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X-Scissor (move)

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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}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  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 (Japanese: シザークロス Scissor Cross) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Contents

Effect

X-Scissor deals damage and has no secondary effect.

In the anime

Pokémon

Kricketune. Kricketune slashes after approaching with its scythes crossed.

Scyther. Scyther slashes after approaching with its scythes crossed.

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

Gligar. Same as above.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
046 046 Paras Bug Grass 43
047 047 Parasect Bug Grass 55
123 123 Scyther Bug Flying 41
127 127 Pinsir Bug 30
207 207 Gligar Ground Flying 42
212 212 Scizor Bug Steel 41
254 254 Sceptile Grass 16
291 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 52
335 335 Zangoose Normal 48
347 347 Anorith Rock Bug 61
348 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 73
402 402 Kricketune Bug 26DP
402 402 Kricketune Bug 30PtHGSS
472 472 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
015 015 Beedrill Bug Poison
027 027 Sandshrew Ground
028 028 Sandslash Ground
046 046 Paras Bug Grass
047 047 Parasect Bug Grass
098 098 Krabby Water
099 099 Kingler Water
123 123 Scyther Bug Flying
127 127 Pinsir Bug
141 141 Kabutops Rock Water
151 151 Mew Psychic
169 169 Crobat Poison Flying
207 207 Gligar Ground Flying
212 212 Scizor Bug Steel
215 215 Sneasel Dark Ice
227 227 Skarmory Steel Flying
253 253 Grovyle Grass
254 254 Sceptile Grass
275 275 Shiftry Grass Dark
290 290 Nincada Bug Ground
291 291 Ninjask Bug Flying
292 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost
335 335 Zangoose Normal
336 336 Seviper Poison
341 341 Corphish Water
342 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark
347 347 Anorith Rock Bug
348 348 Armaldo Rock Bug
359 359 Absol Dark
402 402 Kricketune Bug
416 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying
451 451 Skorupi Poison Bug
452 452 Drapion Poison Dark
453 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting
454 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting
461 461 Weavile Dark Ice
470 470 Leafeon Grass
472 472 Gliscor Ground Flying
475 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting
491 491 Darkrai Dark
493 493 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
Physical Strength | Dragon Claw | Seed Bomb | X-Scissor
Generation IV TMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50
51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75
76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92
Generation IV HMs
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 (DPPt | HGSS) | 06 | 07 | 08


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