Jade's Scyther

**Jade's Scyther** (Japanese: **ジェードのストライク** *Jiedo's Strike*) is the fourth Pokémon that Jade was known to have, and the first she was seen capturing.

## **New Era**

### **Orange Archipelago**

Scyther first appeared whilst badly injured, and was quickly spotted by Jade and Dwayne. Dwayne checks his Pokédex to find more information about Scyther, as Jade steps forward to treat it. Scyther wakes up as Jade tries to use a Potion, subsequently jumping back and assuming a battle position. However, it is too weak to fight, barely able to even stand. Dwayne throws a Poké Ball in an attempt to catch it, but Scyther swats it away, falling to its knees before struggling back up. Dwayne attempts to send out a Pokémon, but Jade stops him, saying that Scyther was already hurt enough, and decides to incapacitate it without hurting it. Jade then brings out her Venonat, and she orders a Sleep Powder attack, which puts Scyther to sleep despite its attempt to escape. Jade tosses a Poké Ball, easily catching the injured Scyther.

At the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy and Chansey work on Scyther. Dwayne and Jade watch through the window as Scyther glares at Jade, furious at being caught. Chansey brings Scyther out of the room and takes it to recovery. Joy concludes that it lost its swarm leadership position from battling another Scyther challenger. The loss forced it to leave the swarm and live in exile unless it wins another leadership match. Dwayne calls Professor Oak, who points out that Scyther's self-esteem is probably low due to losing its leadership and then being caught by Jade. Oak suggests that Jade improve Scyther's mood and get it back in shape. Jade tries to help Scyther recover, but it is resistant. Dwayne remembers Scyther's love of battling and advises Jade to help Scyther prepare for a rematch.

Just then, Scyther hears the cries of its swarm, and flies out of the Center, but it then crashes back to the earth, still weak. Jade tries to stop Scyther, but it resists and flies away again, with Jade and Dwayne closely behind. Jade's Scyther finds the swarm and finds them surrounded by a pack of Beedrill. Jade's Scyther attacks the Beedrill with Cut. The Beedrill all attack in unison with Poison Jab, but Scyther manages to dodge, before using Air Slash, managing to knock out one of the Beedrill. The rest of the pack grows irate and attack together with Aerial Ace, a move that cannot be dodged, but Scyther manages to counter-attack with X-Scissor, blocking one of the Aerial Ace's, but gets swarmed by the rest. Scyther struggles to get back up, and Dwayne and Jade attempts to help, but Scyther roars at them, and Jade realizes that Scyther wants to regain its pride by battling alone.

Jade and Dwayne allow Scyther to deal with the Beedrill alone, and Scyther uses Focus Energy to increase the critical hit of its attacks, before attacking the Beedrill with a barrage of Air Slashes, which knocks out most of them, and this also causes the remaining Beedrill to fly away in fear, saving Scyther's swarm. The Scyther swarm washes off the glue as the new leader and Jade's Scyther give their respect to each other. The swarm departs as Scyther regains its confidence, joining Jade. As she officially announces her catch, Dwayne mumbles as Jade stole his capture, but her glare causes him to backtrack his words.

Jade and Scyther battled together for the first time at Mandarin Island, where he was chosen to battle a Trainer's Tauros. Jade asks Scyther to trust her and follow her commands, but Scyther scoffs spits at the floor, clearly not impressed with his new Trainer. Tauros uses Take Down. Scyther then uses Cut, knocking out Tauros in one hit. He then storms into the city and attempts to pick fights with any and all Pokémon he comes across. Jade tries to call him back, but the recall beam from the Poké Ball misses. When Jade gets hurt by Scyther's Air Slash, Lorelei intervenes, sending out her Slowbro, who uses Disable, immobilizing Scyther. It then brings it down to the ground with Psychic, and Jade succeeds in calling Scyther back. Lorelei asks if Jade had any idea what she was doing, and Jade says that she was trying to bond with Scyther, but the Mantis Pokémon clearly had zero respect for her, and Dwayne explains that Jade only recently caught Scyther, and also explains the circumstances behind the capture. Unimpressed, Lorelei asks the duo to come to her demonstration later, and they enthusiastically accept.

Jade and Lorelei later discuss about Scyther, and Jade says that she was afraid about Scyther's disobedience and unfriendly nature, and despite wanting to earn his trust, she nonetheless sometimes wonders if she should release him back into the wild, but Lorelei says that while it was understandable for her to have such thoughts, she shouldn't give up on a Pokémon, especially her own, and offers to help train Scyther to respect her, and Jade thanks her again, but Lorelei says that it would be an honor to help her instead.

Heading towards a deserted area of the island, Jade and Lorelei prepare to battle in order to test Scyther's power and obedience, and Lorelei sends out her Cloyster while Jade chooses Scyther. At Lorelei's request, Cloyster launches an Aurora Beam at Scyther, which instantly causes the Mantis Pokémon to become angered. As Jade urges her Pokémon to work with her, Scyther knocks her to the ground and attempts to hit her with his claws. Scyther continues to ignore Jade, charging wildly towards his opponent, and attempts to hit Cloyster with X-Scissor. Cloyster uses Withdraw, and despite the numerous X-Scissors to its shell, Cloyster remains largely undamaged, with Scyther growing tired after each attack. The match comes to an abrupt end when Cloyster unleashes a powerful Ice Beam from a point-blank distance, which freezes Scyther. Scyther plummets to the sand, and Jade desperately tries to free her Pokémon from the ice with a rock. Lorelei recalls Cloyster and apologizes for causing this much pain, but Jade assures her that it wasn't her fault as she continues to try and free Scyther.

Later that night, Dwayne and Jade set up a burning fire to assist Scyther's recovery and then rub his abdomen to keep him warm. Scyther eventually wakes up and begins to thrash around in panic just as Lorelei returns with some firewood. Scyther tries to launch an attack at Jade, but faints once again. Dwayne puts a blanket over Scyther's body as he and Jade continue to rub Scyther's back. Lorelei checks his temperature and notes Scyther is still cold, so she decides to fetch more wood for the fire. Jade's efforts seem to be paying off, as Scyther wakes up again and seems healthier. As Jade continues to massage Scyther, she admits that she is not the best Trainer. She then asserts that she is always trying to get better and hopes that one day the two will battle side by side. Scyther secretly listens to Jade's words and begins to become lost in thought.

In the morning, Dwayne and Jade wake up, and notices that Scyther wasn't there. They look over to the sea, and see Scyther staring at the sunrise, and Scyther looks back at them, and gives Jade a nod. Jade asks Scyther if his nod was what she thinks it is, and Scyther simply smirks. With the Mantis Pokémon now under control, Lorelei challenges Jade to a rematch, which she accepts. Lorelei sends out Cloyster and makes the first move, Aurora Beam. Jade orders Scyther to dodge, and the Pokémon complies to evade the attack. Scyther's Air Slash attack is reduced to an ice ball by Cloyster's Ice Beam attack. Jade then orders Scyther to use X-Scissor. Cloyster goes in for an Aurora Beam, but Scyther dodges at the last second and strikes Cloyster with X-Scissor.

Jade then says that Scyther's power was skyrocketing, and Scyther responds by letting out a roar, and Scyther charges towards Cloyster with immense power and intensity, with Dwayne recognizing the attack as Double-Edge, and scores a direct hit upon Cloyster. Despite surviving the hit, Cloyster was severely damaged, and Jade takes this opportunity to command a Cut, which connects, and the move proves enough to knock out Cloyster, giving Jade and Scyther the victory. In celebration, Scyther lets out a mighty roar and Jade hugs her Pokémon, who returns the gesture, and both Trainer and Pokémon raise their fists in victory. Lorelei recalls Cloyster and walks over to them, congratulating them on finally having bonded.

Scyther was later chosen by Jade during her one-on-one battle against Dwayne at Pallet Town, facing off against his Kirlia. Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Dazzling Gleam, and Jade tells Scyther to use Light Screen. A barrier forms around Scyther, and Kirlia's attack rams into it, dissipating it and sending Scyther into the air. Scyther lands without any discernible damage done.

Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Shadow Ball, but Jade tells Scyther to use Cut. Scyther performs the move, and slices the Shadow Ball in half, causing it to miss. Jade then commands Scyther to use Double-Edge, while Dwayne commands Kirlia to use Psybeam; Kirlia's attack stops Scyther in his tracks. As Kirlia attempts to use Shadow Ball again, Jade commands Scyther to use Air Slash. Wind blades are thrown towards Kirlia, who is unable to evade in time and gets barraged by the wind blades. Kirlia attempts to get up, but is unsuccessful and knocked out. Oak declares that the match is over, and Scyther is the winner.

### **Johto Journey**

When Jade and Dwayne met up again, Scyther was used to battle Dwayne's Roserade in a one-on-one battle. Jade starts off by ordering a Slash}}, but Roserade dodges by jumping, and follows up with a Bullet Seed, but Scyther swiftly dodges the attack. Dwayne then orders Roserade to use Poison Sting, and Scyther gets hit, but quickly recovers and uses Air Slash, and Roserade gets hit. Jade tells Scyther to use Psycho Cut, but Roserade counters with Petal Blizzard, and Roserade strikes directly against Scyther, who gets knocked out as a result.

During the Silver Conference's quarter-finals, Scyther was chosen as Jade's fourth Pokémon to battle against Dwayne's Muk. After a series of Quick Attacks, Scyther defeats Muk with Razor Wind. Sending Misdreavus back out, Misdreavus easily dodges Scyther's Air Slash, allowing her to attack with Power Gem, which Scyther evades. Scyther uses Air Slash again, and while Misdreavus dodges the attack, it allows Scyther to swoop in and knock her out with Air Slash.

Now down to one Pokémon against Jade's three, Dwayne sends out Gardevoir, and urges Gardevoir to perform at her best. Scyther lunges towards Gardevoir with Slash, but Gardevoir dodges and attacks with Moonblast. Scyther flies up to avoid the attack, but Gardevoir teleports herself next to Scyther in the sky and knocks him out by a point-blank Shadow Ball to the face.

### **Frontier Challenge**

Jade and Scyther were seen battling against Edge and Venusaur in a training session at the Viridian Gym. Venusaur attacks with Sludge Bomb, but Scyther dodges and lands a direct hit with Night Slash. However, Venusaur grabs ahold of Scyther with Vine Whip and begins squeezing him, but Scyther breaks free by charging up an Air Slash, before speeding foward with Quick Attack. Jade then calls for Scyther to use Slash, but Venusaur defends himself with a rapid-fire Razor Leaf, which staggers Scyther, although the latter quickly recovers and knocks out Venusaur with a subsequent Air Slash after evading a Sludge Bomb.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Scyther has the attitude of a warrior and pride means everything to him. He will not back down from a battle even when the odds are stacked against him. Scyther is also extremely loyal to members of his swarm as he came to protect them even though he had been exiled from the swarm. Prioritizing honorr above all, Scyther adamantly refuses the help from anyone during battle, even when up against an unfair fight, seen when Scyther refused Jade and Dwayne's help when fighting a gang of Beedrill.

Because of his natural talent and great power, Scyther has great arrogance, and as a result, Scyther ignored the value of friendship and kindness, caring only about his own power and reputation, refusing Jade's pleas for them to battle together, going as far as attempting to attack her whenever Scyther was summoned from his Poké Ball. Scyther also seems to have a short fuse and thirst for battle, seen when after defeating a Trainer's Tauros with one hit, Scyther began flying around Mandarin Island, picking fights with any and all Pokémon that he came across.

Furthermore, Scyther was quite reckless and hot-headed, wildly attacking Lorelei's Cloyster despite Cloyster's shell protecting it from his attacks, and Scyther refused to back down, tiring himself out in the process. However, after Scyther was defeated by Lorelei in battle, resulting in Scyther being frozen into getting ill, Jade went to great lengths to help Scyther recover, and combined with Jade's faith in him, and on their possibility to eventually work together perfectly in sync, Scyther finally allowed himself to bond with his Trainer, having grown appreciative and grateful for Scyther taking care of him despite his previous attitude, and began to not only loyally obey Jade's commands, but genuinely respect her as both a Trainer and friend.