Scyther | Pokémon guide - Pocket Tactics

The mantis Pokémon, Scyther, is a fearsome foe, wielding two massive scythes as arms and possessing the aerial advantage in battle. It's so cool, in fact, that it got two extra evolutions as the Pokémon series progressed, and you can learn all about its skillset in this guide.

As we travel through the Pokédex, make sure to take time to stop by our lists of the best bug Pokémon and the best flying Pokémon to admire some of Scyther's winged friends.

Here's everything in our Scyther guide:

Evolution
Locations
Base stats
Strengths and weaknesses
Moveset

Here's the key information you need to know about Scyther:


National Pokédex #	0,123
Type	Bug/Flying
Abilities	Swarm or Technician (gen 4 onwards)
Hidden ability	Steadfast
Gender ratio	Male - 50% Female - 50%
Catch rate	11.9%
Egg groups	Bug
EV yield	One attack

Scyther's evolution

Scyther has two evolutions, and both of them require special conditions. To evolve Scyther into Scizor, you need to trade it while it holds a Metal Coat. To get Kleavor, you simply need to expose your Scyther to Black Augurite.

Scyther's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Scyther in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations


Red	Safari Zone and Celadon City's Rocket Game Corner
Blue	Trade
Yellow	Safari Zone and Celadon City's Rocket Game Corner

Gen 2 locations


Gold / Silver	National Park Bug-Catching Contest
Crystal	National Park Bug-Catching Contest

Gen 3 locations


Ruby / Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed	Safari Zone and Celadon City's Rocket Game Corner
LeafGreen	Trade
Colosseum	Trade
XD	Citadark Isle (Shadow)

Gen 4 locations


Diamond	Route 229
Pearl	Trade
Platinum	Routes 210 and 215
HeartGold / SoulSilver	National Park Bug-Catching Contest

Gen 5 locations


Black / White	Poké Transfer
Black 2 / White 2	Poké Transfer

Gen 6 locations


X / Y	Route 21
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire	Trade

Gen 7 locations


Sun / Moon	Poni Plains and Poké Pelago
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon	Poni Plains
Let's Go Pikachu	Routes 14 and 15
Let's Go Eevee	Trade

Gen 8 locations


Sword / Shield	Trade
Expansion Pass	Training Lowlands, Fields of Honor (Max Raid Battle), and Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure)
Brilliant Diamond	Route 229 and the Grand Underground: Grassland Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, and Big Bluff Cavern
Shining Pearl	Trade
Legends: Arceus	Obsidian Fieldlands, Coronet Highlands, and Alabaster Icelands space-time distortions

Gen 9 locations


Scarlet / Violet	South Province: Areas Four and Six, North Province: Area Two, Casseroya Lake, and Socarrat Trail, South Province: Area Four, and four and five-star Tera Raid Battles
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero	Savanna Biome, Canyon Biome, and Chargestone Cavern
Legends: Z-A	Rouge District: Wild Zone 13 (night only)

How do I get Scyther in Pokémon Pokopia?

If you want to spawn Scyther on your island, you just need to make the Tree-shaded tall grass Pokopia habitat. Luckily, this is incredibly simple, as you only need four patches of tall grass beneath any kind of tree.

Scyther's base stats

Scyther's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.

HP - 70
Attack - 110
Defense - 80
Sp. Atk - 55
Sp. Def - 80
Speed - 105

Scyther's type strengths and weaknesses

Thanks to its dual Bug/Flying type, Scyther is completely immune to ground-type attacks, so usually devastating moves like Earthquake cause it no harm. It's still weak to five types, but otherwise, Scyther has a fairly balanced matchup spread.


Normal damage	Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel, Water
Weak	Electric, Fire, Flying, Ice, Rock
Resistant	Bug, Fighting, Grass
Immune	Ground

Scyther's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Scyther can learn the following moves:

Level up moves in Scarlet and Violet

Level	Move	Type
One	Quick Attack	Normal
One	Leer	Normal
Four	Fury Cutter	Bug
Eight	False Swipe	Normal
12	Wing Attack	Flying
16	Double Team	Normal
20	Double Hit	Normal
24	Slash	Normal
28	Focus Energy	Normal
32	Agility	Psychic
36	Air Slash	Flying
40	X-Scissor	Bug
44	Swords Dance	Normal

Level up moves in Legends: Z-A

Level	Move	Type
One	Leer	Normal
One	Quick Attack	Normal
12	Wing Attack	Flying
16	Double Team	Normal
20	Brutal Swing	Dark
24	Slash	Normal
28	Focus Energy	Normal
32	X-Scissor	Bug
34	Bug Buzz	Bug
36	Air Slash	Flying
42	Swords Dance	Normal
46	Lunge	Bug

Learnable TMs in Scarlet and Violet

Move	Type
Acrobatics	Flying
Aerial Ace	Flying
Agility	Psychic
Air Cutter	Flying
Air Slash	Flying
Baton Pass	Normal
Brick Break	Fighting
Bug Bite	Bug
Bug Buzz	Bug
Close Combat	Fighting
Dual Wingbeat	Flying
Endure	Normal
Facade	Normal
False Swipe	Normal
Giga Impact	Normal
Helping Hand	Normal
Hyper Beam	Normal
Light Screen	Psychic
Lunge	Bug
Pounce	Bug
Protect	Normal
Rain Dance	Water
Rest	Psychic
Reversal	Fighting
Scary Face	Normal
Skitter Smack	Bug
Sleep Talk	Normal
Struggle Bug	Bug
Substitute	Normal
Sunny Day	Fire
Swift	Normal
Swords Dance	Normal
Tailwind	Flying
Take Down	Normal
Tera Blast	Normal
Thief	Dark
Trailblaze	Grass
U-turn	Bug
Vacuum Wave	Fighting
X-Scissor	Bug

Learnable TMs in Legends: Z-A

Move	Type
Aerial Ace	Flying
Agility	Psychic
Brick Break	Fighting
Close Combat	Fighting
Double Hit	Normal
Double Team	Normal
Double-Edge	Normal
Dual Chop	Dragon
Dual Wingbeat	Flying
Endure	Normal
Facade	Normal
False Swipe	Normal
Giga Impact	Normal
Hyper Beam	Normal
Knock Off	Dark
Light Screen	Psychic
Night Slash	Dark
Protect	Normal
Razor Wind	Normal
Silver Wind	Bug
Substitute	Normal
Swift	Normal
Swords Dance	Normal
Trailblaze	Grass
U-turn	Bug
Vacuum Wave	Fighting
X-Scissor	Bug

Egg moves

Move	Type	Breed with
Counter	Fighting	Heracross, Tarountula, Spidops
Defog	Flying	Frosmoth
Feint	Normal	Yanmega, Tarountula, Spidops, Nymble, Lokix
Night Slash	Dark	Kricketune, Yanmega, Gliscor
Quick Guard	Fighting	Pokémon holding a Mirror Herb

That's everything you need to know about the slicing, dicing Scyther.