Competitive Information for Scizor [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug / Steel
Abilities:
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's Bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
This Pokemon's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power, except Struggle.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Scizor? These builds are optimized for Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Diamond/Pearl metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Discover the strength of Scizor, an impressive Pokémon known for its Bug and Steel typing! It's a sight to see Scizor out in the 4th generation battlefield. Its only type-related weakness is Fire. Curious about Scizor's movesets? Check our suggestions listed below!
Item: Choice Band / Leftovers
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- U-turn / Bug Bite
- Bullet Punch
- Pursuit
Scizor makes an a wonderful Physical Tank in single battles. This moveset focuses to withstand physical attacks and hit back effectively. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Scizor last longer regaining it's life every turn. Choice Band will increase the damage of Scizor's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Scizor's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts Bug Bite, Bullet Punch and Pursuit.
◆ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Scizor switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Scizor steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ Bullet Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Pursuit is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if a foe is switching out, hits it at 2x power).
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Item: Occa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite / X-Scissor
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Night Slash / Thief
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
For single battles, Scizor is a brilliant Physical Sweeper. It's meant to crush rivals using formidable physical moves. Life Orb boosts the power of Scizor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Scizor's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts Bug Bite, Thief and Metal Claw. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Scizor has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scizor's attack by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Knock Off
- Baton Pass
- Return
- Agility
For single battles, Scizor is a sensational Physical Tank. This build is crafted to absorb physical damage and return fire with decent force. Life Orb boosts the power of Scizor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Scizor's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power.
◆ Baton Pass is a status move (Scizor switches, passing stat changes and more).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Agility is a status move (raises your Scizor's speed by 2 stages).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 53 Hp / 225 Atk / 230 Spe
Moveset:
- False Swipe
- Bug Bite
- Thief / Aerial Ace
- Quick Attack
For those intense single battles, Scizor is a magnificent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is formulated to crush rivals using powerful physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Scizor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Scizor's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts False Swipe, Bug Bite, Thief, Aerial Ace and Quick Attack.
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Scizor steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Scizor has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Aerial Ace is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Quick Attack is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: White Herb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Aerial Ace
- Bug Bite
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
Scizor is an impressive Physical Tank to use for single battles. This setup is intended to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. White Herb will reset Scizor's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). With Technician, Scizor's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts Aerial Ace, Bug Bite and Bullet Punch. Start off with Superpower to consume White Herb, then goto town with Acrobatics
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Scizor steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ Bullet Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Scizor's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Scizor? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Diamond/Pearl metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Occa Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Bug Bite / X-Scissor
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Night Slash / Thief
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
Scizor is a notable Physical Sweeper to use for double battles. The main aim of this moveset is to crush rivals using lethal physical attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Scizor's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Technician, Scizor's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. In this case it would boosts Bug Bite, Thief and Metal Claw. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Scizor has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scizor's attack by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Scizor can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Scizor.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Scizor can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Scizor
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Moves boosted by Technician: Aerial Ace (BP: 60), Metal Claw (BP: 50), Swift (BP: 60), Bug Bite (BP: 60), Bullet Punch (BP: 40), False Swipe (BP: 40), Feint (BP: 50), Knock Off (BP: 20), Ominous Wind (BP: 60), Pursuit (BP: 40), Quick Attack (BP: 40), Rock Smash (BP: 40), Silver Wind (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 40), Thief (BP: 40), Vacuum Wave (BP: 40), Wing Attack (BP: 60), Double Hit (BP: 35), Cut (BP: 50), Fury Cutter (BP: 10)
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Bullet Punch, Feint, Quick Attack, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Scizor's stats
- Agility
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Scizor
- Baton Pass
- Bug Bite
- Bullet Punch
- Knock Off
- Light Screen
- Other
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Rest
- Roost
- Superpower
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Scizor in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 248/252/0/0/0/8/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 248/252/0/0/8/0/ )
- Optimize Scizor's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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