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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#123 Scyther
Bug
- SpeciesMantis Pokémon
- Japanese nameStrike
- PronunciationSYE-THER
- Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
- Weight123.0 lb 55.35 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from SCYTHE (a long blade used mostly by farmers to cut high grass and hay by hand). Scyther’s arms resemble scythes.
Evolution
ScytherTrade using Link Cable with Metal Coat attached
Scizor
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | With ninja-like agility and speed, it can created the illusion that there is more than one. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Leaps out of tall grass and slices prey with its scythes. The movement looks like that of a ninja. |
| Stadium | Moves incredibly quickly and shreds its enemy with its razor-sharp scythes. On rare occasions, it flies with its wings. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving to fast for the human eye to track. |
| Silver | When it moves, it leaves almost a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective colors make it invisible. |
| Crystal | It’s very proud of its speed. It moves so fast that its opponent does not even know what knocked it down. |
Where to find Scyther
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Must Trade from Red, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal | NA | None |
| Red | Safari Zone, Celadon City (Game Corner) | NA | Few |
| Yellow | NA | Few | |
| Gold | National Park (Bug-Contest) | Any | Few |
| Silver | Any | Few | |
| Crystal | Any | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | |||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| 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×1
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×2
- Fighting×0.25
- PoisonG/S/C ×1R/B/Y × 2
- Ground×0
- ×2
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×4
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 6 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 3 : 2 (150%).
- This Pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, and the defense ratio is better in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Good 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Poison1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 6 advantages and 9 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 2 : 3 (~67%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 6 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 17 | Start | Start | Leer | Normal | Status |
| 20 | Start | 6 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status |
| — | — | 12 | Pursuit | Dark | Special |
| — | — | 18 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical |
| 42 | 42 | 24 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 50 | — | 30 | Wing Attack | Physical | |
| 29 | 29 | 36 | Slash | Normal | Physical |
| 35 | 35 | 42 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status |
| 24 | 24 | 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
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM01Cut
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
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 | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 70 | 313-343 | 23/4553.98% | 20/4257.93% |
| Attack | 110 | 288-318 | 6/4992.62% | 6/4591.92% |
| Defense | 80 | 228-258 | 18/5563.67% | 15/4465.54% |
| Speed | 105 | 278-308 | 6/4792.62% | 6/4291.12% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4634.46% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4165.54% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 55 | 178-208 | — | 20/2929.14% |
| Total | 500 G/S/C 420 R/B/Y |
1513-1693 1285-1435 |
14/8781.59% | 14/6581.59% |
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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