Scyther [QC 0/3]

[dhelmise]

[Overview]
+ Great Speed and Attack
+ Access to eviolite boost
+ Has Technician and Aerial Ace
+ Not effected by Sticky Web, Spikes, or Toxic Spikes
- Lackluster bulk
- Not much moves that get boosted by Technician
- Double Rock-type and Stealth Rock weakness
- A plethora of RU Pokemon have coverage options for it

[SET]
name: Bulky Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Aerial Ace
move 3: Bug Bite / U-turn
move 4: Roost
item: Eviolite
nature: Jolly
evs: 200 HP / 116 Atk / 192 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
* Swords Dance for boosting Attack
* Aerial Ace and Bug Bite for STAB and Technician boosts (Aerial Ace BP becomes 135 with the two multiplying factors (as does Bug Bite))
* Same thing for Bug Bite
* U-turn is an easy way to switch out, despite not getting boosted with Technician
* Roost for recovery if damage is taken when using Swords Dance

[Additional Comments]
* Eviolite and 200 HP EVs allow Scyther to live super effective attacks from various Pokemon
0 SpA Lanturn Scald vs. 200 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Scyther: 55-66 (16.6 - 19.9%) -- possible 6HKO
0 SpA Lanturn Volt Switch vs. 200 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Scyther: 98-116 (29.6 - 35%) -- 11.6% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Jynx Ice Beam vs. 200 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Scyther: 218-258 (65.8 - 77.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Jynx Psychic vs. 200 HP / 0 SpD Eviolite Scyther: 109-129 (32.9 - 38.9%) -- 99.2% chance to 3HKO
* 192 Speed EVs and Jolly is enough to outspeed:
- 252+ Scarf Jynx
- 44 EVs 2+ Speed Crustle
- 252+ Sigilyph
* 116 Attack EVs allow Scyther to KO Pokemon like Crawdaunt and Defensive Amoonguss even before Swords Dancing

[Other Options]
* Pursuit can be used in place of Aerial Ace
* 252 can be invested into speed and then take away EVs from HP
* Adamant can be used in place of Jolly and then invest the 192 EVs that are currently invested in Speed into Defense or Special Defense
* Defog can be used instead of Roost, but then Scyther will lack a reliable source of recovery

[Checks and Counters]
* Stealth Rock setters
* Flying-types
* Fire-types
* Rock-types
* Ice-types
* Electric-types
* Phazers
* Physically defensive Pokemon

 

[Magcargo]

Defog has no use in Gen 5 considering it only removes the users hazards.
Add scarf and cb sets to OO.

 

[Oglemi]

I mean the fact that you mention both Sticky Web and Defog and removed the Choice sets entirely tells me you don't have the experience necessary to write this.