Elite Redux LeafGreen
#212

Scizor

The Pincer Pokémon

Bug Steel

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.

Base stat total
500
Height
1.8 m
Weight
118 kg
Catch rate
25

Base stats

500 total
HP 70 281 344
Atk 130 266 394
Def 100 212 328
SpA 55 131 229
SpD 80 176 284
Spe 65 149 251

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Fire 4×
Takes less
Grass ¼× Normal ½× Bug ½× Steel ½× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Fairy ½×
No effect
Poison 0×

The other 8 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Light Metal Halves weight and boosts Speed by 30%. Grip Pincer 50% chance to trap. Then ignores Defense & accuracy checks. Intimidate Lowers the foe's Attack.
Innate always active, all of them Pollinate Normal moves become Bug; Bug types ignore powder. Hyper Cutter Prevents Attack reduction. Technician Boosts weaker moves.

Evolution line

Scyther Scyther BST 500
Scizor Scizor BST 500 Level · 38 Kleavor Kleavor BST 500 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Light Metal new Grip Pincer Intimidate now innate Technician removed Swarm
Innates added PollinateHyper Cutter

Details

Height
1.8 m
Weight
118 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
25
Catch rate
25
Base exp
175
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Red

Moves

9 level-up · 0 egg · 101 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
6 Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
12 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
18 False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
24 Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
30 Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
36 Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
42 Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
48 Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 15
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 25
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 15
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 10
Bullet Punch Steel Physical 40 100 30
Calm Mind Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Cross Poison Poison Physical 70 100 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Detect Fighting Status — ∞ 5
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 10
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dual Chop Dragon Physical 40 90 15
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Hard Press Steel Physical 100 100 10
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Laser Focus Normal Status — ∞ 30
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Light Screen Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Magnet Bomb Steel Special 70 ∞ 20
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100 5
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100 20
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Quick Guard Fighting Status — ∞ 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Razor Wind Flying Special 80 100 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 15
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Roost Flying Status — ∞ 5
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Safeguard Normal Status — ∞ 25
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100 5
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 5
Steel Wing Steel Physical 90 100 15
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Tailwind Flying Status — ∞ 15
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Vacuum Wave Fighting Special 40 100 30
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
Wing Attack Flying Physical 60 100 35
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Scyther instead.