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Skorupi
Scorpion Pokémon
Its claws are not only razor-sharp but poisonous, making Skorupi a highly dangerous Pokémon. It seems to be weakened by cold temperatures, however.
Details
Height0.8 m
Weight12.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP66
Base stats
HP
40
Attack
50
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
55
Speed
65
Total
330
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Skorupi
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
Evolution
Lv. 40
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Skorupi 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 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 6 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 6 | Fell Stinger Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target. | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 9 | Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 11 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Cross Poison Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 27 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 33 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
Breeding & egg moves
Skorupi can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
16 sprites & renders for Skorupi.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Skorupi”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/skorupi.
Species data from PokéAPI.