Is Scizor Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Diamond-exclusive Scyther with Metal Coat. Diamond players catch Scyther on Route 229 after the Hall of Fame, and Pearl players need a trade. Bug/Steel with AbilityTechnician boosting low-power moves by 50%. MoveBullet Punch with Technician makes Scizor one of the best physical attackers in Gen 4. The investment is worth every step.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Scyther resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Scyther resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Scyther trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Scyther resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Scyther has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Scizor trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Scizor has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Scyther
Catch Scyther on Route 229 (walking, Lv 52, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 52)
- LV 52BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM62BugSilver WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 53FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 57NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Scyther to Scizor
Scyther evolves into Scizor when traded. Trade it in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 105Accuracy 90%PP 25Route 209
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- LV 53SteelIron HeadPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 57NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Scizor in Diamond & Pearl
Scizor has no wild encounter here. Trade a Scyther holding a Metal Coat, and since Scyther itself is the Diamond-side bug, Pearl players need that trade twice over to land one.
Catch Scyther at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Scizor.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Scyther
- 2Evolve Scizorby trading
Badge 8How to Obtain Scizor in DP
- Step 1Catch Scyther
- Step 2Scizor ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Scyther egg.
How to Get Shiny Scizor in Diamond & Pearl
Scizor takes a Metal Coat trade, so chain a shiny Scyther on Route 229 and evolve it up. Compare Shiny Scizor odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Scizor Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Diamond & Pearl 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Scizor Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Scizor
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 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Bug Buzz, Counter and 7 more.
DP Scizor Best Moveset
Priority MoveBullet Punch at 40 base power gets boosted to 60 by AbilityTechnician and then gains the Bug type bonus, hitting before anything else at 130 Attack. The moveset leads with that strike and adds MoveU-turn for switching out. Bug/Steel typing resists nearly everything and only fears Fire.
Best Build
Scizor best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- U Turn
- Pursuit
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Scizor gets Baton Pass and Bug Buzz exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Dark coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Bug Buzz and X-Scissor.
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
36 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.
Scizor Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Scizor has been offered just once as a Mystery Gift event Pokemon.
Goon's Scizor GiftHeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Scizor Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl, Scizor plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Adamant is the go-to nature for Scizor. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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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