Due to its 2x weakness to the Fire type, the best counters for Mega Scizor are strong Fire type mega evolutions such as Mega Blaziken, Nega Charizard X & Y, and Mega Houndoom.
It is strongly recommended to use mega-evolved Pokémon not just because of their inherent raw power, but also for the added bonus in damage output by all Fire type Pokémon in the raid battle. That said, Pokémon like Reshiram, Unovan Darmanitan, and Chandelure are also excellent Pokémon to use in the battle.
It is possible to solo Mega Scizor in Sunny weather, particularly with the use of Mega evolved Fire type Pokémon, and Shadow Pokémon, but only for the high level, well prepared trainer. In all other cases, around 2-5 trainers with strong and high-level Fire type Pokémon can take down Mega Scizor with relative ease, no matter what the weather in the game is like.
This write-up will serve as a comprehensive guide to successfully beating Mega Scizor in the raid.
Mega Scizor Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Mega Scizor are the following:
# | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 8 | 248s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 7 | 253s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Fusion Flare Fire | 8 | 287s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 9 | 294s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Magma Storm Fire | 7 | 318s |
6. |
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Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 12 | 317s |
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Mud Shot Ground | Fire Punch Fire | 9 | 334s |
8. |
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Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 11 | 332s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 13 | 336s |
10. |
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Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 15 | 335s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 15 | 335s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 10 | 343s |
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Ember Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 11 | 343s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 11 | 351s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Fire Blast Fire | 10 | 354s |
16. |
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Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 16 | 352s |
17. |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 12 | 357s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 17 | 358s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 13 | 362s |
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Incinerate Fire | Sacred Fire Fire | 9 | 378s |
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Quick Attack Normal | V-create Fire | 13 | 372s |
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Incinerate Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 15 | 372s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 16 | 377s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Blaze Kick Fire | 14 | 384s |
25. |
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Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 15 | 389s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 17 | 387s |
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Fire Spin Fire | Fire Punch Fire | 16 | 393s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 16 | 395s |
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Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 16 | 395s |
30. |
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Fire Spin Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 14 | 412s |
How to get Mega Scizor
You cannot catch Scizor in its mega-evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Scizor.
Scizor can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1636 – 1714 CP at level 20, no weather boost
- 2046 – 2143 CP at level 25 with Rainy or Snow weather boost
To get Mega Scizor you will need to gather 200 Mega Energy for Mega Scizor to evolve your Scizor. Once you have evolved a Scizor you can use 40 Mega Energy to evolve it again, or you can wait for the cooldown period to end for a free Mega Evolution. There are different levels for Mega Pokemon, and the higher the level, the quicker the cooldown. Each new Mega Scizor you evolve will cost 200 Mega Energy.
Stats and Max CP
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Max CP at Level 40 4087 | Max CP at Level 50 4621 | |||||
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ATK 279 | DEF 250 | HP 172 | |||
Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
Fire | Dark Grass Psychic Fairy Ice Rock |
Mega Scizor Movepool
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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All the best, trainers!