Is Scizor Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Trade Scyther with Metal Coat. Bug/Steel in Gen 2 has only Fire as a weakness. If you can manage the trade, Scizor is one of the strongest physical attackers in Crystal. Handles Will, contributes against Karen, and the defensive typing carries through all of Kanto.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Scizor's defenses.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Scizor resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Scizor resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Blaine's team hits Scizor's weaknesses hard.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Scyther
Catch Scyther in the National Park (walking, Lv 13-14, rare). Bug-Catching Contest only, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, once a day.
Recommended Moves
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 30FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 36NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 42NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Route 28
Evolve Scyther to Scizor
Scyther evolves into Scizor when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Morty.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 24PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- LV 30SteelMetal ClawPower 75Accuracy 95%PP 35
- LV 36NormalSlashPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 42NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Lt. Surge
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 105Accuracy 90%PP 25Route 28
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
How to Get Scizor in Crystal
Scizor comes only from a player trade, with no wild form. You trade a Scyther holding a Metal Coat, the same scarce item the Onix line wants, so plan which one claims it.
Catch Scyther at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Scizor.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Scyther
- 2Evolve Scizorby trading
Badge 3How to Obtain Scizor in C
- Step 2Scizor ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Scyther egg.
How to Get Shiny Scizor in Crystal
Scizor is forged by trading a Scyther that holds a Metal Coat, meaning the shiny must be caught as Scyther before the cable ever comes out. Compare Shiny Scizor odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Scizor Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Crystal shiny odds calculator with Scizor already selected.
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 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. With 70 HP and balanced defenses, Scizor can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Scizor Weak Against
Fortress
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 500 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +20. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Scizor to get Scyther eggs easily using 23 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Counter, Light Screen and 3 more.
C Scizor Best Moveset
Bug/Steel resists nine types. 130 Attack powers physical hits, MoveSwords Dance doubles it, and MoveBaton Pass transfers the boost to a teammate who can exploit it. Held ItemLeftovers sustains through setup. One of the best Baton Pass users available, backed by elite defensive typing.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Baton Pass
- Agility
- Hidden Power Bug
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Scizor gets Baton Pass and Counter exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Dark coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Steel Wing and Metal Claw.
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.
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
19 of 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON’s pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets a hold of into bits.
Scizor Crystal Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Crystal, but Scizor does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Scizor hits 600 BST.
Scizor is obtained by trade-evolving Scyther. Catch a Scyther first, then trade. The Metal Coat must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Crystal, Scizor plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Set up with Agility when you get a free turn.
Game Availability
Available since Gold & Silver, Scizor appears in 19 games spanning 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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