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scizor
#212

Scizor

Pincer Pokémon

BugSteel

This Pokémon’s pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets ahold of into bits.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Pincer Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 118.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

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

Competitive

Choice Band
Moves
Knock Off / Superpower / Quick Attack
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Technician
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 120
Atk 252
Spe 136
Bulky Swords Dance
Item
Scizorite
Ability
Light Metal
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 248
Atk 16
Def 12
SpD 16
Spe 216
Offensive Swords Dance
Item
Scizorite
Ability
Light Metal
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Utility
Moves
Pursuit / Swords Dance / Defog
Item
Scizorite
Ability
Light Metal
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Def 44
SpD 160
Spe 56

Strategy Overview

Mega Scizor's typing, great defensive stats, and access to Roost allow it to fit on any type of team and reliably check many threats in the metagame such as Mega Metagross, Choice Specs Latios, Clefable, Mega Diancie, and Weavile. The combination of its high Attack stat and Swords Dance allows it to break through many defensive cores, and STAB Technician-boosted Bullet Punch, lets it function as a revenge killer and good setup sweeper alongside Swords Dance. Mega Scizor can also provide momentum with U-turn, Pursuit trap Pokemon like Latios, and provide Defog support for its team, making it a great utility Pokemon as well. Although Mega Scizor's defensive typing allows it to check many threats, it is still vulnerable to dangerous Fire-types and Pokemon that carry Fire-type coverage such as Heatran, Mega Charizard Y, Hidden Power Fire Magnezone, Flamethrower Clefable, and Heat Wave Tornadus-T. Mega Scizor also does not have the best Speed stat, making it vulnerable to faster offensive threats like Keldeo and Thundurus.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
95.2%
Knock Off
41.0%
Roost
38.5%
Defog
34.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
43.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc