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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#212 Scizor
BugSteel
- SpeciesScissors Pokémon
- Japanese nameHassamu
- PronunciationSI-ZOR
- Height5′ 11″ 1.80 m
- Weight260.0 lb 117.00 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from SCISSOR (cutting tool)
Evolution
ScytherTrade using Link Cable with Metal Coat attached
Scizor
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | It swings its eye-patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads. |
|---|---|
| Silver | Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature. |
| Crystal | This POKEMON’s pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets a hold of into bits. |
Where to find Scizor
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve by trading a Scyther with Metal Coat attached | Any | Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0.5
- Fire×4
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×1
- Poison×0
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×0.5
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0.5
- Dragon×0.5
- Dark×0.5
- Steel×0.5
- 1 weakness and 10 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 10 (10%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- 5 advantages and 10 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Leer | Normal | Status |
| 6 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status |
| 12 | Pursuit | Dark | Special |
| 18 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical |
| 24 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 30 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical |
| 36 | Slash | Normal | Physical |
| 42 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status |
| 48 | Double Team | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug Pokémon group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Baton Pass | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian. |
| Counter | Mate with a male Heracross. |
| Light Screen | Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian. |
| Razor Wind | Teach RBY TM02 (Razor Wind) to RBY Butterfree or Venomoth then trade to GSC. If male, breed with a female Scyther/Scizor. |
| Reversal | Mate with a male Heracross. |
| Safeguard | Mate with a male Butterfree, Ledyba/Ledian, or Shuckle. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 70 | 313-343 | 23/4553.98% |
| Attack | 130 | 328-358 | 2/4998.41% |
| Defense | 100 | 268-298 | 12/5584.13% |
| Speed | 65 | 198-228 | 26/4748.01% |
| Special Attack | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4634.46% |
| Special Defense | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4165.54% |
| Total | 500 | 1513-1693 | 14/8781.59% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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