Is Scizor viable in Gen 9 UU?

Scizor is ranked #14 in Gen 9 UU with 14.47% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

What beats Scizor in Gen 9 UU?

The best counter for Scizor in Gen 9 UU is Skarmory with a 71.9% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Mar 2026 - May 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Scizor include Skarmory, Mandibuzz, Arcanine-Hisui, Scizor, Hydrapple.

What is the best counter for Scizor in Gen 9 UU?

Skarmory is the best counter for Scizor in Gen 9 UU, KOing or forcing it out in 71.9% of their encounters.

Scizor counters

Gen 9 UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

#0212 Scizor

BugSteel

USAGE 14.5% #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 99.7% Knock Off 86.7% Swords Dance 62.8% U-turn 62.4% Close Combat 50.8% Defog 17.0% Bug Bite 8.8% Dual Wingbeat 5.3%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 30.9% Choice Band 25.9% Life Orb 25.6% Leftovers 9.8% Sitrus Berry 2.2% Metal Coat 2.2% Lum Berry 0.9% Choice Scarf 0.8%

Abilities

Technician99.1%Swarm0.9%Light Metal0.0%

Tera Types

Steel 71.5% Fire 9.9% Water 7.4% Bug 2.4% Stellar 1.4% Electric 1.4% Fighting 1.4% Flying 1.3%

Common Teammates

Thundurus-Therian21.0%

Lokix17.2%

Keldeo16.8%

Weavile15.6%

Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Scizor →

Teams using Skarmory 72% Teams using Mandibuzz 63% Teams using Arcanine-Hisui 58% Teams using Scizor 46% Teams using Hydrapple 41% Teams using Latios 25%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

59.444

71.9% dies 8.24%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Scizor Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 82-97 (24.5 - 29%) -- 99.8% chance to 4HKO

View Skarmory counters → Teams with Skarmory →

Mandibuzz

DarkFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

33.102

62.8% dies 8.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Technician Scizor Bug Bite vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mandibuzz: 112-133 (26.4 - 31.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Mandibuzz counters → Teams with Mandibuzz →

Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock OFFENSIVE CHECK

23.655

57.8% dies 10.15%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 1188-1396 (345.3 - 405.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Arcanine-Hisui counters → Teams with Arcanine-Hisui →

Scizor

BugSteel SOFT CHECK

21.527

45.8% dies 10.74%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Technician Scizor Dual Wingbeat (2 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 146-172 (42.4 - 50%) -- 0.1% chance to 2HKO

View Scizor counters → Teams with Scizor →

Hydrapple

GrassDragon SOFT CHECK

22.291

40.7% dies 10.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hydrapple Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Scizor: 92-108 (26.7 - 31.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Hydrapple counters → Teams with Hydrapple →

Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK

100.461

25.4% dies 7.42%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Scizor: 116-137 (33.7 - 39.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Latios counters → Teams with Latios →

Tinkaton

FairySteel SOFT CHECK

24.433

25.1% dies 8.77%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 99-117 (28.7 - 34%) -- 2% chance to 3HKO

View Tinkaton counters → Teams with Tinkaton →

Weavile

DarkIce SOFT CHECK

46.818

23.0% dies 8.61%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Weavile Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Scizor: 165-195 (47.9 - 56.6%) -- 86.7% chance to 2HKO

View Weavile counters → Teams with Weavile →

Ranked #14 with 14.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.