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Scizor

#212

Bug
Steel
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An image of the Pokemon Scizor #212 in the Pokedex
Though its body is slim, Scizor has tremendous attacking power. Even Scizor’s muscles are made of metal.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Scizor's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Scizor:
4x
Fire
1x
Dark
Electric
Fighting
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Rock
Water
0.5x
Bug
Dragon
Fairy
Ice
Normal
Psychic
Steel
0.25x
Grass
Immune
Poison
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Scizor's STAB attacks.

Scizor will receive 19% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

Special attack icon

Scizor's Weaknesses

Best Counters

Scizor is especially weak against Fire type Pokemon, they will deal 4x damage to it!

The type that is strong against Scizor is Fire type Pokemon.

Fire

For the best defense, Fire types have very effective defense against Scizor, and will be resistant to damage from Scizor's STAB attacks:

Fire

Weaknesses

Scizor's type is Bug and Steel.

Scizor is especially vulnerable to Fire attacks, it will receive a super effective four times (4x) the amount of damage! Since Fire type Pokemon are especially strong against Scizor, you should attack with this type of Pokemon.

Scizor has a weakness to Fire types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Scizor, causing Scizor to take a super effective quadruple (4x) damage from Fire type attackscausing Scizor to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Poison type attacks will have no effect on Scizor, as Scizor is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Scizor is resistant to attacks from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Steel, Grass types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Scizor:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Scizor, without suffering any extra damage:
4x
Fire
1x
Electric
Fighting
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Water
0.5x
Bug
Dragon
Normal
Steel
Immune
Poison

Strength Table

Here is what Scizor is strong against:
2x
Dark
Fairy
Grass
Ice
Psychic
Rock
1x
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Normal
Poison
Water
0.5x
Fire
Steel

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