Dwayne's Scizor

**Dwayne's Scizor** (Japanese: **ドゥエインのハッサム** *Douein's Hassam*) is the fifth Pokémon that Dwayne caught during his travels in the Johto region, and his seventeenth overall.

## **New Era**

### **Johto Journey**

When Dwayne decided to participate in the Bug-Catching Contest at the National Park, Dwayne and his Kirlia stumble upon Scyther when they saved Skyler and her Meganium from being attacked by her. Dwayne and Kirlia continue their pursuit of Scyther. Dwayne then tells Scyther to fight him to prove its worth as a warrior, and this stops Scyther on its tracks, who turns around and faces Dwayne, unwilling to allow its honor and pride to be insulted. Back in the stands, the announcer praises Dwayne's strategy to taunt Scyther into fighting him to make sure it wouldn't run away. Scyther starts by using Fury Cutter, but Kirlia manages to dodge. Scyther then uses Swords Dance before using Double Hit continuously, but Kirlia narrowly manages to dodge the barrage of attacks, until Scyther suddenly switches up with Bug Bite, which catches Kirlia by surprise and lands a perfect hit. Dwayne then tells Kirlia to use Psybeam, but Scyther manages to dodge and lands a direct hit with Fury Cutter before further increasing its attack power with another Swords Dance.

Kirlia gets back up, just as Scyther closes in for another Bug Bite, but Kirlia counters with Dazzling Gleam, and Scyther is unable to stop itself in time, and gets damaged by Kirlia's attack. Kirlia quickly follows up with a barrage of Shadow Balls, and Scyther gets thrashed by the attacks. Dwayne then throws the Sport Ball, but Scyther easily manages to break free before fleeing, but Dwayne and Kirlia quickly get into pursuit. Scyther jumps through the trees as Dwayne and Kirlia chase it from the ground. Scyther then lands in the ground, and meets with another Trainer, who attempts to capture it by ordering his Stantler to attack with Tackle, but Scyther easily defeats the Normal-type Pokémon with a single Double Hit, just as Dwayne and Kirlia catch up. Scyther smirks and gestures for Kirlia to attack, and Dwayne orders Kirlia to use Psybeam, and Scyther lets the attack land, but surprisingly manages to withstand. Then, Scyther's body glows, and Scyther returns with an even powerful attack that sends Kirlia crashing into a nearby tree, and Dwayne recognizes the attack as Counter, and Dwayne notices that Scyther was learning new attacks with each battle, and smiles at seeing this, and becomes even more determined to capture it.

Scyther smirks at them and decides to flee again, with Dwayne recognizing that Scyther wants them to earn its capture, and they give chase. Finding themselves deeper within the forest, Scyther stops running and waits for Dwayne and Kirlia. Dwayne and Kirlia quickly arrive and prepare for their third battle against Scyther. Scyther starts off with its newly-learned X-Scissor, but Dwayne narrowly dodges, but Scyther quickly responds with a follow-up Double Hit. Scyther then also demonstrates having learned Agility and uses the attack to increase its Speed, before attacking Kirlia with X-Scissor again. Kirlia struggles to get back up. Scyther then lets out a roar, and seemingly charges up, and Dwayne theorises that Scyther had yet again, learned a new attack. Scyther nods to confirm Dwayne's suspicions, and unleashes Wing Attack and Air Slash, both of which Incineroar narrowly dodges, but Scyther successfully hits him with Double Hit and X-Scissor. Kirlia struggles to get back up, and as Scyther prepares for another attack, they hear loud cries not too far from their location, and Scyther runs off to check it out, and once Kirlia recovers, she and Dwayne also decide to see what was happening.

Once they arrive, Dwayne and Kirlia see a large forest fire, caused by a participant's Charmeleon using Flamethrower recklessly, and many Bug-type Pokémon are running away, while some are trapped within the burning trees. Taking a closer look, Dwayne sees Skyler and Chikorita trapped within the fire, and decides to help them. Scyther attempts to save them, but some trees are falling, and block its path. Scyther then uses X-Scissor to cut up some of the trees, but Scyther can't do anything as more trees are burning and falling. Skyler sees a falling, flaming, branch, and grabs Chikorita and jumps out of the way, although Skyler's leg gets burned as she wasn't able to move away in time. Seeing this, Chikorita frantically tries to help its Trainer, but Skyler's burn proves too much for her to handle and she can't walk properly because of the pain. As Kirlia and Scyther struggle with the fire, Skyler's Chikorita suddenly evolves into Bayleef and uses Body Slam to cause sand to erupt and put out the fire, and Skyler marvels at seeing her Bayleef saving her. Seeing how Bayleef was handling itself, Kirlia and Scyther then decide to work together to save the Bug-type Pokémon, and they successfully manage to rescue a group of Caterpie, Pineco, Venonat, Ledyba, and Spinarak from the fire, and Bayleef successfully manages to take Skyler away from the fire, just as the Bug-Catching Contest's officials come with several Water-type Pokémon to put out the fire.

After checking to see if the area was clear, the contest gets resumed, and Scyther and Kirlia decide to settle their battle once and for all. Skyler sits down with Bayleef, aware that her injury would prevent her from continuing and simply decides to cheer Dwayne and Kirlia on. Scyther starts off by using Wing Attack, but Kirlia counters with Dazzling Gleam, and their attacks clash. However, Kirlia uses Teleport, causing her to suddenly disappear and re-appear behind Scyther, attacking it with a point-blank Psybeam, which sends Scyther flying, but it manages to fire off an Air Slash mid-air, striking Kirlia. As both Pokémon struggle to get back up, they each slowly get back to their feet, and a staredown begins. Ultimately, however, Scyther collapes, and Dwayne throws the Sport Ball, and after shaking for a few seconds, Scyther is successfully captured, and Dwayne celebrates with Kirlia. The Contest comes to an end shortly thereafter, and with his capture of Scyther, Dwayne wins the Contest, and also the option to select between three prizes: a Sun Stone, a Metal Coat, and a Moon Stone. Dwayne chooses the Metal Coat, and asks Scyther if it wanted to evolve, and Scyther nods in agreement. Skyler pouts as she had finished in last place.

At the Pokémon Center, Dwayne had Scyther hold the Metal Coat before using the Trade machine to transfer Scyther, resulting in it evolving into Scizor. After the evolution, Dwayne checks Scizor with his Pokédex in order to see if Scizor learned new moves, and sees that Scizor learned Bullet Punch and Hyper Beam, while also retaining its knowledge of Double Hit and X-Scissor. Dwayne also discovered Scizor's gender to be female, which Scizor responds by blushing and turning away in shame, and Dwayne simply laughs, saying that Scizor was a tough girl, as Scizor simply blushes even harder. Kirlia then pats Scizor in the back, but Scizor responds by unleashing all of her attacks on Kirlia, who narrowly manages to dodge them all, but once Dwayne calms her down, Scizor apologizes and she gets recalled, as Dwayne chuckles, saying that Scizor really liked them, but refused to show affection.

Dwayne and Scizor first battled together, when they faced off against Dwight and his Haxorus. Dwight starts the battle by ordering Dragon Pulse while Scizor counters with Hyper Beam, and both attacks cancel each other out. Haxorus then follows up with Dual Chop, and although Scizor was unable to move due to Hyper Beam's after-effects, Scizor easily withstands the attacks. Dwayne then commands Scizor to use Double Hit, but Haxorus counters with Strength. Haxorus then follows up with Dragon Rage, and Scizor gets sent crashing onto the floor, but quickly gets back up with little to no damage.

Dwight then orders Haxorus to use Dragon Pulse again, but Scizor flies up to dodge the attacks and follows up with X-Scissor, which Haxorus takes head-on, and suffers great damage. However, Haxorus then uses Strength, and the attack causes great damage onto Scizor, and Dwayne seems confused about the sudden boost of power, and Dwight smugly explains that Haxorus's Ability was Rivalry, which meant that since both Haxorus and Scizor were of the same gender, Haxorus's attack power was increased by 25%. Scizor struggles to get back up, and Dwight mocks Scizor by calling her a weakling, and this triggers Scizor's rage, and Jade curses Dwight for his insults, and calls him a pathetic excuse for a Trainer, and Jade urges Scizor to keep battling.

Dwayne then thanks Scizor for continuing to battle, and tells her to use X-Scissor, but Dwight quickly orders Haxorus to use Dual Chop, and despite her best efforts, Scizor is unable to dodge and gets hit with the attack, and gets sent crashing back onto the floor. Dwight and Haxorus laugh at their dominance, and Haxorus goes for the finishing blow with Strength, and Dwayne simply forfeits the round, and Haxorus stops dead on her tracks, and Dwayne rushes over to Scizor and asks if she was okay, and Scizor seems rather upset about Dwayne calling off the match, but Dwayne tells Scizor that he cared about her well-being, and they would have other battles, and promises to let Scizor have a full-on battle next time, but begs her to let him take care of her health. Scizor blushes but accepts, and touches her head against Dwayne's as he recalls Scizor back to her Poké Ball.

When Dwayne battled against Sydney to claim ownership of a Totodile they were both looking to capture, Scizor was chosen to battle against Sydney's Staryu. Dwayne opens the fight with an X-Scissor, but Staryu avoids it and uses Swift. Scizor responds with a Metal Claw. Sydney commands a Water Gun, but Scizor withstands the attack with ease. Dwayne then tells Scizor to use X-Scissor again, but it misses as Staryu jumps again to use Tackle. With a quick move, however, Scizor evades the Tackle and hits it with a devastating Hyper Beam. Staryu's central core begins to flicker and Dwayne wins the first round.

Following Dwayne's decision to travel to the Hoenn region, Scizor, along with Dwayne's other Pokémon (with the exception of Gardevoir and Dratini) were left at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

## **Personality and Characteristics**

Scizor's defining characteristic is her unwavering pride, as Scizor utterly detests being referred to as weak, and pushes herself to become stronger with each battle, and thoroughly enjoys battling to the fullest of her abilities. Striving to become the best of her species, Scizor never backs down from a challenge, and likewise shows deep and genuine respect towards anyone that shares her love for battle and training, seen when she and Kirlia quickly bonded over their mutual respect for each other.

Scizor also became quite famous for being an extremely aggressive Pokémon, attacking any Trainers in sight that wandered through the National Park, although her attacks weren't out of hostility or malice, but merely from her desire to challenge strong Trainers. Her years spent in the National Park helped her achieve levels of strength that were absurdly higher than every other Bug-type Pokémon living at the park, and Scizor gradually grew disgruntled with her life, wishing to explore the world to hopefully meet mightier challenges, but her fears of the outside world whilst being a wild Pokémon never allowed her to leave her home.

Being the most powerful Pokémon living at the National Park, Scizor also developed a strong sense of attachment towards the Pokémon living at the park, and took it upon herself to protect them from any wrongdoings caused by humans and Pokémon alike, and she genuinely loves protecting others, seen as when Scizor frantically and desperately attempted to save a group of Pokémon from a fire caused accidentally by a Trainer's Charmeleon during the Bug-Catching Contest.

Subconsciously, Scizor had long-desired to meet a Trainer that shared her passions for both fights and altruism, and while meeting Trainers who had either of her passions within them over the years, she had never met anyone who possessed both her love for battle and kind-heartedness to help others in need without expecting anything in return until she stumbled upon Dwayne during the Bug-Catching Contest, and gained an interest in him after seeing how resilliant and determined both Dwayne and his Kirlia were in capturing her, and her interest for them peaked when they also went out of their way to assist her in saving a group of Bug-type Pokémon from death, effectively finding her perfect view of a Trainer, and was more than happy to join his team.

Scizor also dislikes having her gender mentioned by others, seen as when Scizor blushed and turned away in shame when Dwayne discovered she was female through his Pokédex, and when Kirlia patted her on the back afterwards, Scizor angrily attacked the Emotion Pokémon with all her strength, and only calmed down once Dwayne pleaded her to, showing that despite her stoic and indifferent exterior, Scizor genuinely cares for her Trainer and both listens and respects Dwayne's pleas and suggestions, but nonetheless also expresses her distaste whenever her Trainer mentions her gender and her obvious affection for him, seen as when Scizor, from inside her Poké Ball, responded angrily to Dwayne's teasing.

Nevertheless, Scizor gradually became more open with feelings, as after being defeated Dwight's Haxorus when Dwayne forfeited the round, Scizor seemed rather upset about Dwayne calling off the match, but quickly blushed when Dwayne openly priotized her well-being and affectionately rested her head against Dwayne's as she was being recalled to her Poké Ball.

In terms of battle, Scizor's power outclassed any other Pokémon's living at the National Park, and Scizor was even noted to possibly the strongest of her species. Her power was so great, that she quickly became famous across Johto, with many Trainers entering the Bug-Catching Contest in hopes of catching her. Scizor's rapid growth of power also resulted her in being able to learn numerous moves in a short period of time, seen during Dwayne's participation in the Bug-Catching Contest, where Scizor learned several new attacks in a span of hours.