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scizor
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Scizor

Pincer Pokémon

BugSteel

It uses its wings to adjust its body temperature. Otherwise, its metal body would become too hot and melt in the heat of battle.

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

Swords Dance
Moves
U-turn / Knock Off / Thief / Superpower
Item
Scizorite
Ability
Technician
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 116
Def 20
SpD 116
Spe 4

Strategy Overview

Thanks to its excellent bulk and great defensive typing, Mega Scizor can act as a solid offensive check to threats such as Mimikyu, Mega Metagross, Tapu Bulu, and Mamoswine. Access to reliable recovery in Roost allows Mega Scizor to not only stay healthy throughout the match but also set up Swords Dance more easily. It can use its Technician-boosted Bullet Punch to easily revenge kill weakened threats, particularly Focus Sash users. Mega Scizor can further support its teammates with utility moves like Knock Off to hinder walls and U-turn to gain momentum on predicted switches. In addition, Mega Scizor can utilize its bulk, access to Roost, and immunity to Toxic to proactively punish the likes of Gliscor, Ferrothorn, Cresselia, and defensive variants of Landorus-T by using them as setup fodder. However, Mega Scizor's offensive capabilities are limited due to the popularity of Hidden Power Fire and the presence of several Fire-types capable of checking it. Furthermore, Mega Scizor's mediocre Speed forces it to rely on Bullet Punch to threaten offensive teams, which leaves Mega Scizor checked by faster foes such as Mega Salamence, Zapdos, and Thundurus, and Mega Scizor is hard checked by a number of common defensive Pokemon such as Heatran, Celesteela, Zapdos, and Toxapex. Lastly, the prevalence of Tapu Lele is detrimental to Mega Scizor; while Tapu Lele itself can't do much back without Hidden Power Fire, Psychic Terrain prevents Mega Scizor from using Bullet Punch, leaving it unable to sweep and much easier to revenge kill.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
91.1%
U-turn
42.4%
Feint
27.0%
Roost
22.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
50.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc