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#0212 · Generation II · form of Scizor

Mega Scizor

Bug / Steel · Pincer Pokémon — first seen in Generation II.

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Base stats

StatBaseMinMax
HP70
250344
Attack150
274438
Defense140
256416
Sp. Attack65
121251
Sp. Defense100
184328
Speed75
139273
Total600

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Mega Scizor takes from each attacking type.

×4
Fire
×½
NormalBugSteelPsychicIceDragonFairy
×¼
Grass
×0
Poison
×1
FightingFlyingGroundRockGhostWaterElectricDark

Evolution

ScytherScyther#0123
Trade holding Metal CoatScizorScizor#0212Use Black AuguriteKleavorKleavor#0900

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

In the ROM hacks it evolves differently

Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.

In Elite Redux

ScytherScyther
Evolves into Scizor at level 36ScizorScizorEvolves into Kleavor at level 36KleavorKleavorMega Evolves into Scyther Mega holding the ScytheriteScyther MegaScyther Mega
Mega Evolves into Kleavor Mega holding the KleaviteKleavor MegaKleavor Mega

In Low Budget Crystal

ScytherScytherScyther (Variant)Scyther (Variant)Scizor (Variant)Scizor (Variant)
Evolves into Scizor with a Metal CoatEvolves into Scizor (Variant) with a Metal CoatEvolves into Scizor (Mega) with a Johtoite XScizorScizorEvolves into Kleavor with a Sun StoneKleavorKleavor

Other forms

ScizorScizor

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon19 level-up · 35 TM/HM · 9 tutor

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
1LeerNormalStatus—100%30
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
1FeintNormalPhysical30100%10
1Bullet PunchSteelPhysical40100%30
5Focus EnergyNormalStatus——30
9PursuitDarkPhysical40100%20
13False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
17AgilityPsychicStatus——30
21Metal ClawSteelPhysical5095%35
25Fury CutterBugPhysical4095%20
29SlashNormalPhysical70100%20
33Razor WindNormalSpecial80100%10
37Iron DefenseSteelStatus——15
41X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
45Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15
49Double HitNormalPhysical3590%10
50Iron HeadSteelPhysical80100%15
57Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
61FeintNormalPhysical30100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM09VenoshockPoisonSpecial65100%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM11Sunny DayFireStatus——5
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM19RoostFlyingStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM37SandstormRockStatus——10
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60—20
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical60100%25
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM51Steel WingSteelPhysical7090%25
TM54False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical60100%20
TM62AcrobaticsFlyingPhysical55100%15
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM75Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
TM81X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM89U-turnBugPhysical70100%20
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM91Flash CannonSteelSpecial80100%10

Move tutor

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
SnoreNormalSpecial50100%15
SuperpowerFightingPhysical120100%5
Knock OffDarkPhysical65100%20
Iron DefenseSteelStatus——15
TailwindFlyingStatus——15
DefogFlyingStatus——15
Iron HeadSteelPhysical80100%15
Bug BiteBugPhysical60100%20
Laser FocusNormalStatus——30
Sun / Moon19 level-up · 35 TM/HM

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
1LeerNormalStatus—100%30
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
1FeintNormalPhysical30100%10
1Bullet PunchSteelPhysical40100%30
5Focus EnergyNormalStatus——30
9PursuitDarkPhysical40100%20
13False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
17AgilityPsychicStatus——30
21Metal ClawSteelPhysical5095%35
25Fury CutterBugPhysical4095%20
29SlashNormalPhysical70100%20
33Razor WindNormalSpecial80100%10
37Iron DefenseSteelStatus——15
41X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
45Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15
49Double HitNormalPhysical3590%10
50Iron HeadSteelPhysical80100%15
57Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
61FeintNormalPhysical30100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM09VenoshockPoisonSpecial65100%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM11Sunny DayFireStatus——5
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM19RoostFlyingStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM37SandstormRockStatus——10
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60—20
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical60100%25
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM51Steel WingSteelPhysical7090%25
TM54False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM59Brutal SwingDarkPhysical60100%20
TM62AcrobaticsFlyingPhysical55100%15
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM75Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
TM81X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM89U-turnBugPhysical70100%20
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM91Flash CannonSteelSpecial80100%10
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire19 level-up · 39 TM/HM · 7 tutor

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
1LeerNormalStatus—100%30
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
1FeintNormalPhysical30100%10
1Bullet PunchSteelPhysical40100%30
5Focus EnergyNormalStatus——30
9PursuitDarkPhysical40100%20
13False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
17AgilityPsychicStatus——30
21Metal ClawSteelPhysical5095%35
25Fury CutterBugPhysical4095%20
29SlashNormalPhysical70100%20
33Razor WindNormalSpecial80100%10
37Iron DefenseSteelStatus——15
41X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
45Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15
49Double HitNormalPhysical3590%10
50Iron HeadSteelPhysical80100%15
57Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
61FeintNormalPhysical30100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM09VenoshockPoisonSpecial65100%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM11Sunny DayFireStatus——5
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM19RoostFlyingStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM37SandstormRockStatus——10
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60—20
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical60100%25
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM51Steel WingSteelPhysical7090%25
TM54False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM62AcrobaticsFlyingPhysical55100%15
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM75Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
TM76Struggle BugBugSpecial50100%20
TM81X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM89U-turnBugPhysical70100%20
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM91Flash CannonSteelSpecial80100%10
TM94Secret PowerNormalPhysical70100%20
HM01CutNormalPhysical5095%30
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical80100%15
HM06Rock SmashFightingPhysical40100%15

Move tutor

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
SnoreNormalSpecial50100%15
SuperpowerFightingPhysical120100%5
Knock OffDarkPhysical65100%20
Iron DefenseSteelStatus——15
TailwindFlyingStatus——15
Iron HeadSteelPhysical80100%15
Bug BiteBugPhysical60100%20
X / Y19 level-up · 38 TM/HM

Level-up

LvMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
1LeerNormalStatus—100%30
1Quick AttackNormalPhysical40100%30
1FeintNormalPhysical30100%10
1Bullet PunchSteelPhysical40100%30
5Focus EnergyNormalStatus——30
9PursuitDarkPhysical40100%20
13False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
17AgilityPsychicStatus——30
21Metal ClawSteelPhysical5095%35
25Fury CutterBugPhysical4095%20
29SlashNormalPhysical70100%20
33Razor WindNormalSpecial80100%10
37Iron DefenseSteelStatus——15
41X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
45Night SlashDarkPhysical70100%15
49Double HitNormalPhysical3590%10
50Iron HeadSteelPhysical80100%15
57Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
61FeintNormalPhysical30100%10

TM & HM

TMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.PP
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus—90%10
TM09VenoshockPoisonSpecial65100%10
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial60100%15
TM100ConfideNormalStatus——20
TM11Sunny DayFireStatus——5
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial15090%5
TM16Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
TM17ProtectNormalStatus——10
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
TM19RoostFlyingStatus——5
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus——25
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical—100%20
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical—100%20
TM31Brick BreakFightingPhysical75100%15
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus——15
TM37SandstormRockStatus——10
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical60—20
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical70100%20
TM44RestPsychicStatus——5
TM45AttractNormalStatus—100%15
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical60100%25
TM48RoundNormalSpecial60100%15
TM51Steel WingSteelPhysical7090%25
TM54False SwipeNormalPhysical40100%40
TM56FlingDarkPhysical—100%10
TM62AcrobaticsFlyingPhysical55100%15
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical15090%5
TM75Swords DanceNormalStatus——20
TM76Struggle BugBugSpecial50100%20
TM81X-ScissorBugPhysical80100%15
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus—85%15
TM88Sleep TalkNormalStatus——10
TM89U-turnBugPhysical70100%20
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus——10
TM91Flash CannonSteelSpecial80100%10
TM94Rock SmashFightingPhysical40100%15
HM01CutNormalPhysical5095%30
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical80100%15

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

1 guide on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

GuideWhere
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus
Mega
Dynamax Adventure (Crown Tundra)Raid Den · Lv — · 3.2

Compare official Mega Scizor with the ROM hacks →

In the 15 guides that include it

Changed in 13 of 15 guides: retyped in 1, stats in 12, abilities in 9, evolution in 1.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Mega Scizor, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

GuideTypeTotalAbilities
UnboundChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician, Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Sword and Shield Ultimate PlusChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Lazarus
Evolves at Scizorite		ChangedBugSteel600Technician
Radical RedChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Elite ReduxChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Sniper, Shed Skin, Pollinate
Inclement EmeraldChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Pokémon Emerald ImperiumChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Pokémon: Wishes of TomorrowChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Pokémon ExceededChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician, Technician
Low Budget CrystalChangedBugSteel550 +50
+20 Defense, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Elemental Blade
+ Elemental Blade − Swarm, Technician, Light Metal
Pokémon Emerald SquaredChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Pokémon Omega Ruby OriginsChangedBugSteel→Normal600 +100
-20 HP, +20 Attack, -50 Defense, +95 Sp. Atk, -30 Sp. Def, +85 Speed		—
HeartGold GenerationsChangedBugSteel600 +100
+20 Attack, +40 Defense, +10 Sp. Atk, +20 Sp. Def, +10 Speed		Technician
− Swarm, Light Metal
Pokémon SoulgoldUnchangedBugSteel600Technician
Pokémon R.O.W.EUnchangedBugSteel600Technician

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

GoldIt swings its eye- patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
Silver / FireRed / SoulSilverIts wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.
CrystalThis POKéMON's pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets a hold of into bits.
Ruby / SapphireSCIZOR has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This POKéMON flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
EmeraldA SCIZOR has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. It flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
LeafGreen / HeartGoldIt swings its eye-patterned pincers up to scare its foes. This makes it look like it has three heads.
Diamond / Pearl / YIt has a steel-hard body. It intimidates foes by upraising its eye-patterned pincers.
Platinum / Black / White / Black 2 / White 2It raises its pincers with eyelike markings for intimidation. It also swings them down dangerously.
XThis Pokémon’s pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets ahold of into bits.
Omega Ruby / Alpha SapphireScizor has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This Pokémon flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
SunIt uses its wings to adjust its body temperature. Otherwise, its metal body would become too hot and melt in the heat of battle.
MoonOnce it has identified an enemy, this Pokémon smashes it mercilessly with pincers hard as steel.
Ultra SunIts body is like steel. Its tough, heavy pincers are more suited to smashing enemies than grabbing them.
Ultra MoonOnce it has identified something as an enemy, it will continue beating them with its steel-hard pincers until there’s nothing left but scraps.

Names in other languages

Japaneseハッサム
Japanese (Rōmaji)Hassam
GermanScherox
FrenchCizayox
SpanishScizor
ItalianScizor
Korean핫삼
Chinese (Simplified)巨钳螳螂
Chinese (Traditional)巨鉗螳螂

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.