Scizor's Punch! (OU RMT)

KingdomBlade

This is my second team after discovering my first has a gaping weakness to.. well everything. So I decided to make it revolve around Scizor. I think my team has pretty great synergy.

Well, I tried making a new team, and I think I made it improve a lot.

EDIT: I changed it again!
Mamoswine
Dragonite
Starmie
Magnezone
Flygon
Scizor

Lead
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Mamoswine @ Focus Sash
Ability: Snow Cloak
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moves: Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Ice Shard
Endeavor

In my opinion, Mamoswine makes still an excellent lead even for my new team. The high attack power is nice for killing off several common leads, most especially bulky dragon types like Salamence. Endeavor is also a handy move to have, just in case Focus Sash activates and I get nearly OHKO'ed. Stealth Rock can also become useful when sweeping with Scizor. If Mamoswine still survives, there is a possibility that I can use him in late game to attack.

Rapid Spinner/Bulky Water Killer
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Starmie @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Timid
EVs: 88 HP / 20 Def / 188 Spe / 188 Spc / 20 Spd
Moves: Surf
Thunderbolt
Rapid Spin
Recover

As my team's primary weakness is Fire, Starmie was a Pokemon I decided to get. I realized that I needed to kill off Pokemon that can be a threat to Scizor. Starmie makes an good killer of Fire Types and has a bonus of killing off Bulky Waters with the use of Thunderbolt. Rapid Spin is also a very effective move on this set because Entry Hazards will be important because if may cause problems when trying to set up Scizor for a sweep. Surf is a reliable STAB move for killing off Fire Types, as I was very unhappy with the inaccuracy of Hydro Pump.

Steel Killer/Special Attacker
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Magnezone @ Leftovers
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Timid
EVs: 40 Atk / 252 SpA / 216 Spe
Moves: Substitute
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power Fire
Explosion

Scizor is becoming more and more popular in teams and has become an effective threat, so, I decided that I needed a steel killer. Magnezone is always the prime choice for a steel killer. Many people also use Metagross and Bronzong, so it can also kill it effectively. Thunderbolt is for great STAB, HP Fire for more effective steel type killing, Explosion for suicide, and Substitute to make it survivable against several threats. It can also double as a special attacker.

Revenge Killer/Scout
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Flygon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Moves: Outrage
Earthquake
Stone Edge
U-Turn

Choice Scarf and plenty of resistances make Flygon an effective Revenge Killer. With decent 100 base Atk, he can 2HKO some of the most commonly seen Pokemon. He basically arrives if my attackers or sweepers die. He can also make an effective scout. U-Turn is a good move as it allows me to scout any threats ahead of time and quickly switch out, especially with Choice Scarf.

Physical Sweeper
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Dragonite @ Leftovers
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Atk / 52 Spe
Moves: Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Roost

New replacement to Ninjask. He is a very good sweeper, and is a monster with the help of Dragon Dance. Since Salamence was banished to Uber, Dragonite has been one of the best DD users in the OU tier. He works in conjuction with Scizor, as they resist each others weaknesses. Roost is an important recovery move. Dragon Claw is a primary stab, as I was unhappy with Outrage's effects. Earthquake is for an alternative to Dragon Claw and primarily for Steel types.

Physical Sweeper
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Scizor @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spe
Moves: Roost
Bullet Punch
Brick Break
Swords Dance

The core of my team. After a few Swords Dances, it will be a killing machine. The Bullet Punch is the most important move on this set, as with a few Swords Dances, Scizor can kill threats as well as it being a priority. For those pesky walls that Bullet Punch cannot OHKO, Brick Break will can rip through them. Roost is gives an option to recover some HP.

Any opinions, suggestions, or comments? Just post it here.
 
Be aware that if Scizor gets taken out Ninjask can almost become a dead weight on your team. Perhaps run some back-up physical attacker like Metagross or Lucario that Ninjask can also pass to and sweep in their own right.
 
If you're using Flygon as a sweeper then Life Orb should definitely take the place of Choice Scarf. Though this will mean he can't revenge kill so well. Flygon can do well at one or the other but not both.
 
KingdomBlade said:
Well, anyone could benefit from Speed Boost, so it'll be okay I think.
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I completey disagree with this the only pokemon that get a worth while benefit from any speed boost are the heavy hitters I feel you should turn ninjask to your lead make mamoswine more offensive add protect on ninjask which will always gurantee one to two speed boost and thus making less dead weight and adding another option to recieve a pass
 
Substitute guarantees a couple of speed boosts also, even if it fails. As you can't get OHKO'ed on a sub, I think it's better as there's also a possibility of a No Guard Machamp or the fact that 50% of the time, Protect won't work twice.

Haha, I tested it for a few battles on Shoddy... and some guy's Flygon got caught in Outrage, so shifted to my Ninjask just as he finished, and I got 3 Swords Dances in and Baton Passed it to Scizor 'cause his Flygon got Confused 3 times in a row.
 
What happens if you get taunted

EDIT:
This is the set I used to use it can easily become dead weight if not used the right way in mid game

Ninjask@ leftovers
lead
moves
-subsitute
-protect
-swords dance
-baton pass
evs
252hp/rest is your preference
 
That's why almost no one uses ninjask, as even a +2 x-scissor does nothing . If you want a more bulky and reliable passer, gliscor can be used.
 
Ninjask outside lead positions need a massive amount of support. Right now, you're not giving it the support. Mamoswine leads are leads that don't bother with preventing Stealth Rock from being set up, which means your Ninjask's capacity to pass has been slashed in half.

You might want to change your lead into an Aerodactyl, to have a chance of prevention of stealth rock from being set up. Also, I would recommend changing Ninjask altogether, which renders my previous advice useless, and changing it into a Baton Pass Gliscor. He can't Speed Boost, but he can Taunt, unlike what Jask can do (If Ninjask gets Taunt then it would be broken). Otherwise, this team is quite solid.
 
Do you guys think getting rid of Ninjask all together, giving Scizor Swords Dance, and adding a new sweeper would work? Something like Gallade or Lucario or a Breloom?

If I was able to sweep with Scizor using Swords Dance instead of Ninjask and not having a Baton Passer, do you think it would be okay using it together with a Swords Dance Gallade/Breloom or a Dragon Dance Gyarados, or should I just replace Ninjask and the team will turn out fine?

I decided to replace Ninjask with a Dragonite since Scizor and Dragonite appear to work effectively in conjunction. They resist each other's weaknesses and they are both quite bulky. I decided to run a DD set on Dragonite.
 
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