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 2 & White 2, 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 2 & White 2. 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

Proud of its sturdy skull, it suddenly headbutts everything, but its weight makes it unstable, too.

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 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

Mandibuzz DarkFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 10 GustLv. 1 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Pluck 2x 54-65% Gust 2x 35-42% Rock Smash 2x 25-30% View Mandibuzz builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 10 Aerial AceLv. 23 Rock SmashTM94 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 90-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x 90-106%KO Rock Smash 2x 41-48% Peck 2x 54-65% View Braviary builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Air Cutter 2x 77-91% Gust 2x 54-65% View Sigilyph builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Force PalmLv. 15 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Force Palm 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 42-49% View Riolu builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 29 Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Air Slash 2x 48-57% Air Cutter 2x 38-46% Gust 2x 28-34% View Pidove builds →

Black 2 & White 2 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 2 & White 2 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 11 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

Tut

Tutor

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

Tutor

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

Tutor

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

Tutor

Dual Chop

D409015Dragon

Tutor

Fire Punch

D7510015Fire

Tutor

Foul Play

C9510015Dark

Tutor

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

Tutor

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Tutor

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

C6510020Dark

Tutor

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Black 2 & White 2 Scraggy Locations

moderate rates for Scraggy across 4 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Scraggy in Black 2 & White 2

Before you go hunting for Scraggy, check which of the 4 spots belong to your version. Black 2 and White 2 each have different walking encounters at Lv. 17-19.

Desert Resort - Entrance

Black 2Grass Lv.19 Desert

10%Mid

Any

Desert Resort - Entrance

White 2Grass Lv.19 Desert

10%Mid

Any

Route 4

Black 2Grass Lv.17 Route

RareMid

Any

Route 4

White 2Grass Lv.17 Route

RareMid

Any

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 2 & White 2, 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 2 & White 2. 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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Mandibuzz DarkFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Brave BirdLv. 63 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 PluckTM88 Damage vs Scraggy Brave Bird 2x 104-122%KO Fly 2x 79-94% Air Slash 2x 58-70% Pluck 2x 53-62% View Mandibuzz builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 34 Brick BreakTM31 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Close Combat 2x 177-209%KO Brick Break 2x 112-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x 59-70% Rock Smash 2x 61-72% View Heracross builds →
Cobalion SteelFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sacred SwordLv. 42 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Sacred Sword 2x 102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 46-54% Rock Smash 2x 46-55% Double Kick 2x 36-43% View Cobalion builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sacred SwordLv. 42 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Sacred Sword 2x 102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 46-54% Rock Smash 2x 46-55% Double Kick 2x 36-43% View Virizion builds →
Emboar FireFighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves Hammer ArmLv. 1 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashTM94 Arm ThrustLv. 17 Damage vs Scraggy Hammer Arm 2x 145-170%KO Brick Break 2x 110-130%KO Rock Smash 2x 58-70% Arm Thrust 2x 24-29% View Emboar builds →

Riolu Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Force PalmLv. 15 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Force Palm 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 42-51% View Riolu builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Air Cutter 2x 42-51% Gust 2x 28-34% View Pidove builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Scraggy Wing Attack 2x 42-51% View Zubat builds →

Mandibuzz DarkFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PluckTM88 GustLv. 1 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 77-92% Pluck 2x 51-61% Gust 2x 32-38% Rock Smash 2x 25-30% View Mandibuzz builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 34 Brick BreakTM31 Aerial AceLv. 10 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Close Combat 2x 170-201%KO Brick Break 2x 107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x 58-68% Rock Smash 2x 60-72% View Heracross builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 10 Aerial AceLv. 23 PluckTM88 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 127-150%KO Wing Attack 2x 86-102%KO Aerial Ace 2x 86-102%KO Pluck 2x 86-102%KO View Braviary builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 PluckTM88 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 72-85% Air Cutter 2x 75-89% Pluck 2x 49-58% Gust 2x 51-61% View Sigilyph builds →
Vespiquen BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Gust 2x 43-51% View Vespiquen builds →

Mandibuzz DarkFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 76-90% Pluck 2x 53-63% Aerial Ace 2x 53-63% Gust 2x 33-39% View Mandibuzz builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 34 Brick BreakTM31 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Close Combat 2x 170-201%KO Brick Break 2x 107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 58-69% View Heracross builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 10 Aerial AceTM40 Sky DropTM58 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 127-150%KO Wing Attack 2x 86-102%KO Aerial Ace 2x 86-102%KO Sky Drop 2x 86-102%KO View Braviary builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 71-84% Air Cutter 2x 73-87% Pluck 2x 48-57% Aerial Ace 2x 48-57% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 PluckTM88 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 119-141%KO Air Slash 2x 66-78% Air Cutter 2x 53-63% Pluck 2x 81-96% View Unfezant builds →

Mandibuzz DarkFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 78-93% Air Slash 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 53-63% Aerial Ace 2x 53-63% View Mandibuzz builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 34 Brick BreakTM31 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Scraggy Close Combat 2x 174-205%KO Brick Break 2x 110-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x 59-70% Rock Smash 2x 59-70% View Heracross builds →
Cobalion SteelFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sacred SwordLv. 42 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Sacred Sword 2x 102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 45-53% Rock Smash 2x 47-55% Double Kick 2x 36-43% View Cobalion builds →
Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Sacred SwordLv. 42 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 7 Damage vs Scraggy Sacred Sword 2x 102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 45-53% Rock Smash 2x 47-55% Double Kick 2x 36-43% View Virizion builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Wing AttackLv. 10 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Scraggy Fly 2x 129-153%KO Air Slash 2x 59-70% Wing Attack 2x 87-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x 87-103%KO View Braviary builds →