Scyther Weaknesses and Strengths

Scyther is a dual-type Pokemon of types Bug and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Flying	160%
Fire	160%
Electric	160%
Ice	160%
Rock	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ground	24.4%
Fighting	39.1%
Grass	39.1%
Bug	62.5%

Best Moves for Scyther in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Scyther.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Fury Cutter	Bug Buzz	41.43	461.37
Air Slash	Bug Buzz	46.43	455.81
Steel Wing	Bug Buzz	46.18	444.14
Air Slash	X Scissor	47.75	429.94
Fury Cutter	X Scissor	42.75	426.77
Air Slash	Return	64.00	424.23
Steel Wing	X Scissor	47.50	416.27
Air Slash	Aerial Ace	41.50	415.41
Fury Cutter	Return	59.00	412.64
Steel Wing	Return	63.75	408.02

All Moves for Scyther

Below are all the moves that Scyther can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Night Slash	Charged	50	22.73	2200ms	-33
X Scissor	Charged	45	33.75	1600ms	-33
Aerial Ace	Charged	55	22.92	2400ms	-33
Bug Buzz EliteTM	Charged	100	32.43	3700ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Trailblaze	Charged	65	32.5	2000ms	-50
Steel Wing EliteTM	Quick	11	13.75	800ms	6
Fury Cutter	Quick	3	9	400ms	6
Air Slash	Quick	14	11.67	1200ms	10

Scyther Evolution

Scyther	Requires 50x Candy Use a Metal Coat	Scizor
Scizor	Requires 200x Mega Energy	Mega Scizor

Best Scyther Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Scyther Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Scyther in a raid.

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