POKÉDEX #212 · GENERATION 2

Scizor Build Guide

BugSteel

Physical setup attacker with priority

Build a team with Scizor ↓

Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLeftovers

ABILITYTechnician

NATUREAdamant

Bullet Punch

U-turn

Swords Dance

Close Combat

How to play

Use Swords Dance when a switch gives you room. Technician boosts Bullet Punch, while U-turn can maintain momentum when staying in is unsafe.

Watch out for

Fire attacks deal 4× damage. U-turn removes Swords Dance boosts when Scizor leaves the field, so decide whether to pivot or commit to attacking.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

Teammate ideas

A Water teammate can resist Fire. A special attacker helps avoid a team focused entirely on physical damage.

Gastrodon

Resists Fire; Scizor resists its Grass weakness.

Read Gastrodon guide →Compare teammates →

Gyarados

Resists Fire; Intimidate can soften physical attackers.

Read Gyarados guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Lucario

Lucario provides Steel typing and priority with a different offensive toolkit and weaknesses.

Read Lucario guide →

Try Lucario →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire4×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0.5×Grass0.25×Ice0.5×Poison0×Psychic0.5×Bug0.5×Dragon0.5×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP70

Attack130

Defense100

Sp. Attack55

Sp. Defense80

Speed65

Evolution chain

Scyther#123
Trade while holding Metal Coat
Scizor#212

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Scizor team

Start with Scizor. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#212

Scizor

BugSteel

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense88

Defense76

Coverage33

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Fire attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Scizor takes 4× damage from Fire attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Scizor	Weak	Resist
Normal	½×	0	1
Fire	4×	1	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	¼×	0	1
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	0×	0	1
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	½×	0	1
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	½×	0	1
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireResisted

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

Dark✓ Super effective

SteelResisted

Fairy✓ Super effective

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.