What Beats Scyther?
Scyther is 4× weak to Rock and weak to Flying, Fire, Electric, and Ice
Scyther Weaknesses
Lead with Rock attacks — Scyther's Bug/Flying typing stacks the weakness to 4× damage.
Scyther Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Scyther takes reduced damage from them.
Scyther Immunities
These attack types do nothing at all to Scyther — never lead with them.
Best Scyther Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Scyther for 4× and 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Scyther
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Scyther.
Scyther Weakness Q&A
- What is Scyther weak to?
- Scyther takes extra damage from Rock (4×), Flying (2×), Fire (2×), Electric (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Scyther 4× weak to?
- Scyther takes 4× damage from Rock attacks — its Bug/Flying typing doubles the weakness twice, so these are the fastest way to take it down.
- What attacks does Scyther resist?
- Scyther takes reduced damage from Fighting (¼×), Grass (¼×), and Bug (½×) type attacks.
- What is Scyther immune to?
- Scyther is completely immune to Ground type attacks — they deal no damage at all.
- What is the best counter to Scyther?
- Strong Rock attackers like Rampardos, Rhyperior, and Archeops beat Scyther — their attacks hit it for 4× damage.