Pokemon Unite welcomes Scizor to slash away the competition
When TiMi Studio and The Pokémon Company revealed the second phase of the first-anniversary celebration for Pokémon Unite, players were to be treated with lots of stuff including three new Pokémon licenses, another map, and a tonne of other features.
Today, the third and final Pokémon of this commemoration is out – Scizor, with its powerful claws. The Pokémon begins each match as Scyther and has the unique ability to choose not to evolve. It depends on your playstyle, Scyther is quite free-flowing whereas Scizor has a pretty hard exoskeleton. Players can obtain the license for 14,000 Aeos coins or 575 Aeos gems.
Moveset
Scyther begins with basic moves that slashes opponents and deals damage to them. The real deal begins at level five, where Scyther learns Dual Wingbeat, which deals AoE damage in an X-shaped area, while also restoring its HP. The other option is Bullet Punch, where Scizor dashes forward punching opposing Pokémon and recovering HP.At level seven, the Pokémon learns Double Hit and Sword Dance, the former dealing damage in a designated direction, while the latter in an area-of-effect. And to top it off, the two Pokémon have their own Unite Moves.
Scyther’s move is called Green Illusion Dive, where it makes copies of itself and damages the Pokémon constantly. Meanwhile, Scizor’s Unite Move is Red Illusion Dive, where it lowers an opponent’s movement speed. After that, it makes copies of itself, damaging the opponent once again.
Meta
The two evolutions are broadly quite similar with slight differences that depend on the match situation. Scyther offers a lot of mobility with its Dual Wingbeat move, while Scizor’s Bullet Punch makes it extremely durable. Scyther does provide much more damage than its evolution but lacks toughness.Where Scizor shines is in disrupting opponents. Scizor can easily stun other Pokémon, while also raising its own defences, which further add to its durability. So, if lasting for a while and high HP is what’s required, then Scizor should be the go-to Pokémon.
Get your hands on Scizor’s license by downloading Pokémon Unite now for free.
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