CaptainDaimyo
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[SET]
Scizor @ Metal Coat
Ability: Technician
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze
[SET COMMENTS]
With Swords Dance, Scizor is an adept wallbreaker for Steel teams, removing the likes of Empoleon and Swampert. With Bullet Punch, Scizor also serves as a cleaner, easily picking off faster threats like Chien-Pao, Iron Valiant, and Iron Boulder. Close Combat allows Scizor to threaten Normal-, Steel-, and Dark-types like Ursaluna-B, Blissey, specially defensive Heatran, Hisuian Goodra, Kingambit, and Alolan Muk. Trailblaze threatens Water- and Ground-types like the aforementioned Swampert, Gastrodon, and Primarina. With 216 Speed EVs, Scizor outspeeds and threatens Hisuian Goodra and Archaludon.
Archaludon and Skarmory provide entry hazard support to aid Scizor in its wallbreaking. Skarmory and Corviknight both provide a Ground immunity for Steel teams, and their physical bulk coupled with access to Iron Defense and Body Press allows them to wall out physical attackers and sweepers such as Choice Scarf Hoopa-U and Barraskewda. Corviknight also removes hazards for Scizor via Defog. Scizor is easily forced out by Fire-types such as Volcarona and Skeledirge. Hence, Heatran makes for a great partner, as it walls those Fire-types thanks to Flash Fire, and it is also able to handle walls Scizor struggles with such as Amoonguss. In return, Scizor deals with Water-types that Heatran struggles with like Gastrodon and Swampert. Hisuian Goodra is a great teammate that can cover Scizor against special attackers like Choice Scarf Heatran and Choice Specs Greninja. Choice Scarf users like Gholdengo and Iron Treads provide speed control, with Gholdengo handling Hex Dragapult while Iron Treads removes Choice Specs Iron Moth. In return, Gholdengo appreciates Scizor removing Kingambit, while Iron Treads appreciates the removal of Iron Valiant. Scizor forms a scary offensive partnership with Kingambit, with Scizor threatening Fairy-types like Iron Valiant and Enamorus, while Kingambit handles Ghost-types that can wall Scizor such as Gholdengo and Pecharunt.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Steel analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sasha.510532/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clouds.356215/
Scizor @ Metal Coat
Ability: Technician
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze
[SET COMMENTS]
With Swords Dance, Scizor is an adept wallbreaker for Steel teams, removing the likes of Empoleon and Swampert. With Bullet Punch, Scizor also serves as a cleaner, easily picking off faster threats like Chien-Pao, Iron Valiant, and Iron Boulder. Close Combat allows Scizor to threaten Normal-, Steel-, and Dark-types like Ursaluna-B, Blissey, specially defensive Heatran, Hisuian Goodra, Kingambit, and Alolan Muk. Trailblaze threatens Water- and Ground-types like the aforementioned Swampert, Gastrodon, and Primarina. With 216 Speed EVs, Scizor outspeeds and threatens Hisuian Goodra and Archaludon.
Archaludon and Skarmory provide entry hazard support to aid Scizor in its wallbreaking. Skarmory and Corviknight both provide a Ground immunity for Steel teams, and their physical bulk coupled with access to Iron Defense and Body Press allows them to wall out physical attackers and sweepers such as Choice Scarf Hoopa-U and Barraskewda. Corviknight also removes hazards for Scizor via Defog. Scizor is easily forced out by Fire-types such as Volcarona and Skeledirge. Hence, Heatran makes for a great partner, as it walls those Fire-types thanks to Flash Fire, and it is also able to handle walls Scizor struggles with such as Amoonguss. In return, Scizor deals with Water-types that Heatran struggles with like Gastrodon and Swampert. Hisuian Goodra is a great teammate that can cover Scizor against special attackers like Choice Scarf Heatran and Choice Specs Greninja. Choice Scarf users like Gholdengo and Iron Treads provide speed control, with Gholdengo handling Hex Dragapult while Iron Treads removes Choice Specs Iron Moth. In return, Gholdengo appreciates Scizor removing Kingambit, while Iron Treads appreciates the removal of Iron Valiant. Scizor forms a scary offensive partnership with Kingambit, with Scizor threatening Fairy-types like Iron Valiant and Enamorus, while Kingambit handles Ghost-types that can wall Scizor such as Gholdengo and Pecharunt.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Steel analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sasha.510532/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clouds.356215/
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