Competitive Information for Scizor [Ruby/Sapphire]
Bug / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Scizor? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Scizor is pretty popular Bug and Steel-typed Pokemon. Scizor is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 3. Scizor's only type-related weakness is Fire.
Item: Leftovers / Liechi Berry
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Steel Wing
- Silver Wind
- Agility
- Swords Dance / Baton Pass
Physical Sweeper Scizor (Popular/Trending)
Scizor is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Scizor last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Scizor's bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Scizor's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Scizor's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Baton Pass is a status move (Scizor switches, passing stat changes and more).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Steel Wing / Metal Claw
- Silver Wind / Fury Cutter
- Wing Attack
Physical Sweeper Scizor
Scizor is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Scizor's bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scizor's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scizor's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Scizor? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Steel Wing / Metal Claw
- Silver Wind / Fury Cutter
- Wing Attack
Doubles Physical Sweeper Scizor
Scizor is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Scizor's bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scizor's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Metal Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scizor's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Fury Cutter is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Bug-type move (power doubles with each hit, up to 160).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Scizor's stats
- Agility
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Scizor
- Agility
- Baton Pass
- Double-Edge
- Hidden Power Bug
- Hidden Power Ground
- Hidden Power Rock
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Quick Attack
- Rest
- Return
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Scizor in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/4/0/0/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 252/4/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Scizor's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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