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Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to use bug Pokemon well?
like:

  • Moveset
  • Maybe a strategy
  • What Pokemon
  • Mono bug team

Stuff like that.

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Scizor
Trait: Technician
Item: Life Orb
EV's 252 Atk 252 HP 4Def
Moves:
- Bullet Punch
- Super Power
- Sword Dance
- Bug Bite

Well it's simple set up with S-Dance the prepare fo a full on sweep.

Leavany
Trait: Swarm
Item: Life Orb
EV's: 252 Atk 252 Spe 4 HP
Moves:
- Leaf Blade
- X-scissor
- Sword Dance
- Air Slash

Use in the same way as Scizor, set up and sweep.

Heracross
Item: Toxic Orb
Trait: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Moves:
- Close Combat
- Megahorn
- Stone Edge
- Night Slash

This one is an all out attacker just use him as a power house!

Genesect
Item: Choice Scarf
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Moves:
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Bug Buzz
- Flamethrower

This one is an all out Special Attacker. Choice Scarf gives you the speed and the large movepool gives you tonns of coverage.

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Don't forget Beautifly =3
Come on, MoxieCross is the best way to go when using Heracross.
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Well, usually if it's a bug with great attack or special attack (like genesect) I like to go with a huge special set. That's why many people use the bolt,beam,thrower combo. They're all special and there all good type coverage. Personally on Genesect I like to go with t-bolt, ice beam, flamethrower, and bug buzz. On a defensive bug (Like Shucke) you may want to keep it defensive, expecially because it has 5 speed, 10 Attack and special attack. Personally, I go with a set like this: Toxic, Substitute, Stealth Rock and Rest, while it's holding a lum berry, of course. Usually I use the steel bugs because, they're good defensive Pokemon that can phaze(foretress) and fight(Heracross,Genesect,Scizor, and Escavalier). But, others in there can fight too. Like Scizor, it's known for being a BAWS. Scizors can crush your opponent with attack while still holding up their great defense. in my opinion, this is the best set: Iron Head, X-Scissor, Iron Defense, and Swords Dance. In a mono bug, I wouldn't put all bug steels. I'd go with Genesect, Shuckle, Leavanney, Scizor, Forretress, and Volcarona. Genesect is BAWS, Shuckle is VERY defensive, Leavanney is for those litle situations, I don't have to explain Scizor, Foretress is a big fat Phazer, and throws out hazards, and Volcarona is for type coverage. Nuff said here. Because I'm not gonig to get into serious detail (unless I get bored) I'll post the moveset for each, but not the ability, item(Exept for Shuckle), evs or nature. Sadly, unlike usual, also no IVs :)

Genesect
Ice Beam
Flamethrower
thunderbolt
bug buzz

Shuckle
Toxic
Substitute
Stealth Rock
Rest(with Lum berry)

Leavanny
Giga Drain
X-Scissor
Poison Jab
Swords Dance

Scizor
Iron Head
X-Scossor
Iron Defense
Swords Dance

Forretress
Toxic Spikes
Stealth Rock
Rapid Spin
Iron Defense

Volcarona
Firey Dance
Bug Buzz
Quiver Dance
Calm Mind

And, because BB wanted it, I'm giving a set for Beautifly, too.
Beautifly
Bug Buzz
Quiver Dance
Sunny Day
Solarbeam

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Taunt shuts down your shuckle. Make sure you have at least one attacking move on shuckle
Nah. It's stats give 10 for attack and special attack.
Power Trick
Only noobs get tricked into using Shuckle, no offense. He sucks, and should never be used on a serious team.
Shuckle doesnt suck ._.
It's got great special and regular defense, and using toxic, it's very dangerous.
You guys are tricked by it's defenses, but it can really DO NOTHING. It's dead weight outside of stalling, which it can't even do well, it has 0 offensive presence, and it isn't even used in NU!!!! Even Wynaut has been more used than him in NU in November, and there is a reason for that: Shuckle is a horrible Pokemon.
It can power whatever those attack stats to someone then what, he ruins entire teams
Have fun using Power Trick on one of the slowest Pokemon in Pokemon Universe. You use Power Trick, you waste a turn, you get attacked. You try and attack, you go second, you get attacked again, and probably die at your paper-thin Defenses. His only recovery is Rest, which makes him a set-up fodder.
Power Trick isnt what im talking about, Power Swap is what im talking about where you switch Special Attack and Attack with someone ._.
You still waste a turn. And anyways, his attacking movepool is total crap.
doesnt matter, all pokemon have thier part in the metagame and just because it cant attack doesnt mean it sucks. Look at sabelye, nobody uses him for attacking yet he is annoying to deal with
JCM, ever heard of Stone Edge? Yeah, shuckle can learn it, and it's A BAWS
Sableye and Shuckle are nothing alike. Yes, I have heard of Stone Miss. Shuckle has abysmal Attack, and using Power Trick / Swap makes you waste a turn. He's a set-up bait anyways.