X-Scissor (move)

X-Scissor
シザークロス Scissor Cross

Battles

Type	Bug
Category	Physical
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
TM81 in Generation IV TM81 in Generation V

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

X-Scissor (Japanese: シザークロス Scissor Cross) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has been TM81 since Generation IV.

Effect

X-Scissor deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Description

Games	Description
	The user slashes at the foe by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.
Conq	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.
PMDT D S	Move inflicts damage on the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
#	Pokémon		Type		I		II	III		IV		V	VI
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	43			54			''''
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	55			66			''''
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	41			41			''''
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	30			30	29	''''
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	42			45	40	'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	41			41			''''
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	16			16			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	52			52			''''
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	48			48	36	'
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	61			61			''''
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	73			74			''''
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	26	30	30			''''
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	45			--	40	'
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass				39			''''
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock				35			''''
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock				38			''''
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug				44			''''
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel				44			''''
632		Durant	Bug	Steel				51			''''
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel				51			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
#	Pokémon		Type		I [[\|]]		II [[\|]]	III [[\|]]		IV TM81		V TM81	VI TM08
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔			✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔			✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔			✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔			✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔			✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔			✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔			✔		✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔			✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔			✔		✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔			✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison					✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison					✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔			✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	✔			✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔			✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔		✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	✔			✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔			✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔			✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔			✔		✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground	✔			✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	✔			✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	✔			✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	✔			✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	✔			✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water	✔			✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔			✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	✔			✔		✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	✔			✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔			✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	✔			✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	✔			✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	✔			✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	✔			✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔			✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔			✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	✔			✔		✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	✔			✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	✔			✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔			✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	✔			✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	✔			✔		✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water				✔		✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water				✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water				✔		✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground				✔		✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel				✔		✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass				✔		✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison				✔		✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock				✔		✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock				✔		✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug				✔		✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel				✔		✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric				✔		✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric				✔		✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon				✔		✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon				✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon				✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel				✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel				✔		✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel				✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting				✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting				✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting				✔		✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting				✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel				✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Dwebble Leavanny Gliscor Armaldo
The user crosses its arms and slashes.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Kricketune slashes the opponent with its scythe in an 'X' like fashion, or Kricketune crosses its scythes together and they glow light blue. It then tackles the opponent with its scythes, or Kricketune crosses its scythes and the glow light blue. It then slices the opponent in an 'X' like fashion.
Nando's Kricketune	Dawn's Early Night!	Debut
	Scyther crosses its scythes and they start to glow light purple. It then flies towards the opponent and slices them in an 'X' like fashion.
Unknown Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!	None
	Zangoose's claws glow light blue and the slashes an 'X' into the air, falling down and hitting the opponent with the 'X'.
A Black Belt's Zangoose	Glory Blaze!	None
Crimson's Zangoose	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!	None
	Gliscor's claws glow light blue, and it swipes them in an 'X' formation, creating a light blue 'X' in front of it and tackling the opponent with the 'X' in front of it, or Gliscor's claws glow light blue and it swipes them in an 'X'-like fashion, firing an 'X' shaped light blue energy at the opponent, or Gliscor's claws glow light blue and it hits the opponent with them.
Paul's Gliscor	Riding the Winds of Change!	None
Ash's Gliscor	Fighting Fear With Fear!	None
	Gligar's claws glow light blue and it slashes the opponent in an 'X' like fashion.
Ash's Gligar	The Bells are Singing!	None
	Toxicroak crosses its arms across its chest and the large red claws on its arms glow light blue. Toxicroak then runs towards the opponent with its arms still crossed, then slashes it in an 'X' like pattern.
Saturn's Toxicroak	The Needs of the Three!	None
	Armaldo pulls its claws into its shell and when they come back out, the claws glow light blue. It then slashes the opponent in an 'X'-like fashion.
Nando's Armaldo	League Unleashed!	None
	Dwebble jumps into the air and both of its claws glow light blue. It then crosses its claws in front of its body and falls towards the opponent. As it does, a purple or light blue 'X' like energy appears in front of Dwebble's claws and it slams into the opponent.
A wild Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!	None
Cilan's Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!	None
Burgh's Dwebble	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!	None
	Crustle jumps into the air and both of its claws glow light blue. It then puts its claws together in front of it and a light blue 'X' like energy with a magenta outline appears in front of its claws and it falls forward, slamming into the opponent.
Cilan's Crustle	Evolution Exchange Excitement!	None
Ultimo's Crustle	Curtain Up, Unova League!	None
	The leaves on Leavanny's arms glow light blue. Leavanny then crosses its arms, runs at the opponent, and tackles it with its arms.
Ash's Leavanny	Strong Strategy Steals the Show!	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Kricketune
The user attacks the opponent with X-shaped arms.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Kricketune slashes the opponent with its sharp sword-like blades in the form of a X.
A Scientist's Kricketune	Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune II	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

X-Scissor is the only move to begin with the letter X.
In the Pokémon Complete National Pokédex, this move was referred with its Japanese name as "Scissor-Cross", instead of "X-Scissor".

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		剪刀十字拳 Jiǎndāo Shízìquán
Dutch		X-Schaar
French		Plaie-Croix
German		Kreuzschere
Greek		Σταυροψαλιδισμός
Hindi		केंची काटो Kaynchi Kato
Indonesian		X-Scissor
Italian		Forbice X
Korean		시저크로스 Scissor Cross
Polish		Nożyce
Portuguese		Corte X
Brazilian Portuguese		Corte Ex Corte X
Romanian		Foarfeca X
Spanish	Latin America	Tijera X (Diamond and Pearl, Sinnoh League Victors-present) Tijerequis (DP Battle Dimencion & Galactic Battles)
Spanish	Spain	Tijera X

Variations of the move Drill Peck

	Drill Peck • Strength • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor
	Power Gem

Generation IV TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

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