Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)

Scrafty Movesets and Best Builds

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Scrafty in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Scrafty, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

Scrafty Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Blueberry #122 Type
Scrafty ImageScrafty
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dark Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fighting Icon
Abilities
Shed Skin
Moxie
Intimidate (Hidden)
Weak to: (4x)
Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
(2x)
Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon
(0.25x)
Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Psychic Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Shed Skin The user has a 33% chance of healing from status conditions at the end of each turn.
Moxie The user's Attack is increased by one stage whenever it knocks out another Pokemon.
Intimidate
(Hidden)
The user lower's the opponent's Attack by one stage whenever it enters the battlefield.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
65
456
Atk
90
286
Def
115
63
SpAtk
45
635
SpDef
115
52
Speed
58
527
Total
488
339
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 172 172 140 140 125
Atk 156 142 110 99 85
Def 183 167 135 121 108
SpAtk 106 97 65 58 45
SpDef 183 167 135 121 108
Spd 121 110 78 70 56
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Scrafty

Best Natures
Adamant
(+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
Brave
(+Atk, -Spe)

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Scrafty

Build Name Recommendation
Bulk Up ★★★

Bulk Up Moveset & Best Build

Nature Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp. Def 4
Final Stat Values HP 172 / Atk 95 / Def 183 / Sp. Def 136 / Spe 78
Ability Shed Skin
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item Leftovers
Moveset Bulk Up
Drain Punch
Knock Off
Poison Jab

Summary

Pokeball Icon Naturally high Def and Sp. Def, but low HP

Pokeball Icon Strong offensive coverage options

Pokeball Icon Can now Terastallize to help with 4x Fairy weakness

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Scrafty Image
Ability Held Item
Shed Skin Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Leftovers ImageLeftovers

The Ability chosen for this build is Shed Skin. This will give Scrafty a 33% chance to heal any status effect it has at the end of the turn, making it harder to stall out with effects like burn and poison.

The item chosen for this build is Leftovers. This increases Scrafty's survivability by giving it passive healing on top of its increased Defense from Bulk Up and healing from boosted Drain Punches.

Moves Breakdown

Bulk Up Drain Punch
Knock Off Poison Jab

Bulk Up is the key move for this build because it will boost both Scrafty's Attack and Defense.

Drain Punch is its best Fighting-type STAB move because it will Scrafty for a portion of the damage dealt.

Knock Off is its best Dark-type STAB move because it removes the opponent's item if it is holding one.

Poison Jab is the main coverage option to help it deal with Fairy-types that would otherwise resist its STAB moves.

Best Tera Type: Poison

Poison Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:
(1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon

Poison is the best Tera Type for this build because it turns Scrafty's Fairy and Fighting weaknesses into resists while also being one of the best defensive types in the game.

Best Poison (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

A full 252 EVs are placed into Scrafty's HP and Defense to make it as physically bulky as possible. The extra 4 EVs are put in its Sp. Def to help round out its bulk.

An Impish is preferred to maximize Scrafty's Defense stat.

Other Viable Moves

Crunch
or
Throat Chop
Does more damage than Knock Off if the opponent is not holding an item.
Head Smash A very strong coverage option that covers a wider range of Pokemon compared to Poison, however, Scrafty will take a lot of recoil damage in return.

Key Damage Calculations

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Scrafty
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flutter Mane Image 55 HP|55 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Timid)
Item: Booster Energy
Scrafty Tera: Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Poison Jab
67 ~ 79 (51.1 ~ 60.3%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
Needs +2 Atk to OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Bloodmoon Ursaluna Image 113 HP|120 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Modest)
Item: Assault Vest
+1 Drain Punch
102 ~ 120 (53.9 ~ 63.4%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
29.6 ~ 34.8% HP Recovered
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Gholdengo Image 87 HP|95 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
4 HP (Timid)
Item: Choice Scarf
+1 Knock Off
158 ~ 188 (96.9 ~ 115.3%)
81.3% Chance to OHKO
Defense Icon Pokemon SVDamage Received by Scrafty
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flutter Mane Image 135 Sp. Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Sp. Atk (Timid)
Item: Booster Energy
Moonblast
300 ~ 352 (174.4 ~ 204.6%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Scrafty Tera: Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Moonblast
63 ~ 75 (36.6 ~ 43.6%)
99.5% Chance to 3HKO
after Leftovers Recovery
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Urshifu Rapid-Strike Style Image 130 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk (Jolly)
Item: Punching Glove
Close Combat
134 ~ 162 (77.9 ~ 94.1%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
after Leftovers Recovery
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Landorus (Therian Forme) Image 145 Atk
Offensive EV Investment:
252 Atk (Adamant)
Tera Type: Pokemon Flying Type Icon
Item: Choice Scarf
Tera Flying Tera Blast
136 ~ 160 (79 ~ 93%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
after Leftovers Recovery

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How to Use Scrafty Effectively

Put Scrafty in a Position Where It Can Use Bulk Up

While Scrafty may have high base Defense and Special Defense, it still has rather low HP. Try to position Scrafty against opposing physical attackers so it can more safely set up its boost to sweep the enemy team.

How to Build a Team with Scrafty

Scrafty appreciates allies that can help it safely set up or eliminate any threats it would normally have.

Sample Single Team

Screens Support Setup Attacker Special Attacker
Alolan Ninetales ImageAlolan Ninetales Scrafty ImageScrafty Gholdengo ImageGholdengo

Alolan Ninetales is used to setup screens to make it safer for Scrafty to set up with Bulk Up.

Gholdengo is brought to help deal with the Fairy, Fighting, and Flying-types that Scrafty is normally weak to.

Counters for Scrafty

Use Special Attacking Fairy-Types

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Flutter Mane ImageFlutter Mane Ranking: ★★★★★
・Forces Scrafty to Terastallize or else it will get OHKO'd.
・Has Mystical Fire and Psyshock to deal with Steel and Poison Teras respectively.
▶️ Flutter Mane Best Movesets
Alolan Ninetales ImageAlolan Ninetales Ranking: ★★★★
・Opponents might not expect a turn one Moonblast instead of an Aurora Veil.
・Snow increases its Defense by 50%.
▶️ Alolan Ninetales Best Movesets
Bloodmoon Ursaluna ImageBloodmoon Ursaluna Ranking: ★★★
・Can run a Tera Fairy + Moonblast set.
・Both of its STABs cover for a defensive Tera.
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