Scizor @ Liechi Berry
Adamant - 252 Atk, 86 Def, 172 Spd
Swarm
- Agility
- Substitute
- X-Scissor/Night Slash/Reversal
- Reversal/Night Slash/Reversal
- Adamant nature and max Atk evs for max attack, and 172 spd evs lets scizor Outspeed max speed scarf heatran after one agility. 86 Def evs are added for extra bulk.
- used as a late-game sweeper
- It's similar to empoleon, where you switch in to one of scizor's many resistances, agility on the switch, and sub until liechi berry activates.
- a 200 BP Reversal and a 180 BP X-Scissor thanks to swarm and STAB boosted by a liechi berry means this scizor will hit hard no matter what. Night Slash can be used to hit ghosts.
- Pokemon that cause problems to this set: The only true counters I have seen to this Scizor set without night slash would be ghost types like the rotom appliances, dusknoir, and gengar, who are only 3-4HKO'd by X-Scissor, meaning your sweep will stop. A Pursuit user like Tyranitar would be a good partner then to get rid of those ghosts.
There are also some pokemon who can act as revenge killers to this set. Priority move users like Lucario, Scizor, Metagross, and Infernape and random scarfers faster than heatran can kill you after you set up. Scizor and Metagross can be handled by a Magnezone with hp fire and magnet rise, and lucario can be handled by a fast fire or fighting users or an encore user, since most lucario run swords dance, so a choice scarf magnezone can be used to take luke out. Starmie can take out most infernape due to its faster speed, but grass knot is scary.
There are also some pokemon who are only 2HKO'd by this Scizor even after SR, so then they can revenge kill it, like Skarmory, Forretress, and Suicune. Magnezone takes out Skarmory and Forretress, and Suicune doesn't like getting encored or hit by a hp electric by vaporeon.
Lastly, there are certain flying type pokemon who can intimidate and cancel out liechi berry's effect. They are gyarados and salamence. Ice-type moves and SR for Salamence, and a Starmie's Tbolt or someone else's electric attack can handle gyarados. While I'm still on Flying-types, Gliscor should also pose a problem to this set, so ice-type moves should get rid of him.
I've been playing with this set for a while now, and with the right amount of team support, this scizor can tear through a team, especially late game.
Adamant - 252 Atk, 86 Def, 172 Spd
Swarm
- Agility
- Substitute
- X-Scissor/Night Slash/Reversal
- Reversal/Night Slash/Reversal
- Adamant nature and max Atk evs for max attack, and 172 spd evs lets scizor Outspeed max speed scarf heatran after one agility. 86 Def evs are added for extra bulk.
- used as a late-game sweeper
- It's similar to empoleon, where you switch in to one of scizor's many resistances, agility on the switch, and sub until liechi berry activates.
- a 200 BP Reversal and a 180 BP X-Scissor thanks to swarm and STAB boosted by a liechi berry means this scizor will hit hard no matter what. Night Slash can be used to hit ghosts.
- Pokemon that cause problems to this set: The only true counters I have seen to this Scizor set without night slash would be ghost types like the rotom appliances, dusknoir, and gengar, who are only 3-4HKO'd by X-Scissor, meaning your sweep will stop. A Pursuit user like Tyranitar would be a good partner then to get rid of those ghosts.
There are also some pokemon who can act as revenge killers to this set. Priority move users like Lucario, Scizor, Metagross, and Infernape and random scarfers faster than heatran can kill you after you set up. Scizor and Metagross can be handled by a Magnezone with hp fire and magnet rise, and lucario can be handled by a fast fire or fighting users or an encore user, since most lucario run swords dance, so a choice scarf magnezone can be used to take luke out. Starmie can take out most infernape due to its faster speed, but grass knot is scary.
There are also some pokemon who are only 2HKO'd by this Scizor even after SR, so then they can revenge kill it, like Skarmory, Forretress, and Suicune. Magnezone takes out Skarmory and Forretress, and Suicune doesn't like getting encored or hit by a hp electric by vaporeon.
Lastly, there are certain flying type pokemon who can intimidate and cancel out liechi berry's effect. They are gyarados and salamence. Ice-type moves and SR for Salamence, and a Starmie's Tbolt or someone else's electric attack can handle gyarados. While I'm still on Flying-types, Gliscor should also pose a problem to this set, so ice-type moves should get rid of him.
I've been playing with this set for a while now, and with the right amount of team support, this scizor can tear through a team, especially late game.