>>58573120I know Grass/Dragon can be a deceptively good type, but it needs to have something else going for it, Hydrapple is amazing due to Regenerator, it's great coverage, bulk and even it's signature move in Syrup Bomb can be hilarious useful sometimes by scaring away some Pokemon due to the speed drops and Appletun can be a massive nuisance thanks to Thick Fat, Iron Defense and Leech Seed.
But Mega Sceptile does not hit hard enough, unboosted Dragon Pulse does nothing in terms of damage even coming from a special attack that high and Leaf Storm is not a move you want to rely on unless your name is Serperior.
Tinted Lens would allow Sceptile to be extremely dangerous because now practically nothing wants to switch into it, but it's still a balanced Pokemon due to the myriad of flaws it has, like it being really frail and weak to priority. If only Mega Sceptile had Nasty Plot to boost up as well.
>>58573201Cyclizar is still a far superior Shed Tail abuser as sad as it is. Mega Sceptile might get some value out of pairing up really well with Miraidon and also being a fairly good counter against a ton of restricted mons in Champions, a +1 Grass Knot deletes Primal Groudon and Kyogre from existence.
>>58573209I think Sceptile deserves to get a special version of Leaf Blade, I've proposed a few times making a new version of it called "Emerald Blade" or something like that, we don't really have a special Sharpness user yet and it could be a fun way of giving Sceptile and it's Mega a niche. It's also fitting because Leaf Blade was special way back when and it was Sceptile's signature move.
