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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.
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Blueberry #122 | Type | |
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Scrafty | ||
Abilities | ||
Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate (Hidden) |
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Weak to: | (4x) | |
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
(0.25x) | ||
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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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. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 65 | 456 |
Atk | 90 | 286 |
Def | 115 | 63 |
SpAtk | 45 | 635 |
SpDef | 115 | 52 |
Speed | 58 | 527 |
Total | 488 | 339 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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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 |
Best Natures | ||
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Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk) |
Brave (+Atk, -Spe) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Bulk Up | ★★★ |
Nature | Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk) |
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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 | |
Held Item | Leftovers |
Moveset | ・
Bulk Up
・ Drain Punch ・ Knock Off ・ Poison Jab |
Naturally high Def and Sp. Def, but low HP Strong offensive coverage options Can now Terastallize to help with 4x Fairy weakness |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Shed Skin | Leftovers |
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.
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.
Poison Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
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
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.
Crunch
or Throat Chop |
Does more damage than Knock Off if the opponent is not holding an item. |
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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. |
Damage Dealt by Scrafty |
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Item: Booster Energy | Poison Jab 67 ~ 79 (51.1 ~ 60.3%) Guaranteed 2HKO Needs +2 Atk to OHKO |
Item: Assault Vest | +1 Drain Punch 102 ~ 120 (53.9 ~ 63.4%) Guaranteed 2HKO 29.6 ~ 34.8% HP Recovered |
Item: Choice Scarf | +1 Knock Off 158 ~ 188 (96.9 ~ 115.3%) 81.3% Chance to OHKO |
Damage Received by Scrafty |
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Item: Booster Energy | Moonblast 300 ~ 352 (174.4 ~ 204.6%) Guaranteed OHKO Moonblast 63 ~ 75 (36.6 ~ 43.6%) 99.5% Chance to 3HKO after Leftovers Recovery |
Item: Punching Glove | Close Combat 134 ~ 162 (77.9 ~ 94.1%) Guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers Recovery |
Item: Choice Scarf | Tera Flying Tera Blast 136 ~ 160 (79 ~ 93%) Guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers Recovery |
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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.
Scrafty appreciates allies that can help it safely set up or eliminate any threats it would normally have.
Screens Support | Setup Attacker | Special Attacker |
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Alolan Ninetales | Scrafty | Gholdengo |
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.
Pokemon | Description |
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Flutter 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 | 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 | Ranking: ★★★
・Can run a Tera Fairy + Moonblast set. ・Both of its STABs cover for a defensive Tera. ▶️ Bloodmoon Ursaluna Best Movesets |
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