Scizor

Bug / Steel. Rank 93 by usage, on 0.7% of teams, leads 17.9% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 70, on 0.9% of teams, now 0.7% unchanged.

Then: Life Orb or Metal Coat, Bullet Punch, Protect, Bug Bite, Swords Dance, Adamant 30/32/0/0/3/1.

Moves

Bullet Punch98.0%
Protect81.8%
Bug Bite80.1%
Swords Dance46.6%
Close Combat30.3%
Dual Wingbeat17.6%
Knock Off9.0%
U-turn6.8%

Items

Life Orb45.4%
Scizorite30.1%
Metal Coat5.6%
Expert Belt3.8%
Focus Sash3.6%
Sitrus Berry2.6%
Occa Berry2.3%
Rocky Helmet1.4%

Abilities

Technician98.4%
Swarm1.2%
Light Metal0.4%

Spreads

Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/024.8%
Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/08.4%
Adamant 30/32/0/0/3/17.0%
Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/25.4%
Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/323.2%
Adamant 24/32/0/0/0/102.5%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Life Orb, Technician, Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0. Bullet Punch, Protect, Bug Bite, Swords Dance.

Stats 177 / 200 / 120 / 67 / 102 / 85. Weak to Fire. Resists Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel.

Good against, and why

Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
Bullet Punch 249.3–294.7%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
Bullet Punch 145.5–172.4%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
Bullet Punch 134.7–159.2%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
Bug Bite 127.7–151.8%, guaranteed OHKO
On their common spreads: OHKO (20%), 37.5% to OHKO (6%), OHKO (5%)
Whimsicott 13.2% usage
Bullet Punch 125.5–148.2%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
Rillaboom 38.7% usage
Bug Bite 116.9–139.6%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
Indeedee-F 21.5% usage
Bug Bite 115.8–137.9%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (68% of usage)
Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
Bullet Punch 109.9–131.1%, guaranteed OHKO
On their common spreads: OHKO (17%), 93.8% to OHKO (4%), 2HKO (3%)
Sylveon 13.7% usage
Bullet Punch 100.5–119.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves first
On their common spreads: OHKO (11%), 62.5% to OHKO (6%), 37.5% to OHKO (6%)
Farigiraf 16.5% usage
Bug Bite 98.2–117.1%, 87.5% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
On their common spreads: 87.5% to OHKO (9%), 75% to OHKO (5%), 81.3% to OHKO (5%)
Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
Bug Bite 88.1–105.6%, 31.3% chance to OHKO
On their common spreads: 31.3% to OHKO (17%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
Sneasler 36.3% usage
Bullet Punch 70.1–84.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (61% of usage)
Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
Bullet Punch 69.3–81.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (28% of usage)
Garchomp 17.8% usage
Bug Bite 68.1–80.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (43% of usage)
Armarouge 6.9% usage
Bug Bite 57.3–69.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (41% of usage)
Incineroar 26.7% usage
Bug Bite 53–62.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (14% of usage)
Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
Bullet Punch 50.6–61%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
Milotic 13.9% usage
Bug Bite 50–59.9%, 80.5% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (13% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

Armarouge 6.9% usage
Armor Cannon 379.1–449.2%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Torkoal 6.1% usage
Eruption 250.8–298.3%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
Flare Blitz 212.4–253.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
Heat Wave 210.2–246.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Incineroar 26.7% usage
Flare Blitz 171.8–205.6%, guaranteed OHKO
OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
Zap Cannon 79.7–93.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Basculegion 22.6% usage
Wave Crash 76.8–91.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Gholdengo 18.0% usage
Shadow Ball 66.7–79.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Sneasler 36.3% usage
Close Combat 64.4–76.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
Knock Off 61.6–72.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Sylveon 13.7% usage
Hyper Beam 59.3–70.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
Close Combat 56.5–66.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Pelipper 11.9% usage
Hurricane 55.9–66.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)
Excadrill 5.3% usage
High Horsepower 52.5–61.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (40% of usage)