I'm considering turning my Choice Band Scizor into a bulky Swords Dance to have a better match-up against stall. Would it still be able to help against stall that way (being the bulky SD set instead of the offensive one) or would it be better to give it another more offensive EV-spread and item? It's my only stat-booster.
Bulky SD (252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 SpD - Leftovers + Roost):
- Can actually counter Choice Specs Latios
- Better against Alakazam, Gengar, Latios and Latias
- Many set-up opportunities
- Small amount of power
- Trouble with walls
Offensive SD (200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe):
- Breaks through walls
- Better against Reuniclus (at least, if it has Bug Bite)
- Can still check the fast Ghost- and Psychic-types but takes a lot of damage while doing so
- Can only revenge kill Choice Specs Latios, because it's 2HKO'd by Draco Meteor despite the Special Attack drop, Stealth Rock not even factored in yet, meaning it can't switch in and live the second one
- Can fake choice item with Iron Plate/Muscle Band (probably Muscle Band, so it still gets the OHKO on Reuniclus with Bug Bite).
- More power = better sweeper?
Both have a small amount of support on my team (fast Toxic Heatran), and Skarmory can be overcome by Rotom-W and said Heatran. I could swap out my Amoonguss for a Ferrothorn to better handle Specs Latios, but this would make me weaker to Low Sweep Breloom and Icy Wind Keldeo, because they could 2HKO everything on my team except Latias (but Expert Belt Keldeo could beat it if I switch Latias in on the Icy Wind, same for Breloom if Bullet Seed hits 4 times or more)
So that means:
Offensive Scizor + Amoonguss = only able to revenge kill Specs Latios
Offensive Scizor + Ferrothorn = only able to revenge kill Expert Belt Keldeo / Low Sweep Breloom
Bulky Scizor + Amoonguss = being able to counter everything, but perhaps having difficulty with stall/walls?
What should I choose?
OTL and here I was thinking I could make a decent team, dream = shattered. This is Gen5 by the way.
(sorry if this is the wrong place I err-- I guess I'm getting more comfortable at being obnoxious)
Bulky SD (252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 SpD - Leftovers + Roost):
- Can actually counter Choice Specs Latios
- Better against Alakazam, Gengar, Latios and Latias
- Many set-up opportunities
- Small amount of power
- Trouble with walls
Offensive SD (200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe):
- Breaks through walls
- Better against Reuniclus (at least, if it has Bug Bite)
- Can still check the fast Ghost- and Psychic-types but takes a lot of damage while doing so
- Can only revenge kill Choice Specs Latios, because it's 2HKO'd by Draco Meteor despite the Special Attack drop, Stealth Rock not even factored in yet, meaning it can't switch in and live the second one
- Can fake choice item with Iron Plate/Muscle Band (probably Muscle Band, so it still gets the OHKO on Reuniclus with Bug Bite).
- More power = better sweeper?
Both have a small amount of support on my team (fast Toxic Heatran), and Skarmory can be overcome by Rotom-W and said Heatran. I could swap out my Amoonguss for a Ferrothorn to better handle Specs Latios, but this would make me weaker to Low Sweep Breloom and Icy Wind Keldeo, because they could 2HKO everything on my team except Latias (but Expert Belt Keldeo could beat it if I switch Latias in on the Icy Wind, same for Breloom if Bullet Seed hits 4 times or more)
So that means:
Offensive Scizor + Amoonguss = only able to revenge kill Specs Latios
Offensive Scizor + Ferrothorn = only able to revenge kill Expert Belt Keldeo / Low Sweep Breloom
Bulky Scizor + Amoonguss = being able to counter everything, but perhaps having difficulty with stall/walls?
What should I choose?
OTL and here I was thinking I could make a decent team, dream = shattered. This is Gen5 by the way.
(sorry if this is the wrong place I err-- I guess I'm getting more comfortable at being obnoxious)
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