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scizor
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#212

scizor

Bug Steel

It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.

Height
1.8m
Weight
118kg
Generation
Gen II (GSC)
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Base Stats

HP
70
70
Attack
130
130
Defense
100
100
Sp. Atk
55
55
Sp. Def
80
80
Speed
65
65
Total
500

Abilities (Click for details)

swarm
Normal Ability
technician
Normal Ability
light-metal

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Fire

Resistances (×½)

Grass Normal Ice Psychic Bug Dragon Steel Fairy

Immunities (×0)

Poison

Forms

scizor
scizor
 scizor-mega
scizor-mega

Evolution Chain

scyther
scyther
#123
→
scizor
scizor
#212
→
kleavor
kleavor
#900

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 wing-attack flying physical 60 100 35
Lv.1 leer normal status - 100 30
Lv.1 agility psychic status - - 30
Lv.1 quick-attack normal physical 40 100 30
Lv.1 false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
Lv.1 fury-cutter bug physical 40 95 20
Lv.1 feint normal physical 30 100 10
Lv.1 air-slash flying special 75 95 15
Lv.1 bullet-punch steel physical 40 100 30
Lv.5 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.9 pursuit dark physical 40 100 20
Lv.12 metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
Lv.13 false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
Lv.16 double-team normal status - - 15
Lv.17 agility psychic status - - 30
Lv.20 double-hit normal physical 35 90 10
Lv.21 metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
Lv.24 slash normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.25 fury-cutter bug physical 40 95 20
Lv.28 focus-energy normal status - - 30
Lv.29 slash normal physical 70 100 20
Lv.32 iron-defense steel status - - 15
Lv.33 razor-wind normal special 80 100 10
Lv.36 iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
Lv.37 iron-defense steel status - - 15
Lv.40 x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
Lv.41 x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
Lv.44 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.45 night-slash dark physical 70 100 15
Lv.49 double-hit normal physical 35 90 10
Lv.50 iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
Lv.53 iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
Lv.57 swords-dance normal status - - 20
Lv.61 feint normal physical 30 100 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
swords-dance normal status - - 20
cut normal physical 50 95 30
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
strength normal physical 80 100 15
toxic poison status - 90 10
agility psychic status - - 30
double-team normal status - - 15
light-screen psychic status - - 30
swift normal special 60 - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
curse ghost status - - 10
reversal fighting physical - 100 15
protect normal status - - 10
scary-face normal status - 100 10
sandstorm rock status - - 10
endure normal status - - 10
false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
swagger normal status - 85 15
steel-wing steel physical 70 90 25
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
safeguard normal status - - 25
baton-pass normal status - - 40
metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
sunny-day fire status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
air-cutter flying special 60 95 25
aerial-ace flying physical 60 - 20
roost flying status - - 5
u-turn bug physical 70 100 20
close-combat fighting physical 120 100 5
fling dark physical - 100 10
air-slash flying special 75 95 15
x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
bug-buzz bug special 90 100 10
vacuum-wave fighting special 40 100 30
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
flash-cannon steel special 80 100 10
venoshock poison special 65 100 10
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
iron-defense steel status - - 15
tailwind flying status - - 15
iron-head steel physical 80 100 15
bug-bite bug physical 60 100 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
mega-horn attack-order flare-blitz swords-dance
scizor's physical attacker moveset, STAB movemega-hornhigh power, paired with flare-blitz better coverage.
Sand Team Core Moveset Weather
earthquake stone-edge stone-edge rest
scizoras a Sand Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Sand Team Core Sand
tyranitar excadrill garchomp gliscor ferrothorn
scizoras a Sand Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
scizoras a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
scizoras a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
scizoras a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.