What does Scraggy evolve into?

Get Scraggy to Scrafty at level 39. At 348 BST, Scraggy is just the starting point.

At what level does Scraggy evolve?

Level 39 gets you Scrafty . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Scraggy?

For Black & White, 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.

Where can you catch Scraggy?

You can find Scraggy in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Scraggy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

48Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Defense carry most of Scraggy's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack75

Defense70

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def70

Speed48

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.

IntimidateHA

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its skin has a rubbery elasticity, so it can reduce damage by defensively pulling its skin up to its neck.

Scraggy Weakness

Scraggy's Dark/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting and Flying. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Scraggy Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Rock, Ghost
0.25x (Resist)	Dark
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+3

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

½xResist

¼xResist

0xImmune

STAB (7)

Psychic Ghost Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

How to Beat Scraggy in Black & White (Best Counters)

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 136-160%KO Aerial Ace 2x 47-56% Rock Smash 2x 48-57% Double Kick 2x 37-43% View Virizion builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 119-140%KO Wing Attack 2x 79-93% Sky Drop 2x 79-93% Aerial Ace 2x 79-93% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 76-90% Air Cutter 2x 79-93% Aerial Ace 2x 50-60% Gust 2x 53-63% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 127-150%KO Air Slash 2x 68-80% Air Cutter 2x 57-67% Aerial Ace 2x 84-100%KO View Unfezant builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 64-77% Vital Throw 2x 88-103%KO Low Sweep 2x 81-97% Revenge 2x 76-90% View Throh builds →

Black & White Evolution

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

2 Forms

#559Scraggy

Level 39

#560Scrafty

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Scraggy

DarkFighting

Scrafty

DarkFighting

65+15

ATK

90+15

DEF

115+45

SP.ATK

45+10

SP.DEF

115+45

SPE

58+10

BST

348D-Tier

488B-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Scraggy easily with 39 breeding partners from the Dragon and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Counter, Detect and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

DragonGround

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Scraggy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Lv 5

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 9

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 12

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 16

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 20

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

Lv 23

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 27

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Lv 31

High Jump Kick

B1309010Fighting

Lv 34

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 38

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 42

Facade

D7010020Normal

Lv 45

Rock Climb

D908520Normal

Lv 49

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Lv 53

Head Smash

C150805Rock

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM82

Dragon Tail-6

D609010Dragon

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM47

Low Sweep

C6010020Fighting

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM23

Smack Down

—5010015Rock

TM95

Snarl

—559515Dark

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Egg

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Egg

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Egg

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Egg

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Scraggy can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Scraggy Locations

Scraggy is available from mid-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 12 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Scraggy in Black & White

Scraggy's encounter pool splits between White and Black. You've got 12 walking spots at Lv. 16-35 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Route 18

WhiteGrass Lv.28-31 Route

CommonMid

Any

Route 18

BlackGrass Lv.28-31 Route

CommonMid

Any

Route 4

WhiteGrass Lv.16-17 Route

UncommonMid

Any

Route 4

BlackGrass Lv.16-17 Route

UncommonMid

Any

P2 Laboratory

BlackGrass Lv.29-31 Building

UncommonMid

Any

P2 Laboratory

WhiteGrass Lv.29-31 Building

UncommonMid

Any

Desert Resort - Entrance

BlackGrass Lv.20 Desert

10%Mid

Any

Desert Resort - Entrance

WhiteGrass Lv.20 Desert

10%Mid

Any

Route 18

WhiteGrass Lv.32-35 Route

CommonLate

AnyDouble grass

Route 18

BlackGrass Lv.32-35 Route

CommonLate

AnyDouble grass

Route 1

WhiteGrass Lv.33-35 Route

CommonLate

AnyDouble grass

Route 1

BlackGrass Lv.33-35 Route

CommonLate

AnyDouble grass

Scraggy Guide

Get Scraggy to Scrafty at level 39. At 348 BST, Scraggy is just the starting point.
Level 39 gets you Scrafty. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black & White, 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.
You can find Scraggy in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

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

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 80-96% View Aerodactyl builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 86-102%KO Pluck 2x 86-102%KO View Archen builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 13 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Aerial Ace 2x 71-86% Peck 2x 45-54% View Farfetch'd builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Scraggy Gust 2x 36-43% View Woobat builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Air Cutter 2x 39-48% Gust 2x 30-38% View Pidove builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 133-157%KO Rock Smash 2x 48-57% Double Kick 2x 35-43% View Virizion builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 81-95% Rock Smash 2x 37-44% View Aerodactyl builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 68-81% Vital Throw 2x 89-105%KO Low Sweep 2x 81-95% Revenge 2x 76-90% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Low SweepTM47 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 13 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 68-81% Low Sweep 2x 97-114%KO Rock Smash 2x 60-71% Double Kick 2x 48-57% View Sawk builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 81-95% Pluck 2x 81-95% Rock Smash 2x 37-44% View Archen builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 126-150%KO Rock Smash 2x 46-54% Double Kick 2x 35-42% View Virizion builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 74-88% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Air Cutter 2x 74-88% Gust 2x 49-58% View Sigilyph builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 63-75% Vital Throw 2x 85-100%KO Low Sweep 2x 78-92% Revenge 2x 71-83% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 63-75% Low Sweep 2x 92-108%KO Karate Chop 2x 71-83% Rock Smash 2x 60-71% View Sawk builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 132-156%KO Rock Smash 2x 47-56% Double Kick 2x 37-44% View Virizion builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 112-133%KO Wing Attack 2x 75-89% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 72-85% Air Cutter 2x 75-89% Gust 2x 53-63% View Sigilyph builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 65-78% Vital Throw 2x 84-100%KO Low Sweep 2x 78-93% Revenge 2x 75-89% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 65-78% Brick Break 2x 110-130%KO Low Sweep 2x 94-111%KO Karate Chop 2x 75-89% View Sawk builds →

Cobalion SteelFighting	C
Obtain MethodMistralton Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 130-153%KO Aerial Ace 2x 44-52% Rock Smash 2x 45-54% Double Kick 2x 35-42% View Cobalion builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Focus Blast 2x 130-153%KO Aerial Ace 2x 44-52% Rock Smash 2x 45-54% Double Kick 2x 35-42% View Virizion builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 1 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 112-132%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-90% Sky Drop 2x 76-90% Aerial Ace 2x 76-90% View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 71-84% Air Cutter 2x 73-87% Aerial Ace 2x 48-57% Gust 2x 51-60% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 119-141%KO Air Slash 2x 66-78% Air Cutter 2x 53-63% Aerial Ace 2x 81-96% View Unfezant builds →

Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Scraggy Drain Punch 2x 159-187%KO Mach Punch 2x 85-101%KO View Conkeldurr builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Scraggy Earthquake 57-68% View Gliscor builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird Close Combat U Turn Double Edge Damage vs Scraggy Close Combat 2x 138-163%KO U Turn 40-48% Double Edge 103-122%KO View Staraptor builds →