Scyther - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Scyther can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Scyther artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Scyther learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
4	Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
8	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
12	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
16	Double Team	Normal	—	—
20	Double Hit	Normal	35	90
24	Slash	Normal	70	100
28	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
32	Agility	Psychic	—	—
36	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
40	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
44	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Scyther learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Defog	Flying	—	—
Feint	Normal	30	100
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Scyther is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
14	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
15	Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
21	Pounce	Bug	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
57	False Swipe	Normal	40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
60	U-turn	Bug	70	100
65	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
75	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
113	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
132	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
162	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

Scyther egg move parents

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Scyther

Scyther's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Scyther are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Scyther with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Scyther with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Tarountula Spidops
Breeding	Scyther Pineco Forretress Gligar Scizor Volbeat Kleavor Nymble Lokix
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Defog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Frosmoth
Breeding	Scyther Scizor Kleavor
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Defog

Feint

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Yanmega Tarountula Spidops Nymble Lokix
Breeding	Scyther Yanma Gligar Scizor Heracross Trapinch Kleavor
Reminder	Flygon
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Feint

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Kricketune Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Scyther Spinarak Gligar Scizor Heracross Kleavor
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Night Slash

Quick Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Scyther Scizor Kleavor
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Quick Guard