[Overview]

-Premier offensive Spiker
-Super versatile, can run all kinds of different moves on its offensive Spikes set, and can even run bulky and SubSD sets
-Awesome Speed and above average Atk, high BP STAB, and Swarm for awesome offensive presence
-SD and Baton Pass lets it perform multiple roles
-Defensive typing lends itself to Spikes-stacking with 4x Fighting and Grass resists but also weaknesses to common offensive types, such as Flying, Fire, and Rock

[SET]
name: Offensive Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Megahorn
move 3: Aqua Tail
move 4: Rock Slide / Swords Dance
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
ability: Swarm
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

-Fastest Spikes user + power + coverage makes offensive Spikes set great
-Spikes for awesome utility
-Megahorn strong STAB
-Aqua Tail for Golurk and great neutral coverage with Bug
-Rock Slide hits Flying-types and has handy flinch chance that works well with ScoliSpeed
-SD works well with Sash, letting Scolipede serve as a huge threat that can either attack and kill shit or set up Spikes, depending on what the opponent is using to try and beat it
-Either SD or Rock Slide works fine with Life Orb, but since Rock Slide isn't very strong, only SD should be used with Sash

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

-An asston of combinations work well on this set; basically the only required moves are Megahorn and Spikes
Swarm lets Scolipede wreck with Megahorns before it dies, and Quick Feet is only useful when Paralyzed since it can't be Poisoned and Burn makes it suck a lot more anyways
-Bug Gem to boost power of Megahorn without recoil, though LO or Sash are usually always superior
-Pursuit with Life Orb to pick off things like Jynx, but doesn't have a whole lot of utility otherwise
-Toxic Spikes, but struggles to find the room
-Earthquake, but only really hits Poison-types (read: Garbodor and Skuntank) and Carracosta (read: barely) harder
-Seismitoad can set up Stealth Rock and take Fire- and Rock-type attacks, while Scolipede can take Grass-type attacks
-Strong special attackers—Ludicolo, Samurott, Eelektross, etc—can take out physical walls and Carracosta that can set up on it
-Since this set is often suicidal and doesn't want to re-set its hazards, a spinblocker (though not necessary) is nice; good offensive spinblockers include subdisable Haunter and Destiny Bond Drifblim

[SET]
name: Bulky Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Toxic Spikes
move 3: Megahorn
move 4: Aqua Tail / Toxic
item: Black Sludge
ability: Swarm
nature: Jolly
evs: 248 HP / 36 Atk / 56 Def / 168 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

-Gives up some power for more reliability in setting up hazards to support the team
-Sets itself apart from Garbodor with greater offensive presence and Speed
-Since this set is more reliable at getting up hazards, it can play best on balanced offensive teams that don't need to get up hazards as quickly
-Dual Spikes for team support and such
-Megahorn for STAB and to hit Musharna
-Aqua Tail for best neutral coverage alongside Megahorn
-Toxic to hit bulkymons that you couldn't otherwise touch with Megahorn, and to hit Pokemon that aren't affected by Toxic Spikes

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

-EVs are to outspeed Charizard and Simis, a chance to 2HKO Musharna with Megahorn and Golurk with Aqua Tail, max HP and the rest in Def for bulk
-With no reliable recovery, Wish support from Alomomola, Lickilicky, Audino, etc. is nice; the latter two can also provide Heal Bell support
-Seismitoad once again gets up rocks and has good synergy, can also give more switch opportunities for Scolipede to set up hazards
-Spinblockers are cool, not entirely necessary since this set can set up hazards multiple times if necessary and Misdreavus doesn't add much in terms of synergy
-SubBU Brav, RestTalk Klang, and Smash Costa love the Toxic Spikes support to take on their counters/checks (Rock-types for Brav; Seismitoad, Tangela, Alomomola for Carracosta; Ground-types, Fighting-types, etc for Klang) as they are all susceptible to them

[SET]
name: CrashinBoomBang (SubSalac)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Substitute
move 3: Megahorn
move 4: Baton Pass / Aqua Tail
item: Salac Berry
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
ivs: 30 HP

[SET COMMENTS]

-Completely forgo Spikes to play as a setup sweeper and stallbreaker
-Super strong; even Alomomola, one of the premier physical walls in the tier, can't beat it if it switches in on a -Swords Dance or a Substitute
-Swords Dance for boosting Atk
-Sub to ease prediction, can be passed, and help get into Salac range
-Megahorn the best
-Baton Pass to pass the boosts to a more competent sweeper
-Aqua Tail if you'd rather sweep with Scolipede; once again best neutral coverage

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

-Adamant nature used because after Salac you still outspeed most common Scarfers
-Jolly if you want to outspeed Scarf Charizard after Salac boost
-30 HP IVs needed to activate Salac after three Subs
-If running Baton Pass, good recipients are always handy; Tauros, Sawk, Sawsbuck, Kangaskhan, pretty much any moderately fast good physical attacker likes the boosts!
-Misdreavus can break subs and take any hit; Skuntank can try and trap it!
-Bastiodon and Weezing can take even a +2 hit and Roar or Haze its boosts; Jynx can beat both with Focus Blast and Psychic, respectively

[Other Options]

-Choice Scarf or Band, but other Pokemon do it better
-Bug Gem, but it doesn't really get many notable KOs that LO doesn't
-Iron Defense and Agility with Baton Pass, but its bulk doesn't lend itself well for a dedicated Baton Pass set, and it has better things to be doing
-Sash Endeavor
-Superpower, doesn't add much in terms of coverage and Atk drop sucks
-Poison Jab for secondary STAB, but adds nothing for coverage and Megahorn spam is better
-Fast Sunny Day for sun teams, but pressed to find the room

[Checks and Counters]

-Nothing can really stop it from setting up at least one layer of Spikes, but Golem can Rock Blast it, bypassing possible Sashes
-Misdreavus can take any hit, break Subs with Foul Play or Shadow Ball, burn pede, and Taunt it to keep it from doing its job too well
-Golbat can tank Rock Slides, Roost off damage, Taunt to prevent setup, Whirlwind boosts if it's running it, and retaliate with Brave Bird
-Alomomola can take any hit, but it can't keep it from setting up hazards
-Weezing can take any hit from it and Flamethrower/Fire Blast or Haze away boosts
-Frillish is a rare sight, though most of Scolipede's sets have difficult dealing much damage to it, and it can burn in return
-Faster Pokemon/Choice Scarf users can revenge; Scarf Zebstrika outspeeds +1 Jolly Scolipede and can OHKO with Overheat, Jynx, Primeape, Charizard, etc. can all OHKO it as well, but none of these Pokemon would want to switch into it