[SET]
name: Pivot
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Bullet Punch
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Knock Off
item: Heavy Duty Boots
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe
tera type: Steel / Fire / Electric
[SET COMMENTS]
Scizor is a potent threat in the UU metagame due to the combination of Swords Dance + Technician-boosted Bullet Punch for strong revenge killing and cleaning abilities as well as utility options like Knock Off and U-turn to allow it to function as a bulky pivot. Bullet Punch in tandem with Technician allows Scizor to threaten frailer, faster threats like Ogerpon-C, Mamoswine, Lokix, and Latios, notably OHKOing Ogerpon-C after Stealth Rocks, Mamoswine after little chip, and Lokix and Latios at +2. Knock Off helps Scizor cripple common switch-ins like Zapdos and Mandibuzz by removing their Heavy-Duty Boots, as well as dealing super effective damage to Skeledirge and Metagross. U-turn helps Scizor do big damage to Pokemon like Slowking and Hydrapple, as well as escaping bad matchups from Pokemon like Cobalion and Toxapex coming in. 136 speed EVs are used to outspeed Adamant Azumarill, with the rest pumped into bulk. Tera Steel is used to add extra power to its already impressive Technician boosted Bullet Punches, notably being able to OHKO Heavy-Duty Boots Tornadus-Therian at +2 and being able to 2HKO Azumarill. Alternatively, Tera Fire is used to flip its matchup versus Skeledirge and Arcanine-Hisui, allowing it to safely hit the former with Knock Off, hindering its ability to consistently switch in. It can also be used to absorb Will-O-Wisps from the aforementioned Skeledirge, as well as resisting Heat Wave from Tornadus-T. However, one has to be aware of the downsides, which include losing Scizor's good defensive typing, resulting in worse matchups against tier staples like Hydrapple, Rhyperior, and Excadrill, as well as taking more hazard damage should your Heavy-Duty Boots get knocked off. One can also use Tera Electric to avoid getting paralyzed by Static from Zapdos, who would otherwise punish Scizor's contact moves.
As an offensive pivot, Scizor does best on bulky offense and offense structures, able to use the fast-paced nature of such team styles to pivot around, provide item displacement, and key revenge killing. Rhyperior is a phenomenal teammate due to its ability to counter dangerous threats to Scizor like Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Arcanine-Hisui as well as provide key Stealth Rock support to put threats like Ogerpon-C and Mamoswine into range of Bullet Punch more easily. Other entry hazard setters like Sandy Shocks and Cobalion also are good teammates, both forming a VoltTurn core to bring Scizor in against threats like Hydrapple, with Cobalion also being able to offensively check Lokix and Excadrill. Scizor also works well with the Pokemon that appreciate its free switches, such as wallbreakers like Latios, Mamoswine and Azumarill. These wallbreakers provide the raw power needed to blast past Scizor's defensive checks and counters, like Cobalion, Toxapex, and Zapdos. Once these walls are gone, Scizor can clean up with a Swords Dance sweep. Scizor also forms a potent pivot core with other pivots, such as Zapdos and Slowking, the latter able to take on the fire-type moves thrown at it. Defensive partners include Pokemon like the aforementioned Slowking, as well as Rhyperior, Skeledirge, who can wall threats like Kommo-o, and Tinkaton, who acts as a primary check to Latios and Hydrapple so that Scizor doesn't get chipped down trying to switch into their attacks.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mrsuslawl.642289/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/melt-gibson.617840/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monky25.515132/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/thatoneapple.620325/
Grammar checked by:
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name: Pivot
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Bullet Punch
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Knock Off
item: Heavy Duty Boots
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe
tera type: Steel / Fire / Electric
[SET COMMENTS]
Scizor is a potent threat in the UU metagame due to the combination of Swords Dance + Technician-boosted Bullet Punch for strong revenge killing and cleaning abilities as well as utility options like Knock Off and U-turn to allow it to function as a bulky pivot. Bullet Punch in tandem with Technician allows Scizor to threaten frailer, faster threats like Ogerpon-C, Mamoswine, Lokix, and Latios, notably OHKOing Ogerpon-C after Stealth Rocks, Mamoswine after little chip, and Lokix and Latios at +2. Knock Off helps Scizor cripple common switch-ins like Zapdos and Mandibuzz by removing their Heavy-Duty Boots, as well as dealing super effective damage to Skeledirge and Metagross. U-turn helps Scizor do big damage to Pokemon like Slowking and Hydrapple, as well as escaping bad matchups from Pokemon like Cobalion and Toxapex coming in. 136 speed EVs are used to outspeed Adamant Azumarill, with the rest pumped into bulk. Tera Steel is used to add extra power to its already impressive Technician boosted Bullet Punches, notably being able to OHKO Heavy-Duty Boots Tornadus-Therian at +2 and being able to 2HKO Azumarill. Alternatively, Tera Fire is used to flip its matchup versus Skeledirge and Arcanine-Hisui, allowing it to safely hit the former with Knock Off, hindering its ability to consistently switch in. It can also be used to absorb Will-O-Wisps from the aforementioned Skeledirge, as well as resisting Heat Wave from Tornadus-T. However, one has to be aware of the downsides, which include losing Scizor's good defensive typing, resulting in worse matchups against tier staples like Hydrapple, Rhyperior, and Excadrill, as well as taking more hazard damage should your Heavy-Duty Boots get knocked off. One can also use Tera Electric to avoid getting paralyzed by Static from Zapdos, who would otherwise punish Scizor's contact moves.
As an offensive pivot, Scizor does best on bulky offense and offense structures, able to use the fast-paced nature of such team styles to pivot around, provide item displacement, and key revenge killing. Rhyperior is a phenomenal teammate due to its ability to counter dangerous threats to Scizor like Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Arcanine-Hisui as well as provide key Stealth Rock support to put threats like Ogerpon-C and Mamoswine into range of Bullet Punch more easily. Other entry hazard setters like Sandy Shocks and Cobalion also are good teammates, both forming a VoltTurn core to bring Scizor in against threats like Hydrapple, with Cobalion also being able to offensively check Lokix and Excadrill. Scizor also works well with the Pokemon that appreciate its free switches, such as wallbreakers like Latios, Mamoswine and Azumarill. These wallbreakers provide the raw power needed to blast past Scizor's defensive checks and counters, like Cobalion, Toxapex, and Zapdos. Once these walls are gone, Scizor can clean up with a Swords Dance sweep. Scizor also forms a potent pivot core with other pivots, such as Zapdos and Slowking, the latter able to take on the fire-type moves thrown at it. Defensive partners include Pokemon like the aforementioned Slowking, as well as Rhyperior, Skeledirge, who can wall threats like Kommo-o, and Tinkaton, who acts as a primary check to Latios and Hydrapple so that Scizor doesn't get chipped down trying to switch into their attacks.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mrsuslawl.642289/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/melt-gibson.617840/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monky25.515132/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/thatoneapple.620325/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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