Scizor counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Scizor
#0212 Scizor
BugSteel
USAGE 14.4% #16
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 95.5% Superpower 78.8% Pursuit 68.7% U-turn 68.2% Swords Dance 45.6% Roost 19.7% Bug Bite 12.0% Quick Attack 9.4%
Items
Choice Band 37.0% Life Orb 19.9% Choice Scarf 15.9% Leftovers 15.4% Lum Berry 4.9% Metal Coat 4.7% Sitrus Berry 1.3% Air Balloon 0.4%
Abilities
Technician99.6%Swarm0.4%Light Metal0.0%
Common Teammates
Starmie53.8%Garchomp36.4%Keldeo28.9%Politoed28.8%Latios28.8%Ferrothorn26.6%Dragonite23.4%Thundurus-Therian21.9%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
47.875
47
47.2% dies 10.20%
02
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
68.687
28
28.4% dies 9.26%
03
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
22.566
23
22.8% dies 8.84%

Ranked #16 with 14.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.