Physical
Balanced
48Speed · Slow

Is Scraggy Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?

Wild Dark/Fighting. Scrafty at level 39 has excellent defensive stats and AbilityMoxie for Attack snowballing. Both types are useful for the endgame. Dark handles Acerola, Fighting handles Molayne.

StrongGoodEvenToughBadSEEGGSGEGEGGGGEEIlimaTrial 1HalaKahuna 1LanaTrial 2KiaweTrial 3MallowTrial 4OliviaKahuna 2SophoclesTrial 5AcerolaTrial 6NanuKahuna 3MinaTrial 7HapuKahuna 4ScraggyCatchableScraftyEvolveMolayneE4OliviaE4AcerolaE4KahiliE4KukuiChamp*
Ilima
Trial 1
Strong

Scraggy resists most of Ilima's coverage and hits back hard.

Easy KO
Gumshoos
Lv 12
Normal
Stakeout
Super FangBiteLeerScary Face
Easy KO
Yungoos
Lv 10
Normal
Stakeout
LeerTacklePursuitOdor Sleuth
Hala
Kahuna 1
Even

Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.

Risky
Hariyama
Lv 63
Fighting
Thick Fat
Fake OutClose CombatKnock OffHeavy Slam
Risky
Machamp
Lv 63
Fighting
Guts
Cross ChopThunder PunchIce PunchFire Punch
Even
Bewear
Lv 63
NormalFighting
Fluffy
Hammer ArmBrutal SwingDragon ClawShadow Claw
Risky
Poliwrath
Lv 63
WaterFighting
Water Absorb
WaterfallBrick BreakPoison JabPayback
Even
Crabominable
Lv 63
FightingIce
Iron Fist
Ice HammerClose CombatStone EdgeEarthquake
Lana
Trial 2
Even

Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.

Even
Lanturn
Lv 60
WaterElectric
Volt AbsorbImmune to Electric attacks
DischargeHydro PumpThunder WaveIcy Wind
You Win
Cloyster
Lv 60
WaterIce
Skill Link
Spike CannonIcicle CrashSmart StrikeSpikes
Even
Araquanid
Lv 60
WaterBug
Water Bubble
LiquidationLeech LifeCrunchFrost Breath
Kiawe
Trial 3
Good

Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.

You Win
Alolan Marowak
Lv 22
FireGhost
Intimidate
HexFlame WheelBrick BreakDetect
You Win
Salazzle
Lv 20
PoisonFire
Corrosion
Poison GasVenoshockFlame BurstTorment
Mallow
Trial 4
Good

Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.

You Win
Lurantis
Lv 24
Grass
Leaf Guard
Low SweepX ScissorSolar BladeSynthesis
Easy KO
Kecleon
Lv 22
Normal
Color Change
Sunny DayAncient PowerDizzy PunchScreech
Olivia
Kahuna 2
Strong

Scraggy resists most of Olivia's coverage and hits back hard.

You Win
Anorith
Lv 27
RockBug
Battle Armor
Bug BiteSmack DownMetal Claw
Easy KO
Lileep
Lv 27
RockGrass
Suction Cups
Giga DrainAncient PowerBrine
Easy KO
Lycanroc
Lv 28
Rock
Vital Spirit
BiteRock Tomb
Sophocles
Trial 5
Good

Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.

You Win
Togedemaru
Lv 33
ElectricSteel
Iron Barbs
Zing ZapSpiky ShieldIron HeadBounce
Even
Skarmory
Lv 32
SteelFlying
Keen Eye
Stealth RockSteel WingTailwindTorment
Acerola
Trial 6
Even

Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.

Risky
Mimikyu
Lv 35
GhostFairy
Disguise
Shadow ClawPlay RoughLeech LifeSlash
You Win
Banette
Lv 32
Ghost
Insomnia
ScreechWill O WispFeint AttackCurse
Nanu
Kahuna 3
Good

Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.

Even
Sableye
Lv 43
DarkGhost
Keen Eye
Power GemShadow BallFake Out
You Win
Krokorok
Lv 43
GroundDark
Intimidate
CrunchAssuranceSwaggerEarthquake
You Win
Persian
Lv 44
Normal
Fur Coat
Power GemFake OutDark Pulse
Mina
Trial 7
Even

Scraggy trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.

Risky
Ribombee
Lv 55
BugFairy
Shield Dust
Bug BuzzDraining KissQuiver DanceDazzling Gleam
You Win
Pelipper
Lv 52
WaterFlying
Keen Eye
StockpileScaldSpit UpSeed Bomb
Hapu
Kahuna 4
Good

Scraggy has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.

Even
Golurk
Lv 53
GroundGhost
No Guard
Hammer ArmEarthquakeShadow PunchStealth Rock
Even
Gastrodon
Lv 53
WaterGround
Sticky Hold
Muddy WaterMud BombRecover
You Win
Flygon
Lv 53
GroundDragon
Levitate
Earth PowerDragon Breath
Even
Mudsdale
Lv 54
Ground
Stamina
Heavy SlamEarthquakeDouble KickPayback
Molayne
Elite Four
Good

Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.

Even
Klefki
Lv 56
SteelFairy
Prankster
SpikesThunder WaveFlash CannonReflect
You Win
Bisharp
Lv 56
DarkSteel
Defiant
Night SlashIron HeadX ScissorMetal Sound
You Win
Magnezone
Lv 56
ElectricSteel
Sturdy
Flash CannonThunderboltTri AttackScreech
You Win
Metagross
Lv 56
SteelPsychic
Clear Body
Hammer ArmMeteor MashBullet PunchZen Headbutt
Easy KO
Alolan Dugtrio
Lv 57
GroundSteel
Tangling Hair
EarthquakeIron HeadSucker PunchFissure
Olivia
Elite Four
Good

Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.

Even
Armaldo
Lv 56
RockBug
Battle Armor
Crush ClawX ScissorRock Blast
Easy KO
Cradily
Lv 56
RockGrass
Suction Cups
Rock TombEnergy BallStealth Rock
Easy KO
Gigalith
Lv 56
Rock
Sand Stream
Stone EdgeBulldozeIron Head
Easy KO
Probopass
Lv 56
RockSteel
Sturdy
Earth PowerPower GemThunder WaveSandstorm
Easy KO
Lycanroc
Lv 57
Rock
Keen Eye
CrunchStone EdgeCounterRock Climb
Acerola
Elite Four
Good

Scrafty has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.

You Win
Banette
Lv 56
Ghost
Insomnia
Shadow ClawFeint AttackInfestationScreech
You Win
Drifblim
Lv 56
GhostFlying
Aftermath
Ominous WindFocus EnergyAmnesiaBaton Pass
You Win
Dhelmise
Lv 56
GhostGrass
Steelworker
SlamShadow BallEnergy BallWhirlpool
You Win
Froslass
Lv 56
IceGhost
Snow Cloak
BlizzardShadow BallConfuse RayIce Shard
You Win
Palossand
Lv 57
GhostGround
Water Compaction
Shadow BallEarth PowerGiga DrainIron Defense
Kahili
Elite Four
Even

Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.

Even
Braviary
Lv 56
NormalFlying
Sheer Force
Crush ClawBrave BirdAir SlashScary Face
Risky
Hawlucha
Lv 56
FightingFlying
Mold Breaker
Flying PressThroat ChopDual ChopPoison Jab
Even
Mandibuzz
Lv 56
DarkFlying
Big Pecks
Bone RushBrave BirdPunishmentFlatter
Even
Toucannon
Lv 57
NormalFlying
Skill Link
Bullet SeedRock BlastBeak BlastScreech
Kukui
Champion
Even

Scrafty trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.

Even
Alolan Ninetales
Lv 68
IceFairy
Snow Cloak
Dazzling GleamBlizzardIce ShardSafeguard
Even
Braviary
Lv 68
NormalFlying
Keen Eye
Crush ClawBrave BirdWhirlwindTailwind
You Win
Magnezone
Lv 68
ElectricSteel
Sturdy
ThunderboltFlash CannonThunder WaveMirror Coat
Easy KO
Snorlax
Lv 68
Normal
Thick Fat
Body SlamCrunchHeavy SlamHigh Horsepower
Risky
Primarina
Lv 68
WaterFairy
Torrent
Sparkling AriaMoonblastAqua JetHyper Voice
Catchable
Available after Badge 9
Type
DarkFighting

Catch Scraggy on Route 16 (walking, Lv 32-35).

View Scraggy locations

Evolve Scraggy to Scrafty
Level 39
Type
DarkFighting

Your Scraggy should hit Level 39 before you reach Molayne, at typical leveling pace.

How to Get Scraggy in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

high spawn rates for Scraggy across 6 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Scraggy in USUM

The path to Scraggy starts with Scraggy at Lv. 32-36 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Scraggy
    Step 1Scraggy
    Route 17 - West
    Lv.33-36Grass
    Rate 40%
    Route 16 - West
    Lv.32-35Grass
    Rate 30%
    Route 17 - Northeast
    Lv.33-36Grass
    Rate 20%
  2. Scrafty
    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.

Scraggy Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Fairy
2x (Weak)Fighting, Flying
0.5x (Resist)Rock, Ghost
0.25x (Resist)Dark
0x (Immune)Psychic

What is Scraggy Weak Against

Avg
3Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
½xResist
¼xResist
0xImmune

What is Scraggy Strong Against

7Strong
1Resisted
0Immune
Score+6
½xResisted
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Scraggy

Scraggy Evolutions

One evolution ahead. Scraggy grows into Scrafty through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Scraggy
DarkFighting
Scrafty
DarkFighting
HP
50
65+15
ATK
75
90+15
DEF
70
115+45
SP.ATK
35
45+10
SP.DEF
70
115+45
SPE
48
58+10
BST
348C-Tier
488C-Tier+140
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Scraggy easily with 57 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid Spray, Amnesia, Counter and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Gender
50.0%50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
14moves
Breed With (best first)
gyaradosraichupikachucharizardkingdrasceptileflygonmiloticnoivernnidokinggolduckampharos

USUM Scraggy Best Moveset

Dark/Fighting at 75 Attack with AbilityMoxie raising Attack on KOs and AbilityIntimidate dropping opposing Attack as a hidden ability. AbilityShed Skin clears status. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Scrafty one evolution away adds 90 Attack and 115/115 defenses.

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Setup Sweeper
Ability
Shed Skin
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Scraggy

Scraggy best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset

  • Drain PunchSTAB
  • Dragon Dance
  • Knock OffSTAB
  • CrunchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Moves List

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Scraggy won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Focus Punch and High Jump Kick anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Lv 1
Leer
10030Normal
Lv 5
Sand Attack
D10015Ground
Lv 9
Feint Attack
C9020Dark
Lv 12
Swagger
D8515Normal
Lv 16
Low Kick
D10020Fighting
Lv 20
Payback
7510010Dark
Lv 23
Brick Break
C11210015Fighting
Lv 27
Chip Away
7010020Normal
Lv 31
High Jump Kick
A1959010Fighting
Lv 34
Scary Face
10010Normal
Lv 38
Crunch
A12010015Dark
Lv 42
Facade
D7010020Normal
Lv 45
Rock Climb
908520Normal
Lv 48
Focus Punch-3
B22510020Fighting
Lv 50
Head Smash
C150805Rock

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
C11210015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
A20Fighting
TM100
Confide
D20Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
D12010015Dark
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM02
Dragon Claw
C8010015Dragon
TM82
Dragon Tail-6
D609010Dragon
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM56
Fling
10010Dark
TM52
Focus Blast
D180705Fighting
TM21
Frustration
D10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM47
Low Sweep
9710020Fighting
TM66
Payback
7510010Dark
TM84
Poison Jab
A8010020Poison
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C5Water
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM27
Return
D10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C20Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
A759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM23
Smack Down
D5010015Rock
TM95
Snarl
D829515Dark
TM71
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C10020Dark
TM41
Torment
10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C9010Poison
TM01
Work Up
C30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Acid Spray
D4010020Poison
Egg
Amnesia
D20Psychic
Egg
Counter-5
D10020Fighting
Egg
Detect+4
D5Fighting
Egg
Dragon Dance
B20Dragon
Egg
Drain Punch
B11210010Fighting
Egg
Fake Out+3
D4010010Normal
Egg
Feint Attack
C9020Dark
Egg
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
Egg
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
Egg
Power-Up Punch
D6010020Fighting
Egg
Quick Guard+3
15Fighting
Egg
Thunder Punch
D7510015Electric
Egg
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Dragon Pulse
D8510010Dragon
Tutor
Drain Punch
B11210010Fighting
Tutor
Dual Chop
D409015Dragon
Tutor
Fire Punch
D7510015Fire
Tutor
Focus Punch-3
B22510020Fighting
Tutor
Foul Play
C14210015Dark
Tutor
Ice Punch
D7510015Ice
Tutor
Iron Defense
C15Steel
Tutor
Iron Head
C8010015Steel
Tutor
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
Tutor
Knock Off
B9710020Dark
Tutor
Low Kick
D10020Fighting
Tutor
Snatch+4
D10Dark
Tutor
Snore
D5010015Normal
Tutor
Spite
D10010Ghost
Tutor
Super Fang
D9010Normal
Tutor
Thunder Punch
D7510015Electric
Tutor
Zen Headbutt
D809015Psychic

Base Stats

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack75
C
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def70
C
Speed48
D
Total348
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate180 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.6 m
Weight11.8 kg
Base XP70
Abilities
Shed Skin
Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
Moxie
Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.
IntimidateHidden Ability
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entry

They move in small groups, walking around lazily. Anyone who makes eye contact gets smacked with a headbutt.

It stretches its saggy skin up to its neck to protect itself. The saggier their skin, the more respect they garner.

Scraggy Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide

  • For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.

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