Scraggy
DarkFighting
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Foul Play, worth 7.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Scraggy can learn 10 combinations. Feint Attack with Foul Play does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Upper Hand | Fighting | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Scraggy has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,551 at level 50, 1,372 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 784 CP at level 20, or 980 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 732 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 132 attack · 132 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 11.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Scraggy does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 11.3 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 11.3 |
| Normal | Rock Smash + Upper Hand | 10.0 |
| Rock | Rock Smash + Upper Hand | 10.0 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Upper Hand | 10.0 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Upper Hand | 10.0 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Upper Hand | 10.0 |
| Feint Attack + Thunder Punch | 8.0 | |
| Water | Feint Attack + Thunder Punch | 8.0 |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Ground | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Grass | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Dragon | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 7.6 |
| Fighting | Rock Smash + Upper Hand | 6.4 |
| Fairy | Feint Attack + Thunder Punch | 5.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Scraggy is actually for.
Counters: what beats Scraggy
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 56.7 |
 Xerneas | Fairy | Geomancy + Moonblast Legacy | 51.4 |
 Tapu Koko | ElectricFairy | Volt Switch + Natures Madness Legacy | 49.5 |
 Gardevoir | PsychicFairy | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 48.7 |
 Hatterene | PsychicFairy | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 48.7 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Dazzling Gleam | 48.2 |
 Tapu Bulu | GrassFairy | Bullet Seed + Natures Madness Legacy | 47.4 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Astonish + Natures Madness Legacy | 46.8 |
 Togekiss | Fairy | Charm + Dazzling Gleam | 46.4 |
 Primarina | WaterFairy | Charm + Moonblast | 45.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Scraggy's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.