How to Get Scyther in Soul Silver

The National Park Bug Catching Competition

• 1

  Walk your character to the National Park near route 37 and Ecruteak town. Using a character with Fly can get you to Ecruteak quickly, but National Park is accessible to all players regardless of whether they have a flying Pokemon.

• 2

  Play the game on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday and talk to the Registrar in any of the gatehouses to register for the Bug Catching Competition.

• 3

  Walk around the National Park during the competition to spur random encounters. By doing this, it is possible to encounter a Scyther, although it is still unlikely. Scyther only appears about 5 percent of the time.

• 4

  Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until a Scyther appears. He is available as a random encounter only through these means and has an appearance rate of approximately 5 percent. This may take several tries across several days but persistence will reveal him.

Catching Scyther

• 5

  Use your Pokemon to weaken Scyther, but avoid making him faint. It is always better to use a large number of weaker attacks than one large attack that could potentially defeat him in one strike.

• 6

  Throw a Pokeball at Scyther when his health is reduced to red or yellow status. For added insurance, use a higher-grade Pokeball like a Great Ball or Premiere Ball.

• 7

  Weaken Scyther more and retry a Pokeball if he breaks out of your first attempts.

• 8

  Use status effect attacks like Sleep or Paralysis if he continues to resist capture. This will reduce the likelihood of escape.

• 9

  Save your game once Scyther is captured and then visit any PC in any Pokemon Center to use him.