Scizor counters

Gen 5 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Scizor
#0212 Scizor
BugSteel
USAGE 15.1% #14
ABILITYTechnician
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 130
DEF 100
SPA 55
SPD 80
SPE 65
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fire
½×
NormalIcePsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
¼×
Grass
0×
Poison
Moves
Bullet Punch 100.0% Pursuit 99.2% Swords Dance 70.5% Superpower 69.7% U-turn 30.3% Knock Off 29.5% Roost 0.8% Iron Head 0.0%
Items
Life Orb 69.7% Choice Band 29.5% Leftovers 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Metal Coat 0.0%
Abilities
Technician99.2%Adaptability0.8%Regenerator0.0%Snow Warning0.0%Sand Stream0.0%Flash Fire0.0%Moxie0.0%
Common Teammates
Latios99.0%Ferrothorn99.0%Starmie99.0%Dragonite85.4%Gengar85.4%Heatran13.6%Garchomp13.6%Crobat1.0%
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Ranked #14 with 15.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.