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Scyther
Mantis Pokémon
The large, wickedly sharp scythes on its forearms are truly fearsome weapons. Prey's attempts to flee are unfailingly thwarted by this Pokémon's nimble motions.
Details
Height1.5 m
Weight56.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
110
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
80
Speed
105
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Swords Dance
- Item
- Eviolite / Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Technician
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera
- ElectricGrassFighting
Offensive Pivot
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Technician
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera
- ElectricSteelFighting
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Scyther can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Scyther.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Vacuum Wave | Fighting | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 6 | Silver Wind | Bug | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 8 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 40 |
| 9 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 12 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 17 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 20 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 24 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 29 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 40 | X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 43 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 44 | Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 45 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Scyther can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
