#0559
Scraggy
Shedding Pokémon
It protects itself with its durable skin. It’s thought that this Pokémon will evolve once its skin has completely stretched out.
Details
Height0.6 m
Weight11.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate180(33.8%)Moderate
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP70
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
75
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
70
Speed
48
Total
348
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Dragon Dance
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Where to find Scraggy
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Black 2
White 2
Evolution
Lv. 39
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Scraggy can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Low Kick Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 4 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 8 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 12 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 16 | Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Beat Up Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 27 | Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 40 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | High Jump Kick If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 130 | 90 | 10 |
| 45 | Rock Climb Has a chance to confuse the target. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 48 | Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 52 | Head Smash User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Rock | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Scraggy can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Scraggy.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Scraggy”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/scraggy.
Species data from PokéAPI.