Monotype Scizor (Bug) [QC 2/2] [GP 0/1]

[Swiffix]

Bug

[SET]
Scizor @ Metal Coat / Metronome
Name: Swords Dance (Bug)
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief


[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Steel typing, solid bulk, powerful STAB priority, and access to decent coverage moves, Scizor allows Bug teams to answer types such as Fairy, Ice, Rock, Ground, and Water. Swords Dance makes Scizor a threat to be reckoned with, allowing it to OHKO the likes of Dragapult and Cyclizar. Bullet Punch is Scizor's most spammable attack, benefiting from the Technician boost and serving as a priority STAB move to revenge kill sweepers like Belly Drum Azumarill or Flutter Mane. Close Combat is an upgrade from Superpower, allowing Scizor to spam it without worrying about Attack drops while answering Steel teams and threatening slower walls like Ting-Lu and Corviknight. Trailblaze allows Scizor to outspeed threats like Great Tusk and Hydreigon at +1 and provides an answer to Quagsire and Gastrodon. Fury Cutter provides an additional Technician-boosted STAB and is mainly used in tandem with Metronome to break Dondozo. Thief offers coverage and allows Life Orb Scizor to answer Gholdengo and 2HKO Skeledirge thanks to the boost from Technician, though Life Orb isn't recommended outside of these scenarios. Alternatively, Metal Coat enhances the power of Bullet Punch without drawbacks. The EV spread maximizes Scizor's damage output and allows it to outspeed uninvested Rotom forms and Adamant Azumarill.

Volcarona is the perfect partner for Scizor as it's less threatened by Fire-types and can sweep through most Steel, Psychic, and Ground teams. It takes care of Pokemon such as Gholdengo and Klefki and, in return, Scizor handles Rock-types like Glimmora and Lycanroc-Dusk and weakens the opposing teams to facilitate Volcarona's late-game sweep. Slither Wing offers great coverage against types that Scizor struggles to beat, threatening Electric- and Rock-types with Earthquake, Flying- and Water-types with Wild Charge, and Steel-types with Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Similar to Scizor, Lokix gets access to two powerful STAB priority moves in First Impression and Sucker Punch which, paired with Tinted Lens, allow it to OHKO faster threats like Greninja, Gengar, and Kilowattrel after chip damage. These priority moves, along with Masquerain's Sticky Web support, allow Bug teams to compensate for their generally slower speed tier. Another good partner to Scizor is Guts Heracross, which can sponge status moves targeting its teammates and sweep through teams that have been weakened by Scizor. With its combination of Sleep Powder and Energy Ball, Vivillon can take out threats that give Bug teams trouble, particularly Dondozo. Finally, Rabsca and Forretress provide substantial support. Rabsca's Revival Blessing offers Scizor a second chance at breaking down the opponent's team, while Forretress' entry hazard stacking and Rapid Spin combination allows its teammates to switch in more safely and make holes in the opposing team.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Bug analysis by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Quality checked by: [[CrossHeart, 593863], [Neko, 542526], [ maroon, 305839 ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, ID]]

 

[Neko]

(Ik you just came back from LoA but just in case, have a catto)

 

[CrossHeart]

Hi Swiffix, here to do an AMQC check
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sciz

[SET]
name: Scizor
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Bullet Punch
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief
item: Metal Coat / Metronome / Life Orb
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe (change the EV spread to: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe)


[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Steel typing, solid bulk, powerful STAB priority, and access to decent coverage moves, Scizor allows Bug teams to answer types such as Fairy, Ice, Rock, Flying, and Water. (I would remove Flying as it has consistent answers to Scizor, Ground would be a good example instead) Swords Dance makes Scizor a threat to be reckoned with, allowing it to OHKO the likes of Dragapult and Cyclizar. Bullet Punch is Scizor's most spammable attack, benefiting from the Technician boost and serving as a priority STAB move to revenge kill sweepers like Belly Drum Azumarill or Flutter Mane. Close Combat is an upgrade from Superpower, allowing Scizor to spam it without worrying about Attack drops while answering Steel teams and threatening slower walls like Ting-Lu and Corviknight. Trailblaze allows Scizor to outspeed threats like Great Tusk and Hydreigon at +1 and provides an answer to Quagsire and Gastrodon. Fury Cutter provides an additional Technician-boosted STAB and is mainly used to break Dondozo. (breaking Dondozo is only possible if used in tandem with Metronome, I would merge this with the Metronome sentence) Thief offers coverage and allows Scizor to answer Gholdengo and 2HKO Skeledirge thanks to the boost from Technician. (the Skeledirge calc is only possible if Scizor has Life Orb, merging this with the Life Orb sentence would be a good idea since Gholdengo is the only notable target without Life Orb's damage boost) Metal Coat enhances the power of Bullet Punch without drawbacks. Metronome enables Scizor to break through bulkier teams and pairs well with its tendency to spam the same attack. Life Orb can be used over Metal Coat for more damage at the cost of longevity. (mention the EV spread, especially the fact that it outspeeds uninvested Rotom appliances and Adamant Azu)

Volcarona is the perfect partner for Scizor as it's less threatened by Fire-types and can sweep through most Steel, Psychic, and Ground teams. In return, Scizor handles Rock-types like Glimmora and Lycanroc-Dusk and weakens the opposing teams to facilitate Volcarona's late-game sweep. Slither Wing offers great coverage against types that Scizor struggles to beat, threatening Electric- and Rock-types with Earthquake, Flying- and Water-types with Wild Charge, and Steel-types with Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Similar to Scizor, Lokix gets access to two powerful STAB priority moves in First Impression and Sucker Punch which, paired with Tinted Lense, allow it to OHKO faster threats like Greninja, Gengar, and Kilowattrel after chip damage. These priority moves, along with Masquerain's Sticky Web support, allow Bug teams to compensate for their generally slower speed tiers. Another good partner to Scizor is Guts Heracross, which can sponge status moves targeting its teammates and sweep through teams that have been weakened by Scizor. Finally, Rabsca and Forretress provide substantial support. (I would merge this with the following sentence) Rabsca's Revival Blessing offers Scizor a second chance at breaking down the opponent's team, while Forretress' entry hazard stacking and Rapid Spin combination allows its teammates to switch in more safely unpunished and make holes in the opposing team. (mention Vivillon as a teammate, one of Bug's few answers to Dondozo thanks to Sleep Powder + Energy Ball)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Quality checked by: [[name, ID], [name, ID]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, ID]]

The analysis looks good though, nice job

 

[Neko]

Hi Swiffix, here to do an AMQC check
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sciz

[SET]
name: Scizor
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Bullet Punch
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief
item: Metal Coat / Metronome / Life Orb
ability: Technician
nature: Adamant
evs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe (change the EV spread to: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe)


[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Steel typing, solid bulk, powerful STAB priority, and access to decent coverage moves, Scizor allows Bug teams to answer types such as Fairy, Ice, Rock, Flying, and Water. (I would remove Flying as it has consistent answers to Scizor, Ground would be a good example instead) Swords Dance makes Scizor a threat to be reckoned with, allowing it to OHKO the likes of Dragapult and Cyclizar. Bullet Punch is Scizor's most spammable attack, benefiting from the Technician boost and serving as a priority STAB move to revenge kill sweepers like Belly Drum Azumarill or Flutter Mane. Close Combat is an upgrade from Superpower, allowing Scizor to spam it without worrying about Attack drops while answering Steel teams and threatening slower walls like Ting-Lu and Corviknight. Trailblaze allows Scizor to outspeed threats like Great Tusk and Hydreigon at +1 and provides an answer to Quagsire and Gastrodon. Fury Cutter provides an additional Technician-boosted STAB and is mainly used to break Dondozo. (breaking Dondozo is only possible if used in tandem with Metronome, I would merge this with the Metronome sentence) Thief offers coverage and allows Scizor to answer Gholdengo and 2HKO Skeledirge thanks to the boost from Technician. (the Skeledirge calc is only possible if Scizor has Life Orb, merging this with the Life Orb sentence would be a good idea since Gholdengo is the only notable target without Life Orb's damage boost) Metal Coat enhances the power of Bullet Punch without drawbacks. Metronome enables Scizor to break through bulkier teams and pairs well with its tendency to spam the same attack. Life Orb can be used over Metal Coat for more damage at the cost of longevity. (mention the EV spread, especially the fact that it outspeeds uninvested Rotom appliances and Adamant Azu)

Volcarona is the perfect partner for Scizor as it's less threatened by Fire-types and can sweep through most Steel, Psychic, and Ground teams. In return, Scizor handles Rock-types like Glimmora and Lycanroc-Dusk and weakens the opposing teams to facilitate Volcarona's late-game sweep. Slither Wing offers great coverage against types that Scizor struggles to beat, threatening Electric- and Rock-types with Earthquake, Flying- and Water-types with Wild Charge, and Steel-types with Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Similar to Scizor, Lokix gets access to two powerful STAB priority moves in First Impression and Sucker Punch which, paired with Tinted Lense, allow it to OHKO faster threats like Greninja, Gengar, and Kilowattrel after chip damage. These priority moves, along with Masquerain's Sticky Web support, allow Bug teams to compensate for their generally slower speed tiers. Another good partner to Scizor is Guts Heracross, which can sponge status moves targeting its teammates and sweep through teams that have been weakened by Scizor. Finally, Rabsca and Forretress provide substantial support. (I would merge this with the following sentence) Rabsca's Revival Blessing offers Scizor a second chance at breaking down the opponent's team, while Forretress' entry hazard stacking and Rapid Spin combination allows its teammates to switch in more safely unpunished and make holes in the opposing team. (mention Vivillon as a teammate, one of Bug's few answers to Dondozo thanks to Sleep Powder + Energy Ball)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Quality checked by: [[name, ID], [name, ID]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, ID]]

The analysis looks good though, nice job

approving this as QC 1/2

Another thing to note though is:

Close Combat is an upgrade from Superpower

We usually shouldn't reference oldgen sets, so I'd rather go straight to Close Combat (does this)

And the -[Type] analysis by: is missing

credit CrossHeart and Neko, Thankie so much Swiffix and glad to have you back

 

[Swiffix]

Implemented, thank you both!

 

[maroon]

[SET]
Scizor @ Metal Coat / Metronome / Life Orb
Name: Swords Dance (Bug)
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief

- mention life orb is bad outside of those specific scenarios, also took it off the set. imo thats a paragraph mention only
- please use this set format in all future analyses

[SET COMMENTS]
- give examples of what volc beats for scizor

[maroon, 305839]
Great Job, QC 2/2!

 

[Swiffix]

Implemented, thanks!

 

[ken]

add remove comment
ready for Sulo to correct me when he wakes up

amcheck

Bug

[SET]
Scizor @ Metal Coat / Metronome
Name: Swords Dance (Bug)
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief


[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Steel typing, solid bulk, powerful STAB priority, and access to decent coverage moves, Scizor allows Bug teams to answer types such as Fairy, Ice, Rock, Ground, and Water. Swords Dance makes Scizor a threat to be reckoned with, allowing it to OHKO the likes of Dragapult and Cyclizar. Bullet Punch is Scizor's most spammable attack, benefiting from the Technician boost and serving as a priority STAB move to revenge kill sweepers like Belly Drum Azumarill or Flutter Mane. Close Combat is an upgrade from Superpower, allowing Scizor to spam it without worrying about Attack drops while answering answers Steel teams and threatensing slower walls like Ting-Lu and Corviknight. While Scizor did get access to the move this gen, the first part was mostly dex info Trailblaze allows Scizor to outspeed threats like Great Tusk and Hydreigon at +1 Speed and provides an answer to Quagsire and Gastrodon. Fury Cutter provides an additional Technician-boosted STAB move and is mainly used in tandem with Metronome to break Dondozo. Thief offers coverage and allows Life Orb Scizor to answer Gholdengo and 2HKO Skeledirge thanks to the boost from Technician, though Life Orb isn't recommended outside of these scenarios. Alternatively, Metal Coat enhances the power of Bullet Punch without drawbacks. The EV spread maximizes Scizor's damage output and allows it to outspeed uninvested Rotom forms and Adamant Azumarill. Likely only need to mention the Speed EVs here, since the attack invest is maxed both in EVs & nature

Volcarona is the perfect partner for Scizor,(ac) as it's less threatened by Fire-types and can sweep through most Steel, Psychic, and Ground teams. It takes care of Pokemon such as Gholdengo and Klefki,(ac) and, in return, Scizor handles Rock-types like Glimmora and Lycanroc-Dusk and weakens the opposing teams to facilitate Volcarona's late-game sweep. Slither Wing offers great coverage against types that Scizor struggles to beat, threatening Electric- and Rock-types with Earthquake, Flying- and Water-types with Wild Charge, and Steel-types with Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Similar to Scizor, Lokix gets access to two powerful STAB priority moves in First Impression and Sucker Punch which, paired with Tinted Lens, allow it to OHKO faster threats like Greninja, Gengar, and Kilowattrel after chip damage. These priority moves, along with Masquerain's Sticky Web support, allow Bug teams to compensate for their generally slower speed Speed tier. Another good partner to Scizor is Guts Heracross, which can sponge status moves targeting its teammates and sweep through teams that have been weakened by Scizor. With its combination of Sleep Powder and Energy Ball, Vivillon can take out threats that give Bug teams trouble, particularly Dondozo. Finally, Rabsca and Forretress provide substantial support. Rabsca's Revival Blessing offers Scizor a second chance at breaking down the opponent's team, while Forretress's entry hazard stacking and Rapid Spin combination allows its teammates to switch in more safely and make holes in the opposing team.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Bug analysis by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Quality checked by: [[CrossHeart, 593863], [Neko, 542526], [ maroon, 305839 ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, ID]]

 

[Sulo]

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same colors

amcheck

Bug

[SET]
Scizor @ Metal Coat / Metronome
Name: Swords Dance (Bug)
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief


[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Steel typing, solid bulk, powerful STAB priority, and access to decent coverage moves, Scizor answers allows Bug teams to answer types such as Fairy, Ice, Rock, Ground, and Water. Swords Dance allows Scizor makes Scizor a threat to be reckoned with, allowing it to OHKO the likes of Dragapult and Cyclizar. Technician-boosted Bullet Punch is Scizor's most spammable attack, benefiting from the Technician boost and serving as a priority STAB move to revenge kill sweepers like Belly Drum Azumarill and or Flutter Mane. (sweepers = plural, and = plural) Close Combat is an upgrade from Superpower, allowing Scizor to spam it without worrying about Attack drops while answering answers Steel teams and threatensing slower walls like Ting-Lu and Corviknight. While Scizor did get access to the move this gen, the first part was mostly dex info (sulo: yup) Trailblaze allows Scizor to outspeed threats like Great Tusk and Hydreigon at +1 Speed (sulo: eh, "outspeed" clearly implies that Speed is the stat being stated, i wouldn't add this imo) and hits provides an answer to Quagsire and Gastrodon. Fury Cutter provides an additional Technician-boosted STAB move and is mainly used in tandem with Metronome to break Dondozo. Thief offers coverage and allows Life Orb Scizor to answer Gholdengo and 2HKO Skeledirge thanks to the boost from Technician, though Life Orb isn't recommended outside of these scenarios. Alternatively, Metal Coat enhances the power of Bullet Punch without drawbacks. The EV spread maximizes Scizor's damage output and allows it to outspeed uninvested Rotom forms and Adamant Azumarill. Likely only need to mention the Speed EVs here, since the attack invest is maxed both in EVs & nature (sulo: agree, max evs aren't explained because they're obvious in nature)

Volcarona is the perfect partner for Scizor,(ac) as it's less threatened by Fire-types and can sweep through most Steel, Psychic, and Ground teams. It takes care of Pokemon such as Gholdengo and Klefki; (semicolon) in return, Scizor handles Rock-types like Glimmora and Lycanroc-Dusk and weakens the opposing teams to facilitate Volcarona's late-game sweep. Slither Wing offers great coverage against types that Scizor struggles to beat, threatening Electric- and Rock-types with Earthquake, Flying- and Water-types with Wild Charge, and Steel-types with Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Similar to Scizor, Lokix gets access to two powerful STAB priority moves in First Impression and Sucker Punch which, paired with Tinted Lens, allow it to OHKO faster threats like Greninja, Gengar, and Kilowattrel after chip damage. These priority moves, along with Masquerain's Sticky Web support, allow Bug teams to compensate for their generally slower speed Speed tier. Another good partner to Scizor is Guts Heracross, which can sponge status moves targeting its teammates and sweep through teams that have been weakened by Scizor. With its combination of Sleep Powder and Energy Ball, Vivillon can take out threats that give Bug teams trouble, particularly Dondozo. Finally, Rabsca and Forretress provide substantial support; (semicolon) Rabsca's Revival Blessing offers Scizor a second chance at breaking down the opponent's team, while Forretress's entry hazard stacking and Rapid Spin combination allows its teammates to switch in more safely and make holes in the opposing team.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Bug analysis by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Quality checked by: [[CrossHeart, 593863], [Neko, 542526], [ maroon, 305839 ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[name, ID]] credit us both!

GP Team done

 

[Neko]

Swiffix implement please, thanie

 

[Neko]

Bug

[SET]
Scizor @ Metal Coat / Metronome
Name: Swords Dance (Bug)
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Trailblaze / Fury Cutter / Thief


[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its Steel typing, solid bulk, powerful STAB priority, and decent coverage moves, Scizor answers types such as Fairy, Ice, Rock, Ground, and Water. Swords Dance allows Scizor to OHKO the likes of Dragapult and Cyclizar. Technician-boosted Bullet Punch is Scizor's most spammable attack, serving as a priority STAB move to revenge kill sweepers like Belly Drum Azumarill and Flutter Mane. Close Combat answers Steel teams and threaten slower walls like Ting-Lu and Corviknight. Trailblaze allows Scizor to outspeed threats like Great Tusk and Hydreigon at +1 Speed and hits Quagsire and Gastrodon. Fury Cutter provides an additional Technician-boosted STAB move and is mainly used in tandem with Metronome to break Dondozo. Thief offers coverage and allows Life Orb Scizor to answer Gholdengo and 2HKO Skeledirge thanks to the boost from Technician, though Life Orb isn't recommended outside of these scenarios. Alternatively, Metal Coat enhances the power of Bullet Punch without drawbacks. The EV spread maximizes Scizor's damage output and allows it to outspeed uninvested Rotom forms and Adamant Azumarill.

Volcarona is the perfect partner for Scizor, as it's less threatened by Fire-types and can sweep through most Steel, Psychic, and Ground teams. It takes care of Pokemon such as Gholdengo and Klefki; in return, Scizor handles Rock-types like Glimmora and Lycanroc-D and weakens the opposing team to facilitate Volcarona's late-game sweep. Slither Wing offers great coverage against types that Scizor struggles to beat, threatening Electric- and Rock-types with Earthquake, Flying- and Water-types with Wild Charge, and Steel-types with Flare Blitz or Close Combat. Similar to Scizor, Lokix gets two powerful STAB priority moves in First Impression and Sucker Punch which, paired with Tinted Lens, allow it to OHKO faster threats like Greninja, Gengar, and Kilowattrel after chip damage. These priority moves, along with Masquerain's Sticky Web support, allow Bug teams to compensate for their generally slower Speed tier. Another good partner to Scizor is Guts Heracross, which can sponge status moves targeting its teammates and sweep through teams that have been weakened by Scizor. With its combination of Sleep Powder and Energy Ball, Vivillon can take out threats that give Bug teams trouble, particularly Dondozo. Rabsca and Forretress provide substantial support; Rabsca's Revival Blessing offers Scizor a second chance at breaking down the opponent's team, while Forretress's entry hazard stacking and Rapid Spin combination allows its teammates to switch in more safely and make holes in the opposing team.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Bug analysis by: [[Swiffix, 547532]]
- Quality checked by: [[CrossHeart, 593863], [Neko, 542526], [maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[ken, 594478], [Sulo, 528036]]