Pokemon GO Scizor raid guide: Best counters, weaknesses, and more

Three-star raid bosses are not the most difficult to deal with, but you will still need a Pokemon GO Scizor raid guide to properly prepare to fight this Bug- and Steel-type Raid Boss. Scizor is a formidable Pocket Monster that has access to a lot of strong moves like Bullet Punch, Iron Head, X-Scissor, and more.

This article will mention the best counters you can use against it in Pokemon GO raids. The sections below also discuss the critter's best moveset and weaknesses, helping you build a strong raid party to beat it.

Pokemon GO Scizor raid guide: Strengths and weaknesses of this raid boss

As a Bug- and Steel-type Pokemon, Scizor in Pokemon GO is vulnerable to Fire-type creatures. The entity is double-weak to this elemental typing, which means it takes 256% damage from Fire-type moves.

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This beast is resistant to the following elemental typings:

Grass
Poison
Bug
Dragon
Fairy
Ice
Normal
Psychic
Steel

Best Scizor counters in Pokemon GO

Listed below are the best counters that you can use against Scizor, along with their moveset (Fast move + Charged move):

Mega Charizard Y: Fire Spin + Blast Burn
Mega Blaziken: Counter + Blast Burn
Reshiram: Fire Fang + Fusion Flare
Shadow Darmanitan: Fire Fang + Overheat
Shadow Moltres: Fire Fang + Overheat

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Best Mega Evolutions to use against Scizor

Mega Charizard Y
Mega Blaziken
Mega Charizard X
Mega Houndoom
Mega Salamence

Best Legendary Pokemon to use against Scizor

Reshiram
Moltres
Entei
Ho-Oh
Heatran

Best Shadow Pokemon to use against Scizor

Shadow Darmanitan
Shadow Moltres
Shadow Blaziken
Shadow Entei
Shadow Chandelure

Best budget counters to use against Scizor

Chandelure
Charizard
Blaziken
Darmanitan
Infernape

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Pokemon GO Scizor raid guide: Moveset of the raid boss

Scizor can learn the following Fast moves:

Fury Cutter
Bullet Punch

Scizor can learn the following Charged moves:

Night Slash
Iron Head
X-Scissor
Trailblaze

Catch Combat Power (CP) of Scizor in Pokemon GO

Scizor will have the following catch CPs:

Weather boosted: 2,046 CP to 2,143 CP at Level 25 with rain or snow boost
Non-weather boosted: 1,636 CP to 1,714 CP at Level 20

Scizor's stats

Max CP: 3,393 at level 50
Base attack: 236
Base defense: 181
Base stamina: 172

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