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Quality Control XY Scrafty [1/2]

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[SET]
Pivot (Scrafty) @ Eject Button
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Quick Guard / Detect

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Scrafty is a niche choice in XY DOU providing role compression. Its unique typing allows it to check popular threats including Kangaskhan and Aegislash, and its access to Fake Out, Intimidate, and Knock Off make it very disruptive. Eject Button complements those aforementioned traits, letting it weaken physical attackers and immediately switch out to a strong ally in waiting. However, Scrafty struggles because of its odd stat distribution with middling HP, Attack, and Speed, which can make it dead weight against stronger, faster foes, especially if its allies aren't benefiting from its utility. It also suffers from its 4x Fairy weakness which allows Mega Diancie, Mega Gardevoir, and Sylveon to cleanly OHKO it.
  • Fake Out disrupts opposing Pokemon and gives Scrafty's partner the opportunity to safely set up or ignore a threatening opposing Pokemon.
  • Knock Off removes important items such as Assault Vest from Volcanion and Conkeldurr to aid special attackers or Safety Goggles from Thundurus and Aegislash to let Amoonguss use Spore freely.
  • Drain Punch 2HKOs 252 HP Mega Kangaskhan while also restoring HP, improving Scrafty's longevity throughout the match.
  • Quick Guard protects Scrafty’s side from priority moves like Talonflame’s Brave Bird, Genesect’s Extreme Speed, and Thundurus’s Thunder Wave, shielding its team from common speed control and revenge-killing tactics. Detect is an alternative to give Scrafty an option for positioning and protecting against double targeted attacks.
  • Assault Vest makes Scrafty bulkier but at the cost of Quick Guard and Eject Button's momentum. High Jump Kick offers significantly higher power than Drain Punch, but its miss chance and recoil make it unreliable.
  • Mega Gengar appreciates Scrafty’s Intimidate and Eject Button to safely trap threats with Shadow Tag and pivot to a threatening ally. Mega Gardevoir also benefits from Scrafty's utility which allows it to set Calm Mind or Trick Room. Landorus make a good partner, as Scrafty provides the Intimidate support that Landorus-T would typically provide. The pair of Landorus and Scrafty handily shut down opposing Aegislash as well.
  • Take advantage of Intimidate by switching Scrafty in against physical attackers like Landorus-T and Choice Band Genesect to weaken their damage output. Eject Button should be used strategically to allow Scrafty to take a hit, trigger the item, and bring in an offensive threat or setup sweeper safely.
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-For the opening point, maybe a stretch but would say that it's attack is more middling than low. Those hits can hurt if not intimidated!
-two mentions for the knock off point may read a little better e.g. AV Volc/Conk and goggles Thund/Aegis
-quick guard as the sole move 4 might be a little much, though I use it on all of my teams, it doesn't hurt imo to add Detect as a safe option
-for the mega gengar partner mention, it's also worth pointing out that eject button pivoting can safely bring in an ideal partner to abuse gengar's shadow tagging

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[SET]
Pivot (Scrafty) @ Eject Button
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Quick Guard / Detect

[SET COMMENTS]
  • Scrafty is a niche choice in XY DOU providing role compression. Its unique typing allows it to check popular threats including Kangaskhan and Aegislash, and its access to Fake Out, Intimidate, and Knock Off make it very disruptive. Eject Button complements those aforementioned traits, letting it weaken physical attackers and immediately switch out to a strong ally in waiting. However, Scrafty struggles because of its odd stat distribution with middling HP, Attack, and Speed, which can make it dead weight against stronger, faster foes, especially if its allies aren't benefiting from its utility. It also suffers from its 4x Fairy weakness which allows Mega Diancie, Mega Gardevoir, and Sylveon to cleanly OHKO it.
  • Fake Out disrupts opposing Pokemon and gives Scrafty's partner the opportunity to safely set up or ignore a threatening opposing Pokemon. (May be worth expanding this section. Fake Out access is fairly uncommon in XY outside of a mega-costing Kangaskhan slot and is a pretty distinguishing trait, providing a bulwark against Rain Tailwind and Trick Room strategies.)
  • Knock Off removes important items such as Assault Vest from Volcanion and Conkeldurr to aid special attackers or Safety Goggles from Thundurus and Aegislash to let Amoonguss use Spore freely. (Maybe worth mentioning calcs such as Knock off commonly OHKOing deoxys-speed and 2HKOing Aegislash, Mega-Gengar and Gothitelle)
  • Drain Punch 2HKOs 252 HP Mega Kangaskhan while also restoring HP, improving Scrafty's longevity throughout the match.
  • Quick Guard protects Scrafty’s side from priority moves like Talonflame’s Brave Bird, Genesect’s Extreme Speed, and Thundurus’s Thunder Wave, shielding its team from common speed control and revenge-killing tactics. Detect is an alternative to give Scrafty an option for positioning and protecting against double targeted attacks.
  • Assault Vest makes Scrafty bulkier but at the cost of Quick Guard and Eject Button's momentum. Mention the benefits of Assault Vest in adding coverage moves like Ice Punch and Head Smash in addition to the drawbacks. High Jump Kick offers significantly higher power than Drain Punch, but its miss chance and recoil make it unreliable.
  • Mega Gengar appreciates Scrafty’s Intimidate and Eject Button to safely trap threats with Shadow Tag and pivot to a threatening ally. Mega Gardevoir also benefits from Scrafty's utility which allows it to set Calm Mind or Trick Room. What specific parts of its utility? Recommend mentioning Intimidate covering Gardevoir's poor Physical defense well and fake out creating set-up space specifically. Landorus make a good partner, as Scrafty provides the Intimidate support that Landorus-T would typically provide. The pair of Landorus and Scrafty handily shut down opposing Aegislash as well.
  • Take advantage of Intimidate by switching Scrafty in against physical attackers like Landorus-T and Choice Band Genesect to weaken their damage output. Eject Button should be used strategically to allow Scrafty to take a hit, trigger the item, and bring in an offensive threat or setup sweeper safely.
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Some additional things possibly worth bringing up:
- Other items such as Safety Goggles and Sitrus Berry are probably worth a shout as they are quite common alongside Eject Button and Assault Vest
- Scrafty's Low Speed allows it to underspeed aegislash and hit it with Knock Off in its Blade Forme, instantly KOing it.
- Ice Punch, Dragon Tail and Head Smash are occasionally seen as options on Scrafty not mentioned anywhere here
- Scrafty greatly appreciates a Steel type that can switch in on Fairy/Flying attacks aimed at it. Aegislash also appreciates Scrafty's ability to tank dark-type attacks and is potentially worth mentioning as a synergy pokemon.

Tag me in discord if you have any concerns/discussion points, good clear writing with brevity overall
 
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