Scizor is a Bug and Steel type Pokémon from Johto, introduced in Generation 2 and known as the Pincer Pokémon. It stands 1.8 m tall, weighs 118.0 kg and has a base stat total of 500.
Its highest base stat is Attack at 130 and its lowest is Sp. Atk at 55. Its total of 500 is higher than 70% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 130 | |
| Defense | 100 | |
| Sp. Atk | 55 | |
| Sp. Def | 80 | |
| Speed | 65 | |
| Total | 500 |
Scizor takes four times damage from Fire moves. It resists Normal, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves. It is immune to Poison moves.
Scizor evolves from Scyther.
Scizor has a catch rate of 25 out of 255, which makes it tricky to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Scizor is rarely seen in the wild. The best way to get one is to evolve Scyther when it's traded with a friend. Scyther lives in the Meadow.
Here's where wild Scizor can be found in the main Pokémon games, newest games last.
Scizor is weak to Fire moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Scizor learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Wing Attack, Quick Attack and False Swipe.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Attack | Flying | 60 | 100% |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | False Swipe | Normal | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | 40 | 95% |
| 1 | Air Slash | Flying | 75 | 95% |
| 1 | Bullet Punch | Steel | 40 | 100% |
| 12 | Metal Claw | Steel | 50 | 95% |
| 20 | Double Hit | Normal | 35 | 90% |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% |
| 36 | Iron Head | Steel | 80 | 100% |
| 40 | X-Scissor | Bug | 80 | 100% |
Scizor has 1 special form. Mega Evolution is a powerful change that lasts for one battle and needs the right Mega Stone.
