Good counters to Scizor resist its attacks and hit it super-effectively — for example: Heatran, Ho-Oh, Reshiram, Volcanion, Gouging Fire, Moltres.

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Scizor

Q: What is Scizor weak to?

Scizor (Bug/Steel-type) takes super-effective damage from: Fire.

BugSteel

Abilities: Swarm, Technician, Light Metal · Tier: UU

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A Technician priority attacker and pivot — +1 Bullet Punch, Swords Dance and U-turn off a great Attack stat, wrapped in one of the best defensive typings in the game.

Weak to 4×

Fire

Resists

NormalGrassIcePsychicBugDragonSteelFairy

Immune to

Poison

Ability tip — Bug/Steel resists ten types and has exactly ONE weakness — Fire, at a brutal 4×. Everything about beating Scizor runs through that: bring Fire, or it grinds you down with Technician-boosted priority Bullet Punch.

How to beat Scizor

Scizor has one weakness — Fire — but it’s 4×, so almost any Fire move OHKOs. Its threat is Technician Bullet Punch: +1 priority Steel that cleans frail teams, so don’t plan to chip-then-priority it yourself. Fire-types that also resist Bullet Punch (Fire/Steel, Fire/Bug) wall it completely. No Fire? A burn halves its physical Attack, and its low Speed means faster attackers strike first.

HeatranFireSteelTakes Bullet Punch to a laughable 0.25× (Fire/Steel), can’t be burned, and its Fire STAB is a 4× OHKO — a near-perfect wall.

VolcaronaBugFireShrugs off Bullet Punch at 0.25× thanks to Bug/Fire, then Fiery Dance is a clean 4× OHKO and a free Quiver Dance opportunity.

Iron MothFirePoisonOutspeeds Scizor and its Fire STAB is an easy 4× OHKO before Bullet Punch matters.

What beats Scizor?

The best counters resist Scizor’s attacks and hit it super-effectively. Tap one to scout it, or build a team around it.

Gouging FireFireDragon

MoltresFireFlying

EnteiFire

BlacephalonFireGhost

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Best Scizor moveset

A battle-tested Singles / UU set:

Swords DanceSingles / UU

Swords DanceBullet PunchClose CombatU-turn

Ability: Technician
Item: Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, −SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Scizor in Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Scizor is a bulky, hard-hitting attacker for BOTH Bug (Fury Cutter + X-Scissor) and Steel (Bullet Punch + Iron Head) roles — a solid raid and Great League pick.

Base stats

HP70

Attack130

Defense100

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def80

Speed65

Total: 500

Evolution line

Scyther

Scizor

Kleavor

Normal vs Shiny

Normal

Shiny

What is Scizor weak to?

As a Bug/Steel-type, Scizor takes super-effective damage from Fire. Pair it with teammates that resist those types — the team builder starts you off with Scizor and flags the rest of your team’s shared weaknesses as you go.