Forms
Scizor
Pincer Pokémon
Evolved by way of a curious item. The shell covering its body has been shown to be stronger than forged steel.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Swords Dance
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Where to find Scizor
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Scizor can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bullet Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Steel | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | False Swipe Cannot lower the target’s HP below 1. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 6 | Silver Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Bug | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 9 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 12 | Metal Claw Has a chance to raise the user’s Attack by one stage. | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 16 | Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 20 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 24 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 32 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 33 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 44 | Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 44 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 45 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Scizor.






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Cite this page
“Scizor”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/scizor.
Species data from PokéAPI.