Scizor - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

Scizor Movesets in Other Games
SV	SWSH

This is a strategy guide for using Scizor in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Scizor, as well as its strengths and weak points.

Scizor - Related Guides
Evolution and Learnset	Build for Ranked Battle

Basic Information for Scizor

Types and Abilities

Pokemon	Type 1	Type 2
Scizor
Abilities
Swarm	Powers up Bug-type moves in a pinch.
Technician	Powers up the Pokemon's weaker moves.
Light Metal (Hidden)	Halves the Pokemon's weight.

Scizor Weaknesses and Resistances

	Type
Takes 4x damage
Takes 2x damage	-
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x damage
Takes 0x damage

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Scizor

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Scizor

Choice Band Moveset & Best Build

This set takes advantage of its Ability Technician's effect of powering up all moves with a Power of 60 and below, doubled up with the Choice Band to send the damage soaring even higher. Using the Steel-type Bullet Punch for STAB, and the Normal-type Quick Attack for everything Bullet Punch can't hit, Scizor can strike with priority and ignore the Speed stat to deal massive damage faster than a speeding Bullet Punch.

Other Viable Moves

Swords Dance Moveset & Best Build

With the ever-powerful setup move Swords Dance, Scizor can take its attacking power to the next level. After building up with Swords Dance, it can use Bullet Punch to hit first. With the Lum Berry, it can undo the effects of Will-o-Wisp or Thunder Wave, allowing it to hit hard against a variety of Pokemon, including defensive stall-heavy Pokemon.

Other Viable Moves

How to Use Scizor Effectively

Can clean things up at the end of a battle

Its Ability Technician, when combined with its priority moves, allows it to deal heavy damage while ignoring Speed, making it a key player for ending a tight battle. When your opponent has multiple Pokemon with limited health remaining, Scizor can use Bullet Punch and Quick Attack to take them down before they get a chance to swing back.

Great for switch-heavy fights

With Scizor's wide spread of 9 resisted types, while learning U-turn to escape from those it can't handle, it's quite capable in switch-heavy battles. It even gets STAB on U-turn, creating a nuisance to opponents each time it switches out.

Counters for Scizor

Weakness

Deal 4x super effective damage with Fire

As a Steel/Bug-type Pokemon, Scizor takes 4x damage from Fire moves. Fire-type Pokemon can also resist most of Scizor's moves, making them an excellent counter offensively and defensively.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Cinderace	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal 4x super effective damage ・Resists most of Scizor's moves Moveset & Best Build for Cinderace
Heat Rotom	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal 4x super effective damage ・Has 4x resistence to Steel Moveset & Best Build for Heat Rotom
Volcarona	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal 4x super effective damage with Special attacks ・Resists both Steel and Bug Moveset & Best Build for Volcarona
Zapdos	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal 4x super effective damage ・Resists most of Scizor's moves while also recovering lost HP Zapdos - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Celesteela	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal 4x super effective damage ・Resists Scizor's STAB moves Celesteela - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle
Arcanine	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Can deal 4x super effective damage ・Resists most of Scizor's moves Arcanine - Moveset & Best Build for Ranked Battle

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