Is Scraggy Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Dark/Fighting with AbilityMoxie stacking Attack after KOs. Evolves to Scrafty at 39. The typing handles four of the five endgame bosses (Sidney, Phoebe, Tate and Liza, Steven). Excellent late-game pickup.
Scraggy resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Scraggy on Route 113 (walking, Lv 18, common). DexNav.
Your Scraggy should hit Level 39 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Scraggy in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Scraggy is available from mid-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 2 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Scraggy in ORAS
Step 1Scraggy ✓Route 113Lv.18GrassRate 60%DexNav chain
Step 2Evolve into Scrafty
Scraggy Weakness
Scraggy's Dark/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Fairy, Fighting, and Flying. Fairy hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fairy |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Rock, Ghost |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Scraggy Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Scraggy
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x178-209%KO | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x134-158%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Clefable builds →Disarming Voice 4x100-118%KO Rock Smash 2x26-32% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x179-211%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x151-178%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x132-156%KO Rock Smash 2x21-25% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x184-216%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Gardevoir builds →Draining Kiss 4x148-174%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodPetalburg City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 4x136-160%KO Rock Smash 2x21-26% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x194-228%KO Focus Blast 2x95-112%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x239-281%KO Focus Blast 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x178-210%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-71% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x185-218%KO Aerial Ace 2x58-69% | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x184-217%KO Focus Blast 2x92-109%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Gardevoir builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x233-274%KO Focus Blast 2x116-136%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x173-204%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x166-197%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x180-212%KO Aerial Ace 2x57-67% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x278-328%KO Focus Blast 2x117-138%KO | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Clefable builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x187-220%KO Focus Blast 2x93-109%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x176-207%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x173-204%KO Superpower 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x155-182%KO Focus Blast 2x137-162%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Togekiss can KO Scraggy with Dazzling Gleam (277-326%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Close Combat (144-169%).
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Togekiss builds →Air Slash 2x130-153%KO Dazzling Gleam 4x277-326%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Scraggy View Staraptor builds →Close Combat 2x144-169%KO Double Edge108-127%KO U Turn42-50% | ||
Scraggy Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Scraggy grows into Scrafty through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Scraggy. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Scraggy easily with 50 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Counter, Detect and 9 more to offspring.
ORAS Scraggy Best Moveset
Dark/Fighting at 75 Attack with AbilityMoxie raising Attack on KOs. AbilityShed Skin clears status. AbilityIntimidate as a hidden ability drops opponent Attack. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Scrafty one evolution away adds 90 Attack and 115/115 defenses.
Best Build
Scraggy best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Zen Headbutt
- Dragon Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Scraggy won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Focus Punch and High Jump Kick anchor the STAB core.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its skin has a rubbery elasticity, so it can reduce damage by defensively pulling its skin up to its neck.
Proud of its sturdy skull, it suddenly headbutts everything, but its weight makes it unstable, too.
Scraggy Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Scraggy through the first few routes without issues. 348 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Scrafty as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Scraggy joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 9 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves