Scizor counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Scizor
#0212 Scizor
BugSteel
USAGE 9.7% #20
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% U-turn 84.3% Knock Off 57.7% Close Combat 50.4% Roost 29.1% Defog 28.9% Swords Dance 17.3% Pursuit 13.3%
Items
Choice Band 51.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 27.1% Life Orb 10.7% Leftovers 4.3% Rocky Helmet 1.1% Metal Coat 0.8% Protective Pads 0.6% Occa Berry 0.6%
Abilities
Technician98.8%Swarm1.2%Light Metal0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp39.2%Clefable36.5%Slowbro26.1%Rotom-Wash25.8%Tyranitar23.6%Keldeo19.9%Magearna17.1%Dragonite13.4%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #20 with 9.72% usage. Sorted by reliability score.