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scyther
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Scyther

Mantis Pokémon

BugFlying

The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 110
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 80
Speed 105
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Mantis Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 56.0 kg
Base Exp 100
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

scyther Front Front
scyther Back Back
scyther Front Shiny Front Shiny
scyther Back Shiny Back Shiny
scyther Front ♀ Front ♀
scyther Back ♀ Back ♀
scyther Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
scyther Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
scyther Official Art Official Art
scyther Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.4%
Bulky Swords Dance
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Technician
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 216
Atk 40
Spe 252
Swords Dance Sweeper
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Technician
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Attacker
Item
Choice Band / Choice Scarf
Ability
Technician
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Ever since the introduction of Scizor in GSC, Scyther has been living in the shadows of its evolution. In times since, Scyther has been penalized first by its lack of bulk, and then by the introduction of Stealth Rock, which strips away half of its health just for entering the battlefield. Even the blessing of Technician went mostly unnoticed. However, while Generation V did not bring Scizor anything of offensive value, it gave Scyther Eviolite. With this new item, Scyther attains higher defenses than its evolution. Despite this, Scyther is still relegated to UU due to its poor typing, lack of a powerful coverage or STAB priority move, and the need to rely on Eviolite to be defensive--not to mention that it still loses half of its health when switching in to Stealth Rock. Despite these flaws, its base 110 Attack, base 105 Speed, Technician, and Eviolite allow Scyther to perform many different roles, making it a viable choice in UU.

Most Used Moves

Aerial Ace
100.0%
U-turn
99.8%
Roost
0.2%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc