Scyther
Artwork
Names
- English: Scyther
- Japanese: ストライク (Strike)
- German: Sichlor
- French: Insecateur
Number(s)
- National: 123
- Hoenn: 281
- Johto: 110
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Bug
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|
 ScytherBase form |  ScizorTrade with Metal Coat |
Size
- Height: 1.5 m / 4’11”
- Weight: 56.0 kg / 123.5 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Ground
- ×¼: Fighting, Grass
- ×½: Bug
- ×2: Flying, Fire, Electric, Ice
- ×4: Rock
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 500 | ||
| HP | 42 | 0 | |
| Attack | 14 | 1 | |
| Defense | 31 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 49 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 31 | 0 | |
| Speed | 12 | 0 | |
Ability
- Swarm
- Game's description
- Powers up Bug-type moves in a pinch.
- Battle effect
- When HP is below 1/3rd, Bug’s power increases to 1.5 times.
- Map effect
- While travelling, the roar of common wild Pokémon can be heard more often if the Pokémon is in the lead spot.
- Technician
- Game's description
- Powers up the Pokémon’s weaker moves.
- Battle effect
- Moves with a base power of 60 or less raise to 1.5 times.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Field
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Mantis Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 6,400
- Color: Green
- Catch Rate: 45
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Fast
1,000,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 229 [Uncommon]
- Pearl
- Transfer from GBA Games, Trade with Diamond [None]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one.
- Yellow
- Leaps out of tall grass and slices prey with its scythes. The movement looks like that of a ninja.
- Gold
- It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track.
- Silver
- When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective colors make it invisible.
- Crystal
- It's very proud of its speed. It moves so fast that its opponent does not even know what knocked it down.
- Ruby
- SCYTHER is blindingly fast. Its blazing speed enhances the effectiveness of the twin scythes on its forearms. This POKéMON's scythes are so effective, they can slice through thick logs in one wicked stroke.
- Sapphire
- SCYTHER is blindingly fast. Its blazing speed enhances the effectiveness of the twin scythes on its forearms. This POKéMON's scythes are so effective, they can slice through thick logs in one wicked stroke.
- Emerald
- Its blindingly fast speed adds to the sharpness of its twin forearm scythes. The scythes can slice through thick logs in one wicked stroke.
- Fire Red
- It tears and shreds prey with its wickedly sharp scythes. It very rarely spreads its wings to fly.
- Leaf Green
- With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one of itself.
- Diamond
- It is nearly impossible to parry its attacking scythes. Its movements are like a ninja’s.
- Pearl
- It is nearly impossible to parry its attacking scythes. Its movements are like a ninja’s.