Scraggy (Pokémon)


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Scraggy (Japanese: ズルッグ Zuruggu) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into starting at level 39.

Biology
Scraggy is a bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon. Its oval eyes are set to the sides of its head, and its teeth appear to be constantly exposed. There is a small red scale on its yellow head. Below the yellow portion of its head, its body is cream-colored with thin arms and a red, scaly belly. It carries its loose, yellow skin around its legs, resembling trousers, which garner them more respect the saggier they are. Some of the loose skin seems to trail off to form or cover a tail. This pelt is rubbery and can be raised to its neck in order to reduce the damage it takes from attacks. Scraggy is easily engaged in battle, as it will attack any foe that so much as meets its gaze with its thick cranium. Scraggy travel in small groups.

Ash's Scraggy
's Pokémon Egg hatched into a Scraggy in Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!, thus also marking the species' debut. He had a headstrong and overconfident personality, and constantly viewed new Pokémon as opponents for him to beat.

Other
Concetta has a male Scraggy, which debuted in A Performance Pop Quiz!. He made further appearances in Party Dancecapades!, Master Class Choices!, and Master Class Is in Session!.

A 's Scraggy appeared in Turning Heads and Training Hard!. It was quickly defeated by Ilima and his.

Minor appearances
A Scraggy appeared in A Battle by Any Other Name!.

A Scraggy appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A Scraggy appeared during Mega Audino journal in A Race for Home!, where it was fighting with a.

A Scraggy appeared in a flashback in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, where it was one of the Pokémon residing at Nebel Plateau.

A 's Scraggy appeared in A League of His Own!.

Two Trainers' Scraggy appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.

Two Scraggy appeared in Till We Compete Again!, each under the ownership of a different Trainer.

In the movie adaptations
's Scraggy appears in the manga adaptation of . Like in the movie, Scraggy is Ash's Pokémon of choice to battle Carlita and her.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Scraggy and a stole an accordion that was going to be used in a BW Agency commercial in Wheeling and Dealing. They were later found and defeated by.

A Scraggy appeared in a fantasy in Battle at the Museum.

A Scraggy appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in 's Pokémon Musical.

A Scraggy is later seen in the possession of the Black s of Tubeline Bridge in School of Hard Knocks.

A Scraggy appeared in Cold Storage Battle.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
Rūkamu, a member of Great Gavel, has a Scraggy which he can use it as his Burst form.

NPC appearances

 * : Scraggy originally ran a scheme with, a former local carpenter in Post Town that has been ripping Pokémon off saying that he'll build stuff for them if they get gems for him at Stony Cave. Scraggy would then bump into the client on their way into town and steal the gems. The gullible Pokémon would then keep going out to Stony Cave to get gems for Gurdurr. When the player and partner discovered the scheme at Hazy Pass thanks to Gurdurr's two apprentices, , they jumped out to engage both Scraggy and Gurdurr in battle. After their defeat, Scraggy ran away, while Gurdurr ventured further up the mountain, where the player, partner, and Timburr would eventually convince him to become a carpenter again. Scraggy was later apprehended, and forces him to work for the benefit of the player and partner by opening a shop and helping their team remember moves. Scraggy still holds a grudge against the team for revealing him and started to tease the team with nicknames, only to get reprimanded by Quagsire. He also explains the seasonal V-Wave wind to the player and partner on the day that  arrives in town.

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Origin
Scraggy appears to be based on a sort of lizard. In addition, with its "pants", Scraggy seem to encapsulate stereotypes of s of the past several decades, namely  or.

Name origin
Scraggy is literally thin/scrawny, but it may also be a combination of scrappy (referring to its tendency to fight) and saggy or baggy (in reference to its "pants"). It may also refer to scraggly (scruffy or unkempt).

Zuruggu is derived from 狡 zuru (sneaky person) or 狡い zurui (crafty). It may also derive from ずるずる zuruzuru (loose or the act or sound of dragging).

Related articles

 * Ash's Scraggy
 * Scraggy (Gates to Infinity)