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 May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM81 in Generation IV TM81 in Generation V

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

X-Scissor on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex X-Scissor on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

X-Scissor deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	43				54
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	55				66
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	41				41
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	30				30
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	42				45
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	41				41
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	16				16
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	52				52
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	48				48
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	61				61
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	73				74
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	26	30		30
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	45				--
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	no				39
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	no				35
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	no				38
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no				44
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	no				44
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	no				51
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel	no				51
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III [[|]]		IV TM81		V TM81
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison	✔				✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔				✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔				✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	✔				✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	✔				✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔				✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔				✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔				✔
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water	✔				✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	✔				✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	✔				✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔				✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔				✔
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	✔				✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔				✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground	✔				✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	✔				✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	✔				✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	✔				✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water	✔				✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔				✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug	✔				✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug	✔				✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	✔				✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug	✔				✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	✔				✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	✔				✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	✔				✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	✔				✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	✔				✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	✔				✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔				✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	✔				✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal	✔				✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water					✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water					✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water					✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground					✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel					✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass					✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison					✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock					✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock					✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug					✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon					✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon					✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon					✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel					✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel					✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting					✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting					✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting					✔
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting					✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Zangoose	Dwebble	Gliscor	Armaldo
The user crosses its arms and slashes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Kricketune	Kricketune slashes the opponent with its scythe in an 'X' like fashion, or Kricketune crosses its scythes together and they glow light blue. It then tackles the opponent with its scythes, or Kricketune crosses its scythes and the glow light blue. It then slices the opponent in an 'X' like fashion.
Nando's Kricketune	Dawn's Early Night!		Debut
Scyther	Scyther crosses it scythes and they start to glow light purple. It then flies towards the opponent and slices them in an 'X' like fashion.
Unknown Trainer's Scyther	Tag! We're It...!		None
Zangoose	Zangoose's claws glow light blue and the slashes an 'X' into the air, falling down and hitting the opponent with the 'X'.
A Black Belt's Zangoose	Glory Blaze!		None
Crimson's Zangoose	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
Gliscor	Gliscor's claws glow light blue, and it swipes them in an 'X' formation, creating a light blue 'X' in front of it and tackling the opponent with the 'X' in front of it, or Gliscor's claws glow light blue and it swipes them in an 'X'-like fashion, firing an 'X' shaped light blue energy at the opponent, or Gliscor's claws glow light blue and it hits the opponent with them.
Paul's Gliscor	Riding the Winds of Change!		None
Ash's Gliscor	Fighting Fear With Fear!		None
Gligar	Gligar's claws glow light blue and it slashes the opponent in an 'X' like fashion.
Ash's Gligar	The Bells are Singing!		None
Toxicroak	Toxicroak crosses its arms across its chest and the large red claws on its arms glow light blue. Toxicroak then runs towards the opponent with its arms still crossed, then slashes it in an 'X' like pattern.
Saturn's Toxicroak	The Needs of the Three!		None
Armaldo	Armaldo pulls its claws into its shell and when they come back out, the claws glow light blue. It then slashes the opponent in an 'X'-like fashion.
Nando's Armaldo	League Unleashed!		None
Dwebble	Dwebble jumps into the air and both of its claws glow light blue. It then crosses its claws in front of its body and falls towards the opponent. As it does, a purple or light blue 'X' like energy appears in front of Dwebble's claws and it slams into the opponent.
A wild Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!		None
Cilan's Dwebble	A Home for Dwebble!		None
Burgh's Dwebble	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
Crustle	Crustle jumps into the air and both of its claws glow light blue. It then crosses its claws in front of its body and falls towards the opponent. As it does, a light blue 'X' like energy appears in front of Crustle's claws and it slams into the opponent.
Cilan's Crustle	BW063		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• X-Scissor is the only move to begin with the letter X.
• In the Pokémon Complete National Pokédex, this attack was named Scissor-Cross (its Japanese name) instead of X-Scissor.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 剪刀十字拳 Jiǎndāo Shízìquán Dutch X-Schaar French Plaie-Croix German Kreuzschere Greek Σταυροψαλιδισμός Hindi केंची काटो Kaynchi Kato Italian Forbice X Korean 시저크로스 Scissor Cross Polish Nożyce Portuguese Corte X Spanish Tijera X

Variations of the move Strength
Strength • Drill Peck • Dragon Claw • Seed Bomb • X-Scissor

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