Scraggy Evolution
Scraggy Abilities
Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
Scraggy Moves
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer | normal | status | – | 100 | Level 1 | The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats. |
| Low Kick | fighting | physical | – | 100 | Level 1 | A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Payback | dark | physical | 50 | 100 | Level 4 | The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target. |
| Headbutt | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | Level 8 | The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Sand Attack | ground | status | – | 100 | Level 12 | Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy. |
| Facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | Level 16 | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Torment | dark | status | – | 100 | Level 20 | The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row. |
| Beat Up | dark | physical | – | 100 | Level 24 | The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks. |
| Scary Face | normal | status | – | 100 | Level 28 | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Brick Break | fighting | physical | 75 | 100 | Level 32 | The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect. |
| Swagger | normal | status | – | 85 | Level 36 | The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply boosts the target's Attack stat. |
| Crunch | dark | physical | 80 | 100 | Level 40 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. |
| High Jump Kick | fighting | physical | 130 | 90 | Level 44 | The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If this move misses, the user takes damage instead. |
| Focus Punch | fighting | physical | 150 | 100 | Level 48 | The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move. |
| Head Smash | rock | physical | 150 | 80 | Level 52 | The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly. |
| Acid Spray | poison | special | 40 | 100 | TM | The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Amnesia | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat. |
| Bulk Up | fighting | status | – | – | TM | The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats. |
| Close Combat | fighting | physical | 120 | 100 | TM | The user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats. |
| Coaching | fighting | status | – | – | TM | The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats. |
| Curse | ghost | status | – | – | TM | A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. |
| Dark Pulse | dark | special | 80 | 100 | TM | The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Dig | ground | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
| Double Edge | normal | physical | 120 | 100 | TM | A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| Dragon Claw | dragon | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user slashes the target with huge, sharp claws to inflict damage. |
| Dragon Dance | dragon | status | – | – | TM | The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats. |
| Dragon Pulse | dragon | special | 85 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth. |
| Dragon Tail | dragon | physical | 60 | 90 | TM | The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Drain Punch | fighting | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |
| Encore | normal | status | – | 100 | TM | The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns. |
| Endeavor | normal | physical | – | 100 | TM | The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP. |
| Endure | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Fake Tears | dark | status | – | 100 | TM | The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Fire Punch | fire | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| Fling | dark | physical | – | 100 | TM | The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item. |
| Focus Blast | fighting | special | 120 | 70 | TM | The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Foul Play | dark | physical | 95 | 100 | TM | The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts. |
| Grass Knot | grass | special | – | 100 | TM | The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Helping Hand | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| Ice Punch | ice | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen. |
| Iron Defense | steel | status | – | – | TM | The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat. |
| Iron Head | steel | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Knock Off | dark | physical | 65 | 100 | TM | The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item. |
| Lash Out | dark | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn. |
| Low Sweep | fighting | physical | 65 | 100 | TM | The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Poison Jab | poison | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. |
| Protect | normal | status | – | – | TM | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Rain Dance | water | status | – | – | TM | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. |
| Rest | psychic | status | – | – | TM | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Roar | normal | status | – | – | TM | The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
| Rock Slide | rock | physical | 75 | 90 | TM | Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| Rock Tomb | rock | physical | 60 | 95 | TM | The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. |
| Sleep Talk | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. |
| Smack Down | rock | physical | 50 | 100 | TM | The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground. |
| Snarl | dark | special | 55 | 95 | TM | The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon. |
| Stone Edge | rock | physical | 100 | 80 | TM | The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
| Substitute | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | TM | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Super Fang | normal | physical | – | 90 | TM | The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. This cuts the target's HP in half. |
| Take Down | normal | physical | 90 | 85 | TM | A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. |
| Taunt | dark | status | – | 100 | TM | The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. |
| Tera Blast | normal | special | 80 | 100 | TM | If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. |
| Thief | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | TM | The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item. |
| Throat Chop | dark | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. |
| Thunder Punch | electric | physical | 75 | 100 | TM | The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Trailblaze | grass | physical | 50 | 100 | TM | The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat. |
| Upper Hand | fighting | physical | 65 | 100 | TM | The user reacts to the target's movement and strikes with the heel of its palm, making the target flinch. This move fails if the target is not readying a priority move. |
| Uproar | normal | special | 90 | 100 | TM | The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. |
| Zen Headbutt | psychic | physical | 80 | 90 | TM | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Counter | fighting | physical | – | 100 | Egg | A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken. |
| Detect | fighting | status | – | – | Egg | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Fake Out | normal | physical | 40 | 100 | Egg | This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle. |
| Quick Guard | fighting | status | – | – | Egg | The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves. |
Scraggy Sprites
Its skin has a rubbery elasticity, so it can reduce damage by defensively pulling its skin up to its neck.
It immediately headbutts anyone that makes eye contact with it. Its skull is massively thick.
Proud of its sturdy skull, it suddenly headbutts everything, but its weight makes it unstable, too.
They move in small groups, walking around lazily. Anyone who makes eye contact gets smacked with a headbutt.
It stretches its saggy skin up to its neck to protect itself. The saggier their skin, the more respect they garner.
Scraggy's Japanese name is Zuruggu (ズルッグ). Here are all the official names for Scraggy across different languages:
Scraggy Breeding
How to Get Scraggy
Scraggy can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Scraggy in every game where it is available:
About Scraggy
Scraggy is a Dark/Fighting-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 5. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 348, Scraggy is classified as a Shedding Pokémon and is part of the Scraggy → Scrafty evolution line.
In competitive play, Scraggy is placed in the VGC tier where it holds a 1.16% usage rate. Its key abilities are Shed Skin and Moxie and Intimidate, which allow it to function as a defensive pivot that weakens physical attackers. Scraggy is weak to Fairy, Fighting, Flying-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Scraggy can learn 101 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Coaching, Fake Out, Foul Play, Endeavor. Standing at 0.6m tall and weighing 11.8kg, Scraggy has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Unova region games.