Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Scizor. This is one of the strongest in both the Bug and Steel types, which makes it incredibly useful. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

Course Schedule

This raid will be taking place between June 17th and June 23rd. It will be preceded by Zekrom and Mega Lopunny, coincide with Necrozma, and be followed by Mega Pidgeot, Celesteela, and Kartana.

While Bug and Steel combined is a strong typing in most cases, covering most weaknesses, it does open up a double weakness to Fire, one that the charge moves do not cover.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Poison Grass
Resist (0.6x)	Normal Bug Steel Psychic Ice Dragon Fairy
Neutral	Fighting Flying Ground Rock Ghost Water Electric Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	—
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	Fire

Mega Scizor’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Night Slash
• Iron Head
• X-Scissor
• Return
• Trailblaze

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Scizor. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	100%
Ember	Blast Burn	95%
Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	91%
Fire Spin	Overheat	90%
Ember	Overheat	84%
Ember	Blaze Kick	83%

Mega Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★★

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	100%
Ember	Blast Burn	94%
Fire Spin	Overheat	91%
Fire Spin	Flamethrower	86%
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	85%
Ember	Overheat	82%

Shadow Heatran A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Magma Storm

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Magma Storm	100%
Fire Spin	Flamethrower	91%
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	91%
Bug Bite	Magma Storm	79%
Fire Spin	Stone Edge	65%
Bug Bite	Flamethrower	61%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Night Slash	🛡	—	—
Iron Head	🛡	🛡	🛡🛡
Trailblaze	🛡	🛡🛡	🛡🛡
X-Scissor	🛡🛡	🛡🛡	🛡🛡

Blacephalon A

Best Moveset: Incinerate / Mind Blown

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Moltres

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Darmanitan A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Overheat

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Charizard X A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Emboar A

Best Moveset: Ember / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★★

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Entei A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Overheat

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★★

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Mega Scizor. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Shadow ChandelureShadow InfernapeShadow TyphlosionHeatranCinderaceVolcaronaShadow Ho-OhShadow MagmortarMega HoundoomBlazikenShadow CharizardMoltresShadow ArcanineChandelureDarmanitanShadow SalamenceEmboarMega Mewtwo YMega Salamence

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Reshiram (0.7)Mega Charizard X (0.7)Shadow Moltres (0.7)

Overall, Mega Scizor goes down incredibly easily. Being so weak to fire makes this Pokemon an easy solo. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!