Scyther

No. 0123 · Gen 1

Scyther weakness and type

Hit SCYTHER with Rock for 4× damage. Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying also deal 2×.

Moves against Scyther

4×Hits hardest
2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Rock deals 2.56× instead of 4×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Scyther

Abilities

  • SwarmNo change to type matchups
  • TechnicianNo change to type matchups
  • SteadfastNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP70
  • Attack110
  • Defense80
  • Sp. Atk55
  • Sp. Def80
  • Speed105
  • Total500

Best nature

JollyOutspeeds more opponents and drops Sp. Atk.
AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Scyther gives 1 Attack EV.

Calculate Scyther's stats

How Scyther evolves

ScytherBugFlying
  • Trade holding Metal CoatZ-A, S/V, BD/SP, Sw/Sh, US/UM, S/M, OR/AS, X/Y, B/W, HG/SS, D/P/Pt, FR/LG, R/S/E, Gen 2Use Metal CoatArceus
  • Use Black Augurite
All evolutions

What Scyther can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
FightingClose CombatPhysical120
BugBug Buzzsame typeSpecial90
FlyingAir Slashsame typeSpecial75
DarkNight SlashPhysical70
SteelSteel WingPhysical70
PsychicPsycho CutPhysical70
PoisonCross PoisonPhysical70
GhostOminous WindSpecial60
GrassTrailblazePhysical50

Type counters to Scyther

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.