Competitive Information for Sceptile (mega) [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Sceptile-Mega
Grass / Dragon
Abilities:
Lightning RodLightning Rod: This Pokemon draws Electric moves to itself to raise Sp. Atk by 1; Electric immunity.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
2x
0.25x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
0.5x
4x
2x
0.25x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sceptile-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Sceptile is an awesome Grass and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Sceptile when battling in the 7th generation meta. Sceptile is weak to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Species: Sceptile-Mega
Item: Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Focus Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Giga Drain
Item: Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Focus Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Giga Drain
Special Sweeper Sceptile-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Sceptile is an outstanding Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Lightning Rod, Sceptile draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Sceptilite equipped to it, if held by a sceptile, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sceptile's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sceptile recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Focus Blast is a special 120-base power Fighting-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Sceptile recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Sceptile-Mega
Item: Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Hyper Beam / Hidden Power
- Mud-Slap
Item: Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Hyper Beam / Hidden Power
- Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Sceptile-Mega (Lightning Rod)
Sceptile is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Lightning Rod, Sceptile draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Sceptilite equipped to it, if held by a sceptile, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sceptile's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Sceptile's ivs).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Hidden Power is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (varies in type based on your Sceptile's ivs).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sceptile-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Sceptile-Mega
Item: Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Razor Wind / Hyper Beam
- Mud-Slap
Item: Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dragon Pulse / Dragon Breath
- Razor Wind / Hyper Beam
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Sceptile-Mega (Lightning Rod)
Sceptile is a marvelous Special Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Lightning Rod, Sceptile draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Sceptilite equipped to it, if held by a sceptile, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Sceptile's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. High crit ratio).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Dragon Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. High crit ratio).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Sceptile cannot move next turn).
◆ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sceptile-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sceptile-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Sceptile-mega
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Grassy terrain + Secret power
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Quick Guard, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sceptile-mega's stats
- Agility
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Sceptile-mega
- Dragon Pulse
- Earthquake
- Endeavor
- Energy Ball
- Focus Blast
- Frenzy Plant
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ice
- Leaf Blade
- Leaf Storm
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sceptile-mega in Sun and Moon
- Naive Nature ( 0/4/0/252/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Optimize Sceptile-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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