I personally don't have any thoughts, I like M.Scizor on defensive teams, but on more offensive orientated teams I feel its dropped off imo, a few months ago it defiantly deserved to drop I think though. However I would like to point out a few things, since theres seems to be some iffy info. Despite a rise in usage on near all its checks, most notably Toxapex and Magnezone, M.Scizor sees an uptake in usage itself, especially noticeable in tournaments. I think this is because the mons M.Scizor itself checks have seen their own rise in usage too, with Pokemon like Kart, Alakazam, and Magearnas offensive sets all rising.
Also, while Knock Off is a great move for M.Scizor, as Celesteela, Heatran and Rotom-W really hate losing there items, U-Turn has seen a rise in usage compared to knock. I believe this is because, while M.Scizor can cripple these, a lot of the time if they are in the back it just completely stops M.Scizor sweeping until they are defeated, so U-Turn ends up providing more immediate utility, especially for the likes of hard hitters such as Kyurem-B and Hoopa, who are popular teammates.
1825 Ladder April
U-turn 52.914%
Knock Off 40.313%
1825 Ladder May
U-turn 61.203%
Knock Off 35.930%
World Cup Overall
3 | U-turn | 11 | 37.93%
5 | Knock Off | 3 | 10.34%
I don't where the thought that Knock Off variants are more prominent came from, or the fact the Pex hasnt rised in usage, well it has in Tours but not so much ladder. Also Zam isn't a M.Scizor teammate RRahman1, or at least a popular one as since TornTs rise to popularity, regular Alakazam has barely seen any usage at all.
Weeks 7-9 of Smog Tours vs WCop round 1
| 9 | Toxapex | 138 | 16.51% |
| 4 | Toxapex | 75 | 28.85% |
| 6 | Heatran | 183 | 21.89% |
| 5 | Heatran | 70 | 26.92% |
| 13 | Celesteela | 105 | 12.56% |
| 10 | Celesteela | 47 | 18.08% |
| 14 | Rotom-Wash | 103 | 12.32% |
| 11 | Rotom-Wash | 45 | 17.31% |
| 36 | Magnezone | 39 | 4.67% |
| 16 | Magnezone | 31 | 11.92% |
| 21 | Zapdos | 74 | 8.85% |
| 21 | Zapdos | 24 | 9.23% |
| 31 | Charizard | 49 | 5.86% |
| 31 | Charizard | 17 | 6.54% |
| 39 | Victini | 38 | 4.55% |
| 33 | Victini | 14 | 5.38% |
Ladder 1825 Usage stats April vs May
| 15 | Zapdos | 11.18793% |
| 12 | Zapdos | 12.76903% |
| 22 | Celesteela | 8.20394% |
| 22 | Celesteela | 9.09063% |
| 23 | Rotom-Wash | 7.97035% |
| 23 | Rotom-Wash | 8.77584% |
| 39 | Magnezone | 5.04195% |
| 33 | Magnezone | 5.80825% |
| 44 | Volcarona | 4.30952% |
| 32 | Volcarona | 5.97106% |
| 9 | Toxapex | 138 | 16.51% |
| 4 | Toxapex | 75 | 28.85% |
| 6 | Heatran | 183 | 21.89% |
| 5 | Heatran | 70 | 26.92% |
| 13 | Celesteela | 105 | 12.56% |
| 10 | Celesteela | 47 | 18.08% |
| 14 | Rotom-Wash | 103 | 12.32% |
| 11 | Rotom-Wash | 45 | 17.31% |
| 36 | Magnezone | 39 | 4.67% |
| 16 | Magnezone | 31 | 11.92% |
| 21 | Zapdos | 74 | 8.85% |
| 21 | Zapdos | 24 | 9.23% |
| 31 | Charizard | 49 | 5.86% |
| 31 | Charizard | 17 | 6.54% |
| 39 | Victini | 38 | 4.55% |
| 33 | Victini | 14 | 5.38% |
Ladder 1825 Usage stats April vs May
| 15 | Zapdos | 11.18793% |
| 12 | Zapdos | 12.76903% |
| 22 | Celesteela | 8.20394% |
| 22 | Celesteela | 9.09063% |
| 23 | Rotom-Wash | 7.97035% |
| 23 | Rotom-Wash | 8.77584% |
| 39 | Magnezone | 5.04195% |
| 33 | Magnezone | 5.80825% |
| 44 | Volcarona | 4.30952% |
| 32 | Volcarona | 5.97106% |
Weeks 7-9 of Smog Tours vs WCop round 1
| 11 | Kartana | 121 | 14.47% |
| 7 | Kartana | 58 | 22.31% |
| 15 | Tangrowth | 102 | 12.20% |
| 13 | Tangrowth | 41 | 15.77% |
| 27 | Latias | 59 | 7.06% |
| 17 | Latias | 30 | 11.54% |
| 29 | Alakazam | 54 | 6.46% |
| 23 | Alakazam | 23 | 8.85% |
| 43 | Weavile | 33 | 3.95% |
| 33 | Weavile | 14 | 5.38% |
Ladder 1825 Usage stats April vs May
| 5 | Kartana | 18.06925% |
| 5 | Kartana | 19.26891% |
| 18 | Clefable | 10.08426% |
| 13 | Clefable | 10.41312% |
| 25 | Tangrowth | 7.02590% |
| 24 | Tangrowth | 8.26830% |
| 31 | Latias-Mega | 6.08098% |
| 26 | Latias-Mega | 7.84871% |
| 40 | Alakazam-Mega | 4.73521% |
| 41 | Alakazam-Mega | 4.83789% |
| 53 | Reuniclus | 3.50795% |
| 44 | Reuniclus | 4.49963% |
| 58 | Weavile | 2.79491% |
| 52 | Weavile | 3.09013% |
Magearna Set Usage
Assault Vest 37.292%
Fairium Z 16.265%
Leftovers 10.854%
Fightinium Z 6.968%
Iapapa Berry 6.962%
Shuca Berry 6.739%
Electrium Z 5.402%
Choice Scarf 4.018%
Steelium Z 1.870%
Other 3.630%
Assault Vest 33.408%
Fairium Z 21.745%
Leftovers 17.751%
Electrium Z 7.019%
Shuca Berry 5.727%
Fightinium Z 4.372%
Steelium Z 2.528%
Iapapa Berry 2.450%
Other 5.000%
While all other items are vague to what set they are, we can clearly see the rise of usage in most Z moves and the drop in Magearnas AV set
| 11 | Kartana | 121 | 14.47% |
| 7 | Kartana | 58 | 22.31% |
| 15 | Tangrowth | 102 | 12.20% |
| 13 | Tangrowth | 41 | 15.77% |
| 27 | Latias | 59 | 7.06% |
| 17 | Latias | 30 | 11.54% |
| 29 | Alakazam | 54 | 6.46% |
| 23 | Alakazam | 23 | 8.85% |
| 43 | Weavile | 33 | 3.95% |
| 33 | Weavile | 14 | 5.38% |
Ladder 1825 Usage stats April vs May
| 5 | Kartana | 18.06925% |
| 5 | Kartana | 19.26891% |
| 18 | Clefable | 10.08426% |
| 13 | Clefable | 10.41312% |
| 25 | Tangrowth | 7.02590% |
| 24 | Tangrowth | 8.26830% |
| 31 | Latias-Mega | 6.08098% |
| 26 | Latias-Mega | 7.84871% |
| 40 | Alakazam-Mega | 4.73521% |
| 41 | Alakazam-Mega | 4.83789% |
| 53 | Reuniclus | 3.50795% |
| 44 | Reuniclus | 4.49963% |
| 58 | Weavile | 2.79491% |
| 52 | Weavile | 3.09013% |
Magearna Set Usage
Assault Vest 37.292%
Fairium Z 16.265%
Leftovers 10.854%
Fightinium Z 6.968%
Iapapa Berry 6.962%
Shuca Berry 6.739%
Electrium Z 5.402%
Choice Scarf 4.018%
Steelium Z 1.870%
Other 3.630%
Assault Vest 33.408%
Fairium Z 21.745%
Leftovers 17.751%
Electrium Z 7.019%
Shuca Berry 5.727%
Fightinium Z 4.372%
Steelium Z 2.528%
Iapapa Berry 2.450%
Other 5.000%
While all other items are vague to what set they are, we can clearly see the rise of usage in most Z moves and the drop in Magearnas AV set
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