Scizor
BugSteel
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and X Scissor, worth 11.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Scizor can learn 8 combinations. Fury Cutter with X Scissor does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Punch | Steel | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Head | Steel | 60 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Night Slash | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Scizor has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,393 at level 50, 3,001 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,714 CP at level 20, or 2,143 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,636 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 236 attack · 181 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 2.01 m and 125 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Scizor does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 19.3 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 19.3 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 19.3 |
| Rock | Bullet Punch + Iron Head | 17.4 |
| Ice | Bullet Punch + Iron Head | 17.4 |
| Fairy | Bullet Punch + Iron Head | 17.4 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Trailblaze | 15.0 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Trailblaze | 15.0 |
| Ghost | Bullet Punch + Night Slash | 12.2 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.9 |
| Bug | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.9 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.9 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + X Scissor | 11.9 |
| Fighting | Bullet Punch + Iron Head | 11.0 |
| Bullet Punch + Iron Head | 11.0 | |
| Poison | Bullet Punch + Iron Head | 11.0 |
| Steel | Fury Cutter + Night Slash | 8.2 |
| Fire | Fury Cutter + Night Slash | 8.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Scizor is actually for.
Counters: what beats Scizor
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 59.4 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 49.3 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 45.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 44.5 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 44.0 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 43.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 42.4 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 42.0 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 41.6 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 41.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Scizor's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.