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Where To Get TM81 X-Scissor in Pokémon HGSS

by J. Cloverfield
At the Battle Frontier Access Area with a Corphish (Pokémon HeartGold)

TM81 X-Scissor is one of the many TMs only available at the Battle Frontier. You will need to spend Battle Points (BP) to acquire the TM, and you will need to have defeated the Elite Four before you can access this area.

The TM costs 64 BP, and you can get unlimited copies if you can afford them.

Finding TM81 X-Scissor

The Battle Frontier is to the left of Olivine City.

If you have never been to the Battle Frontier before, start by taking Olivine City’s west exit. Just go west past Olivine City’s Pokémon Center onto Route 40.

The player on their way to leaving Olivine City, heading past the local Pokémon Center / Pokemon HGSS
The player on their way to leaving Olivine City, heading past the local Pokémon Center

Keep going until you hit the western wall, then enter the gate located in the top-left corner of this route.

Reading the sign in front of the gate leading to the Battle Frontier on the upper left of Route 40 / Pokemon HGSS
Reading the sign in front of the gate leading to the Battle Frontier on the upper left of Route 40

If you have already beaten the Pokémon League, the NPC managing the gate will not block your way.

Proceed through the gate and you should find yourself in the Frontier Access area.

The player entering the Frontier Access from the Route 40 entrance / Pokemon HGSS
The player entering the Frontier Access from the Route 40 entrance

Continue heading north through the Frontier Access area until you come across a sheltered entrance.

This building will take you into the Battle Frontier gate, which has several NPCs behind two counters on the sides of the entrance hall.

The player receiving a welcome from the attendants at the Battle Frontier entrance after entering for the first time / Pokemon HGSS
The player receiving a welcome from the attendants at the Battle Frontier entrance after entering for the first time

Keep walking through this building and leave through the opposite end of the entrance hall to get to the actual Battle Frontier grounds.

You will see a set of stalls not far from the entrance. These stalls carry different kinds of items that you can get by exchanging Battle Points.

The player entering the Battle Frontier grounds, standing close to a pair of BP exchange stalls / Pokemon HGSS
The player entering the Battle Frontier grounds, standing close to a pair of BP exchange stalls

The red-striped stall is the one that offers TMs. From the entrance, this would be the closest to your right.

The TM category selection menu at the Battle Frontier’s TM exchange stall, with the Physical Attacks set highlighted in red / Pokemon HGSS
The TM category selection menu at the Battle Frontier’s TM exchange stall, with the Physical Attacks set highlighted in red

Speak to the NPC at this stall and you’ll be asked to select from 3 different categories of moves.

Choose the Physical Attacks category to find TM81 X-Scissor.

The set of Physical Attacks TMs in the Battle Frontier’s TM exchange stall, with a red highlight around TM 81 X-Scissor / Pokemon HGSS
The set of Physical Attacks TMs in the Battle Frontier’s TM exchange stall, with a red highlight around TM 81 X-Scissor

Using TM81 X-Scissor

X-Scissor Move Details
Type Bug
Category Physical
Power 80
Accuracy 100
PP 15

X-Scissor is a physical Bug-type attack move with 80 base power and 100 accuracy. It has no additional effects.

A Corphish using X-Scissor in a battle / Pokemon HGSS
A Corphish using X-Scissor in a battle

Key Takeaways:

  • X-Scissor works best as a STAB move for physically-oriented Bug-types. There are other options for these kinds of Pokémon, like Megahorn and Bug Bite. But X-Scissor may take the edge for its mix of high power, good accuracy, and high learning availability.
  • X-Scissor could also be used as a coverage move. Although few types are weak to Bug, so it’s not always necessary.

We can recommend the following Pokémon that would benefit from X-Scissor:

  • Pinsir
  • Armaldo
  • Ninjask
  • Shedinja
  • Crawdaunt
  • Kabutops
  • Kingler
  • Gallade
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J. Cloverfield

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She's a social science major and hobbyist illustrator known for her shyness, temper, and love of pink. Her first try at gaming was with a Pokémon Silver bootleg as a preschooler, and by now she's played nearly all of the Pokémon games—spin-offs included. Zero Escape, Ace Attorney, Danganronpa, Shin Megami Tensei, Fire Emblem, and Story of Seasons are some of her other favorite franchises.

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