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Project National Dex How To Lure (Week 42: Pelipper)
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martinvtran
Banned deucer.
rockium-z gyarados 
Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Jolly Nature
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off
Fight Z Kart sets up with Swords Dance as MSciz switches in to try to chip it with U-turn and proceeds to almost always OHKO it with +2 AOP. This set also has the benefit of luring Corviknight who otherwise just walls and pivots on you endlessly.
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Weavile @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Natural Gift
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Swords Dance
Bluk Berry turns natural gift into a physical fire type move which nails Scizor who loves to swap into Weavile with its useful ice resistance, knock absorbing, and priority to force it out.
(thx Chief Z for the set)
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Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Level: 100
Timid Nature
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Defog/knock off/grass knot/weather ball
- Hidden Power Fire
calc : 252 SpA Landorus-Therian Hidden Power Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 180-216 (52.4 - 62.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
When your team already have grassy terrain user such as rillaboom and tapu bulu , you could consider this set because lando can be volt blocker, scarfer while also luring scizor mega and kartana.
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martinvtran
Banned deucer.
Clefable @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Fire Blast
- Soft-Boiled
Mega Scizor typically feels comfortable switching into Clefable, taking little to no damage from Moonblast and remaining unphased by Knock Off. However, with an avant-garde Life Orb Calm Mind set, Clefable can successfully lure in Scizor and dish out an OHKO with Fire Blast. Flamethrower is more reliable than Fire Blast, but the damage output is considerably weaker and cannot OHKO Scizor on the switch. Additionally, if Fire Blast misses, the max Defense build on this set allows Clefable to likely be 3HKOed by Bullet Punch. Clefable will always live at least one Bullet Punch, but it cannot stay in on Scizor and set up Calm Mind; it must knock out Scizor immediately in a 1v1 matchup otherwise it will be dented by 2-3 Bullet Punches.
0 SpA Life Orb Clefable Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252 SpD Scizor-Mega: 312-369 (90.6 - 107.2%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO (Max SpDef Scizor)
0 SpA Life Orb Clefable Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252 SpD Scizor-Mega: 260-307 (75.5 - 89.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Clefable: 180-212 (45.6 - 53.8%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Psyshock/Focus Blast
As a result of its decent bulk, psychic and fairy resistance, and recovery, mega scizor feels comfortable switching into lele and roosting off the damage. while lele gets worn down by hazards. A stray hp fire, however, will deal huge damage on a switch, koing after rocks.
252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Hidden Power Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 316-372 (92.1 - 108.4%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Hidden Power Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 316-372 (92.1 - 108.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
Altaria-Mega
Level: 100
Bold Nature
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpA
- Hyper Voice
- Fire Blast
- Heal Bell/defog
- Roost
56 SpA Altaria-Mega Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 292-344 (85.1 - 100.2%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
this isnt UU but def altaria still HEAT, and it lures scizor cause like "haha click dragon dance dumb fairy type"
Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Thunder Punch
- Focus Punch/Ice Punch/Sucker Punch
- Fire Fang
4 attacks Mega Mawile is a luring extraordinaire, with an incredibly colorful movepool this mon is able to hit pretty much any switchin for super effective damage if its carrying the right moves, which usually results in a OHKO thanks to its massive attack stat.
Usually Scizor can relatively safely switch into a regular Swords Dance Maw set, as it resists Play Rough, and gets hit by an unboosted Knock Off.
However, since our Mawile is carrying Fire Fang, the interaction goes a bit differently:
252+ Atk Huge Power Mawile-Mega Fire Fang vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 360-428 (104.9 - 124.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
And even if for some reason the opposing Scizor is running max physical bulk, things are not much better for the poor bug:
252+ Atk Huge Power Mawile-Mega Fire Fang vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scizor-Mega: 304-360 (88.6 - 104.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
The best thing about this set is the 204 speed investment, as it allows Maw to naturally outspeed an uninvested Scizor (as they usually are), and as such it does not rely on prediction at all, since the best Scizor can do to Maw is hitting it with an unboosted Bullet Punch:
0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 52 HP / 0 Def Mawile-Mega: 76-91 (29.9 - 35.8%) -- 37.2% chance to 3HKO
252+ Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 52 HP / 0 Def Mawile-Mega: 100-118 (39.3 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
And most Scizors won't even go for Bullet Punch right away, since they would not be expecting Fire Fang.
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Thunder Punch
- Focus Punch/Ice Punch/Sucker Punch
- Fire Fang
4 attacks Mega Mawile is a luring extraordinaire, with an incredibly colorful movepool this mon is able to hit pretty much any switchin for super effective damage if its carrying the right moves, which usually results in a OHKO thanks to its massive attack stat.
Usually Scizor can relatively safely switch into a regular Swords Dance Maw set, as it resists Play Rough, and gets hit by an unboosted Knock Off.
However, since our Mawile is carrying Fire Fang, the interaction goes a bit differently:
252+ Atk Huge Power Mawile-Mega Fire Fang vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 360-428 (104.9 - 124.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
And even if for some reason the opposing Scizor is running max physical bulk, things are not much better for the poor bug:
252+ Atk Huge Power Mawile-Mega Fire Fang vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scizor-Mega: 304-360 (88.6 - 104.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
The best thing about this set is the 204 speed investment, as it allows Maw to naturally outspeed an uninvested Scizor (as they usually are), and as such it does not rely on prediction at all, since the best Scizor can do to Maw is hitting it with an unboosted Bullet Punch:
0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 52 HP / 0 Def Mawile-Mega: 76-91 (29.9 - 35.8%) -- 37.2% chance to 3HKO
252+ Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 52 HP / 0 Def Mawile-Mega: 100-118 (39.3 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
And most Scizors won't even go for Bullet Punch right away, since they would not be expecting Fire Fang.
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Azumarill @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 52 Def / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Natural Gift
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Knock Off/Belly Drum
M-Scizor can usually live any hit from even +6 Azumarill, and can kill it easily after Belly Drum reduces Azu's HP. However with the Fire type Natural Gift Azumarill can do a lot of damage to M-Scizor without needing any boosts. Not cutting your own HP in half also means you can easily live M-Scizors moves.
252+ Atk Bluk Berry Huge Power Azumarill Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Scizor-Mega: 356-420 (103.7 - 122.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Bluk Berry Huge Power Azumarill Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 320-380 (93.2 - 110.7%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO
As you can see, more physically defensive variants of Scizor can survive this attack, however they are still put into Aqua Jet range, which will move before Bullet Punch because of the speed EVs making Azu faster than uninvested M-Scizor.
Byleth
Retirement
Latias-Mega (F) @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Mystical Fire
- Roost
Lati doesn't run Mystical Fire much to my knowledge so Sciz is usually a reliable check to it (psy sphere/bolt beam weirdness), until Lati decides to actually be a real dragon and scorch the bug when it comes in on it.
+1 0 SpA Latias-Mega Mystical Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 344-408 (100.2 - 118.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
yeah.
Garchomp @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Natural Gift
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
252 Atk Bluk Berry Garchomp Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 268-316 (78.1 - 92.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
25% chance to OHKO after Rough Skin contact ^
252 Atk Bluk Berry Garchomp Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 268-316 (78.1 - 92.1%) -- 25% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
Guaranteed OHKO after Rough Skin contact ^
+2 252 Atk Bluk Berry Garchomp Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 528-624 (153.9 - 181.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Blissey (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Seismic Toss
- Soft-Boiled
- Toxic
Usually Scizor-Mega can switch into any of Blissey's attacks and take advantage of its passiveness to use it as setup fodder, especially when it is immune to Toxic and can Roost off Seismic Toss. However, Flamethrower with 4 Special Attack EVs allows Blissey to cleanly 2HKO Scizor-Mega after Stealth Rock.
4 SpA Blissey Flamethrower vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Scizor-Mega: 152-180 (44.3 - 52.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Furthermore, Blissey outspeeds Scizor-Mega, so even if it switches in on a Toxic, it would only have time to pull off a +2 Bullet Punch.
+2 0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 333-393 (46.6 - 55%) -- 66.4% chance to 2HKO
Keep in mind that by dropping Teleport, you leave yourself extremely vulnerable to being trapped by Heatran.
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Seismic Toss
- Soft-Boiled
- Toxic
Usually Scizor-Mega can switch into any of Blissey's attacks and take advantage of its passiveness to use it as setup fodder, especially when it is immune to Toxic and can Roost off Seismic Toss. However, Flamethrower with 4 Special Attack EVs allows Blissey to cleanly 2HKO Scizor-Mega after Stealth Rock.
4 SpA Blissey Flamethrower vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Scizor-Mega: 152-180 (44.3 - 52.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Furthermore, Blissey outspeeds Scizor-Mega, so even if it switches in on a Toxic, it would only have time to pull off a +2 Bullet Punch.
+2 0 Atk Technician Scizor-Mega Bullet Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 333-393 (46.6 - 55%) -- 66.4% chance to 2HKO
Keep in mind that by dropping Teleport, you leave yourself extremely vulnerable to being trapped by Heatran.
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Apologies to all for doing this so late, but voting stage is up!
Fight Z Kartana by KirbCena
Fight Z Kartana by KirbCena
Natural Gift Weavile by Redgoop115 !
Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Jolly Nature
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off
Fight Z Kart sets up with Swords Dance as MSciz switches in to try to chip it with U-turn and proceeds to almost always OHKO it with +2 AOP. This set also has the benefit of luring Corviknight who otherwise just walls and pivots on you endlessly.
Hidden Power Fire Landorus-T by Adib10 !
Weavile @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Natural Gift
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Swords Dance
Bluk Berry turns natural gift into a physical fire type move which nails Scizor who loves to swap into Weavile with its useful ice resistance, knock absorbing, and priority to force it out.
(thx Chief Z for the set)
Fire Blast Clefable by martinvtran !
Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Level: 100
Timid Nature
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Defog/knock off/grass knot/weather ball
- Hidden Power Fire
calc : 252 SpA Landorus-Therian Hidden Power Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 180-216 (52.4 - 62.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
When your team already have grassy terrain user such as rillaboom and tapu bulu , you could consider this set because lando can be volt blocker, scarfer while also luring scizor mega and kartana.
Hidden Power Fire Tapu Lele by ChrisPBacon !
Fire Blast Mega Altaria by DracoMeteor Ok !
Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Psyshock/Focus Blast
As a result of its decent bulk, psychic and fairy resistance, and recovery, mega scizor feels comfortable switching into lele and roosting off the damage. while lele gets worn down by hazards. A stray hp fire, however, will deal huge damage on a switch, koing after rocks.
252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Hidden Power Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 316-372 (92.1 - 108.4%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tapu Lele Hidden Power Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 316-372 (92.1 - 108.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
Fire Fang Mega Mawile by Fun89 !
Altaria-Mega
Level: 100
Bold Nature
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpA
- Hyper Voice
- Fire Blast
- Heal Bell/defog
- Roost
56 SpA Altaria-Mega Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 292-344 (85.1 - 100.2%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
this isnt UU but def altaria still HEAT, and it lures scizor cause like "haha click dragon dance dumb fairy type"
Bluk Berry Azumarill by SJKNOL !
Mystical Fire Mega Latias by 23Gz !
Azumarill @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 52 Def / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Natural Gift
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Knock Off/Belly Drum
M-Scizor can usually live any hit from even +6 Azumarill, and can kill it easily after Belly Drum reduces Azu's HP. However with the Fire type Natural Gift Azumarill can do a lot of damage to M-Scizor without needing any boosts. Not cutting your own HP in half also means you can easily live M-Scizors moves.
252+ Atk Bluk Berry Huge Power Azumarill Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Scizor-Mega: 356-420 (103.7 - 122.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Bluk Berry Huge Power Azumarill Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 320-380 (93.2 - 110.7%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO
As you can see, more physically defensive variants of Scizor can survive this attack, however they are still put into Aqua Jet range, which will move before Bullet Punch because of the speed EVs making Azu faster than uninvested M-Scizor.
Bluk Berry Garchomp by TylerTheMilotic !
Latias-Mega (F) @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Mystical Fire
- Roost
Lati doesn't run Mystical Fire much to my knowledge so Sciz is usually a reliable check to it (psy sphere/bolt beam weirdness), until Lati decides to actually be a real dragon and scorch the bug when it comes in on it.
+1 0 SpA Latias-Mega Mystical Fire vs. 248 HP / 244 SpD Scizor-Mega: 344-408 (100.2 - 118.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
yeah.
Flamethrower Blissey by Acrophobic_Avian !
Garchomp @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Natural Gift
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
252 Atk Bluk Berry Garchomp Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 268-316 (78.1 - 92.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
25% chance to OHKO after Rough Skin contact ^
252 Atk Bluk Berry Garchomp Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 268-316 (78.1 - 92.1%) -- 25% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
Guaranteed OHKO after Rough Skin contact ^
+2 252 Atk Bluk Berry Garchomp Natural Gift (Fire) vs. 248 HP / 16+ Def Scizor-Mega: 528-624 (153.9 - 181.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Voting ends Tonight !
Kartana
My vote goes to Natural Gift Weavile.
Week 17: Alomomola
Congrats to Redgoop115 for winning this week by a landslide, your point will be added to the leaderboard!
Our favourite fish, how will you lure the regenerating sea-dweller?
Congrats to Redgoop115 for winning this week by a landslide, your point will be added to the leaderboard!
Our favourite fish, how will you lure the regenerating sea-dweller?
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