
Offensive Swords Dance (Scizor-Mega) @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal --> Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off / Sand Tomb
[SET COMMENTS]
Offensive Mega Scizor punches through the opposition with its three-attacks set thanks to its great base Attack stat, colorful coverage options, and surprisingly good natural bulk. Bullet Punch, when boosted by STAB and Technician, lets Mega Scizor beat faster threats like Roaring Moon and all-out attacking Zamazenta despite its mediocre base Speed stat. Close Combat hits Steel-types that normally stuff Mega Scizor, like Heatran and Kingambit, while being a great neutral option when boosted against the likes of Raging Bolt, opposing Mega Scizor, and Urshifu-R. Knock Off 2HKOes defensive and OHKOes offensive Gholdengo, which is otherwise a major annoyance, after a boost, while providing good utility into the likes of Toxapex and Moltres without needing a Swords Dance boost. Sand Tomb is a good alternative, as it directly breaks through Toxapex and other checks like Iron Moth while still retaining the ability to scare off Gholdengo, but it forgoes any chance of beating Moltres.
This particular Mega Scizor set fits best on hyper offense teams, which want Mega Scizor's cleanup ability and defensive utility without the drawbacks of being checked by annoyances like Toxapex and Heatran; not having Roost is not very noticeable due to these teams' plan to win quickly. Entry hazard setters like suicide lead Landorus-T, Glimmora, and Iron Treads greatly help Mega Scizor's wallbreaking ability by chipping foes like Toxapex and Raging Bolt down into range of Mega Scizor's attacks. They also pair well with Knock Off, allowing Mega Scizor to use said hazards to heavily pressure Moltres and Volcarona. Dragon-types like Roaring Moon, Dragonite, and Raging Bolt are great partners, as they set up on Fire-types like Heatran and Moltres that otherwise stop Mega Scizor while loving Mega Scizor's ability to beat Fairy-types like Iron Valiant and Tapu Koko and clean up once they are finished wallbreaking. Kingambit forms a great priority spamming duo with Mega Scizor, letting one wallbreak for the other to clean while appreciating Mega Scizor's neutrality to Ground and Fighting as well as its Fairy resistance, which let it switch into foes like Choice Scarf Urshifu-R, defensive Great Tusk, entry hazard setter Garchomp, and Mega Diancie.
[CREDITS]
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