Competitive Information for Scizor [Diamond/Pearl]
Bug / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Scizor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
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Scizor is a fabulous Bug and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Scizor show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Scizor can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Scizor's only type-related weakness is Fire.
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
Physical Tank Scizor (Popular/Trending)
Scizor is a pretty decent Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Scizor last longer regaining it's health points 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 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ 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 (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
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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 / Pursuit
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
Physical Sweeper Scizor (Technician)
Scizor is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute 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 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial 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).
♦ Pursuit is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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
Scizor Physical Tank (Scissored Fiend)
Scizor is a marvelous Physical Tank. It's designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. 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 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ 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
Scizor Physical Sweeper (Tech Scissors*)
Scizor is popular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute 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 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ 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 Physical Tank (Acrizor*)
Scizor is a sensational Physical Tank. It's goal is to take a considerable 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 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle. 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
What is a good doubles moveset for Scizor? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
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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 / Pursuit
- Iron Head / Metal Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Scizor (Technician)
Scizor is an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute 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 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a good 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).
♦ Pursuit is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ 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
Wondering what moves can Scizor learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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 EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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