Scyther

Scyther has 500 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (110) and a Speed of 105. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 230, which makes it a fast physical attacker.

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What Scyther is weak to

Weak to: Rock (×4), Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying. Resists: Grass (×0.25), Fighting (×0.25), Bug. Immune to: Ground (×0). The ×4 weakness is the danger: one hit of Rock does huge damage.

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Best teammates for Scyther

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Scyther: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Iron Treads GroundSteel

   Resists electric, flying, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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2. Steelix SteelGround

   Resists electric, flying, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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3. Excadrill GroundSteel

   Resists electric, flying, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, electric, ice super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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4. Empoleon WaterSteel

   Resists ice, flying, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits fire, ice, ground super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to electric.

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5. Tinkaton FairySteel

   Resists ice, flying, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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6. Klefki SteelFairy

   Resists ice, flying, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, rock, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Scyther

1. Archeops

   Rock and Flying STAB hits Scyther super effectively and it resists everything Scyther can hit it with by type.

2. Aerodactyl

   Rock and Flying STAB hits Scyther super effectively and it resists everything Scyther can hit it with by type.

3. Kilowattrel

   Electric and Flying STAB hits Scyther super effectively and it resists everything Scyther can hit it with by type.

4. Emolga

   Electric and Flying STAB hits Scyther super effectively and it resists everything Scyther can hit it with by type.

5. Magcargo

   Fire and Rock STAB hits Scyther super effectively and it resists everything Scyther can hit it with by type.

6. Coalossal

   Rock and Fire STAB hits Scyther super effectively and it resists everything Scyther can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Scyther

Scyther is in the regional Pokédex of 7 games we cover: