Pokken Tournament DX/Scizor

Introduction

(not final) Scizor is a Power character who uses his tricky movement and unique punish tools to deal incredible damage in seemingly unlikely situations. His Hover Dash, Hover Turn, and Hover Glide allow him to enter his desired range with little trouble and retreat when things get too risky. In Field Phase, Scizor has surprisingly good zoning tools. He can lay his infamous nY staples to force the opponent out, and punish many attempts to shift the phase with his low and mid-crushing b[Y]. In Duel phase, Scizor can cancel many options into his dashes, and act out of them very quickly. Not only does this let him threaten a lot of mixups with little commitment, it also nets him some of the best bait-and-punish setups in the game. Scizor’s Bullet Punch and advancing Hover Dash attacks let him punish his opponents for 200-300 damage from half the screen away. This gives Scizor some of the most threatening mid-ranged play in the game.

Scizor does still have his flaws however: His most important extensions and punishes cost one of two stocks of his unique resource Swords Dance. While Scizor has a very threatening mid-range with a stock of Swords Dance, his damage is very lacking without one, and his key punish tool Bullet Punch will not start a combo until he has one. Scizor also has very poor close range frame data, with almost all of his few safe moves being lows or highs. In addition, Scizor performs poorly at long range in Duel Phase, with only one projectile that’s very slow, costs a stock of Swords Dance, and is easily avoidable. Scizor needs to fight for his Sword stock and quickly find his place on the stage in order to do well, which proves to be easier said than done.


General Statistics

• 600 HP
• 200 CC Synergy Gauge
• Burst Mode Duration: 14 Seconds
• Shield: Strong

• High Stance: Grants counter armor against Special Mids on frame 5.
• Low Stance: Invincible against Highs on frame 1.

• FP Forward Dash: 21
• FP Back Dash: 25
• FP Side Dash: 25

• DP Forward Dash: 17
• DP Back Dash: 25

General Moves

Y+B Grab
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Grab	FP 80 / DP 120	12	N/A	i11	FP Shift (+8) / DP Shift	N/A

X+A / [X+A] Counter Attack
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Counter	60 / 80	3	High	i35 / i55	+4 / Stun	-8 / +4

Scizor is put into a counter armor state from frame 1-28 (48 if charged). Counter pierces when fully charged. Fully charging also gives it a larger hitbox.

Hover Dash
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Scizor dashes at full speed towards the opponent. While dashing, certain projectiles that come in contact with Scizor are erased.* Scizor can cancel out of Hover Dash with Grab, Counter Attack, Support Call, Back Dash, Side Dash, Jump, fY, X Homing Attack, Hover Dash Y, Hover Dash X, 6X, and any special. * Field Phase Hover Dash / Duel Phase Hover Dash

Hover Turn
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Scizor is able to dash cancel Its dashes. Scizor can dash cancel in all directions in Field Phase. Scizor can dash cancel forwards and backwards in Duel Phase. Scizor cannot dash cancel the same direction twice in a row.

j.R Hover Glide
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Scizor hovers in the air, slowly descending downwards. Scizor's decent accelerates. Can cancel into aerials.

L+R Iron Meteor Dive
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	201 (24)	12	Mid High	i15	Knockdown	-8

Scizor swoops at an upwards angle with great distance. Invincible on frame 5. Counter pierces.

Field Phase Moves

nY
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	42	Mid Low* , Low	i15	+28	+6

Scizor sets down rows of staples on the ground. The staples are divided into three section. Each section disappears on contact with the opponent. In Burst Mode, Scizor sets down even more staples. Special / fY cancelable. * The attack portion that sets down the staples is considered a Mid Low.

sY
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	27	Mid Low	i23	0	-16

Scizor dodges to the side, throwing out a buzzsaw.

sYY
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	27, 22	Mid Low	i23	-16	-33

Scizor dodge steps a second time, throwing out two buzzsaws. fY cancelable.

s[Y]
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	80	Mid Low	i23	Launch	-29

Scizor dodges to the side, throwing out a claw-like projectile.

fY
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	50	Mid Low	i25	Shift (+4)	-8

Scizor advances forward on a wave of wind. Invincible against Lows on frame 25.

bY
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	104 / 52*	Mid	i31	+12	-29

Scizor hops backwards into the air, throwing out a wave of four buzzsaws. Invincible against Lows and Mid Lows on frame 11. Upon touching the ground, the buzzsaws increase in speed and travel forward. * When grounded, the buzzsaws will deal less damage.

b[Y]
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	100	Mid High	i37	Shift (Knockdown)	-41

Scizor hops backwards into the air, throwing out a wave of web shots. Invincible against Lows and Mid Lows on frame 11.

j.Y
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	54 / 27*	Mid	i27	-4	-12

Scizor tosses a buzzsaw at the opponent. Upon touching the ground, the buzzsaw increases in speed and travels forward. * When grounded, the buzzsaw will deal less damage.

j.[Y]
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	80	Mid	i27	Launch	-24

Scizor tosses a claw-like projectile at the opponent.

j.X
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40, 60	Mid High	i19	Shift (Knockdown)	-4

A two-part divekick. The first hit Scizor swipes the opponent with a kick. The second hit Scizor divekicks down to the ground. Special / j.R cancelable only after the first hit.

X Homing Attack 1
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40	Mid	i17	+2	-8

Scizor homes in on the opponent, hitting them with Its knee. Can be canceled with block or jump. Throw crush.

XX / X[X] Homing Attack 2
Attack	Damage	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	60 / 80	Mid	i17	Shift (+8)	-8

Following up from Homing Attack 1, Scizor attacks with both of Its claws. Can be charged to guard break/counter pierce. If Homing Attack 1 was blocked, there is a 24 frame window to punish a charged Homing Attack 2.

Weak Moves

2Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	20	0	Low	i11	0	-8

A quick, low jab. Invincible against Highs on frame 1. Special cancelable.

Burst 2Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	30	0	Low	i11	+8	-4

In Burst Mode, 2Y becomes plus on hit and is safer on block. Gains two additional hits.

4Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	30	0	High	i15	+12	0

An advancing forward kick of the leg.

5Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	20	0	Mid Low	i15	0	-8

Scizor shoves with Its claws. Special cancelable.

Burst 5Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	30	0	Mid Low	i15	+4	-4

In Burst Mode, 5Y becomes plus on hit and is safer on block. Gains two additional hits.

5YY
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40	3	Mid Low	i15	+4	-4

Special cancelable.

6Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40	0	High	i15	+4	-12

Scizor swipes Its claws from side to side.

6YY
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	80	4	Mid Low	i15	Knockdown	-12

Scizor bashes the opponent with Its claw and knocks them back.

6YX
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40	4	Low	i15	Launch	-16

A low-grounded claw swipe that counter pierces and launches the opponent.

Hover Dash 6Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	50 / 70*	0	Mid	i11	+2	-12

Can only be used from a Hover Dash. Scizor runs forward with multiple punches. Special cancelable. * In Burst Mode, HD 6Y gains two additional hits. Dealing more damage as a result.

8Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	60 / 80*	3	Mid	i15	+4	-8

Scizor's wings flare up, covering both sides. Invincible against Highs and Mid Highs on frame 5. * In Burst Mode, 8Y gains two additional hits. Dealing more damage as a result.

j.Y
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	10 each hit	0	High	i11	+16	0

Scizor throws out multiple aerial punches. Special cancelable.

j.YY
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	20	2	High	i11	-4	-16

An aerial claw swipe. Can only be used from a j.Y that hit the opponent (or their block). Special cancelable.

Strong Moves

2X
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	100	3	Low	i23	Launch	-16

A low claw sweep that launches the opponent. Invincible against Highs on frame 1. Throw crush.

4X / 4[X]
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	80 / 100	3	Special Mid	i19 / i39	Launch	+4

Scizor fires a quick shot from Its claw. Charging 4X causes it to counter pierce and increase in size.

5X
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	90	4	Low	i19	Launch	-4

Scizor slams the ground with Its claw, creating a shockwave. Invincible against Highs on frame 13. On hit, pressing Y, X, or A boosts Scizor into the air. Can go into aerial attacks afterwards.

6X
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40	0	Low	i19	0	-20

Scizor slides forward on the ground. Invincible against Highs on frame 3.

6XX
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	46	4	Mid	i19	Launch	-16

Scizor flies straight upwards, launching the opponent. Can go into aerial attacks only on hit.

8X
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	60	3	Mid High	i19	+8	-8

A roundhouse kick that's invincible against Lows on frame 5. Can move forwards and backwards while active. Throw crush. Launches if Its a critical hit.

j.X
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	40, 40	3, 0	Mid High	i19	+16	0

A two-part divekick. The first hit Scizor swipes the opponent with a kick. The second hit Scizor divekicks down to the ground. Special / j.R cancelable only after the first hit.

Pokemon Moves

1A / 2A / 3A Bullet Punch
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	60 (17)	0	Mid Low	i11 / i19 / i27	0 / Launch*	-20 / -16 / -12

A flurry of punches that can change in position. Each Bullet Punch variant has different impact and block data. 1A is the close range variant. Throw crush. 2A is the medium range variant. 3A is the far range variant. * In Burst Mode, all Bullet Punch variants launch the opponent.

2AA Bullet Punch: Followup
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	24 (9)	0	Mid	i23	Launch	-12

Requires one Swords Dance stock to do the followup. Scizor launches the swords and creates a whirlwind. On hit, pressing Y, X, or A boosts Scizor into the air. Can go into aerial attacks afterwards.

2AX / 2A:X X-Scissor
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	60 (15) / 80 (20)	4	Mid Low	i19	-2 / Launch	-16

Following up from Bullet Punch, Scizor attacks with a set of pincers. The Just Frame version can be done by pressing X at the right time between the two hits.

2AY+B Bug Bite
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Grab	100 / 140*	12	High	i19	Shift (Knockdown)	N/A

Following up from Bullet Punch, Scizor extends Its claw forward, grabbing the opponent. Can grab both grounded and aerial opponents. Landing Bug Bite heals 20 recoverable HP. Steals any positive buffs the opponent has. The stolen buffs have a constant duration of 11 seconds, regardless of their original duration. Can dash cancel forward or backwards before the grab comes out. Since Bug Bite is considered a High, the grab can be ducked. * In Burst Mode, Bug Bite's damage is increased.

4A U-Turn
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Counter	65 (18)	3	Mid High	i15	Launch	-20

Scizor spins upwards, having counter armor from frame 1-14.

4AA U-Turn: Followup
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Counter	80 (18)	6	Mid Low	i15	Knockdown	-20

Requires one Swords Dance stock to do the followup. Scizor slams the swords to the ground, erupting the area.

5A Swords Dance
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Counter	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Scizor strikes a stance, gaining one Swords Dance stock. Grants counter armor from frame 1-20. Swords are used to perform followup attacks from Pokemon moves. Can store a maximum of two stocks. In Burst Mode, Scizor gains two stocks from doing Swords Dance.

5AA Swords Dance: Followup
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Counter	54 (15)	3	Mid Low	i43	0	-8

Sacrifices the gained Swords Dance stock from 5A to do the followup. Scizor fires two swords from both sides. In Field Phase, the swords home in on the opponent. In Duel Phase, one sword is fired from each side.

6A Metal Claw
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	80 (20)	3	Mid High	i23	Launch	-8

Scizor dashes forward with a large claw attack.

6AA Metal Claw: Followup
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	38 (12)	4	Mid Low	i23	FP Knockdown / DP +24	-4

Requires one Swords Dance stock to do the followup. Scizor launches the swords forward in a straight line. Metal Claw into the followup is only a blockstring point blank.

j.A Aerial Ace
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	30 (8), 40 (10)	0, 3	Mid High	i15 / i35	Crumple* , Launch	-18, -29

Scizor slashes twice in the air. Can opt out of doing the second hit if done close to the ground. * The first hit of Aerial Ace has no hitstun. * Only has hitstun if used in a combo. * In Burst Mode and/or with an Attack buff, the first hit gains hitstun.

j.AA Aerial Ace: Followup
Attack	Damage	PSP	Height	Impact	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	63 (19)	6	Mid High	i17	Launch	-12

Requires one Swords Dance stock to do the followup. With the two swords, Scizor performs a large spinning attack. The followup advances Scizor forward.

Combos

Field Phase

nY

• nY~fA (50 damage)

• nY > nY~fA (53 damage)

sY

• sYY~fY (64 damage)

• s[Y] > XX (110 damage)

• s[Y] > s[Y] (104 damage, does not phase shift)

• s[Y] > (W!) > fA (116 damage)

• s[Y] > X(W!)[X] (128 damage)

j[Y]

• j[Y] > XX (130 damage)

• j[Y] > fA (120 damage)

nA

• nAA > s[Y] > XX (87 damage)

• nAA > nY~fA (65 damage)

Duel Phase

5Y

• 5YY~1AX:X (148 damage, 7 PSP)

• 5YY~6AA > 6YX > 4Y > 2Y~1A~Y+B (208 damage, 12 PSP, requires one Swords Dance stock)

Notable Players

• RARA (JP) Twitter

• Tsumimaru (つみまる) (JP) Twitter

• t.eap$ (EU) Twitter

• Sabrewoif (EU) Twitter Twitch

• slippingbug (NA) Twitter Twitch

• Six (NA) Twiiter

External Resources

Pokken Arena: Scizor

Frame Data: Scizor

Character Discord: Scizor