Scraggy
#065 Unova / #559 National
Type: Dark/Fighting
Species classification:Shedding Pokemon
Abilities:
Shed Skin – 1/3 chance of healing user's status ailment each turn
Moxie – Boosts attack by one stage each time user directly KOs an opponent
Dream World abilities: Intimidate – Lowers opponents Attack one level; decreases encounter rate with lower-level wild Pokemon
Location found (Black/White): Routes 4 and 18, Resort Desert
Wild hold items: Shed Shell (rare)
Egg groups: Ground, Dragon
Capture rate: 180
Gender ratio: 50/50
Effort values: 1 Attack
Evolution family:Scraggy >Scraftyat level 39
Scraggyand Scraftlyare winners all around. First, we love Pokemon with unique typing, and they're the only Dark/Fighting dual-types to date, and the only part-Fighting-types with an immunity to Psychic attacks. These are well-rounded Pokemon both offensively and defensively too, with solid Defense and Special Defense stats and a respectable Attack.
Scraftycan be used as a defensive tank that's also capable of dealing out some hits, so we'd go for a stat boosting move like Bulk Up to boost Defense and Attack, one Dark and one Fighting STAB attack each, and one good recovery move so that he can keep soaking up damage (Rest is a good choice).
