirge, Mandibuzz, Toxapex, and more, while Quick Attack alongside Tera Normal gives Scizor a better edge against fast steel resists like Keldeo, tera electric Latios, Greninja, and Manaphy. Tera fire gives Scizor the advantage against pokemon that rely on burns like Skeledirge, and Rotom-W while making it so Fire attacks bounce off it. The speed allows it to hit Mandibuzz, and slow Rotom-W, as hard as possible after a swords dance while maximum attack investment allows it to make sure every hit that lands hits leaves the biggest mark on the opponent.
This Scizor set fits best on offensive teams that can create a path to win late game by weakening most of its direct counterplay like Zapdos, Toxapex, Rotom-wash, and other bullet punch resists a team usually has. A pokemon that really helps it is a pokemon like pivot Tornadus-T who usually lures in pokemon like Zapdos and Rotom-w and hits them with a knock off, Torn-T can also pivot scizor in and give it setup opportunities against sp. def Slowking, Tinkaton, Empoleon, and more which Scizor can take advantage by giving it opportunities to swords dance due to the threat of a strong knock off or close combat. Hazard support is a great way for Scizor to find itself in a scenario where the opponents are weakened enough thanks to the chip damage of spikes and stealth rocks from Excadrill, Tinkaton, Ogerpon (and Cornerstone), and Sandy Shocks. Ogerpon pairs well with scizor as alongside being able to gives setup opportunities with encore and accumulate chip damage with spikes, it can also use knock off against common bullet punch resists like Zapdos, tera steel Latios, Mandibuzz, and Kommo-o.
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Scizor @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 180 Spe
Tera Type: Fire / Steel / Normal
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off / Quick Attack
[SET COMMENTS]
Technician Bullet Punch is a big reason of why Scizor is such a great late game pokemon and revenge killer once the opposing team is worn down. Close Combat is a great coverage move for scizor and compliments bullet punch really well as it helps against the steel resists that would easily absorb bullet punch like Excadrill, Cobalion, Empoleon, Tera steel Hydrapple, and Raikou. Knock Off allows scizor to be able to force progress even against pokemon it cannot do much damage against like defensive Zapdos, Rotom-w, Skeledirge, Mandibuzz, Toxapex, and more, while Quick Attack alongside Tera Normal gives Scizor a better edge against fast steel resists like Keldeo, tera electric Latios, Greninja, and Manaphy. Tera fire gives Scizor the advantage against pokemon that rely on burns like Skeledirge, and Rotom-W while making it so Fire attacks bounce off it. The speed allows it to hit Mandibuzz, and slow Rotom-W, as hard as possible after a swords dance while maximum attack investment allows it to make sure every hit that lands hits leaves the biggest mark on the opponent.
This Scizor set fits best on offensive teams that can create a path to win late game by weakening most of its direct counterplay like Zapdos, Toxapex, Rotom-wash, and other bullet punch resists a team usually has. A pokemon that really helps it is a pokemon like pivot Tornadus-T who usually lures in pokemon like Zapdos and Rotom-w and hits them with a knock off, Torn-T can also pivot scizor in and give it setup opportunities against sp. def Slowking, Tinkaton, Empoleon, and more which Scizor can take advantage by giving it opportunities to swords dance due to the threat of a strong knock off or close combat. Hazard support is a great way for Scizor to find itself in a scenario where the opponents are weakened enough thanks to the chip damage of spikes and stealth rocks from Excadrill, Tinkaton, Ogerpon (and Cornerstone), and Sandy Shocks. Ogerpon pairs well with scizor as alongside being able to gives setup opportunities with encore and accumulate chip damage with spikes, it can also use knock off against common bullet punch resists like Zapdos, tera steel Latios, Mandibuzz, and Kommo-o.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hydreigonthechild.492518/
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