Scizor.
BST 500 · bug / steel
Scizor is weak to Fire and resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy and is immune to Poison.
Scizor base stats
BST 500 · ranges at level 100Scizor weaknesses and resistances
damage taken · Bug / Steel dual typingScizor abilities
3 total · 1 hiddenScizor evolution line
3 stages
Best Scizor moves
gen 9 learnset · sorted by base powerScizor moves
gen 9 · 87 moves · 19 level-up · 54 TM/HM · 14 tutorScizor Pokédex entries
7 generations · newest firstBulky pincers account for one third of Scizor’s body weight. A single swing of one of these pincers will crush a boulder completely.
Though its body is slim, Scizor has tremendous attacking power. Even Scizor’s muscles are made of metal.
Evolved by way of a curious item. The shell covering its body has been shown to be stronger than forged steel.
It uses its wings to adjust its body temperature. Otherwise, its metal body would become too hot and melt in the heat of battle.
Once it has identified an enemy, this Pokémon smashes it mercilessly with pincers hard as steel.
Its body is like steel. Its tough, heavy pincers are more suited to smashing enemies than grabbing them.
Once it has identified something as an enemy, it will continue beating them with its steel-hard pincers until there’s nothing left but scraps.
This Pokémon’s pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets ahold of into bits.
It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.
Scizor has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This Pokémon flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.
It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
It swings its eye-patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
SCIZOR has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This POKéMON flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
A SCIZOR has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. It flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
It swings its eye-patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
It swings its eye- patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
This POKéMON's pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets a hold of into bits.
Scizor species data
gen II species · breeding and trainingAbout Scizor
Scizor is a Bug and Steel-type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto). Bulky pincers account for one third of Scizor’s body weight. A single swing of one of these pincers will crush a boulder completely. Scizor stands 1.8 m (5'11") tall and weighs 118.0 kg (260.1 lbs), making it a medium-sized Pokémon.
Scizor base stats
Scizor has a base stat total of 500, which is above average, giving it solid potential in battle. Its highest stat is Attack at 130 (excellent), while its lowest is Sp. Atk at 55 (below average). Scizor serves as a bulky physical attacker. Scizor is average speed with a base Speed of 65.
Scizor weaknesses and resistances
As a Bug and Steel-type, Scizor is weak to Fire (4x)-type moves, resists Normal, Grass (¼x), Ice, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy-type attacks, and is completely immune to Poison-type moves. This gives Scizor 1 weakness, 8 resistances, and 1 immunity.
Scizor abilities
Scizor's abilities include Swarm, Technician, Light Metal. Swarm strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.. Technician strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power. Its Hidden Ability is Light Metal, which halves the Pokémon's weight.
Scizor moves and learnset
Scizor can learn 87 moves in Generation 9, including 19 by leveling up, 54 via TM/HM, and 14 from move tutors. Its strongest STAB moves include Steel Beam (Steel, 140 power), Bug Buzz (Bug, 90 power), X Scissor (Bug, 80 power), Iron Head (Steel, 80 power). For coverage, Scizor can learn Giga Impact (Normal), Hyper Beam (Normal), Close Combat (Fighting).
Training Scizor
With a capture rate of 25 (9.8%), Scizor can be quite challenging to catch in the wild. Defeating Scizor yields 2 Attack EVs. It has a medium growth rate and requires approximately 6,656 steps to hatch from an Egg. Scizor belongs to the Bug egg group. Scizor is part of a 3-stage evolution line (Scyther → Scizor → Kleavor).
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