Scizor

Scizor is a great pick for hyper offense teams because of its access to Pursuit, great typing, and strong priority. Scizor can Pursuit trap prominent Psychic-types like Reuniclus, Alakazam, and Latios lacking Hidden Power Fire and revenge kill them with Bullet Punch should they stay in. Scizor's Bullet Punch is one of the strongest priority moves in the tier, allowing it to revenge kill threats like Terrakion, Tyranitar, and Dragonite with some prior damage. It can also OHKO or heavily damage checks like Magnezone, Heatran, Keldeo, and Rotom-W with Superpower. Scizor can run a Choice Scarf set to outspeed and Pursuit trap Alakazam for rain teams. U-turn additionally allows Scizor to form VoltTurn cores with Rotom-W or Landorus-T to repeatedly force damage and gain momentum.

However, Scizor suffers from poor longevity due to its vulnerability to entry hazards and Life Orb recoil. This is further compounded by strong attacks like Alakazam and Reuniclus's Focus Blast and Mamowsine's Earthquake 2HKOing it, which is made worse by Scizor's low Speed forcing it into Pursuit mind games against Alakazam and Latios. Scizor struggles a lot with rain teams for these reasons, since they often bring faster Pokemon that can take boosted Bullet Punch, like Keldeo, Thundurus-T, and Starmie, while defensive Politoed and Tentacruel can take its attacks and burn it with Scald. The Choice Scarf set often lacks power, as even Pokemon like Reuniclus are able to stay in on it and scout it with Recover or Protect. Scizor's weakness to Fire also makes it struggle against Heatran and Volcarona and Pokemon it could otherwise handle, like Alakazam, Colbur Berry Latios, and Tyranitar. It also leaves Scizor vulnerable to being trapped by Magnezone if it is faster.