If you're unsure, you can always use the 'Dex to find out. It's pretty handy.

[ And a sigh. ] If you're going to continue to insult your starter, I'd... recommend letting it sleep in the ball tonight.

[ She pauses now, the corners of her mouth tugging upward when the stranger takes note of her Scyther and starts. ] Strife? He's a pretty big boy, yeah. I think he might be average for a Scyther, actually, but I've never measured him. Pretty impressive, huh?