X-Scissor (move)

X-Scissor シザークロス Scissor Cross

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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 Does not affect any Pokémon*

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM81 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

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: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

X-Scissor (Japanese: シザークロス Scissor Cross) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

X-Scissor deals damage and has no secondary effect.

In the anime

• Zangoose X-Scissor1.jpg

  Both of Zangoose's claws glowing.

• Paul's Gliscor X-Scissor.JPG

  Paul's Gliscor using X-Scissor

• AshGliscorXScissor.jpg

  Ash's Gliscor using X-Scissor

Pokémon

Kricketune. Kricketune slashes after approaching with its scythes crossed.

• Used by Nando's Kricketune in Dawn's Early Night!. Debut

Zangoose. Both of Zangoose's claws glow bluish-white. Zangoose then crosses its arms and slashes its target.

• Used by a Blackbelt's Zangoose in Glory Blaze.

Gligar. Same as above.

• Used by Ash's Gligar from The Bells are Singing! and perfected in Fighting Fear With Fear!.

Gliscor. Same as above.

• Used by Paul's Gliscor in Riding the Winds of Change!.
• Used by Ash's Gliscor from Fighting Fear With Fear! to present.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 43 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 55 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 41 0127 Pinsir Bug 30 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 42 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 41 0254 Sceptile Grass 16 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 52 0335 Zangoose Normal 48 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 61 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 73 0402 Kricketune Bug 26 0402 Kricketune Bug 30 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM81

#   Pokémon Type 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0127 Pinsir Bug 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0151 Mew Psychic 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0359 Absol Dark 0402 Kricketune Bug 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0470 Leafeon Grass 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• X-Scissor is the only move to begin with the letter X.
• It is supposed to be an abbreviation of "Cross Scissor" (like its original Japanese form), but is often misspoken as "Ex Scissor", including in the anime.

In other languages

• French: Plaie-Croix
• Spanish: Tijera X
• Italian: Forbice X
• German: Kreuzschere