#107 · Pokémon Soulgold
Scyther
BugFlyingSwarm, Technician, Steadfast (hidden)
Level-up moves 18
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack An extremely fast attack that always strikes first. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Vacuum Wave Whirls its fists to send a wave that strikes first. | Fighting | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Fury Cutter An attack that intensifies on each successive hit. | Bug | Phys | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 8 | False Swipe An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 9 | Pursuit Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out. | Dark | Phys | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Wing Attack Strikes the foe with wings spread wide. | Flying | Phys | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 16 | Double Team Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Double Hit Slams the foe with a tail etc. Strikes twice. | Normal | Phys | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 24 | Slash Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio. | Normal | Phys | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Focus Energy Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 32 | Agility Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed. | Psychic | Stat | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 33 | Razor Wind A 2-turn move with a high critical-hit ratio. | Normal | Spec | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Air Slash Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching. | Flying | Spec | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 40 | X-Scissor Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc. | Bug | Phys | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack. | Normal | Stat | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 45 | Night Slash Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio. | Dark | Phys | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 61 | Feint An attack that hits foes using moves like Protect. | Normal | Phys | 30 | 100 | 10 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 32
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM04 | Calm Mind Goldenrod City Underground Storage (item ball) | Psychic | — |
| TM06 | Toxic Lost Woods (item ball) | Poison | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage House 1 (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day Ilex Forest (item ball) | Fire | — |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM16 | Light Screen Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Psychic | — |
| TM17 | Protect Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (mart) | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Slowpoke Well B2F (gift) | Water | — |
| TM19 | Roost Violet City Gym (gift) | Flying | — |
| TM20 | Safeguard Cherrygrove City Mart (mart) | Normal | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Gate Route 40 Trainer Hill Courtyard (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod City Department Store 5F (gift) | Normal | 1 |
| TM31 | Brick Break Rinto Village Mart (mart) | Fighting | 75 |
| TM32 | Double Team Goldenrod City Game Corner (bought) | Normal | — |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Route 37 (item ball) | Flying | 60 |
| TM42 | Facade Rinto Village Mart (mart) | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Rinto Village (gift) | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Goldenrod City Gym (gift) | Normal | — |
| TM46 | Thief Rocket Hideout B2F (item ball) | Dark | 60 |
| TM48 | Round Goldenrod City Radio Tower 3F (gift) | Normal | 60 |
| TM51 | Steel Wing Route 28 House (gift) | Steel | 70 |
| TM54 | False Swipe Gate Goldenrod City Route 35 (gift) | Normal | 40 |
| TM59 | Brutal Swing Olivine City Mart (mart) | Dark | 60 |
| TM60 | Trailblaze Ecruteak City Mart (mart) | Grass | 50 |
| TM62 | Acrobatics Blackthorn City Mart (mart) | Flying | 55 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact Safari Zone Gate (mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance Kitakami Mountain 2F (item ball) | Normal | — |
| TM81 | X-Scissor Azalea Town (mart, after 4th badge) | Bug | 80 |
| TM89 | U-turn Azalea Town Gym (gift) | Bug | 70 |
| TM90 | Substitute Mahogany Town Shop (after rocket hideout event) | Normal | — |
| HM01 | Cut Ilex Forest (gift) | Steel | 50 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash Route 36 (gift) | Fighting | 40 |
Where to find Scyther
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Park Bug Contest | Grass | 12-18 | 5% rare |
| National Park Normal | Grass | 13-18 | 5% rare |
Other changes in this game
- Evolves into Scizor — By Using Specific Item (Metal Coat)
- Evolves into Kleavor — By Using Specific Item (Black Augurite)
- Innates (always active, on top of whichever ability it has): Hyper Cutter, Sharpness, Quick Draw