Scyther
BugFlying
In SDL
Base stats
HP70
Atk110
Def80
SpA55
SpD80
Spe105
BST500
Abilities
- Primary
- Swarm
- Secondary
- Technician
- Hidden
- Steadfast
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on National Dex role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 105 Speed: fast pivot range (100+).
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Hazard removal
- Hazard removal
- Defog
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- U-turn
- Baton Pass
Recovery
- Reliable recovery
- Roost, Morning Sun
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Swords Dance
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Curse
Priority
- Priority
- Vacuum Wave, Quick Attack
Status
- Toxic
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Light Screen
Offense abilities
- Offensive ability
- Technician
Moves — National Dex
89 of 89 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | Power doubles if the user has no held item. | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | 30% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if target was damaged this turn. | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated. | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | User switches, passing stat changes and more. | |
| Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 | Waits 2 turns; deals double the damage taken. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | User steals and eats the target's Berry. | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender. | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | If hit by physical attack, returns double damage. | |
| Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | High critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | No additional effect. | |
| Defog | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 | -1 evasion; ends user and target hazards/terrain. | |
| Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 | Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn. | |
| Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 | Hits 2 times in one turn. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. |