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#0900 · Hisui · Generation 8

# Kleavor

Axe Pokémon · Bug/Rock-type

![Kleavor official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/900.webp)

Kleavor is a [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug)/[Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock)-type Pokémon, the Axe Pokémon, number 900 (#0900) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the [Hisui](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/hisui) region. It is 1.8 m tall and weighs 89 kg.

Kleavor is the Axe Pokémon, a Bug and Rock type with heavy black stone axes for forelimbs. A Noble Kleavor guards the Obsidian Fieldlands in Legends: Arceus, and the Pokédex's advice for meeting a wild one is to flee.

## How to pronounce Kleavor

Kleavor is pronounced **KLEE-vor**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Kleavor said out loud:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/900.mp3)

In Japanese it is バサギリ (Basagiri).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## Lore

### Biology

Kleavor is a mantis-like insect, 1.8 m tall and 89 kg, with a craggy beige and white body. Black rock rings each shoulder, masks its brows and forms a shard on its head, and its wings have shrivelled to vestiges. Its forelimbs end in heavy black rock axes; Bulbapedia says bigger chips on its stones mark a veteran.

### Behaviour

Kleavor is rough, crude and violent, the Pokédex says, and it uses its heavy stone axes to deliver the final blow to prey. Bulbapedia adds that chopping down trees is how it marks its territory, and that Hisui's settlers made tools from the stone shards it shed in battle.

### Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Legends: Arceus the Noble Kleavor is in the Obsidian Fieldlands. In Scarlet and Violet's Indigo Disk it lives in the Terarium's Canyon Biome, and in Legends: Z-A it is in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

### Powers

Its Abilities are Swarm and Sheer Force, with Sharpness hidden, which powers up slicing moves. Bulbapedia says only Kleavor can learn its signature move Stone Axe. With 135 base Attack and 85 base Speed it is a hard-hitting physical attacker.

### Name origin

Kleavor appears to twist 'cleaver', or to blend 'cleaver' with 'razor'. The Japanese name is Basagiri (バサギリ), which may blend bassari ('in a single stroke') and masakari ('broadaxe').

### Design inspiration

Kleavor may draw on the praying mantis, perhaps a dead leaf mantis, and its stones appear to be obsidian. The axes may nod to the idiom tōrō no ono ('the mantis's axe'), about a brave but doomed resistance. These are fan readings.

### Evolution notes

Scyther evolves into Kleavor when a Black Augurite is used on it.

### In the games

In Legends: Arceus, where it debuted, a Noble Kleavor is a boss and supporting character. The Indigo Disk brought it to Scarlet and Violet.

### In the anime

Lucius's Kleavor, one of the Six Heroes, physically debuts at the very end of 'Into a New Sky! The Brave Olivine!'. In 'Kleavor the Solitary Warrior' it returns to its Ancient Poké Ball and lets Liko look after it.

### Fun facts

- In Legends: Arceus's internal code its Hidden Ability is Steadfast, not Sharpness.
- Bulbapedia says its base Attack was 130 and its Special Defense 75 in Scarlet and Violet before update 1.2.0, a change that was undone once Kleavor became available.
- Bulbapedia says Kleavor is the only Rock type in the game's two-or-more-pairs-of-wings body shape group, even though its wings have shrivelled to vestiges.
- Scyther can carry some old origin marks and Kleavor inherits them: it is the only Legends: Arceus newcomer that can show the Galar symbol, the Let's Go mark or the GBA mark.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Kleavor (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kleavor_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Kleavor (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/kleavor/)

## Base stats

- HP: **70**
- Attack: **135**
- Defense: **95**
- Sp. Atk: **45**
- Sp. Def: **70**
- Speed: **85**

Kleavor’s base stat total is **500**. Its highest stat is Attack.

## Type matchups

### What is Kleavor weak to?

Kleavor takes extra damage from [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) (2×) moves.

It resists [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal) (½×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (½×).

## Evolution

### What does Kleavor evolve from?

Kleavor evolves from [Scyther](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scyther) (Black Augurite).

Kleavor is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: [Scyther](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scyther), [Scizor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scizor), **Kleavor**.

- [Scyther](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scyther) evolves into [Scizor](https://pokee.si/pokemon/scizor) (Trade holding Metal Coat).

## Abilities

- [Swarm](https://pokee.si/abilities/swarm): Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- [Sheer Force](https://pokee.si/abilities/sheer-force): Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
- [Sharpness](https://pokee.si/abilities/sharpness) (hidden ability): Powers up slicing moves.

## Moves

### Moves Kleavor learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Evo | [Stone Axe](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-axe) | Rock | Physical | 65 |
| 1 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | [Quick Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-attack) | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 4 | [Fury Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/fury-cutter) | Bug | Physical | 40 |
| 8 | [False Swipe](https://pokee.si/moves/false-swipe) | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 12 | [Smack Down](https://pokee.si/moves/smack-down) | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 16 | [Double Team](https://pokee.si/moves/double-team) | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | [Double Hit](https://pokee.si/moves/double-hit) | Normal | Physical | 35 |
| 24 | [Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/slash) | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 28 | [Focus Energy](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-energy) | Normal | Status | — |
| 32 | [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility) | Psychic | Status | — |
| 36 | [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide) | Rock | Physical | 75 |
| 40 | [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor) | Bug | Physical | 80 |
| 44 | [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance) | Normal | Status | — |

“Evo” means Kleavor learns the move the moment it evolves: [Stone Axe](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-axe).

### TM moves (47)

Kleavor can learn 47 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Scary Face](https://pokee.si/moves/scary-face), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Acrobatics](https://pokee.si/moves/acrobatics), [Struggle Bug](https://pokee.si/moves/struggle-bug), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Trailblaze](https://pokee.si/moves/trailblaze), [Pounce](https://pokee.si/moves/pounce), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Aerial Ace](https://pokee.si/moves/aerial-ace), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Rock Tomb](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-tomb), [Air Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/air-cutter), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Sandstorm](https://pokee.si/moves/sandstorm), [False Swipe](https://pokee.si/moves/false-swipe), [Brick Break](https://pokee.si/moves/brick-break), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Air Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/air-slash), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Rock Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-blast), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Rock Slide](https://pokee.si/moves/rock-slide), [Swords Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/swords-dance), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [X-Scissor](https://pokee.si/moves/x-scissor), [Tailwind](https://pokee.si/moves/tailwind), [Stealth Rock](https://pokee.si/moves/stealth-rock), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Baton Pass](https://pokee.si/moves/baton-pass), [Reversal](https://pokee.si/moves/reversal), [Stone Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/stone-edge), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Bug Buzz](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-buzz), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Close Combat](https://pokee.si/moves/close-combat), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Smack Down](https://pokee.si/moves/smack-down), [Bug Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bug-bite), [Vacuum Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/vacuum-wave), [Lunge](https://pokee.si/moves/lunge), [Dual Wingbeat](https://pokee.si/moves/dual-wingbeat), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Skitter Smack](https://pokee.si/moves/skitter-smack).

Egg moves (5), which Scyther can hatch knowing:[Counter](https://pokee.si/moves/counter), [Defog](https://pokee.si/moves/defog), [Feint](https://pokee.si/moves/feint), [Night Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/night-slash), [Quick Guard](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-guard).

## Breeding & training

- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Bug.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 115 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 175.

## Pokédex entries

A violent creature that fells towering trees with its crude axes and shields itself with hard stone. If one should chance upon this Pokémon in the wilds, one's only recourse is to flee. *(Legends: Arceus)*

## Names around the world

- **Japanese**: バサギリ
- **Romaji**: Basagiri
- **French**: Hachécateur
- **German**: Axantor
- **Spanish**: Kleavor
- **Italian**: Kleavor
- **Korean**: 사마자르
- **Chinese (Simplified)**: 劈斧螳螂
- **Chinese (Traditional)**: 劈斧螳螂

## Trivia

- Highest Attack among Bug types in Gen 8: 135.
- Fastest Rock type in Gen 8: 85 Speed.
- Highest Attack among Rock types in Gen 8: 135.
- Taller than 82% of all Pokémon (1.8 m).
- Heavier than 80% of all Pokémon (89 kg).
- Base stat total 500, ranked #278 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #23 of 1,025.
- One of 6 Pokémon that are both Bug and Rock.
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 91 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Hisui).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 60 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 115: about 15% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 1 distinct Pokédex entry.

## Sources and fact-checking

- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Kleavor (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kleavor_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Kleavor (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/kleavor/).
- Pronunciation (KLEE-vor): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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[Bug-type Pokémon](https://pokee.si/types/bug) · [Rock-type Pokémon](https://pokee.si/types/rock) · [Bug/Rock weaknesses and matchups](https://pokee.si/types/bug-rock) · [Kleavor vs Scizor](https://pokee.si/vs/scizor-vs-kleavor) · [Hisui region guide](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/hisui) · [Swarm ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/swarm) · [Sheer Force ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/sheer-force) · [Sharpness ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/sharpness) · [Compare Kleavor](https://pokee.si/compare?ids=900) · [Full Pokédex](https://pokee.si/pokedex) · [Type chart](https://pokee.si/types) · [All moves](https://pokee.si/moves)

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