X-Scissor

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X-Scissor

シザークロス Scissor Cross

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100
PP:	15, max: 24
Affects:	The target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

X-Scissor is a Bug-type attack introduced in Generation IV.

Description[]

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSS	The user slashes at the foe by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.
LA	The user strikes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
SV	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes, claws, or the like as if they were a pair of scissors.

Effect[]

It uses the user Pokémon's dual claws to slice the opponent with two slashes in the shape of an X. It has no other effect except dealing damage.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Paras	bug/grass	Bug/Grass	43	54	54	54^SMUSUM 31^PE	54^BDSP 37^LA
	Parasect	bug/grass	Bug/Grass	55	66	66	66^SMUSUM 43^PE	66^BDSP 37^LA
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug	41	41	41	41^SMUSUM 50^PE	40^SwShBDSP 34^LA	40
	Pinsir	bug	Bug	30	30^BW 29^B2W2	29^XY 33^ORAS	29^SMUSUM 20PE	32^SwShBDSP
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug	42	45^BW 40^B2W2	40	40	40^BDSP 43^LA	40
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug	41	41	41	41	40^SwShBDSP 34^LA	40
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon			43^ORAS	43	1^SwShBDSP	Rem.
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	16	16	16^XY 45^ORAS	45	1^SwShBDSP	Rem.
	Ninjask	bug/flying	Bug	52	52	52^XY 47^ORAS	47	64^SwShBDSP
	Zangoose	normal	Field	48	48^BW 36^B2W2	36^XY 40^ORAS	40	40^BDSP	40
	Anorith	rock/bug	Water 3	61	61	61^XY 44^ORAS	44	44^SwShBDSP
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3	73	73	73^XY 46^ORAS	46	46^SwShBDSP
	Kricketune	bug	Bug	26^DP 30^PtHGSS	30	30	30	30^BDSP 29^LA	30
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3					42^SwShBDSP 34^LA
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3					44^SwShBDSP 34^LA
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	42	45^BW 40^B2W2	40	40	40^BDSP 43^LA	40
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug		39	39	39		39
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral		35	35	35	36^SwSh
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral		38	38	38	38^SwSh
	Karrablast	bug	Bug		44	44	44	32^SwSh
	Escavalier	bug/steel	Bug		44	44	44	32^SwSh
	Durant	bug/steel	Bug		51	51	41	32^SwSh
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered		51	51	51	32^SwSh
	Grubbin	bug	Bug				25	30^SwSh	30
	Charjabug	bug/electric	Bug				31	36^SwSh	36
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug					1^SwSh	Rem.
	Fomantis	grass	Grass					30^SwSh	30
	Lurantis	grass	Grass				1	30^SwSh	30
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered				35	40^SwSh
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered				35	40^SwSh
	Kartana	grass/steel	Undiscovered				47
	Kleavor	bug/rock	Bug					34^LA	40
	Klawf	rock	Water 3						29
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TM81^BDSP
	Sandshrew	ground	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Sandshrew	ice/steel	Field				TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh	TM105
	Sandslash	ground	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field				TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh	TM105
	Paras	bug/grass	Bug/Grass	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TM81^BDSP
	Parasect	bug/grass	Bug/Grass	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TM81^BDSP
	Meowth	steel	Field						TM105
	Krabby	water	Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Kingler	water	Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Pinsir	bug	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^SMUSUM TM24^PE	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug		TM81B2W2	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug		TM81B2W2	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Sneasel	fighting/poison	Field						TM105
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Grovyle	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Slakoth	normal	Field						TM105
	Vigoroth	normal	Field						TM105
	Slaking	normal	Field						TM105
	Nincada	bug/ground	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Ninjask	bug/flying	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Shedinja	bug/ghost	Mineral	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like						TM105
	Zangoose	normal	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Corphish	water	Water 1/Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Crawdaunt	water/dark	Water 1/Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Anorith	rock/bug	Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Absol	dark	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Kricketune	bug	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Leafeon	grass	Field	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Gallade	psychic/fighting	Human-Like/Amorphous	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60^SwSh TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81	TM81^BDSP	TM105
	Oshawott	water	Field		TM81	TM81	TM81		TM105
	Dewott	water	Field		TM81	TM81	TM81		TM105
	Samurott	water	Field		TM81	TM81	TM81		TM105
	Samurott	water/dark	Field						TM105
	Drilbur	ground	Field		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Excadrill	ground/steel	Field		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81		TM105
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60
	Karrablast	bug	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60
	Escavalier	bug/steel	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Axew	dragon	Monster/Dragon		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Fraxure	dragon	Monster/Dragon		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Haxorus	dragon	Monster/Dragon		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Cubchoo	ice	Field						TM105
	Beartic	ice	Field						TM105
	Pawniard	dark/steel	Human-Like		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Bisharp	dark/steel	Human-Like		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Durant	bug/steel	Bug		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60
	Cobalion	steel/fighting	Undiscovered		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Terrakion	rock/fighting	Undiscovered		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Virizion	grass/fighting	Undiscovered		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Keldeo	water/fighting	Undiscovered		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered		TM81	TM81	TM81	TR60	{{{11}}}
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like			TM81	TM81	TR60
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3			TM81	TM81	TR60
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3			TM81	TM81	TR60
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like			TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous			TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Noibat	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon			TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Noivern	flying/dragon	Flying/Dragon			TM81	TM81	TR60	TM105
	Grubbin	bug	Bug				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Charjabug	bug/electric	Bug				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Fomantis	grass	Grass				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Lurantis	grass	Grass				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3				TM81	TR60
	Type: Null	normal	Undiscovered				TM81	TR60
	Silvally	normal	Undiscovered				TM81	TR60
	Mimikyu	ghost/fairy	Amorphous				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Jangmo-o	dragon	Dragon				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Hakamo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Kommo-o	dragon/fighting	Dragon				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Kartana	grass/steel	Undiscovered				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered				TM81	TR60	TM105
	Necrozma	psychic/steel	Undiscovered				TM81^USUM	TR60	TM105
	Necrozma	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered				TM81^USUM	TR60	TM105
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered				TM81^USUM	TR60
	Centiskorch	fire/bug	Bug					TR60
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					TR60
	Perrserker	steel	Field						TM105
	Kleavor	bug/rock	Bug						TM105
	Sneasler	fighting/poison	Field						TM105
	Tarountula	bug	Bug						TM105
	Spidops	bug	Bug						TM105
	Nymble	bug	Bug						TM105
	Lokix	bug/dark	Bug						TM105
	Ceruledge	fire/ghost	Human-Like						TM105
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field						TM105
	Klawf	rock	Water 3						TM105
	Rellor	bug	Bug						TM105
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug						TM105
	Kingambit	dark/steel	Human-Like						TM105
	Roaring Moon	dragon/dark	Undiscovered						TM105
	Iron Valiant	fairy/fighting	Undiscovered						TM105
	Iron Leaves	grass/psychic	Undiscovered						TM105
	Iron Boulder	rock/psychic	Undiscovered						TM105
	Iron Crown	steel/psychic	Undiscovered						TM105
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

v · d · e List of Bug-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Attack Order

B	Bug Bite Bug Buzz

D	Defend Order

F	Fell Stinger First Impression Fury Cutter

H	Heal Order

I	Infestation

L	Leech Life Lunge

M	Megahorn

P	Pin Missile Pollen Puff Pounce Powder

Q	Quiver Dance

R	Rage Powder

S	Signal Beam Silk Trap Silver Wind Skitter Smack Spider Web Steamroller Sticky Web String Shot Struggle Bug

T	Tail Glow Twineedle

U	U-turn

X	X-Scissor

See also	Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation IV

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball

F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm

G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap

I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance

M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation IV

X-Scissor

Contents

Description[]

Effect[]

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

By TM/TR[]

By event[]

Generation VIII[]

Gallery[]