Scyther #0123 Shadow

BugFlying
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Max CPL402706L503060L51 · Best Buddy3096
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedAug 1, 2019Nov 5, 2019
Purification5,000 Stardust · 5 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Scyther takes 256% from Rock, and 160% from Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying moves.

Weak ×2.6
Rock
Weak ×1.6
FireElectricIceFlying
Resists ×0.6
Bug
Resists ×0.4
GrassFighting

Shadow Scyther is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Rock and weak to Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying.

It reaches 3060 CP at level 50, or 3096 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Fury Cutter with Bug Buzz, which needs an Elite TM.

Scyther
Normal
Shiny Scyther
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack218
Defense170
Stamina172

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
BugFury CutterBugBug Buzz13.3177
2BugFury CutterBugX-Scissor13.2176
3SteelSteel WingBugX-Scissor12.8171
4SteelSteel WingBugBug Buzz12.8171
5FlyingAir SlashBugX-Scissor12.8171
6FlyingAir SlashBugBug Buzz12.8171
7SteelSteel WingFlyingAerial Ace11.9159
8FlyingAir SlashFlyingAerial Ace11.9159
10 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9BugFury CutterFlyingAerial Ace11.8158
10SteelSteel WingGrassTrailblaze11.6155
11FlyingAir SlashGrassTrailblaze11.6155
12BugFury CutterGrassTrailblaze11.4152
13SteelSteel WingDarkNight Slash10.7143
14FlyingAir SlashDarkNight Slash10.7143
15BugFury CutterDarkNight Slash10.0134
16SteelSteel WingNormalFrustrationDon’t Use9.0120
17FlyingAir SlashNormalFrustrationDon’t Use9.0120
18BugFury CutterNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.080

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Steel WingESteel1481.0s14.08.0
Air SlashFlying1281.0s12.08.0
Fury CutterBug480.5s8.016.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
TrailblazeGrass65502.0s32.51.30
X-ScissorBug45331.5s30.01.36
Bug BuzzEBug95503.5s27.11.90
Night SlashDark45332.0s22.51.36
Aerial AceFlying55332.5s22.01.67
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Steel WingESteel7523.52.5
Fury CutterBug3413.04.0
Air SlashFlying9933.03.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Bug BuzzEBug100601.67
X-ScissorBug65401.63
TrailblazeGrass65451.44
Night SlashDark50351.43
Aerial AceFlying60451.33
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Evolution Family

Scyther evolves into Scizor for 50 candy.

Scyther
Scyther
#0123
BugFlying
50
45 purified
  • Use a Metal Coat
Scizor
Scizor
#0212
BugSteel

Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Shadow RampardosRockSmack DownRockRock Slide53.6 eDPS
  2. 2Mega DiancieRockRock ThrowRockRock Slide52.1 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow RhyperiorRockSmack DownRockRock WreckerE50.1 eDPS
  4. 4Shadow TyrantrumRockRock ThrowRockMeteor Beam48.9 eDPS
  5. 5Shadow GigalithNormalLock-OnRockMeteor BeamE48.0 eDPS
  6. 6Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK46.7 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15110410/10/10116015/15/15
Raids & Eggs20147210/10/10154615/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25184110/10/10193315/15/15
L404023280/0/0270615/15/15
L505026320/0/0306015/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5126630/0/0309615/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 151160997
Level 2015461330
Level 2519331663
Level 3023201995
Level 3525132162
Level 4027062328
Level 4528802477
Level 5030602632
Level 5130962663

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.5 m · 56 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Scyther in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/111499 CP at level 21
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/11149921100.00%
#22/15/15149620.599.93%
#33/14/15149920.599.84%
#40/12/1314992199.79%
#50/15/1014992199.64%
#60/10/1514982199.57%
#73/15/14149920.599.49%
#81/15/15149020.599.47%
#90/13/1114942199.45%
#100/13/1214992199.45%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3141 of 4,096, with 93.75% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/13/152500 CP at level 39.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/13/15250039.5100.00%
#22/15/15250038.599.86%
#30/14/14250039.599.86%
#40/15/13250039.599.71%
#50/15/1524963999.68%
#61/14/1525003999.59%
#70/12/1324984099.48%
#81/15/11249839.599.48%
#91/15/1324943999.45%
#100/12/15249339.599.45%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1758 of 4,096, with 96.18% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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