Is Scrafty Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Dark/Fighting at level 39 with AbilityShed Skin. Handles Olympia through Dark, Grant and Wulfric through Fighting. Wide coverage keeps it relevant through the E4 and Diantha.
Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Scraggy resists most of Grant's coverage and hits back hard.
Korrina's team hits Scraggy's weaknesses hard.
Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Valerie's team hits Scrafty's weaknesses hard.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Scrafty resists most of Wulfric's coverage and hits back hard.
Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Scraggy
Catch Scraggy on Route 5 (horde, Lv 5, uncommon). Horde encounter.
Evolve Scraggy to Scrafty
Scraggy evolves into Scrafty at Level 39. Your Scraggy should hit Level 39 before you reach Valerie, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Scrafty in X & Y
No wild encounters for Scrafty. The 2-stage line runs through Scraggy, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 39 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Scrafty in XY
- Step 2Scrafty ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Scraggy egg.
How to Get Shiny Scrafty in X & Y
Scrafty rides on a horded Scraggy, so Sweet Scent the Route 5 packs at 1 in 273 and evolve the shiny brawler. Compare Shiny Scrafty odds across every game
X & Y Shiny Scrafty Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Horde Encounter at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Horde Encounter: Every horde throws five Pokemon at you at once, so each battle rolls five shiny chances in one encounter.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in X & Y with Scrafty preloaded.
Scrafty Weakness
Scrafty is weak to Fairy, Fighting, and Flying. Watch out for Fairy attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. Scrafty's overall bulk (65/115/115) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fairy |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Rock, Ghost |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Scrafty Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Scrafty
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Florges Fairy | B | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x64-76% Flying Press 2x58-68% | ||
 Spritzee Fairy | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Archeops builds →Fly 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Granbull builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x84-100%KO Rock Smash 2x24-28% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Chesnaught builds →Low Sweep 2x54-63% Aerial Ace 2x32-39% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Mr. Mime builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x120-142%KO Aerial Ace 2x18-21% Power-Up Punch 2x13-16% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scrafty View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x71-84% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Scrafty Evolutions
Scrafty is what Scraggy becomes. Breed it for Scraggy eggs (quick to hatch). A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Scraggy pushed Scrafty to 488 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Scrafty to get Scraggy eggs easily using 50 partners from the Dragon and Field egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Counter, Detect and 9 more.
XY Scrafty Best Moveset
Dark/Fighting at 115/115 defenses. Fairy types resist BOTH Dark and Fighting TermStab, the worst possible type matchup for the moveset. AbilityMoxie snowballs through KOs. MoveDrain Punch heals. The moveset dropped in viability because Fairy blocks the entire offensive identity simultaneously.
Best Build
Scrafty best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Fake Out
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Scrafty cleanly, with Focus Punch and High Jump Kick anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It pulls up its shed skin to protect itself while it kicks. The bigger the crest, the more respected it is.
It can smash concrete blocks with its kicking attacks. The one with the biggest crest is the group leader.
Scrafty X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Intimidate is the hidden ability. It lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle. Worth hunting for if you want Scrafty to compete at a higher level.
In X & Y, Scrafty plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In X & Y, Scrafty pairs best with Gengar, Ferrothorn, and Reuniclus. Gengar has Decent synergy and covers what Scrafty can't handle on its own.
In X & Y, Adamant is the go-to nature for Scrafty. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Scrafty has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Scrafty has appeared steadily across every generation since.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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