Set: Bulk Up
@ Eviolite
Trait: Shed Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature (+Spe, -SpA)
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Crunch
- Rest
While it didnt get anything notable in B2W2, Scraggy still stands strong as one of the most unique and effective bulky sweepers in NU With its great coverage, unique typing and abilities, and effective 50/130/130 defenses! At first Scraggy may seem outclassed by Gurdurr and Throh, but Scraggy has quite a few perks going for it when compared to these Pokemon. The most notable of which is its secondary Dark typing, giving Scraggy the ability to turn threats to other fighters such as Musharna, Duosion and Misdreavus into set up bait. Scraggy also has the rare ability Shed Skin, giving him a resistance to status attacks as well as a reliable recovery option in Shedrest, greatly increasting the lizard's longetivity. Unlike Throh, scraggy has the ability to use drain punch to heal its HP, while throh is limited to circle throw. While shed skin and its dark typing make Scraggy a much better bulky sweeper than gurdurr. Scraggy's main flaw is that its dark-typing also gives him a weakness to the common fighting-type, and it still retains its flying weakness from before. This means that pokemon such as swellow and sawk need to be removed from the match before Scraggy can sweep. Scraggy is also somewhat weak without a few boosts, although its good super effective coverage makes up for that somewhat. In the end, scraggy is still 2 gud, and is still a viable option if you need it.