Scyther debuted in SS006, where it was the last Bug-type Pokémon native to the Kantoregion that Go needed to catch. It easily repelled Go's Poké Ball and sent him and Scorbunny flying. Later, Go battled the Mantis Pokémon briefly with his Scorbunny before finally catching it. Afterwards, it was seen with all of his other Pokémon before Professor Sakuragi suggested leaving it at his Institute.
In SS009, Scyther was briefly seen training at the Institute, completely isolated from Go's other Pokémon.
Personality and characteristics
Scyther is a fast and powerful Pokémon, thus giving Go the most trouble to capture out of all the Kanto-native Bug types. It is enthusiastic about battling and staying active. In SS007, it was shown following Mimey's kung-fu exercises alongside its Trainer, Scorbunny, the Professor, and Koharu. It was later shown shadow-boxing as an effort to get Go's attention to bring it to the Battle Frontier Flute Cup.
Despite its strength and confidence, however, Go and Scyther are not as in sync with each other compared to Go's Scorbunny, and Go's cautious strategy in the first round of the Flute Cup led to Scyther's quick defeat. Scyther didn't appear too upset by the loss, returning from the Pokémon Center for another battle. Like Scorbunny, it seemed more concerned with how hard Go was taking his first defeat.
