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Scraggy Weakness & Counters

Weak toFairy4×Fighting2×Flying2×
Scraggy

Type matchups

Damage Scraggy takes from each attacking type.

4×

Weak to (4×)

2×

Weak to (2×)

½×

Resists (½×)

¼×

Resists (¼×)

0×

Immune to (0×)

As a Dark/Fighting type, Scraggy has 3 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 immunity, about the same as the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 4 other Pokémon share the Dark/Fighting typing.

Base stats

HP
50
Attack
75
Defense
70
Sp. Atk
35
Sp. Def
70
Speed
48
Total
348

Scraggy has a base stat total of 348, higher than 27% of Pokémon. With Attack (75) well above Sp. Atk (35), it works best as a physical attacker. At 48 Speed it is slower than most Pokémon, which suits Trick Room teams. With 50 HP, 70 Defense and 70 Sp. Def it is frail.

Scraggy can have the abilities Shed Skin, Moxie and Intimidate.

How to beat Scraggy

The best way to beat Scraggy is with Fairy moves, which deal 4× damage. Fighting and Flying moves are also super effective (2×).

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Psychic moves have no effect on it and Rock, Ghost and Dark moves are resisted.

Good counters: Xerneas hits for 4× with Fairy-type STAB and resists its Dark and Fighting moves. Zacian hits for 4× with Fairy-type STAB and resists its Dark and Fighting moves. Iron Valiant hits for 4× with Fairy-type STAB and resists its Dark and Fighting moves.

Evolution

Scraggy is the first stage of a 2-stage line (Scraggy → Scrafty) and evolves into Scrafty.

Other Dark/Fighting Pokémon

Frequently asked questions

What is Scraggy weak to?

As a Dark/Fighting type, Scraggy takes super-effective damage from Fairy (4×), Fighting and Flying moves.

What is Scraggy resistant to?

Scraggy resists Rock, Ghost and Dark (¼×) moves. It is immune to Psychic.

What are the best counters to Scraggy?

Strong type-based picks include Xerneas, Zacian and Iron Valiant, which hit Scraggy with super-effective attacks.