Scizor

Scizor in the games: Scyther's Metal Coat evolution

Scizor was introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver as one of Generation II's held-item trade evolutions: a Scyther traded while holding a Metal Coat becomes Scizor, swapping Scyther's Flying type for Steel. Its regular abilities are Swarm and Technician, and its hidden ability, Light Metal, halves its weight.

Pokémon X and Y gave it a Mega Evolution, Mega Scizor, which keeps the Bug and Steel typing. Pokémon Legends: Arceus later opened a second branch for Scyther, which evolves into Kleavor with a Black Augurite instead of a trade.

Scizor on cards: Neo Discovery and Dark Scizor to Scizor ex

Scizor reached English cards in 2001: Neo Discovery printed it as a holo and a non-holo rare by Kimiya Masago, and a Hironobu Yoshida Scizor went out as a Pokémon League promo (Wizards Black Star Promo #33) the same month. Neo Destiny (2002) added Dark Scizor by Mitsuhiro Arita, and the EX era brought Rocket's Scizor ex in Team Rocket Returns (2004) and Scizor ex in Unseen Forces (2005). Platinum-era Rising Rivals printed Scizor E4, an Elite Four's Pokémon card, and HeartGold SoulSilver's Undaunted gave it a Prime rare.

BREAKpoint (2016) introduced Scizor EX and M Scizor EX for its Mega form. Celestial Storm (2018) printed Scizor GX, including a secret rare, and Hidden Fates put a shiny Scizor-GX in its Shiny Vault. Darkness Ablaze (2020) followed with Scizor V and Scizor VMAX, again with a secret rare. In Scarlet & Violet, Obsidian Flames (2023) gave it an illustration rare by Oku, Paldean Fates a shiny card, and Temporal Forces (2024) Scizor ex. 5ban Graphics has by far the most Scizor credits in our catalog (8).

Why collectors follow Scizor

Scizor's cards trace the game's special mechanics one after another: Dark Pokémon, Team Rocket's ex, Elite Four SP, Prime, Mega EX, GX, VMAX and ex. A Scizor run is a compact tour of those eras through a single Pokémon, with shiny and illustration rare cards in between.

Cards to know

• Scizor (Neo Discovery #10)

  The holo from Scizor's first expansion, illustrated by Kimiya Masago in 2001.

• Dark Scizor (Neo Destiny #9)

  Neo Destiny's Dark Pokémon version of Scizor, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Rocket's Scizor ex (Team Rocket Returns #101)

  An EX-era ex card under the Team Rocket name, illustrated by Hikaru Koike.

• Scizor-GX (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV72)

  Scizor-GX in its shiny coloring, from the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault subset.

• Scizor VMAX (Darkness Ablaze #193)

  The secret rare version of Scizor VMAX, illustrated by 5ban Graphics.

• Scizor (Obsidian Flames #205)

  An illustration rare from 2023, illustrated by Oku.