X-Scissor (move)

X-Scissor シザークロス Scissor Cross

The user slashes at the foe by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.

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 BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM81 in Generation IV

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.

In the anime

Both of Zangoose's claws glowing

Ash's Gliscor using X-Scissor

Zangoose using X-Scissor

Pokémon

Kricketune. Kricketune slashes after approaching with its scythes crossed.

• Used by Nando's Kricketune in Dawn's Early Night!. Debut

Scyther. Scyther slashes after approaching with its scythes crossed.

• Used by an Unknown Trainer's Scyther in Tag! We're It...!.

Zangoose. Both of Zangoose's claws glow bluish-white. Zangoose then crosses its arms and slashes its target.

• Used by a Blackbelt's Zangoose in Glory Blaze.
• Used by Chishio's Zangoose in DP135.

Gligar. Same as above.

• Used by Multiple Wild Gligar in Riding the Winds of Change!.
• Used by Ash's Gligar from The Bells are Singing! and perfected in Fighting Fear With Fear!.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 046 Paras Bug Grass 43 047 Parasect Bug Grass 55 123 Scyther Bug Flying 41 127 Pinsir Bug 30 207 Gligar Ground Flying 42 212 Scizor Bug Steel 41 254 Sceptile Grass 16 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 52 335 Zangoose Normal 48 347 Anorith Rock Bug 61 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 73 402 Kricketune Bug 26DP 402 Kricketune Bug 30PtHGSS 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 42 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM81

#   Pokémon Type 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 098 Krabby Water 099 Kingler Water 123 Scyther Bug Flying 127 Pinsir Bug 141 Kabutops Rock Water 151 Mew Psychic 169 Crobat Poison Flying 207 Gligar Ground Flying 212 Scizor Bug Steel 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 253 Grovyle Grass 254 Sceptile Grass 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 290 Nincada Bug Ground 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 335 Zangoose Normal 336 Seviper Poison 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 347 Anorith Rock Bug 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 359 Absol Dark 402 Kricketune 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 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 491 Darkrai Dark 493 Arceus Ground Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• X-Scissor is the only move to begin with the letter X.

In other languages

• French: Plaie-Croix
• Spanish: Tijera X
• Italian: Forbice X
• German: Kreuzschere
• Dutch: X-Schaar

Variations on the move Strength
	Strength | Dragon Claw | Seed Bomb | X-Scissor

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