[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Defog
item: Sitrus Berry / Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Steel / Dragon
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Utility Scizor offers unique role compression in the meta, combining priority, Knock Off, pivoting and entry hazard removal in one teamslot, as well as being a useful defensive piece. STAB and Technician boosted Bullet Punch threatens the tier's Fairy- and Ice-types such as Iron Valiant, Enamorus and Kyurem with heavy damage, as well as revenge killing frail or weakened threats like Dragapult and Darkrai. U-turn serves as useful pivoting, allowing Scizor to switch out of bad matchups like Corviknight, Pecharunt and Galarian Weezing, while dissuading Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Ting-Lu from switching in. Knock Off ensures to create progress by removing items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers from Pokemon, forcing hazard chip on Pokemon like Zapdos and Moltres, preventing passive recovery on Pokemon such as Corviknight, and easing Scizor's ability to attack and pivot by removing Rocky Helmet from Pokemon like Landorus-T. Knock Off also has the benefit of threatening Gholdengo attempting to block Scizor's hazard removal. Scizor can use Defog to great effect, since it can threaten the tier's hazard setters like Hisuian Samurott and Glimmora with either of its STAB moves. Sitrus Berry allows Scizor to heal in a pinch, useful for fast paced teams, but Heavy-Duty Boots is an option for slower paced teams that desire Scizor to avoid hazard chip, allowing it to make its removal more reliable. Tera Steel boosts Scizor's offensive presence to terrifying levels, letting Bullet Punch to OHKO Iron Valiant as well as 2HKO Darkrai and Dragapult. Alternatively, Tera Dragon can be used defensively, turning Fire-type moves like Flamethrower and Fiery Dance into a resistance, allowing Scizor to check Pokemon such as Ceruledge and Flamethrower Clefable, albeit only once. Tera Dragon also eases the match-up into Ogerpon-W.
Utility Scizor fits best on more offensive teams that appreciate Scizor's role compression. Wallbreakers such as Dragapult and Zamazenta pair well with Scizor, allowing to safely switch in from Scizor's U-Turn. Dark-types like Darkrai, Hisuian Samurott and Kingambit appreciate Scizor's ability to scare out the Fairy-types that threaten them such as Iron Valiant and Clefable. In return, the Dark-types can threaten the physically defensive Ghost-types that can shrug off Scizor's Knock Off, Pecharunt and bulky Gholdengo. Water-types like Hisuian Samurott and Alomomola pair well with Scizor defensively, scaring out the Fire-types that threaten Scizor, such as Moltres and Cinderace. In return, Scizor offers a 4x resistance and threaten a super effective STAB U-turn on the Grass-types that scare the Water-types, such as Rillaboom and Meowscarada. Due to Scizor's crippling 4x weakness to Fire-type moves, it appreciates teammates that resist such moves, such as Dragonite, the previously mentioned Alomomola, and Raging Bolt. Dragonite appreciates Scizor's resistance to Ice- and Fairy-type moves, while also threatening the users back with Bullet Punch. Scizor's Defog support is also great for Dragonite, allowing it to carry items other than Heavy-Duty Boots. In return, Dragonite can KO Scizor checks with its multitude of coverage options, such as Ice Spinner for Flying-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Gliscor, Fire Punch for Pokemon like Corviknight, and Earthquake for Pokemon such as Ceruledge, Heatran and Iron Treads. Alomomola is a great partner since its Wish passing can keep Scizor healthy without a need for Sitrus Berry, allowing Scizor to run Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid hazard chip. In exchange, Scizor resists the Grass-moves Alomomola is threatened by and frees it to run alternate items to Heavy-Duty Boots. Raging Bolt is also a great teammate, threatening the bulky Flying- and Water-types that wall Scizor, like Corviknight, Moltres, Alomomola and Toxapex, while resisting Fire-moves as well. In return, Scizor threatens the Ice- and Fairy-types that scare Raging Bolt as well as Ting-Lu, with either U-Turn or Knock Off. Additionally, the two form a double priority and pivoting core, constantly keeping momentum and prevent set-up sweepers from snowballing out of control. Due to its lack of power, Pokemon like Kingambit, Raging Bolt, and Dragonite can use Scizor as a set-up oppurtunity, so teammates that punish such attempts like Encore Ogerpon-W and Iron Valiant are appreciated.
[SET CREDITS]
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name: Utility
move 1: Bullet Punch
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Defog
item: Sitrus Berry / Heavy-Duty Boots
tera type: Steel / Dragon
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Utility Scizor offers unique role compression in the meta, combining priority, Knock Off, pivoting and entry hazard removal in one teamslot, as well as being a useful defensive piece. STAB and Technician boosted Bullet Punch threatens the tier's Fairy- and Ice-types such as Iron Valiant, Enamorus and Kyurem with heavy damage, as well as revenge killing frail or weakened threats like Dragapult and Darkrai. U-turn serves as useful pivoting, allowing Scizor to switch out of bad matchups like Corviknight, Pecharunt and Galarian Weezing, while dissuading Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Ting-Lu from switching in. Knock Off ensures to create progress by removing items like Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers from Pokemon, forcing hazard chip on Pokemon like Zapdos and Moltres, preventing passive recovery on Pokemon such as Corviknight, and easing Scizor's ability to attack and pivot by removing Rocky Helmet from Pokemon like Landorus-T. Knock Off also has the benefit of threatening Gholdengo attempting to block Scizor's hazard removal. Scizor can use Defog to great effect, since it can threaten the tier's hazard setters like Hisuian Samurott and Glimmora with either of its STAB moves. Sitrus Berry allows Scizor to heal in a pinch, useful for fast paced teams, but Heavy-Duty Boots is an option for slower paced teams that desire Scizor to avoid hazard chip, allowing it to make its removal more reliable. Tera Steel boosts Scizor's offensive presence to terrifying levels, letting Bullet Punch to OHKO Iron Valiant as well as 2HKO Darkrai and Dragapult. Alternatively, Tera Dragon can be used defensively, turning Fire-type moves like Flamethrower and Fiery Dance into a resistance, allowing Scizor to check Pokemon such as Ceruledge and Flamethrower Clefable, albeit only once. Tera Dragon also eases the match-up into Ogerpon-W.
Utility Scizor fits best on more offensive teams that appreciate Scizor's role compression. Wallbreakers such as Dragapult and Zamazenta pair well with Scizor, allowing to safely switch in from Scizor's U-Turn. Dark-types like Darkrai, Hisuian Samurott and Kingambit appreciate Scizor's ability to scare out the Fairy-types that threaten them such as Iron Valiant and Clefable. In return, the Dark-types can threaten the physically defensive Ghost-types that can shrug off Scizor's Knock Off, Pecharunt and bulky Gholdengo. Water-types like Hisuian Samurott and Alomomola pair well with Scizor defensively, scaring out the Fire-types that threaten Scizor, such as Moltres and Cinderace. In return, Scizor offers a 4x resistance and threaten a super effective STAB U-turn on the Grass-types that scare the Water-types, such as Rillaboom and Meowscarada. Due to Scizor's crippling 4x weakness to Fire-type moves, it appreciates teammates that resist such moves, such as Dragonite, the previously mentioned Alomomola, and Raging Bolt. Dragonite appreciates Scizor's resistance to Ice- and Fairy-type moves, while also threatening the users back with Bullet Punch. Scizor's Defog support is also great for Dragonite, allowing it to carry items other than Heavy-Duty Boots. In return, Dragonite can KO Scizor checks with its multitude of coverage options, such as Ice Spinner for Flying-type Pokemon like Zapdos and Gliscor, Fire Punch for Pokemon like Corviknight, and Earthquake for Pokemon such as Ceruledge, Heatran and Iron Treads. Alomomola is a great partner since its Wish passing can keep Scizor healthy without a need for Sitrus Berry, allowing Scizor to run Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid hazard chip. In exchange, Scizor resists the Grass-moves Alomomola is threatened by and frees it to run alternate items to Heavy-Duty Boots. Raging Bolt is also a great teammate, threatening the bulky Flying- and Water-types that wall Scizor, like Corviknight, Moltres, Alomomola and Toxapex, while resisting Fire-moves as well. In return, Scizor threatens the Ice- and Fairy-types that scare Raging Bolt as well as Ting-Lu, with either U-Turn or Knock Off. Additionally, the two form a double priority and pivoting core, constantly keeping momentum and prevent set-up sweepers from snowballing out of control. Due to its lack of power, Pokemon like Kingambit, Raging Bolt, and Dragonite can use Scizor as a set-up oppurtunity, so teammates that punish such attempts like Encore Ogerpon-W and Iron Valiant are appreciated.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hittite-jumpscare.658341/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
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