Scrafty

Scrafty in the anime

Scrafty appeared in Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!, kicked out of its den by a wild Mandibuzz who had herself been displaced. It begged a wild Beartic, Scolipede, and Darmanitan for help winning back its territory, and when none obliged, it kidnapped Iris's Axew to force a negotiation. After Meowth and Ash's Scraggy distracted it and rescued Axew, Scraggy defeated Mandibuzz using the High Jump Kick it had learned from Scrafty, winning back Scrafty's den.

Scrafty on the card

Scrafty is thought to reference a lizard molting its skin along with urban youth subcultures, its sagging skin trousers and hoodie evoking hip hop style and its red mohawk-like crest evoking punk, while the hood also doubles as a balaclava-like disguise. Its earliest card is a 2011 Black & White Rare illustrated by Shin Nagasawa. Destined Rivals later added a Marnie's Scrafty Uncommon illustrated by Kazumasa Yasukuni, and the Mega Evolution era's Ascended Heroes brought a Mega Scrafty ex across Double Rare, Ultra Rare, and Special Illustration Rare treatments.

Cards to know

• Scrafty (Black & White #69)

  Scrafty's earliest card, a 2011 Black & White Rare illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.

• Marnie's Scrafty (Destined Rivals #133)

  A Destined Rivals Marnie's Scrafty Uncommon illustrated by Kazumasa Yasukuni.

• Scrafty (White Flare #139)

  A White Flare illustration rare illustrated by Tetsu Kayama.

• Mega Scrafty ex (Ascended Heroes #135)

  An Ascended Heroes Mega Scrafty ex Double Rare illustrated by 5ban Graphics.

• Mega Scrafty ex (Ascended Heroes #285)

  An Ascended Heroes Mega Scrafty ex Special Illustration Rare illustrated by nagimiso.