Sceptile gen 8 OU team

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Sadly, Sceptile is pretty outclassed in Gen 8 OU as an offensive Grass type. However- it does have a niche in the fact that it can fit well in Terrain Offense teams. With its hidden ability, Unburden, it can hold an Electric/Grassy/Misty/Psychic Seed based on the team it is featured on.
For example, on an Electric terrain team:
Sceptile@Electric Seed
Ability: Unburden
252 Atk, 4 SpD, 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
-Swords Dance
-Leaf Blade
-Earthquake/Drain Punch
-Acrobatics/Throat Chop/Rock Slide/Iron Tail/Dragon Claw/Outrage/Thunder Punch/X-Scissor/Synthesis

It's faster than Unburden Hawlucha and only has ever so slightly less Attack. However, Hawlucha has better offensive STAB in return as well as less of a need for coverage. On Electric Terrain teams with Tapu Koko, Alolan Raichu, Regieleki, Pincurchin, etc. is where Sceptile shines as it is capable of deleting the Ground types that trouble its teammates.
Special sets like yours sadly have virtually no coverage due to the loss of Hidden Power, outside of Focus Blast (suffers from unreliability) and Dragon Pulse (only hits Dragon types for meaningful damage).
So to reiterate: The team you made is better executed with Rillaboom or Kartana or Tapu Bulu for an offensive Grass type. However, if you made a terrain offense team (probably best to do Electric Terrain given type synergy), that would be the most successful build you could make. For that team, I would personally run something like
TLDR; I pretty much didn't give you input on your actual team lol, sorry. but since you seem to really want to use Sceptile in OU, try my team I made just for you.

Bad team lol
Tapu Koko @ Terrain Extender
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Wild Charge
- Brave Bird
- Roost

Regieleki @ Choice Specs
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Rising Voltage
- Thunderbolt
- Rapid Spin

Sceptile @ Electric Seed
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Acrobatics

Genesect @ Choice Band
Ability: Download
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Thunderbolt
- Extreme Speed

Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Rock Slide
- Psychic

Mew @ Red Card
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
 
BitBitio said:
Hey!
Sadly, Sceptile is pretty outclassed in Gen 8 OU as an offensive Grass type. However- it does have a niche in the fact that it can fit well in Terrain Offense teams. With its hidden ability, Unburden, it can hold an Electric/Grassy/Misty/Psychic Seed based on the team it is featured on.
For example, on an Electric terrain team:
Sceptile@Electric Seed
Ability: Unburden
252 Atk, 4 SpD, 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
-Swords Dance
-Leaf Blade
-Earthquake/Drain Punch
-Acrobatics/Throat Chop/Rock Slide/Iron Tail/Dragon Claw/Outrage/Thunder Punch/X-Scissor/Synthesis

It's faster than Unburden Hawlucha and only has ever so slightly less Attack. However, Hawlucha has better offensive STAB in return as well as less of a need for coverage. On Electric Terrain teams with Tapu Koko, Alolan Raichu, Regieleki, Pincurchin, etc. is where Sceptile shines as it is capable of deleting the Ground types that trouble its teammates.
Special sets like yours sadly have virtually no coverage due to the loss of Hidden Power, outside of Focus Blast (suffers from unreliability) and Dragon Pulse (only hits Dragon types for meaningful damage).
So to reiterate: The team you made is better executed with Rillaboom or Kartana or Tapu Bulu for an offensive Grass type. However, if you made a terrain offense team (probably best to do Electric Terrain given type synergy), that would be the most successful build you could make. For that team, I would personally run something like
TLDR; I pretty much didn't give you input on your actual team lol, sorry. but since you seem to really want to use Sceptile in OU, try my team I made just for you.

Bad team lol
Tapu Koko @ Terrain Extender
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Wild Charge
- Brave Bird
- Roost

Regieleki @ Choice Specs
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Rising Voltage
- Thunderbolt
- Rapid Spin

Sceptile @ Electric Seed
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Acrobatics

Genesect @ Choice Band
Ability: Download
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Thunderbolt
- Extreme Speed

Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Rock Slide
- Psychic

Mew @ Red Card
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
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Thank you for your rating! I know Sceptile is GARABGE, I just really wanted to make it work. I appreciate you replying, and will take your advice in the electric terrain team, I really like it!
 
SceptileFan said:
Thank you for your rating! I know Sceptile is GARABGE, I just really wanted to make it work. I appreciate you replying, and will take your advice in the electric terrain team, I really like it!
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I wouldn't actually say it's garbage. Just outclassed in OU-I personally love Sceptile. And no problem!
 
Major Changes:
(Special Set) Aegislash ----> Physical set
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 188 HP / 252 Atk / 68 Spe
Modest Nature
- King's Shield
- Shadow Sneak
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
Minor Changes:
Moonlight (Clefable) ---> Softboiled (More consistent)
Energy Ball (Sceptile) ---> Giga Drain (Better for a petya berry/endure set)
 
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