On the topic of Mega-Sceptile. It got T16 at Portland, and I also brought it to Rutgers and got t4 (and went 3-2 at the NJ MSS the previous day). It has a niche in lightningrod, being a grass type that isn't weak to fire, and being really powerful and fast. Also it's one of the few grass types to resist ground (unlike amoonguss, kartana, venusaur, and ferrothorn). There aren't many offensive grass types in the meta right now, and the best one (Kartana) is only an electric resist on a technicality (it gets 2kod by pretty much any thunderbolt).
Oh, and it KOs Tapu Koko unless it's AV. I'd say about a third of the teams I faced this weekend had Koko and only one person brought it to a game. I used it over Mence/Latias (the other fits on my team comp for a mega) because it was a very solid counter to Tapu Koko and check to Tapu Fini.
I'd argue it's a pretty solid C rank pokemon.
edit: That being said: Discharge spam is a bad archtype and quick guard is a bad move. If you're basing your team around Mega-Sceptile, reconsider. I used it because it filled the weaknesses on my team, not as the central Pokemon. It's not a Pokemon you bring to every matchup like most Megas are.
Oh, and it KOs Tapu Koko unless it's AV. I'd say about a third of the teams I faced this weekend had Koko and only one person brought it to a game. I used it over Mence/Latias (the other fits on my team comp for a mega) because it was a very solid counter to Tapu Koko and check to Tapu Fini.
I'd argue it's a pretty solid C rank pokemon.
edit: That being said: Discharge spam is a bad archtype and quick guard is a bad move. If you're basing your team around Mega-Sceptile, reconsider. I used it because it filled the weaknesses on my team, not as the central Pokemon. It's not a Pokemon you bring to every matchup like most Megas are.