Is Scizor Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Bug/Steel with AbilityTechnician. Metal Coat trade from Scyther. Mega Scizor keeps AbilityTechnician, boosting Bullet Punch and Bug Bite for consistent damage. Only weak to Fire. Handles Valerie, Wulfric, and Olympia. One of the best Megas in X/Y if you can trade.
Scyther resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Korrina's team.
Scyther resists most of Ramos's coverage and hits back hard.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Malva's team hits Scizor's weaknesses hard.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Catch Scyther on Route 21 (walking, Lv 50-52, uncommon). Purple flower patch.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Malva.
How to Get Scizor in X & Y
Scizor's 2-stage line starts with Scyther, which appears at moderate rates in the locations below. Level through 2 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
How to Obtain Scizor in XY
Scyther is your first catch on the way to Scizor. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 27-52 across 6 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch ScytherRoute 21Lv.27GrassRate 5%Horde battleRoute 21Lv.50-52GrassRate 10%Purple flowersRoute 21Lv.50-52GrassRate 10%Red Flower
Step 2Scizor ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Scizor egg.
Scizor Weakness
Scizor is weak to Fire. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Poison-type moves entirely. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Scizor's physical bulk (base 140 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
What is Scizor Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Scizor
 Simisear Fire | C | |
 Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Braixen Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
Simisear Fire | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Fletchinder Fire | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scizor View Delphox builds →Mystical Fire 4x118-139%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Simisear Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scizor View Delphox builds →Mystical Fire 4x120-142%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Pyroar FireNormal | C | |
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Torkoal Fire | B | |
In X & Y, Tyranitar's Superpower hits Scizor for 36-43%. Latios deals 37-44% with Surf.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Scizor View Weavile builds →Knock Off22-26% Ice Shard7-8% Pursuit14-16% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Scizor View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge30-36% Pursuit12-15% Crunch24-29% Superpower36-43% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Scizor View Latios builds →Draco Meteor27-31% Psyshock16-19% Surf37-44% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemColbur Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Scizor View Latias builds →Draco Meteor15-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Chansey builds →
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Scizor Evolutions
Scizor evolved from Scyther's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Scyther eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Scyther pushed Scizor to 600 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Scizor to get Scyther eggs easily using 68 partners from the Bug egg group.
XY Scizor Best Moveset
AbilityTechnician boosting MoveBullet Punch Steel priority maintained S-tier, and the Mega form adds 150 Attack with the same AbilityTechnician boost. Steel lost Dark/Ghost resistance this generation, but Steel TermStab still hits Fairy super-effectively, the format's biggest addition. The moveset adapted through Mega power and Fairy-hitting Steel coverage.
Best Build
Scizor best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Bullet Punch
- U Turn
- Superpower
- Knock Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Scizor learns Giga Impact and Hyper Beam naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Dark coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon’s pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets ahold of into bits.
It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.
Scizor X & Y Guide
In the X & Y meta, Scizor already has 600 BST going for it, and Technician pushes the competitive value even higher. B-Tier wallbreaker on our tier list. Bullet Punch with Choice Band is the standard set.
In X & Y, yes. Mega Scizor is the evolved form, sitting at 700 BST. Big power spike over base Scizor (600). Equip the Mega Stone and it transforms in battle.
In X & Y, Scizor's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Charizard is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Scizor has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Scizor is obtained by trade-evolving Scyther. Catch or evolve a Scyther first, then trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Scyther to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Metal Coat must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Scizor gets Technician. But Technician is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. On wall sets, Technician pairs with Scizor's base 140 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Game Availability
Available since Gold & Silver, Scizor appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves