Scorbunny's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Defense trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.
A warm-up of running around gets fire energy coursing through this Pokémon’s body. Once that happens, it’s ready to fight at full power.
It has special pads on the backs of its feet, and one on its nose. Once it’s raring to fight, these pads radiate tremendous heat.
Scorbunny Weakness
AvgWater, Ground, and Rock moves hit Scorbunny for super-effective damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
Scorbunny is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Raboot first, then eventually reaches Cinderace. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Scorbunny. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Scorbunny easily with 278 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups.
Flare Blitz is the safe click most turns. Choice Scarf locks Scorbunny into it but rewards with speed patching through item lock. Adamant nature and spread EVs maximize that first hit. Libero helps on the margins.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Flare Blitz
- U Turn
- High Jump Kick
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Utility Moveset
- Double Kick
- Quick Attack
- Ember
- Unknown
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Without TMs, Scorbunny's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 7 types on top of Overheat and Flare Blitz for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Without breeding, Scorbunny misses out on High Jump Kick and Sand Attack. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Fire Blast, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
Scorbunny is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.
Scorbunny is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.
Level 16 gets you Raboot. Quick enough that Scorbunny barely slows you down.
Scorbunny does the job early-game if you need a Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Raboot before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Limited availability for Scorbunny. 2 games total. Debuted in Scarlet & Violet. Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet are the most recent.
Introduced in Sword & Shield, Scorbunny has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
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- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves