BSS Scizor

[Jediment]

[SET]
name: Pivot
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thief / Aerial Ace
item: Choice Band / Assault Vest
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
tera type: Steel

[SET COMMENTS]

* Thanks to its high Attack, great defensive typing and solid bulk, Scizor is an effective bulky pivot that can also punish faster foes with Technician-boosted Bullet Punch.

* Close Combat is Scizor’s best option to hit opposing Steel types, while Thief is the strongest option against Gholdengo due to the Technician boost.

* Aerial Ace is an option over Thief to hit Fighting types like Annihilape and Breloom, but leaves you vulnerable to Gholdengo.


Items
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* Choice Band: Choice Band lets Scizor function as a scary late-game cleaner, especially with Tera Steel-boosted Bullet Punch. The high damage output also helps Scizor to break down walls for its teammates.

* Assault Vest: While much less immediately threatening than Choice Band, Assault Vest lets Scizor more comfortably switch in to stray special attacks like Gholdengo’s Shadow Ball or Rotom-Wash’s Volt Switch, improving its longevity.


Tera Types
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* **Steel-type**: Choice Band Scizor is a fairly good user of Terastallization, as with Tera Steel boosts Bullet Punch to terrifying levels. Tera Steel also softens Scizor’s weakness to Fire, letting it avoid the OHKO from attacks like Dragonite’s Fire Punch even after a boost.

* **Water-type**: While Steel is Scizor’s best Tera type in most circumstances, Water turns its Fire weakness into a resistance, allowing Scizor to surprise Pokemon like Skeledirge and Volcarona.

* **Fire-type**: A Fire Tera type functions similarly to Water, but it trades more weaknesses in general for an immunity to burn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Jediment, 15093]]
- Quality checked by: [[DerpySuX, 528485]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]

 

[DerpySuX]

Turn the bullet point about its item choices into its own section. On the dex, we have the item comparisons in their own area, like this

I would also slash in aerial ace as a potential last move, as this gives scizor a powerful move to hit Amoonguss and breloom with.

otherwise this looks pretty good to me! QC APPROVED

 

[Jediment]

Original post updated with the changes! Thanks for the quick review :)

 

[DerpySuX]

GP Team here’s another one!

 

[Isaiah]

GP Check

[SET]
name: Pivot
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Thief / Aerial Ace
item: Choice Band / Assault Vest
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
tera type: Steel

[SET COMMENTS]

* Thanks to its high Attack, great defensive typing, and solid bulk, Scizor is an effective bulky pivot whothat can also provide speed controlunish faster foes with Technician-boosted Bullet Punch.

* Close Combat is Scizor’s best option to hit opposing Steel-types, while Thief is the strongest option against Gholdengo due to the Technician boost.

* Aerial Ace is an option over Thief to hit Fighting-types like Annihilape and Breloom, but leaves you vulnerable to Gholdengo.


Items
========
* Choice Band: Choice Band lets Scizor function as a scary late-game cleaner when paired, especially with Tera Steel to further -boost the power ofed Bullet Punch. The high damage output also helps Scizor to break down walls for its teammates.

* Assault Vest: While much less immediately threatening than Choice Band, Assault Vest lets Scizor more comfortably switch in onto stray special attacks like Gholdengo’s Shadow Ball or Rotom-Wash’s Volt Switch, improving its longevity.


Tera Types
========

* **Steel-type**: Choice Band Scizor is a fairly good user of Terastallization, as with Tera Steel iboosts Bullet Punch gets boosted in power to terrifying levels. Tera Steel also softens Scizor’s weakness to Fire, letting it avoid the OHKO from attacks like Dragonite’s Fire Punch even after a boost.

* **Water-type**: While Steel is Scizor’s best choicTera type in most circumstances, Water turns its Fire weakness into a resistance, allowing Scizor to surprise Pokemon like Skeledirge orand Volcarona.

* **Fire-type**: A Fire Tera type functions similarly to Water, but it trades more weaknesses in general for an immunity to burn.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Jediment, 15093]]
- Quality checked by: [[DerpySuX, 528485]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]

GP 1/1
GP Team Done

 

[Omastar68]

U-Turn is a great move and more so for choiced mons, but if AV is Pounce worth a mention? It gets 5 more BP w/ ability, and lowers their Spe. So a stronger fully accurate bug Rock Tomb. Won't help Scizor much, but supports the team.

 

[Jediment]

Thanks for the GP check, changes are implemented!

 

[Theorymon]

Great job everyone, Scizor is now onsite!