Bug · Physical move · Gen 4
X-Scissor
X-Scissor is a Bug-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 124 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Bug
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
No additional effect.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Slicing move (Sharpness)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (89 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (32 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (38 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Bug attack
2× vsGrassPsychicDark
½× vsFireFightingPoisonFlyingGhostSteelFairy
Pokémon that learn X-Scissor
124 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Rock/Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 4–8 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Steel/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
| Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
X-Scissor FAQ
What does X-Scissor do?
X-Scissor is a Bug-type physical move with 80 power. No additional effect.
Which Pokémon can learn X-Scissor?
124 Pokémon and forms can learn X-Scissor in at least one game: 89 in Scarlet & Violet, 32 in Pokémon Champions and 38 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Beedrill, Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew, Sandslash, Alolan Sandslash and Golbat.
Is X-Scissor in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 32 Pokémon can use X-Scissor in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is X-Scissor super effective against?
As a Bug-type attack, X-Scissor is super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark, not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel and Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.