Scizor in Pokémon GO

Type	Bug / Steel
Pokédex number	#212
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	236 / 181 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,001 / 3,393 / 3,433
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	2.01 m / 125 kg

Scizor evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Scizor evolves from Scyther for 50 Scyther Candy and a Metal Coat.

Scizor is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Scyther · Scizor

Scizor CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,286	1,227	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,714	1,636	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,143	2,046	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,572	2,455	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,786	2,660	142
40	3,001	2,864	147
45	3,194	3,048	152
50	3,393	3,238	157
51	3,433	3,277	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Scizor best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Scizor at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Scizor gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Bullet Punch	X Scissor	11.3
Fury Cutter	X Scissor	11.2
Fury Cutter	Iron Head	11.1
Bullet Punch	Iron Head	10.7
Fury Cutter	Trailblaze	10.4

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bullet Punch	Steel	10	11	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Fury Cutter	Bug	4	8	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Iron Head	Steel	60	50	2 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2
Night Slash	Dark	45	33	2 s	22.5
Trailblaze	Grass	65	50	2 s	32.5
X Scissor	Bug	45	33	1.5 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2

Scizor weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug / Steel. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Fire	×2.56
Grass	×0.39
Poison	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Dragon	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Normal	×0.625
Psychic	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Scizor CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,001 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.