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Old April 23rd, 2006 (3:15 PM).
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I'm looking for the most versatile(sp?) and all around usable movesets for these two pokes. Also, if you have good strategies for these pokes to combine with others, I'd like to hear them as well. Here's what I've got so far...

Kabutops (M) @ Leftovers ** Graceful
Trait: Swift Swim
EVs: 53 HP / 85 Atk / 85 Spd / 255 SAtk / 32 SDef
Mild Nature (+SAtk, -Def)
- Aerial Ace
- Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
- Surf

Scyther (M) @ Salac Berry ** Assassin
Trait: Swarm
EVs: 85 HP / 102 Atk / 58 Def / 224 Spd / 41 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Hidden Power [Bug]
- Reversal
- Substitute
- Swords Dance


I'm really rather new with dealing with these two, and yes, I want it to stay Scyther, no Scizor, please.
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Old April 23rd, 2006 (4:08 PM).
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Kabutops (M) @ Salac Berry** Graceful
Trait: Swift Swim
EVs: 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Endure
- Swords Dance
- Flail
- Rock Slide/Hidden Power [Ghost]

This won't work. Firstly, because Kabutops's Special Attack is rather bad so it won't do much damage. Kabutops's best moveset is the Flailing one.
The bad thing about Kabutops is how it can't reach 264 Speed without Jolly nature. 264 is necessary for all Reversalers/Flailers because that allows you to outspeed Jolteon and Aerodactyl after a Salac boost.
Steel and Rock types give this set trouble.

Scyther (M) @ Salac Berry ** Assassin
Trait: Swarm
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Hidden Power [Bug]
- Reversal
- Substitute
- Swords Dance

This set is fine. The EVs are not. Always max the Attack on any Reversal/Flailer to do as much damage as possible. Like Kabutops, only 264 Speed is needed to outspeed 130 base speeders.
These two Pokemon work better in the UU metagame than OU because in OU there are lots of Pokemon that these Pokemon can't handle. For instance, Scyther has trouble against Zapdos, Heracross, and Weezing.

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