Competitive Information for Scyther [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Scyther
Bug / Flying
Abilities:
SwarmSwarm: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's Bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
2x
0.25x
2x
2x
0.25x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
2x
4x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Scyther? 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.
Scyther is a spectacular Bug and Flying-typed Pokemon. Scyther is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Scyther is weak to Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Scyther
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Silver Wind / Fury Cutter
- Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Silver Wind / Fury Cutter
- Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Scyther
Scyther is popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Scyther's bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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 STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scyther's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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 STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scyther's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Scyther? 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.
Species: Scyther
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Silver Wind / Fury Cutter
- Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 52 Hp / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Silver Wind / Fury Cutter
- Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Scyther
Scyther is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Scyther's bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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 STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scyther's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ 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 STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Scyther's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
(
)
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Scyther 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.
Category Filter: Filter movelist to show only Physical, Special, or Status moves
Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
|
Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Scyther 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 Scyther
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
Optimize Scyther's EVs for Ruby/Sapphire
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Scyther in Ruby/Sapphire. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Scyther in Ruby/Sapphire
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!