How GREAT was Scizor ACTUALLY? - History of Scizor in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 2-7)

Scizor is today’s Pokemon for our competitive history series! Join False Swipe Gaming in this overview of Scizor in competitive Pokemon! ITS REMAKE TIME!

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We missed some big placements for 2016 and 2019!
2016:
Jamie Boyt 1st Place @ Northern England Regional

Malcom Mackellar getting Top 8 and 3 events in 2019

Amazing job to these players!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - GSC/Gen 2
2:06 - ADV/Gen 3
3:16 - DPP/Gen 4
9:15 - VGC Gen 4

10:47 - BW/Gen 5

14:06 - VGC Gen 5
22:19 - XY/Gen 6

26:28 - VGC Gen 6
33:38 - SM/Gen 7

36:24 - VGC Gen 7

Directed & Narrated by Kellen

Songs Used (List of ALL Songs used for this series. Some may or may not make it into the video):

[FalseSwipeGaming]

We missed some big placements for 2016 and 2019!

2016:
Jamie Boyt 1st Place @ Northern England Regional


Malcom Mackellar getting Top 8 and 3 events in 2019

Amazing job to these players!

[beydey]

"These Scizors and Rotom-Ws are getting out of hand with their VoltTurn shenanigans. Release the Chomp."

[doubleace]

Oh yeah full analysis of old pokemon, wonder how l-

*41 MINUTES*

[megaladapis]

At this rate, How Great was Ferrothorn actually is just going to be a live stream

[kaienjin]

Bullet Punch might as well be Scizor's signature move.

[frozenvoltz]

*_Platinum releases_*


Scizor:So anyway i started bullet punching

[slumbertrap]

The word of the day is "Technician", its one hell of a drug.

[williamdagnall]

28:37 "Scizor still saw some scattered success"

I'd like to just take a moment to appreciate the alliteration here okay that'll do carry on with your day thanks

[kingwailord]

If scizor gets to be 41 minutes without being super great in vgc.


imagine how long the episode for Landorus T is going to be...

[acc]

One of the best designs that Game Freak has done, I mean, this thing looks awesome and is just amazing in competitive. One of the best Pokémon ever in both sides of the spectrum.

[scorpioncox]

Scizor: The one pokemon to show everyone how powerful technician could be from gen 4 onwards. Makes me wish more pokemon got that ability.

[enderstrikegaming]

Update for how Scizor is in current gen 9: Incredible.

Imagine adaptability technician Scizor without the weaknesses of bug type while still having stab U-turn. That's what Scizor has right now, it's easily one of the best terra mons in the game. You terra steel and if your running adamant choice band, your bullet punch literally does minimums of roughly 80% to neutral targets, and just kills after rocks and spikes. Oh and don't even get me started on if you get an SD up, game over.

[kimphan]

As a child, I always thought Scizor’s hands were two Trapinch

[jadend]

Update: Scizor is currently TEARING up the UU meta, sitting at S tier with Keldeo, running bulky offsensive, swords dance life orb sets, and choice band sets

[jayanths]

If there's one thing I've learnt from watching FSG's videos all these years, it is that Snorlax is king of GSC...

[shinkuoldrose]

Fun fact: Hippowdown is the only top 4 pokemon at VGC 2009 that has not been reviewed yet


*You know what that means right?*

[chaosbreaker]

Scizor looks like an armored robot bug designed for warfare. From its armor's menacing red color scheme (red is often symbolized for war), its pincers designed to both scare and seriously hurt its opponents, to its wings giving it some flight capabilities, yet often used for cooling purposes. It's Mega Evolution jacked up Scizor's combat prowess: its pincers looked like mini gators (eye-like hinge and serrated jaws), an intimidating armor upgrade, and blade-like legs.

Seriously, Scizor always looks like it's going to the front lines.

[The_Viridian]

Scizor in gen 4: Aw man, I don’t think I’ll have much competitive success this gen...
The guy about to teach him bullet punch: Oh, you haven’t heard?

[simpleslowbro]

Imagine Scizor being a scissor that's a bug.

Edit: Now imagine Scizor as a bug with chainsaws on it hands and using Fury Cutter on a wild Pokemon.

This got dark.

[SwiTch]

I'll always love Scizor, Scyther was the first shiny Pokemon I ever caught and it was in HeartGold at the national park. I was lucky enough to get him with an adamant nature, technician as his ability as well as a perfect attack IV (I found out much later)

I've transferred him up from each generation up until Omega Ruby, the last Pokemon game I've owned and I've used him on every team I've made.

Loved the video, Scizor always holds a very special place to me in my heart.