SCYTHER

Normal

Shiny

Bug

Flying

When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its pro- tective colors make it invisible.

Pokédex #

123

Species

MANTIS

Height

4'11"

Weight

123.0 lbs

Base Exp

187

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 6,400 steps (25 cycles)

Egg Groups

Bug

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

500

HP 70

Attack 110

Defense 80

Sp. Atk 55

Sp. Def 80

Speed 105

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	130-145	115-130	85-100	60-75	85-100	110-125
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	138	124	93	68	93	118
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	177	162	132	107	132	157

How To Get It

1 wild location

0 special sources

Wild

1 place

Wild encounters up to Lv 14

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
National Park Bug Contest	Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Regular grass	Lv 13-14	5%
National Park Bug Contest	Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Tall grass	Lv 13-14	5%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Silver Version.

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Rock x4

Flying x2

Fire x2

Electric x2

Ice x2

Resistances

Fighting x0.25

Grass x0.25

Bug x0.5

Immunities

Ground

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at SCIZOR.

2 stages

1

SCYTHER

#123
2

SCIZOR

#212

Trade with Metal Coat

Have it hold Metal Coat, then trade it.

SCYTHER

#123

→

Trade with Metal Coat

Have it hold Metal Coat, then trade it.

SCIZOR

#212

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
QUICK ATTACK	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30	Slot 1
LEER	Normal	Status	0	100%	30	Slot 2

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Level
FOCUS ENERGY	Normal	Status	0	100%	30	Lv 6
PURSUIT	Dark	Special	40	100%	20	Lv 12
FALSE SWIPE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40	Lv 18
AGILITY	Psychic	Status	0	100%	30	Lv 24
WING ATTACK	Flying	Physical	60	100%	35	Lv 30
SLASH	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Lv 36
SWORDS DANCE	Normal	Status	0	100%	30	Lv 42
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	Lv 48

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
COUNTER	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
SAFEGUARD	Normal	Status	0	100%	25	Breed from a parent that knows it
BATON PASS	Normal	Status	0	100%	40	Breed from a parent that knows it
RAZOR WIND	Normal	Physical	80	75%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it
REVERSAL	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
LIGHT SCREEN	Psychic	Status	0	100%	30	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
HEADBUTT	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
ROCK SMASH	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	TM08 (Rock Smash)
HIDDEN POWER	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY	Fire	Status	0	90%	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
SNORE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
HYPER BEAM	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
PROTECT	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
ENDURE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
RETURN	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
DETECT	Fighting	Status	0	100%	5	TM43 (Detect)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
THIEF	Dark	Special	40	100%	10	TM46 (Thief)
STEEL WING	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25	TM47 (Steel Wing)
FURY CUTTER	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	TM49 (Fury Cutter)
CUT	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	HM01 (Cut)

Trainer Uses

1 use

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
LEADER BUGSY	Lv 16	3	—

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