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Virizion practically has to invest heavily in Atk to accomplish a kill on Scizor: 212 Atk EVs lets Close Combat dish 83-98%, a 75% chance to OHKO after SR.
Killing Scizor after it switches into SR twice / into SR + Spikes once is more feasible. 80-100 Atk EVs lets you do this with at least 87.5% chance of success. I think that is a reasonable amount of investment to power up Close Combat. It also provides a much higher chance in scoring an OHKO with +1 Close Combat w/o Rock against Chansey and Ferrothorn.
calcs of +1 Close Combat
0 Atk EVs
- Ferrothorn (252 HP / 88+ Def): 87-103% (25% OHKO)
- Chansey (252 HP / 252 + Def): 86-102% (18.75% OHKO)
- Scizor (252 HP / 0 Def): 67-79% (31.25% OHKO after 2 Rocks)
80 Atk EVs
- Ferrothorn (252 HP / 88+ Def): 96-113% (75% OHKO)
- Chansey (252 HP / 252 + Def): 95-111% (68.75% OHKO)
- Scizor (252 HP / 0 Def): 73-86% (87.5% OHKO after 2 Rocks)
100 Atk EVs
- Ferrothorn (252 HP / 88+ Def): 98-115% (87.5% OHKO)
- Chansey (252 HP / 252 + Def): 96-113% (81.25% OHKO)
- Scizor (252 HP / 0 Def): 75-88% (Guaranteed OHKO after 2 SRs)
Killing Scizor after it switches into SR twice / into SR + Spikes once is more feasible. 80-100 Atk EVs lets you do this with at least 87.5% chance of success. I think that is a reasonable amount of investment to power up Close Combat. It also provides a much higher chance in scoring an OHKO with +1 Close Combat w/o Rock against Chansey and Ferrothorn.
calcs of +1 Close Combat
0 Atk EVs
- Ferrothorn (252 HP / 88+ Def): 87-103% (25% OHKO)
- Chansey (252 HP / 252 + Def): 86-102% (18.75% OHKO)
- Scizor (252 HP / 0 Def): 67-79% (31.25% OHKO after 2 Rocks)
80 Atk EVs
- Ferrothorn (252 HP / 88+ Def): 96-113% (75% OHKO)
- Chansey (252 HP / 252 + Def): 95-111% (68.75% OHKO)
- Scizor (252 HP / 0 Def): 73-86% (87.5% OHKO after 2 Rocks)
100 Atk EVs
- Ferrothorn (252 HP / 88+ Def): 98-115% (87.5% OHKO)
- Chansey (252 HP / 252 + Def): 96-113% (81.25% OHKO)
- Scizor (252 HP / 0 Def): 75-88% (Guaranteed OHKO after 2 SRs)