Scrafty Pokemon Guide

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Scrafty Pokemon Guide

Scrafty is a Dark and Fighting-type Pokemon known for its tough attitude, strong physical attacks, defensive utility and evolution from Scraggy. This guide covers Scrafty’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Mega Scrafty information.

Normal Form

Scrafty

Shiny Form

Shiny Scrafty

Mega Evolution

Mega Scrafty

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Scrafty guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Scrafty Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Scrafty Description

Scrafty is the evolved form of Scraggy and a Dark and Fighting-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 5. It is known for using its shed skin like protection and for defending its territory with powerful kicks and headbutts.

Competitive Overview

Is Scrafty Good in Competitive?

Scrafty can be a useful competitive Pokemon thanks to its Dark and Fighting typing, solid bulk, setup options and access to abilities like Moxie, Shed Skin and Intimidate. It can function as a bulky setup attacker, utility attacker or anti-Psychic option depending on the format.

Scrafty’s biggest issue is its severe Fairy weakness, along with average Speed. It often needs careful positioning, but it can reward smart play with strong coverage and disruptive utility.

Scrafty Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Scrafty, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Scrafty

National Dex

#0560

Type

Dark / Fighting

Species

Hoodlum Pokemon

Height

3’07” / 1.1 m

110 cm

Weight

66.1 lbs / 30.0 kg

30.0 kg

Abilities

Shed Skin, Moxie, Intimidate

Scrafty Stats

Scrafty has solid defensive stats and respectable Attack, making it a physically focused Pokemon that can take hits and pressure opponents with Dark and Fighting attacks.

Attack

Defense

115

Special Attack

Special Defense

115

Speed

Scrafty Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

This Pokemon has a physical movepool built around Dark, Fighting, Rock, Poison, Ice and Fire coverage. These are some of its most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Crunch

A reliable Dark-type attack with a chance to lower the target’s Defense.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Drain Punch

A strong Fighting-type move that restores HP based on the damage dealt.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

High Jump Kick

A high-power Fighting-type attack that can break through many neutral targets.

Dragon type Pokemon icon

Dragon Dance

A setup move that boosts Attack and Speed to help Scrafty sweep.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Knock Off

A strong utility attack that removes the target’s held item when it connects.

Poison type Pokemon icon

Poison Jab

Coverage that helps Scrafty pressure Fairy-type Pokemon.

Ice type Pokemon icon

Ice Punch

Coverage against Flying, Dragon, Grass and Ground-type Pokemon.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Close Combat

A powerful Fighting-type attack for maximum immediate damage.

Scrafty All Moves

This Pokemon can learn a wide move pool across different Pokemon games, including Dark, Fighting, Rock, Poison, Ice, Fire and utility moves. Use the section below to view its move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
1	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
12	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	–	100
16	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
20	Torment	Dark	Status	–	100
24	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	–	100
28	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
32	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
36	Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
42	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
48	High Jump Kick	Fighting	Physical	130	90
54	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
60	Head Smash	Rock	Physical	150	80

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Coaching	Fighting	Status	–	–
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Super Fang	Normal	Physical	–	90
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Detect	Fighting	Status	–	–
Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
Quick Guard	Fighting	Status	–	–

Scrafty Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Scrafty is a Dark and Fighting-type Pokemon. This gives it useful Rock, Ghost and Dark resistances plus a Psychic immunity, but it also gives Scrafty a major weakness to Fairy-type moves.

Type

Dark / Fighting

Weaknesses

Fighting, Flying and Fairy

Resistances

Rock, Ghost and Dark

Immunity

Psychic

Scrafty Abilities

Its abilities support both offensive and defensive play, with status recovery, snowball potential and Intimidate utility depending on the game and format.

Shed Skin

May heal a status condition at the end of a turn. This can help the Pokemon recover from burn, paralysis, poison and sleep without using an item.

Moxie

Raises Attack after the Pokemon knocks out an opponent. This can help it snowball late in battles.

Intimidate

The hidden ability lowers the opposing Pokemon’s Attack when this Pokemon enters battle, giving it extra defensive utility.

Scrafty Evolution

Scrafty evolves from Scraggy starting at Level 39. In Pokemon Legends Z-A, Scrafty can Mega Evolve into Mega Scrafty using Scraftinite.

Stage 1

Scraggy

Starting form

Stage 2

Scrafty

Evolves from Scraggy at Level 39

Mega Evolution

Mega Scrafty

Mega Evolves from Scrafty using Scraftinite

Where to Find Scrafty in Pokemon Games

Availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, this Pokemon is obtained directly in the wild, by evolving Scraggy or by transferring from another compatible game.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Red	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Ruby	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Diamond	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Pearl	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Platinum	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon HeartGold	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Not available because Scrafty had not been introduced yet.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Black	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon White	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Black 2	Route 1, Route 15, Route 18 and P2 Laboratory. Scrafty can also be obtained by evolving Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon White 2	Route 1, Route 15, Route 18 and P2 Laboratory. Scrafty can also be obtained by evolving Scraggy at Level 39.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon X	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Y	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Sword	Evolve from Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Shield	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Scarlet	Terarium in The Indigo Disk DLC, including a wild Stellar Tera Scrafty in the Canyon Biome near the Canyon Rest Area. Scrafty can also be obtained by evolving Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Violet	Terarium in The Indigo Disk DLC, including a wild Stellar Tera Scrafty in the Canyon Biome near the Canyon Rest Area. Scrafty can also be obtained by evolving Scraggy at Level 39.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Found in Wild Zone 20. Scrafty can also be obtained by evolving Scraggy at Level 39.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Scrafty
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Mega Scrafty

Mega Scrafty is Scrafty’s Mega Evolution introduced in Pokemon Legends Z-A. It keeps Scrafty’s Dark and Fighting typing while expanding Scrafty’s role as a tough physical attacker.

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Scrafty FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Scrafty. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Scrafty?

Scrafty is a Dark and Fighting-type Pokemon.

What is Scrafty weak against?

Scrafty is weak to Fighting, Flying and Fairy-type moves. Fairy is especially dangerous because Scrafty has a major weakness to it.

What does Scrafty evolve from?

Scrafty evolves from Scraggy starting at Level 39.

What are Scrafty’s abilities?

Scrafty’s abilities are Shed Skin and Moxie. Its hidden ability is Intimidate.

What are Scrafty’s best moves?

Scrafty’s best moves often include Crunch, Drain Punch, High Jump Kick, Dragon Dance, Knock Off, Poison Jab, Ice Punch and Close Combat.

Is Scrafty good in Pokemon?

Scrafty can be a useful Pokemon because of its bulk, Dark and Fighting coverage, setup options and abilities.

How do you get Scrafty?

The most common way to get Scrafty is to evolve Scraggy at Level 39, though Scrafty can also be found directly in some games.

Is Mega Scrafty available?

Mega Scrafty information is included on this page because Scrafty has a Mega Evolution in Pokemon Legends Z-A.

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