What does Scorbunny evolve into?

Raboot at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Cinderace at level 35 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Scorbunny evolve?

Level 16 gets you Raboot . Quick enough that Scorbunny barely slows you down.

Should I use Scorbunny?

In Sword & Shield, 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.

Where can you catch Scorbunny?

You can find Scorbunny in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.

Scorbunny - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

69Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack71

Defense40

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed69

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight4.5 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

BlazePopular

Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

LiberoHAPopular

Libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

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.

Scorbunny Weakness

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Scorbunny for super-effective damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Scorbunny Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Scorbunny in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Tyranitar can KO Scorbunny with Stone Edge (366-431%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (218-256%). Krookodile's Earthquake also KOs at 190-224%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Scorbunny Crunch 146-172%KO Stone Edge 2x 366-431%KO Earthquake 2x 244-287%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Scorbunny Earthquake 2x 218-256%KO View Garchomp builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Stealth Rock TauntUtility Damage vs Scorbunny Earthquake 2x 190-224%KO Knock Off 62-74% View Krookodile builds →
Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves TeleportUtility Future Sight ScaldSTAB Slack Off Damage vs Scorbunny Scald 2x 115-136%KO View Slowbro builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

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

3 Forms

#813Scorbunny

Level 16

#814Raboot

Level 35

#815Cinderace

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Scorbunny

Fire

Raboot

Fire

Cinderace

Fire

65+15

80+15

ATK

86+15

116+30

DEF

60+20

75+15

SP.ATK

55+15

65+10

SP.DEF

60+20

75+15

SPE

94+25

119+25

BST

310D-Tier

420C-Tier+110

530A-Tier+110

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Scorbunny easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like High Jump Kick, Sand Attack, Sucker Punch and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundHumanshape

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Scorbunny Best Moveset

Start with spread EVs. Hardy nature gives Scorbunny the right balanced lean, Nothing adds extra utility, and Libero works in the background. Ember is the main damage option.

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Libero

Item

Nothing

Best Nature for Scorbunny

HardyNEUTRAL

Scorbunny best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

SpA

SpD

Spe

Utility Moveset

Double Kick
Quick Attack
EmberSTAB
Unknown

Recommended Teammates

GengarExcellent

PikachuGood

CharizardGood

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Ember

A4010025Fire

Lv 8

Quick Attack+1

A4010030Normal

Lv 12

Double Kick

S3010030Fighting

Lv 17

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

Lv 20

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 24

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 28

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Lv 32

Bounce

A85855Flying

Lv 36

Double-Edge

A12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR41

Blaze Kick

C859010Fire

TM52

Bounce

A85855Flying

TR80

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

A110855Fire

TM68

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TR73

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

TR36

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TR07

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM75

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TM01

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

TM53

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TR43

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TR21

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

High Jump Kick

C1309010Fighting

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Egg

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor Moves

Scorbunny can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Scorbunny in Sword & Shield

Scorbunny is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Scorbunny Guide

Raboot at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Cinderace at level 35 for the final form. 310 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 16 gets you Raboot. Quick enough that Scorbunny barely slows you down.
In Sword & Shield, 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.
You can find Scorbunny in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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