scizor
Generation II · #0212 — Pincer Pokémon
Scizor, known as the Pincer Pokémon, is a Bug/Steel-type that represents one of the most dramatic transformations in Pokémon evolution. Introduced in Generation II, this remarkable creature evolves from Scyther when traded while holding a Metal Coat, a unique evolution method that reflects its metallic nature. With a National Pokédex number of 212, Scizor stands as a testament to how a Pokémon can completely change its type composition while maintaining its core identity as a formidable physical attacker. Its base stat total of 500 is distributed heavily toward its exceptional Attack stat of 130, making it one of the most feared physical threats in competitive Pokémon battles. Beyond its competitive prowess, Scizor has become an iconic member of the Bug-type family, offering a fascinating contrast between its delicate insectoid origins and its steel-reinforced warrior-like appearance.
Base Stats
Height
1.8m
Weight
118.0kg
Category
Pincer Pokémon
Gender
Male 50% / Female 50%
Color
red
Shape
bug-wings
Habitat
grassland
Abilities
Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
Halves the Pokémon's weight.
Scizor Biology & Physical Characteristics
Scizor is a bipedal, insectoid Pokémon characterized by its striking red, metallic exoskeleton that gleams with an otherworldly intensity. Standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 118 kilograms, Scizor's body is remarkably dense and compact, with its pincers alone comprising approximately one-third of its body weight. Its rounded head features three blunt horns extending above its forehead and distinctive eyes with dark yellow irises that give it an alert, predatory appearance. The most recognizable feature of Scizor is its pair of massive, rounded pincers at the end of its thin, segmented arms, which bear eye-like yellow and black patterns that serve a psychological function in intimidating potential foes. Scizor retains vestigial wings from its Scyther ancestry, which are gray and retractable but are no longer used for flight. Instead, as described in Pokédex entries across multiple generations, Scizor flaps these wings at high speed to regulate its body temperature, a critical thermoregulatory function for a creature whose metallic body would otherwise absorb and retain excessive heat. The shell covering Scizor's body has been scientifically confirmed to be stronger than forged steel, granting it exceptional durability and resistance to conventional physical attacks.
Pokedex Numbers
Training
Breeding
Scizor Breeding, Gender Ratio & Egg Groups
Scizor maintains a balanced gender ratio of 50% male and 50% female, allowing for flexible breeding strategies and ensuring that trainers can develop competitive teams regardless of gender preference. With a base friendship value of 70, Scizor displays moderate initial trust toward its trainer, requiring some time and bonding to reach maximum happiness levels that unlock certain psychological benefits in battle and enhance move effectiveness in games that feature friendship-based mechanics. The species belongs to the Bug egg group, meaning it can only breed with other Pokémon within this classification, limiting breeding combinations but maintaining type-appropriate offspring lineage. Scizor eggs require 25 cycles to hatch, a standard timeframe that translates to approximately 6,169 to 6,425 steps, making it neither particularly quick nor particularly slow to obtain through breeding. The medium-fast growth rate ensures that Scizor reaches its final form at a reasonable pace, typically around level 30-40 in most games, allowing players to field a fully-evolved Bug/Steel threat during the middle stages of their Pokémon journey. Breeding Scizor can yield Scyther offspring, allowing players to restart the evolution process if desired or to create multiple Scyther for different evolutionary paths, particularly relevant in games featuring Kleavor as an alternative evolution.
Sprites
TMs & HMs
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red blue
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crystal
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gold silver
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red green japan
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yellow
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crystal
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gold silver
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red blue
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lets go pikachu lets go eevee
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crystal
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emerald
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Gender Differences
This Pokémon has visible differences between male and female forms.
scizor's Evolution Chain
Scizor Evolution, Mega Evolution & Special Forms
Scizor evolves from Scyther through the uncommon method of trading while holding a Metal Coat, a mechanic that reflects the metallic transformation occurring within the creature. This evolution results in one of the most significant type changes in Pokémon history, as Scyther transitions from Bug/Flying to Bug/Steel, losing its Flying-type classification entirely—a rare occurrence that fundamentally alters its competitive role and type matchups. In Generation VIII's Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Scizor was introduced as one of Scyther's final forms, later joined by Kleavor in Generation IX, giving players multiple evolutionary paths from their Bug-type starter. Beyond standard evolution, Scizor gained access to Mega Evolution in Generation VI with the introduction of Mega Scizor, using the Scizorite Mega Stone. Mega Scizor's transformation is visually striking, with the Pokémon growing to 2.0 meters in height while its body becomes even more armored and imposing, with strengthened physical features reflecting its increased Attack stat of 150. The most significant advantage of Mega Evolution for Scizor is the acquisition of the Technician ability in its Mega form, granting a 50% power boost to all moves with a base power of 60 or less—a devastating benefit that transforms priority moves like Bullet Punch into lethal weapons. This mega evolution represents the pinnacle of Scizor's physical prowess, combining its naturally exceptional attack stat with ability-boosted priority moves to create one of the most dangerous sweepers in competitive Pokémon.
Where to Find
Location data not available for this Pokémon in the database.
Scizor Behaviour and Natural Habitat
Scizor inhabits lush, vast environments where it can exist alongside other members of its swarm, demonstrating a social hierarchical structure common among insectoid Pokémon. Despite its intimidating appearance and formidable combat capabilities, Scizor displays relatively docile behavior when unprovoked, though it becomes an aggressive and strategic fighter when threatened or engaged in battle. According to Pokédex entries, Scizor actively intimidates potential foes by raising its distinctive eye-patterned pincers in a threatening display, creating the illusion that the Pokémon possesses multiple heads—a defensive mechanism that serves both psychological and tactical purposes. The creature is most active in forests and mountainous terrain where it can hunt for prey and maintain its swarm structure, though it has adapted to various ecosystems across different regions. Scizor's behavior reflects a balance between its insectoid nature and its metallic constitution; it exhibits the cooperative tendencies of social insects while possessing the combat instincts of a apex predator. The Pokémon's wing-flapping behavior, crucial for temperature regulation, indicates that it is sensitive to environmental conditions and must maintain constant activity to prevent overheating despite its steel-hard exterior.
Pokedex Entries
It swings its eye- patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
This POKéMON's pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets a hold of into bits.
SCIZOR has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This POKéMON flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
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.
Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
It swings its eye-patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
It has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.
It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
It swings its eye-patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
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 has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This Pokémon flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
It uses its wings to adjust its body temperature. Otherwise, its metal body would become too hot and melt in the heat of battle.
Its body is like steel. Its tough, heavy pincers are more suited to smashing enemies than grabbing them.
Once it has identified an enemy, this Pokémon smashes it mercilessly with pincers hard as steel.
Once it has identified something as an enemy, it will continue beating them with its steel-hard pincers until there’s nothing left but scraps.
Bulky pincers account for one third of Scizor’s body weight. A single swing of one of these pincers will crush a boulder completely.
Though its body is slim, Scizor has tremendous attacking power. Even Scizor’s muscles are made of metal.
Evolved by way of a curious item. The shell covering its body has been shown to be stronger than forged steel.
Scizor Name Origin & Design Inspiration
Scizor's name elegantly combines 'Scissors' with 'Hazard,' reflecting its dangerous pincers and the threat it poses to opponents, while its Japanese name Hassam derives from the English word 'Haste' combined with 'Hammer,' emphasizing its quick, powerful striking capability. The design philosophy behind Scizor represents a deliberate juxtaposition between organic and metallic elements, creating a Pokémon that appears to be an insect encased in or transformed into living steel. Its visual design heavily references mantises and other predatory insects while incorporating mechanistic elements like a segmented exoskeleton with a polished, reflective sheen, and the prominent eye-patterns on its pincers echo both the natural markings found on some insects and the design language of robotic entities. The color palette of red and metallic gray creates a visually striking appearance that immediately conveys both the creature's insectoid origins and its newfound steel-type nature, with the yellow and black eye-patterns serving as focal points that draw attention to Scizor's most dangerous weapons—its pincers. The design successfully bridges the gap between biology and technology, suggesting a Pokémon that exists at the intersection of natural evolution and metallic enhancement, which is further reinforced by Pokédex entries describing even its muscles as being composed of metal.
Learnable Moves
Scizor can learn 97 moves:
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 100 | 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 |
| captivate | normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| close combat | fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| confide | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| counter | fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| cross poison | poison | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| curse | ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| cut | normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| defog | flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| detect | fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| double hit | normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| double team | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| double edge | normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| dual wingbeat | flying | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 |
| endure | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| false swipe | normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| feint | normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| flash cannon | steel | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| fling | dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| focus energy | normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| frustration | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| fury cutter | bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| giga impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| hard press | steel | Physical | 0 | 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 |
| metal claw | steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| mimic | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| natural gift | normal | Physical | — | 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 |
| rain dance | water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| razor wind | normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| rest | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| return | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| reversal | fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| rock smash | fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| roost | flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| safeguard | normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| sand tomb | ground | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| sandstorm | rock | Status | — | — | 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 | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| sleep talk | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| steel beam | steel | Special | 140 | 95 | 5 |
| steel wing | steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| 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 |
Scizor Competitive Battle Guide
Scizor stands as one of the most formidable physical attackers in competitive Pokémon, with an exceptional base Attack stat of 130 that immediately positions it among the elite sweepers and wallbreakers in the metagame. Its Bug/Steel typing grants it a diverse movepool encompassing priority moves like Bullet Punch and Aqua Jet, physical attacks including X-Scissor, Superpower, and Earthquake, and coverage options that allow it to threaten virtually any opponent in the competitive landscape. The Technician ability transforms Scizor into a priority-move specialist, particularly when Mega Evolved, as Bullet Punch becomes a devastating priority move capable of eliminating threats before they can attack, while Swords Dance boosts allow Mega Scizor to sweep entire teams under the right circumstances. Its dual typing provides excellent defensive utility with resistances to Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Normal, Flying, Psychic, and Steel-type moves, though it carries notable weaknesses to Fire and Ground-type attacks that experienced trainers exploit. In competitive formats, Scizor's speed stat of 65 is its primary limitation, requiring careful team building and priority move reliance to overcome the fact that faster threats can outspeed it unless it runs a Choice Scarf, which restricts its move flexibility. The introduction of Scizor's hidden ability Light Metal, which halves its weight, offers interesting strategic alternatives in formats where weight-dependent moves like Low Kick or Heavy Slam are prevalent, providing unexpected defensive coverage options.
Commonly Asked Questions About Scizor
What type is Scizor?
Scizor is a bug and steel type Pokemon.
What does Scizor evolve into?
Scizor evolves into kleavor.
What are Scizor's weaknesses?
Scizor is weak to fire type moves.
Scizor Cultural Impact & Franchise History
Scizor has achieved significant cultural prominence within the Pokémon franchise, establishing itself as a fan-favorite that transcends generational boundaries and appears regularly in competitive tournaments, official Pokémon media, and fan communities worldwide. The character Goh famously obtains a Scizor in the Pokémon Journeys anime series, giving the species substantial screen time and demonstrating its capabilities in dynamic battle scenarios that popularized it among viewers. Scizor has been featured in multiple Super Smash Bros. titles as both a trophy and a Poké Ball summon, introducing the creature to fighting game enthusiasts and expanding its presence beyond traditional Pokémon games into the broader gaming landscape. The Pokémon's distinctive silhouette and memorable design have made it a staple in trading card game releases, with numerous Scizor cards becoming sought-after collector's items, particularly high-rarity and Full Art variants from recent set releases. In competitive Pokémon culture, Scizor occupies a legendary status comparable to Pokémon like Landorus and Toxapex, with its usage rate and metagame presence remaining consistently high across multiple generations and formats, influencing team building decisions and strategic approaches to competitive play. The introduction of Mega Scizor further cemented its cultural significance by providing trainers with one of the most visually impressive and mechanically dominant Mega Evolution forms, generating substantial community discussion and enthusiasm that continues to this day.
Where to Find Scizor in Every Pokémon Game
Scizor's availability has varied significantly across the Pokémon game generations, with its primary method of acquisition requiring players to trade a Scyther while it holds a Metal Coat, a mechanic that necessitates multiplayer interaction or trading with NPCs in various titles. In Generation II games (Gold, Silver, and Crystal), Scizor appears as local Pokédex number 0111 and can be obtained through the standard Scyther-to-Scizor evolution chain, making it accessible relatively early in the player's journey. Subsequent generations have maintained this availability pattern with regional Pokédex inclusions in Platinum (0196), HeartGold/SoulSilver (0112), X/Y (0137), Sun/Moon (0276), Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon (0366), and Pokémon Legends: Arceus (0074). In modern generations like Scarlet and Violet, Scizor maintains a local Pokédex number of 0261, ensuring that contemporary trainers can still obtain this classic Bug/Steel-type through standard game progression. The species boasts a capture rate of 25, classified as a low catch rate that reflects its status as an evolved Pokémon rather than a common encounter, requiring Poké Balls, Great Balls, or Ultra Balls for reliable capture if encountered in the wild. Scizor's base experience yield of 175 points provides moderate training value, though its raw stats and move options make it worthwhile to train from lower levels, and the species appears in various official Pokémon trading card game releases, official tournaments, and promotional distributions worldwide.