Gen 5 Choice Band Scizor [DONE]

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Pursuit / Quick Attack
item: Choice Band
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe or 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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When it's armed with a Choice Band, Scizor becomes an excellent pivot, scouter, and revenge killer in the metagame thanks to STAB U-turn and Technician Bullet Punch, which hits incredibly hard when backed by its massive Attack stat. Bullet Punch allows Scizor to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Alakazam, and Latios. It can also revenge kill weakened setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Salamence from higher health thanks to Choice Band. Choice Band-boosted STAB U-turn hits most Bug-neutral Pokemon hard, and its switching property also allows Scizor to scout opposing switches while circumventing Choice Band's drawback. Superpower allows it to target Steel-types such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill while also hitting Keldeo hard. Pursuit rounds out the set, and thanks to its typing as well as the threat of Bullet Punch and U-turn, it effectively allows Scizor to trap Psychic-type Pokemon such as Alakazam, Latias, and Reuniclus. Quick Attack can be run over Pursuit to allow Scizor to revenge kill faster Steel-resistant Pokemon such as Thundurus-T and Volcarona. However, dropping Pursuit sacrifices Scizor's ability to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon.

Set Details
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Maximum Speed allows Scizor to outspeed everything up to Rotom-W, Jellicent, and Modest Magnezone. Alternatively, Scizor can run a different EV spread of 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD, which can allow Scizor to maximize bulk while also underspeeding Skarmory so that Scizor can hit it with Superpower super effectively upon it using Roost.

Team Options
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Choice Band Scizor fits best on fast-paced teams such as rain, weatherless offense, and sand teams with VoltTurn cores as a way to keep dangerous Psychic-types such as Alakazam, Reuniclus, and Latios and other threats such as Dragonite and Kyurem-B in check. Politoed brings rain and synergizes well with Scizor, as it can switch into Fire-type attacks aimed at Scizor from Pokemon like Heatran and Volcarona. Politoed's rain also lessens Scizor's Fire weakness, which can allow it to tank a Hidden Power Fire in a pinch from Pokemon it's supposed to check such as Latios and Alakazam. Keldeo is one of Scizor's best partners, as Scizor can deal with faster Psychic-types that would otherwise pose a problem to Keldeo. In return, it can benefit from Scizor's U-turn pivoting it in and forcing out the aforementioned Psychic-types in addition to being a very strong offensive Pokemon that can check dangerous Fire-types like Volcarona and Heatran. Thundurus-T similarly enjoys Scizor removing Psychic-types, so it can more freely sweep with Agility or wallbreak with Nasty Plot. Ferrothorn can provide entry hazards for Scizor, which can wear down Pokemon for it to revenge kill later on, while also being a crucial Water-resistant teammate against Rotom-W and Starmie for Scizor to fall back on. Offensive Starmie can clear hazards and answer Heatran and Ground-types like Hippowdon and Landorus-T in addition to being able to check Keldeo for Scizor. Scizor particularly appreciates hazards being cleared, as its frequent use of U-turn will rapidly rack up hazard damage. In return, it can pivot into resisted attacks from the likes of Tyranitar and faster Pokemon like Alakazam and Choice Scarf variants of Latios and Latias for Starmie. Latios similarly can answer Heatran and Ground-types as well as being a Water-resistant teammate On weatherless offense, Garchomp can provide hazards, which allow Scizor to revenge kill Pokemon like Dragonite and Latios more easily; in return, Scizor can revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion and Alakazam for Garchomp to sweep later in the game. Magnezone synergizes well with Scizor, since it can bait in Skarmory and Ferrothorn with U-turn so that Magnezone can successfully trap them. Dragonite and Salamence pair well with Scizor, as Scizor can handle Alakazam and Latios, allowing them to sweep more effectively, while they can handle dangerous checks to Scizor such as Volcarona and Keldeo. Kyurem-B also appreciates Scizor removing Latios and Alakazam so that it can wallbreak and revenge kill more easily; in return, Kyurem-B can threaten Ground-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T and rain teams that would otherwise all give Scizor a hard time. Despite stacking weaknesses to rain teams with Scizor, Volcarona still makes for a good teammate, as it appreciates Scizor's capacity of pivoting around Tyranitar and revenge killing Terrakion, two Pokemon that would otherwise pose a problem to Volcarona. It also appreciates Scizor's ability to handle Blissey and Chansey so that Volcarona can sweep more easily. In return, Volcarona can maul Scizor's checks such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, and Jirachi. Scizor can also fit on sand teams that have other U-turn and Volt Switch users such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W to form VoltTurn cores. Tyranitar synergizes well with Scizor, as Scizor can pivot out of Pursuit-weak walls like Slowbro and Jellicent, which can allow Tyranitar to successfully trap them. In return, Tyranitar can set up Stealth Rock and check some of Scizor's checks such as Heatran and Thundurus-T. Rotom-W and Scizor can force out each other's checks and chain pivot moves together, allowing them to form a VoltTurn core. Landorus-T can also chain pivot moves with Scizor while also being able to check Garchomp and Excadrill. Scizor can compensate by trapping foes like Latios and Alakazam, which could otherwise be annoying for Landorus-T to deal with. Latios and Latias can excellently check Keldeo and Thundurus-T for Scizor as well as being able to deal with Ground-types such as Gliscor and Garchomp, while Scizor can check foes such as Alakazam and Mamoswine in addition to being able to pivot around Tyranitar for both teammates. Excadrill can clear hazards to improve Scizor's longevity while also being able to check Jirachi for Scizor. Similarly to Keldeo, Terrakion is an amazing teammate, as Scizor can check Psychic-types such as Reuniclus, Latios, and Alakazam for it. In return, it benefits from Scizor's pivoting capabilities and can check Fire-types for Scizor. Keldeo is also an amazing teammate on sand teams since it can function the same way as Terrakion and benefits from Scizor's presents on such teams

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Pursuit / Quick Attack
item: Choice Band
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe or 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Armed with a Choice Band, Scizor becomes a great pivot and revenge killer in the metagame thanks to STAB U-turn and Technician Bullet Punch which hits incredibly hard when backed by its massive Attack stat. Bullet Punch allows Scizor to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Alakazam, and Latios. It can also revenge kill weakened setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Salamence from higher health thanks to Choice Band. U-Turn when backed by Choice Band allows Scizor to fire a STAB and Choice Band boosted attack while circumventing Choice Band's main drawback. The switching property also allows Scizor to scout switch-ins while hitting hard and chunking most bug Bug- neutral Pokemon such as Jirachi and Garchomp Examples unnecessary on switch-in. Superpower allows Scizor to target Steel-types such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill as well as while also hitting Keldeo hard. Pursuit rounds out the set and is insanely strong when backed by Choice Band, such as it potentially OHKOing Latios with a non switching Pursuit after Stealth Rock damage. Reword, you do not need to continuously reiterate that it is CB boosted. Mention how Scizor's typing and moves allow it to effectively Pursuit the Psychic's especially. It is poor at trapping Jellicent. It also allows Scizor to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon such as Alakazam, Latias, and ReuniclusJellicent. Quick Attack can be run over Pursuit to allow Scizor to revenge kill faster steel resists such as Thundurus-TThunderus-T and Volcarona. However, dropping Pursuit sacrificesloses Scizor's ability to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon

Set Details
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Max Attack attack and max Speedspeed allows Scizor to outspeed everything up to Rotom-W, Jellicent, and Modest Magnezone. However, Scizor can run a different EV spread of 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD which can allow Scizor to maximize its bulk while also underspeeding Skarmory so Scizor can hit it with Superpower super effectively upon Skarmory roosting.

Team Options
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Choice Band Scizor fits best on fast paced teams, such as rain or weatherless offense, Rain teams as a way to keep dangerous Psychic-types such as Alakazam, Reuniclus, and Latios in check while also providing Rain teams a great way at keeping other threats such as Dragonite and Kyurem-B in check that would otherwise pose a problem to them Rain teams. Politoed brings rain and synergizes well with Scizor as it can switch into Fire-type attacks aimed at it from Pokemon like Heatran and Volcarona, Politoed's rain also lessens neuter's Scizor's Fire fire weakness which can allow it to tank a Hidden Power Fire in a pinch from Pokemon its supposed to check such as Latios and Alakazam. Keldeo is one of Scizor's best partners as Scizor can deal with faster Psychic-types that would otherwise pose a problem to Keldeo such as Alakazam, Latias, and Latios while also being able to Pursuit trap Jellicent. Again it cannot reliably do this While In-return, Keldeo can answer Ground- and Fire-types such as Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Heatran that could otherwise pose a problem to Scizor. I Would emphasize Keldeo abusing U-turn pivoting very well and being a very strong offensive and anti offense Pokemon, as teams don't really use Keldeo's bulk to switch in often. Thundurus-T is similar in how it enjoys Scizor removing Psychic-types so it can more freely sweep with Agility or wallbreak with Nasty Plot. Ferrothorn can provide entry hazards for Scizor, which can wear down Pokemon for Scizor to revenge kill later on, while also providing a crucial water resist against Rotom-W and Gastrodon for Scizor to fall back on. Offensive Starmie is an excellent teammate as it can clear entry hazards while also being able to answer Heatran and Ground-types like Hippowdon and Landorus-T for Scizor. Scizor particularly appreciates hazards being cleared, as its frequent use of U-turn will rapidly rack up entry hazard damage. While in-return, Scizor can pivot into resisted attacks from the likes of handle Tyranitar and faster Pokemon like Alakazam as well as Choice Scarf variants of Latios and Latias for Starmie.

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Bro truly has GOAT status

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Pursuit / Quick Attack
item: Choice Band
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe or 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Armed with a Choice Band, Scizor becomes an excellent pivot, scouter, and revenge killer in the metagame thanks to STAB U-turn and Technician Bullet Punch which hits incredibly hard when backed by its massive Attack stat. Bullet Punch allows Scizor to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Alakazam, and Latios. It can also revenge kill weakened setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Salamence from higher health thanks to Choice Band. U-Turn allows Scizor to fire a STAB and Choice Band boosted attack while circumventing Choice Band's main drawback. The switching property also allows Scizor to scout switch-ins while hitting hard and chunking most Bug-neutral Pokemon. Superpower allows Scizor to target Steel-types such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill while also hitting Keldeo hard. Pursuit rounds out the set and thanks to its typing as well as the threat of Bullet Punch and U-Turn, it effectively allows Scizor to trap Psychic-type Pokemon such as Alakazam, Latias, and Reuniclus. Quick Attack can be run over Pursuit to allow Scizor to revenge kill faster steel resists such as Thundurus-T and Volcarona. However, dropping Pursuit sacrifices Scizor's ability to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon

Set Details
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Max Attack and max Speed allows Scizor to outspeed everything up to Rotom-W, Jellicent, and Modest Magnezone. Alternatively, Scizor can run a different EV spread of 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD which can allow Scizor to maximize its bulk while also underspeeding Skarmory so Scizor can hit it with Superpower super effectively upon Skarmory roosting.

Team Options
========
Choice Band Scizor fits best on fast paced teams, such as rain or weatherless offense, (Would maybe add that Scizor on Sand can form a VoltTurn with Landorus and Rotom-W somewhere here) as a way to keep dangerous Psychic-types such as Alakazam, Reuniclus, and Latios in check while also providing teams a great way at keeping other threats such as Dragonite and Kyurem-B in check that would otherwise pose a problem to them. Politoed brings rain and synergizes well with Scizor as it can switch into Fire-type attacks aimed at it from Pokemon like Heatran and Volcarona, Politoed's rain also lessens Scizor's fire weakness which can allow it to tank a Hidden Power Fire in a pinch from Pokemon its supposed to check such as Latios and Alakazam. Keldeo is one of Scizor's best partners as Scizor can deal with faster Psychic-types that would otherwise pose a problem to Keldeo such as Alakazam, Latias, and Latios. While In-return, Keldeo can abuse U-turn pivoting from Scizor forcing out the aforementioned Psychic-types in addition to being a very strong offensive Pokemon. Thundurus-T is similar in how it enjoys Scizor removing Psychic-types so it can more freely sweep with Agility or wallbreak with Nasty Plot. Ferrothorn can provide entry hazards for Scizor, which can wear down Pokemon for Scizor to revenge kill later on, while also providing a crucial water resist against Rotom-W and Gastrodon Gastrodon not as relevant in the current meta, would add Starmie and Jellicent here instead. for Scizor to fall back on. Offensive Starmie is an excellent teammate as it can clear entry hazards while also being able to answer Heatran and Ground-types like Hippowdon and Landorus-T, in addition to being able to check Keldeo for Scizor. Scizor particularly appreciates hazards being cleared, as its frequent use of U-turn will rapidly rack up entry hazard damage. In-return, Scizor can pivot into resisted attacks from the likes of Tyranitar and faster Pokemon like Alakazam as well as Choice Scarf variants of Latios and Latias for Starmie. Latios is simliar in how it can answer the aftermentioned Pokemon as well as being able to also provide a crucial Water resist for Scizor to fallback on, making it also a excellent teammate. On weatherless offense, Offensive Garchomp can provide entry hazards which allows Scizor to revenge kill Pokemon like Dragonite and Latios more easily and in-return Scizor can revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion and Alakazam for Garchomp to sweep later in the game. Magnezone pairs well with Scizor since it can bait in Skarmory and Ferrothorn with U-Turn so Magnezone can successfully trap them. Dragonite and Salamence also pair well with Scizor due to Scizor being able to handle Alakazam and Latios for the benefit of them being able to sweep more effectively. In-return, Dragonite and Salamence can handle dangerous checks to Scizor such as Volcarona and Keldeo. Kyurem-B is another great teammate and is also similar in how it appreciates Scizor removing Latios and Alakazam so it can wallbreak more easily and In-return Kyurem-B can threaten the ground-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T in addition to rain teams that would all otherwise give Scizor a hard time. Volcarona, while stacking weaknesses to rain teams with Scizor, still makes for a good teammate as it appreciates Scizor's capacity of pivoting around Tyranitar and being able to revenge kill Terrakion, two pokemon that would otherwise pose a problem to Volcarona, while also appreciating Scizor's ability to handle Blissey and Chansey so Volcarona can sweep more easily. While in-return, Volcarona can maul through Scizor's checks such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, and Jirachi.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Pursuit / Quick Attack
item: Choice Band
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe or 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Armed When armed with a Choice Band, Scizor becomes an excellent pivot, scouter, and revenge killer in the metagame thanks to STAB U-turn and Technician Bullet Punch, (comma) which hits incredibly hard when backed by its massive Attack stat. Bullet Punch allows Scizor to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Alakazam, and Latios. It can also revenge kill weakened setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Salamence from higher health thanks to Choice Band. U-turn Turn allows Scizor to fire a STAB and Choice Band-boosted (add hyphen) attack while circumventing Choice Band's main drawback. The switching property also allows it Scizor to scout switches switch-ins while hitting hard and chunking most Bug-neutral Pokemon. Superpower allows it Scizor to target Steel-types such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill while also hitting Keldeo hard. Pursuit rounds out the set, (comma) and thanks to its typing as well as the threat of Bullet Punch and U-turn Turn, it effectively allows Scizor to trap Psychic-type Pokemon such as Alakazam, Latias, and Reuniclus. Quick Attack can be run over Pursuit to allow Scizor to revenge kill faster steel resists Steel-resistant Pokemon such as Thundurus-T and Volcarona. However, dropping Pursuit sacrifices Scizor's ability to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon. (add period)

Set Details
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Maximum Speed Attack and max Speed allows Scizor to outspeed everything up to Rotom-W, Jellicent, and Modest Magnezone. Alternatively, Scizor can run a different EV spread of 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD, (comma) which can allow Scizor to maximize its bulk while also underspeeding Skarmory so Scizor can hit it with Superpower super effectively upon it using Roost Skarmory roosting.

Team Options
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Choice Band Scizor fits best on fast-paced (hyphen) teams such as rain, weatherless offense, and sand teams with VoltTurn cores (remove comma) as a way to keep dangerous Psychic-types such as Alakazam, Reuniclus, and Latios and other threats such as Dragonite and Kyurem-B in check while also providing teams a great way at keeping other threats such as Dragonite and Kyurem-B in check that would otherwise pose a problem to them. Politoed brings rain and synergizes well with Scizor, (comma) as it can switch into Fire-type attacks aimed at it Scizor from Pokemon like Heatran and Volcarona. (period) Politoed's rain also lessens Scizor's fire Fire weakness, (comma) which can allow it to tank a Hidden Power Fire in a pinch from Pokemon it's its supposed to check such as Latios and Alakazam. Keldeo is one of Scizor's best partners, (comma) as Scizor can deal with faster Psychic-types that would otherwise pose a problem to Keldeo. While In-return Keldeo In return, it can abuse benefit from Scizor's U-turn pivoting from Scizor forcing out the aforementioned Psychic-types in addition to being a very strong offensive Pokemon. Thundurus-T is similar in how it enjoys Scizor removing Psychic-types so it can more freely sweep with Agility or wallbreak with Nasty Plot. Ferrothorn can provide entry hazards for Scizor, which can wear down Pokemon for it Scizor to revenge kill later on, while also providing a crucial Water-resistant teammate water resist against Rotom-W and Starmie for Scizor to fall back on. Offensive Starmie is an excellent teammate as it can clear entry hazards while also being able to and can answer Heatran and Ground-types like Hippowdon and Landorus-T (remove comma) in addition to being able to check Keldeo for Scizor. Scizor particularly appreciates hazards being cleared, as its frequent use of U-turn will rapidly rack up entry hazard damage. In return (remove comma), Scizor it can pivot into resisted attacks from the likes of Tyranitar and faster Pokemon like Alakazam and as well as Choice Scarf variants of Latios and Latias for Starmie. Latios is similar simliar in how it can answer the aforementioned aftermentioned Pokemon as well as being able to also provide a crucial Water-resistant teammate resist for Scizor to fall back fallback on, making it also a excellent teammate. On weatherless offense, Offensive offensive Garchomp can provide entry hazards, (comma) which allow allows Scizor to revenge kill Pokemon like Dragonite and Latios more easily; (semicolon) and in-return in return, Scizor can revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion and Alakazam for Garchomp to sweep later in the game. Magnezone pairs well with Scizor, (comma) since it can bait in Skarmory and Ferrothorn with U-turn Turn so Magnezone can successfully trap them. Dragonite and Salamence also pair well with Scizor due to Scizor being able to handle Alakazam and Latios for the benefit of them being able to sweep more effectively. In return (remove hyphen), Dragonite and Salamence they can handle dangerous checks to Scizor such as Volcarona and Keldeo. Kyurem-B is another great teammate and is also is similar in how it appreciates Scizor removing Latios and Alakazam so it can wallbreak more easily; (semicolon) and In-return in return Kyurem-B can threaten the ground Ground-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T in addition to and rain teams that would all otherwise all give Scizor a hard time. Volcarona, while While stacking weaknesses to rain teams with Scizor, Volcarona still makes for a good teammate, (comma) as it appreciates Scizor's capacity of pivoting around Tyranitar and being able to revenge kill Terrakion, two Pokemon pokemon that would otherwise pose a problem to Volcarona. (period), while also appreciating It also appreciates Scizor's ability to handle Blissey and Chansey so Volcarona can sweep more easily. While in-return In return, Volcarona can maul through Scizor's checks such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, and Jirachi. Scizor can also fit on sand teams that have other U-turn Turn and Volt Switch users such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W to form VoltTurn cores. Tyranitar synergizes well with Scizor, as Scizor can pivot out U-Turn (don't use moves as verbs) of Pursuit-weak walls like Slowbro and Jellicent, (comma) which can allow Tyranitar to successful trap them. In return, Tyranitar can set up Stealth Rock and check some of Scizor's checks such as Heatran and Thundurus-T. Rotom-W and Scizor makes for a great teammate as together they can force out each other's (apostrophe) checks and chain switch pivot moves together, allowing them both Scizor and Rotom-W to form a VoltTurn core. Landorus-T also makes for a great teammate as it can also chain pivot switch moves with Scizor while also being able to check Garchomp and Excadrill. In return, Scizor can trap foes like Latios and Alakazam, (comma) which could otherwise be annoying for Landorus-T to deal with. Latios and Latias make for excellent teammates with Scizor as they can provides provide excellent checks to Keldeo and Thundurus-T for Scizor, (comma) as well as being able to deal with Ground-types such as Gliscor and Garchomp. In return, Scizor can check checkmate foes such as Alakazam and Mamoswine, (comma) as well as being able to pivot around Tyranitar for both teammates. Excadrill can clear entry hazards to improve Scizor's longevity while also being able to check Jirachi JIrachi for Scizor. Terrakion and Keldeo are both amazing teammates, (comma) as Scizor can check Psychic-types such as Reuniclus, Latios, and Alakazam for them. (period), while in-return In return, both of them benefit from Scizor's can abuse Scizor pivoting capabilities as well as check and can check dangerous fire- Fire-types such as Volcarona and Heatran for Scizor.

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Superpower
move 4: Pursuit / Quick Attack
item: Choice Band
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe or 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
When it's armed with a Choice Band, Scizor becomes an excellent pivot, scouter, and revenge killer in the metagame thanks to STAB U-turn and Technician Bullet Punch, which hits incredibly hard when backed by its massive Attack stat. Bullet Punch allows Scizor to revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion, Alakazam, and Latios. It can also revenge kill weakened setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Salamence from higher health thanks to Choice Band. Choice Band-boosted STAB U-turn hits most Bug-neutral Pokemon hard, and its switching property also allows Scizor to fire a STAB and Choice Band-boosted attack scout opposing switches while circumventing Choice Band's main drawback. (Band has only one drawback.) The switching property also allows it to scout switch-ins while hitting hard and chunking most Bug-neutral Pokemon. (Condensed info down into one sentence.) Superpower allows it to target Steel-types such as Heatran, Ferrothorn, and Excadrill while also hitting Keldeo hard. Pursuit rounds out the set, and thanks to its typing as well as the threat of Bullet Punch and U-Tturn, it effectively allows Scizor to trap Psychic-type Pokemon such as Alakazam, Latias, and Reuniclus. Quick Attack can be run over Pursuit to allow Scizor to revenge kill faster Steel-resistant Pokemon such as Thundurus-T and Volcarona. However, dropping Pursuit sacrifices Scizor's ability to trap Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon.

Set Details
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Maximum Attack and max Speed allows Scizor to outspeed everything up to Rotom-W, Jellicent, and Modest Magnezone. Alternatively, Scizor can run a different EV spread of 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD, (AC) which can allow Scizor to maximize its (avoids ambiguity with "it" referring to Skarmory) bulk while also underspeeding Skarmory so that Scizor can hit it with Superpower super effectively upon Skarmory roosting it using Roost.

Team Options
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Choice Band Scizor fits best on fast-paced teams such as rain, weatherless offense, and sand teams with VoltTurn cores as a way to keep dangerous Psychic-types such as Alakazam, Reuniclus, and Latios and other threats such as Dragonite and Kyurem-B in check. Politoed brings rain and synergizes well with Scizor, as it can switch into Fire-type attacks aimed at Scizor from Pokemon like Heatran and Volcarona. Politoed's rain also lessens Scizor's Fire weakness, which can allow it to tank a Hidden Power Fire in a pinch from Pokemon it's supposed to check such as Latios and Alakazam. Keldeo is one of Scizor's best partners, as Scizor can deal with faster Psychic-types that would otherwise pose a problem to Keldeo. In (RH) return, it can benefit from Scizor's U-turn pivoting it in and forcing out the aforementioned Psychic-types in addition to being a very strong offensive Pokemon that can check dangerous Fire-types like Volcarona and Heatran. Thundurus-T is similarly in how it (brevity) enjoys Scizor removing Psychic-types, (AC) so it can more freely sweep with Agility or wallbreak with Nasty Plot. Ferrothorn can provide entry hazards for Scizor, which can wear down Pokemon for it to revenge kill later on, while also providing being a crucial Water-resistant teammate against Rotom-W and Starmie for Scizor to fall back on. Offensive Starmie can clear hazards and can answer Heatran and Ground-types like Hippowdon and Landorus-T in addition to being able to check Keldeo for Scizor. Scizor particularly appreciates hazards being cleared, as its frequent use of U-turn will rapidly rack up hazard damage. In (RH) return, (AC) it can pivot into resisted attacks from the likes of Tyranitar and faster Pokemon like Alakazam and Choice Scarf variants of Latios and Latias for Starmie. Latios is similarly in how it can answer the aforementioned Pokemon (this may be a bit ambiguous if you're referring to Heatran and the Ground-types, I'd suggest elaborating on this) as well as being able to also provide a crucial Water-resistant teammate for Scizor to fall back on. (phrase repetition) On weatherless offense, offensive Garchomp can provide hazards, which allow Scizor to revenge kill Pokemon like Dragonite and Latios more easily; in return, Scizor can revenge kill faster Pokemon such as Terrakion and Alakazam for Garchomp to sweep later in the game. Magnezone synergizes well with Scizor, since it can bait in Skarmory and Ferrothorn with U-turn so that Magnezone can successfully trap them. Dragonite and Salamence pair well with Scizor, (AC) due to as Scizor being able to can handle Alakazam and Latios, (AC) for the benefit of allowing them being able to sweep more effectively (RP) (sentence was awkwardly phrased) In return, while (you really tend to use "in return" to connect related sentences in this paragraph) they can handle dangerous checks to Scizor such as Volcarona and Keldeo. Kyurem-B is also similar in how it (phrase repetition) appreciates Scizor removing Latios and Alakazam so that it can wallbreak and revenge kill more easily; in return, (AC) Kyurem-B can threaten Ground-types such as Gliscor and Landorus-T and rain teams that would otherwise all give Scizor a hard time. While Despite stacking weaknesses to rain teams with Scizor, Volcarona still makes for a good teammate, as it appreciates Scizor's capacity of pivoting around Tyranitar and being able to revenge killing Terrakion, two Pokemon that would otherwise pose a problem to Volcarona. It also appreciates Scizor's ability to handle Blissey and Chansey so that Volcarona can sweep more easily. In return, Volcarona can maul through Scizor's checks such as Skarmory, Landorus-T, and Jirachi. Scizor can also fit on sand teams that have other U-turn and Volt Switch users such as Landorus-T and Rotom-W to form VoltTurn cores. Tyranitar synergizes well with Scizor, as Scizor can pivot out of Pursuit-weak walls like Slowbro and Jellicent, which can allow Tyranitar to successfully trap them. In return, Tyranitar can set up Stealth Rock and check some of Scizor's checks such as Heatran and Thundurus-T. Rotom-W and Scizor can force out each other's checks and chain pivot moves together, allowing them to form a VoltTurn core. Landorus-T can also chain pivot moves with Scizor while also being able to check Garchomp and Excadrill. In return, Scizor can compensate by trapping foes like Latios and Alakazam, which could otherwise be annoying for Landorus-T to deal with. Latios and Latias provide can excellently checks to Keldeo and Thundurus-T for Scizor (RC) as well as being able to deal with Ground-types such as Gliscor and Garchomp (RP) In return, while Scizor can check foes such as Alakazam and Mamoswine (RC) as well as in addition to (phrase repetition) being able to pivot around Tyranitar for both teammates. Excadrill can clear hazards to improve Scizor's longevity while also being able to check Jirachi for Scizor. Similarly to Keldeo, (AC) Terrakion and Keldeo are both is an amazing teammates, as Scizor can check Psychic-types such as Reuniclus, Latios, and Alakazam for them it. In return, both of them beenfit it benefits from Scizor's (AA) pivoting capabilities and can check dangerous Fire-types such as Volcarona and Heatran for Scizor. (You already mentioned Keldeo as a teammate on rain teams at the start of the paragraph, if I'm assuming correctly, so I tried rewording both sections to not repeat information. If Keldeo is mentioned here b/c it can work on sand teams, then just briefly mention that it's also an excellent teammate on such teams. Please let me know if there's an issue with these specific edits.)

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