Is Scorbunny Good in Scarlet & Violet Playthrough?
Fire-type Scorbunny from The Indigo Disk. Cinderace at the end brings Libero changing type to match its moves. DLC-only.
Scorbunny resists most of Katy's coverage and hits back hard.
Scorbunny has the type edge here and should clean up Brassius's team.
Scorbunny has the type edge here and should clean up Iono's team.
Scorbunny trades roughly evenly with Kofu's team.
Scorbunny has the type edge here and should clean up Larry's team.
Scorbunny trades roughly evenly with Ryme's team.
Scorbunny trades roughly evenly with Tulip's team.
Scorbunny has the type edge here and should clean up Grusha's team.
Cinderace trades roughly evenly with Rika's team.
Cinderace has the type edge here and should clean up Poppy's team.
Cinderace trades roughly evenly with Larry's team.
Cinderace trades roughly evenly with Hassel's team.
Cinderace has the type edge here and should clean up Geeta's team.
Catch Scorbunny on Polar Biome (overworld, Lv 50-80).
Your Scorbunny should hit Level 35 before you reach Rika, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Scorbunny in Scarlet & Violet
Scorbunny starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Scorbunny Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Scorbunny for super-effective damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Scorbunny Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Scorbunny
 Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x145-171%KO Rock Tomb 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x109-129%KO Rollout 2x23-28% | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x151-178%KO Rock Tomb 2x122-144%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Mudsdale Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x206-243%KO | ||
Cloyster WaterIce | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
 Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Quaxly (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x151-177%KO Rock Tomb 2x120-142%KO Earth Power 2x61-73% | ||
 Bruxish WaterPsychic | C | |
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Lycanroc builds →Rock Slide 2x151-177%KO Earth Power 2x69-82% | ||
Bruxish WaterPsychic | C | |
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Quaxly (Cabo Poco Gift) | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x206-243%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Liquidation 2x174-205%KO Rock Tomb 2x123-145%KO Earth Power 2x62-73% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Bruxish WaterPsychic | C | |
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Liquidation 2x176-207%KO Rock Tomb 2x124-146%KO Bulldoze 2x82-97% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Garchomp builds →Dig 2x182-215%KO Liquidation 2x130-153%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x210-247%KO | ||
 Tatsugiri DragonWater | C | |
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x299-353%KO Liquidation 2x170-201%KO Bulldoze 2x81-95% | ||
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Quaxly (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Quaquaval builds →Wave Crash 2x248-292%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x223-262%KO Stone Edge 2x223-262%KO Surf 2x58-68% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Bruxish WaterPsychic | C | |
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x307-361%KO Liquidation 2x174-205%KO Bulldoze 2x82-97% | ||
Quaquaval WaterFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Quaxly (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Quaquaval builds →Wave Crash 2x255-300%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x228-269%KO Stone Edge 2x228-269%KO Surf 2x59-70% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Bruxish WaterPsychic | C | |
In Scarlet & Violet, Greninja can KO Scorbunny with Surf (221-260%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (276-325%). Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 464-546%.
 Greninja WaterDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBattlebond ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse98-115%KO Ice Beam37-43% Surf 2x221-260%KO | ||
Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x276-325%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Scorbunny View Tyranitar builds →Knock Off151-178%KO Stone Edge 2x464-546%KO | ||
Scorbunny Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Scorbunny easily with 206 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.
SV Scorbunny Best Moveset
Fire at 71 Attack and 69 Speed with AbilityLibero changing type to match the move about to be used (once per switch-in). The type-shifting is elite but pre-evolution stats can't use it. Evolve through to Cinderace for 116 Attack at 119 Speed and Libero.
Best Build
Scorbunny best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Flare Blitz
- U Turn
- High Jump Kick
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Flare Blitz, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
Base Stats
Scorbunny Scarlet & Violet Guide
In Scarlet & Violet, 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.
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
- 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 5BW
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 8SwShDebut
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