Scizor is a bipedal, insectoid Pokémon with a red, metallic exoskeleton. It has gray, retractable forewings and hind wings with simple, curved venation. Its head is kite-shaped with three blunt horns extending above its forehead, and dark yellow eyes. Scizor's neck and part of its thorax give the appearance of being exposed: they show black skin, and are surrounded by its raised exoskeleton. Scizor has a large abdomen with three black, pointed stripes below the waist; the female has a larger abdomen than the male. Scizor has broad shoulders and thin, segmented arms ending in large, round pincers. Scizor's legs are defined by large hip joints, thin thighs, and wide calves, its feet ending in one clawed toe in front and another in the back.
Mega Scizor's pincers lengthen and develop serrations. The lower half of the claws turns white and gains three pointed spikes on the underside. The barbs on Mega Scizor's claws can stab through concrete, and opponents caught in them are unable to escape.[1] Its eyespots are now blue with a thin black rim. Though they lack the black rim, its eyes are blue as well. Additional pieces of black armoring appear on various area of its body: a three-pointed crest on its forehead and striated coverings on its shoulders and thighs. Mega Scizor's legs are less detailed and resemble large, tapered spikes with white tips. While Mega Scizor is formidable, it cannot maintain this form for extended periods of time; after too long, its body starts to melt and it loses the strength to wield its heavy pincers.
Scizor's body is as hard as steel, with claws strong enough to crush any hard object. They can be opened and closed like jaws, and are patterned with black, eyespots with yellow "pupils". It will raise its claws and wave them around to scare off predators or foes, giving it the appearance of having three heads. Scizor is incapable of flight, instead quickly flapping its wings to regulate its body temperature. Scizor is rarely found in the wild, though it can be found in grasslands.
Two Scizor appeared in Wired For Battle, both under the ownership of different Trainers. The one belonging to Muramasa was nicknamed Masamune, while the Scizor owned by Shingo was called Blade. Scizor's appearance in this episode also marked the species' debut.
A Scizor appeared in Curbing the Crimson Tide, under the ownership of Luna. It used to disguise itself as "Red Lightning" and battle other people's Pokémon, defeating then and scribbling on their faces. Its reign of terror ended when Ash's Pikachu blasted its costume off and Ash's Sceptile defeated it in battle.
A Scizor appeared in Gymbaliar!, under the ownership of Minnie. It was used in a battle against Brock's Croagunk (which was under the ownership of Jessie at the time) and lost.
A Scizor appeared in Mastering Current Events!, under the ownership of McCann. It was used in a battle against Ash and Gliscor, and it was able to beat Gliscor using the wind. It had a rematch against Gliscor and nearly lost, but it was again able to win the match.
A Scizor debuted in SM129, under the ownership of Guzma. It was used during the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Scizor reappeared in SM130, where it battled Ilima and his MegaKangaskhan and eventually won through strategy. It will reappear in SM137.
A Trainer's Scizor that can Mega Evolve briefly appeared in Mega Evolution Special IV as one of the ten Mega Evolved Pokémon that Alain and his Charizard had to defeat.
Scizor is a more dangerous version of Marill. Not only does it do more damage but it will also jump around the screen targeting an opponent.
Trophy information
This evolved form of Scyther has arms ending in large pincers with distinctive eye-spot markings. It's unable to fly very far with its wings, but it can affect its body temperature by flapping them at high speeds. Its sleek look has made Scizor quite popular among collectors.
NA:Is that a three-headed monster?! No, wait... the left and right heads are actually claws! Creepy. Most creatures that have face-like patterns use them defensively to give themselves a chance to flee. Scizor throws that idea away and uses them to scare foes while it attacks!
PAL:It may look like this Pokémon has three heads, but that's just what it wants you to think. Look closer and you'll see that two of them are actually claws. Most creatures with face-like markings use them to scare predators to give themselves a chance to run away, but Scizor seems more likely to attack while its foe is stunned!
Scizor returns as a Poké Ball item as it did in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It retains its movement and actions from prior games, using Metal Claw to fly at and slash opponents in its way with great speed. It then jumps off the screen.
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness's Scizor returns as a fainted Pokémon that must be given an apple to connect with the player. Upon connection, he will also connect the player's team with Froslass.
Pokédex entries
Scizor
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Scizor has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This Pokémon flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
A Scizor has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. It flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
Scizor has a body with the hardness of steel. It is not easily fazed by ordinary sorts of attacks. This Pokémon flaps its wings to regulate its body temperature.
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This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Scizor shares its category with Kingler. They are both known as the Pincer Pokémon (though Scizor was known as the Scissors Pokémon in Generation II and has been called the Scissor Pokémon in the anime).
Despite having different base stats, Scizor and its pre-evolved form both have a base stat total of 500. In turn, Scizor is the only Pokémon to not have its base stat total changed upon evolving.
Scizor and Scyther, along with Pinsir, are the only Pokémon legitimately available in all 27 in-game Poké Ball variants.
Scizor can be seen as a parallel to Steelix. They both have pre-evolved forms from Generation I, and both evolve via trading with a Metal Coat in which both lose a typing to gain the Steel type.
Origin
Scizor shares characteristics with flying red ants and mantises. It also shares characteristics with wasp-mimicking mantidflies.
Name origin
Scizor is a corruption of scissor or a combination of scissors and razor.
Hassam is a corruption of 剪む hasamu (to clip or snip).