Help Sceptile moveset

Luxinity

Elegant Cosplayer
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So, i decided to add a Sceptile to my VGC team, and i have no idea what movesets should i give my Sceptile to, i need help!
 

Nick Tornell

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This is what Smogon says but feel free to work around it:
Move 1
Leaf Storm
Move 2
Dragon Pulse
Move 3
Giga Drain/Energy Ball/Focus Blast
Move 4
Hidden Power Fire/Focus Blast
Item
Sceptilite
Ability
Overgrow
Nature
Timid/Modest
EVs
252 SpA/4 SpD/252 Spe
 

PlatinumDude

Aspiring Trainer
Member
This is what Smogon says but feel free to work around it:
Move 1
Leaf Storm
Move 2
Dragon Pulse
Move 3
Giga Drain/Energy Ball/Focus Blast
Move 4
Hidden Power Fire/Focus Blast
Item
Sceptilite
Ability
Overgrow
Nature
Timid/Modest
EVs
252 SpA/4 SpD/252 Spe
This set is assuming a singles format. Protect hast to be in there somewhere.

This is the right way to export a Smogon set:

Sceptile @ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
 

momand

Aspiring Trainer
Member
Mega Sceptile actually seems pretty interesting as a Koko counter. Maybe pairing it with something like Gyarados which is quad-weak to Electric to be able to counter it would be good (although I don't really know the VGC meta atm LOL). I'm not entirely sure if Ice types themselves are still a part of the meta other than Pokemon that just use Ice Beam (Cresselia, Tapu Fini), but I dunno.

Here's an example moveset:
Sceptile @ Sceptilite
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm (STAB)
- Dragon Pulse (STAB)
- Protect
- Hidden Power Ice (To deal with Landorus)
 
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