National Dex UU [GP:1/1] Scizor

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[SET]
Bulky Swords Dance (Scizor) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers / Buginium Z
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 HP / 112 Atk / 56 Def / 76 SpD / 12 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Knock Off / U-turn
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
A fantastic defensive typing alongside powerful priority allow Scizor to be an important defensive piece as well a great late-game cleaner on most teams. Swords Dance is essential to allow Scizor to sweep weakened teams, and it pairs well with Bullet Punch, allowing Scizor to ignore its mediocre Speed and KO faster threats, like Alakazam and Iron Boulder. Knock Off allows Scizor to overwhelm checks such as Celesteela and Rotom-W that rely on Leftovers to check Scizor over a longer game. U-turn is another option that allows Scizor to pivot in threats such as Iron Moth and Greninja on typical Scizor checks such as Skarmory and Skeledirge. Roost is essential to allow Scizor to consistently perform defensive roles over a long game, as well as set up on weaker defensive foes, like Hippowdon and Tangrowth. Heavy-Duty Boots is typically preferred on Scizor to prevent it from being worn down too quickly by entry hazards, but Leftovers can also be used on teams with more reliable hazard removal. Buginium Z can be utilized alongside U-turn to defeat foes such as Amoonguss at +2 while also allowing Scizor to threaten foes such as Ting-Lu without being forced to switch out. 112 Attack EVs with an Adamant Nature allow Scizor to OHKO Mega Gardevoir with Bullet Punch, 12 Speed EVs allow Scizor to outspeed Skeledirge, and 76 Special Defense EVs allow Scizor to survive 2 Shadow Ball from uninvested Aegislash. However, EVs can be moved from Attack to Defense or Special Defense to help Scizor better check threats such as Iron Boulder or Aegislash respectively, though 16 Attack with an Adamant nature is recommended to OHKO Mega Gardevoir after Stealth Rock. Bulky Swords Dance Scizor can be used on offensive and bulky teams that appreciate Scizor's priority and defensive profile. Teammates such as Mega Gardevoir and Alakazam appreciate Scizor removing Leftovers from shared checks such as Aegislash and Celesteela; Scizor's defensive profile provides support against threats such as Zeraora and Iron Boulder. Scizor often struggles to break through Skarmory, so teammates that can take advantage of it, like Aegislash, Iron Moth, and Magnezone are appreciated. Scizor is also heavily threatened by Fire-types like Iron Moth and Skeledirge, so partners such as Rotom-W, Slowking, and Ting Lu that can handle these threats are mandatory; in return, Scizor can check common switch-ins to these defensive pieces such as Hydrapple and Mega Venusaur. Scizor can also struggle to threaten certain offensive Pokemon that resist Bullet Punch, like Iron Moth and Greninja, so teammates such as Hippowdon or Celesteela that can handle these threats or wear them down until Scizor can pick them off later in the game are appreciated.

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[SET]
Bulky Swords Dance (Scizor) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers / Buginium Z
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 HP / 112 Atk / 56 Def / 76 SpD / 12 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Knock Off / U-turn
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Fantastic defensive typing alongside powerful priority allow Scizor to be an important defensive piece as well a great late-game cleaner on all styles of team. change this to "on a vast majority of teams / playstyles" since you re not using Scizor on Stall / Fat Builds. Swords Dance is essential to allow Scizor to sweep weakened teams, and pairs well with Bullet Punch, allowing Scizor to bypass its mediocre Speed and KO faster threats, like Alakazam and Iron Boulder. Knock Off is an excellent tool that allows Scizor to beat i would change to "weaken" or overwhelm" here since the second or third Knock Off is doing no damage at all and both can threaten Scizor right away. checks such as Celesteela and Rotom-W that rely on Leftovers to check Scizor over a longer game. U-turn is another option that allows Scizor to pivot in threats such as Iron Moth and Greninja on typical Scizor checks such as Skarmory and Skeledirge. Roost is essential to allow Scizor to consistently perform defensive roles over a long game, as well as set up on weaker defensive options, like Hippowdon and Tangrowth. Heavy-Duty Boots is typically preferred on Scizor to prevent it from being worn down too quickly by entry hazards, but Leftovers can also be used on teams with more reliable hazard removal. Buginium Z can be utilized alongside U-turn to defeat foes such as Amoonguss at +2, while also allowing Scizor to threaten foes such a Ting-Lu without being forced to switch out. 112 Attack EVs with an Adamant Nature allows Scizor to OHKO Mega Gardevoir with Bullet Punch, 12 Speed allows Scizor to outspeed Skeledirge, and 76 Special Defense allows Scizor to survive 2 Shadow Balls from uninvested Aegislash. However, EVs can be moved from Attack to Defense or Special Defense to help Scizor better check threats such as Iron Boulder or Aegislash, though 16 Attack with an Adamant nature is recommended to OHKO Mega Gardevoir after Stealth Rocks. Bulky Swords Dance Scizor can be used on offensive and bulky teams that appreciate Scizor's priority and defensive profile. Teammates such as Mega Gardevoir and Mega Venusaur Knock Off Mega Venu is most of the time the standard so maybe change this to Zam? appreciate Scizor removing Leftovers from shared checks such as Aegislash and Celesteela, as well as Scizor's defensive profile providing support against threats such as Alakazam and Iron Boulder. Scizor often struggles to break through Skarmory, so teammates that can take advantage of Skarmory like Aegislash, Iron Moth, or Magnezone are appreciated. Scizor also is heavily threatened by Fire-types like Iron Moth and Skeledirge, so partners such as Rotom-W, Slowking, and Ting Lu that can handle these threats are mandatory. what Scizor does for them in return? Scizor also struggles to revenge kill certain targets with BP e.g Moth and Greninja so list some good partners to help here.

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Quality checked by:
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A fantastic defensive typing alongside powerful priority allow Scizor to be an important defensive piece as well a great late-game cleaner on most teams. Swords Dance is essential to allow Scizor to sweep weakened teams, and it pairs well with Bullet Punch, allowing Scizor to bypass ignore just word choice its mediocre Speed and KO faster threats, like Alakazam and Iron Boulder. Knock Off is an excellent tool that allows Scizor to overwhelm checks such as Celesteela and Rotom-W that rely on Leftovers to check Scizor over a longer game. U-turn is another option that allows Scizor to pivot in threats such as Iron Moth and Greninja on typical Scizor checks such as Skarmory and Skeledirge. Roost is essential to allow Scizor to consistently perform defensive roles over a long game, as well as set up on weaker defensive options foes, like Hippowdon and Tangrowth. Heavy-Duty Boots is typically preferred on Scizor to prevent it from being worn down too quickly by entry hazards, but Leftovers can also be used on teams with more reliable hazard removal. Buginium Z can be utilized alongside U-turn to defeat foes such as Amoonguss at +2, (RC) while also allowing Scizor to threaten foes such as Ting-Lu without instead of do i understand this correctly? if not ignore change being forced to switch out. 112 Attack EVs with an Adamant Nature allows Scizor to OHKO Mega Gardevoir with Bullet Punch, 12 Speed EVs allows Scizor to outspeed Skeledirge, and 76 Special Defense EVs allows Scizor to survive 2 Shadow Balls from uninvested Aegislash. However, EVs can be moved from Attack to Defense or Special Defense to help Scizor better check threats such as Iron Boulder or Aegislash, respectively, though 16 Attack with an Adamant nature is recommended to OHKO Mega Gardevoir after Stealth Rock. Bulky Swords Dance Scizor can be used on offensive and bulky teams that appreciate Scizor's priority and defensive profile. Teammates such as Mega Gardevoir and Alakazam appreciate Scizor removing Leftovers from shared checks such as Aegislash and Celesteela, as well as ; Scizor's defensive profile providing also provides support against threats such as Zeraora and Iron Boulder. Scizor often struggles to break through Skarmory, so teammates that can take advantage of Skarmory it, (AC) like Aegislash, Iron Moth, or and Magnezone are appreciated. Scizor also is also heavily threatened by Fire-types like Iron Moth and Skeledirge, so partners such as Rotom-W, Slowking, and Ting Lu that can handle these threats are mandatory; in return, Scizor can check common switch-ins to these defensive pieces such as Hydrapple and Mega Venusaur. Scizor can also struggle to threaten certain offensive options Pokemon options is sometimes a rather dubious word, try not to use it too much that resist Bullet Punch, like Iron Moth and Greninja, so teammates such as Hippowdon or Celesteela that can handle these threats or wear them down until Scizor can pick them off later in the game are appreciated.
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