Scrafty appears to be based on a lizard. With its red spike mohawk, molted skin “pants” and “hoodie”, Scrafty also seem to encapsulate stereotypes of various urban youth subcultures of the past several decades, namely hip hop and punk.
Scrafty is a combination of scrappy (to be fond of fighting or competing) or scraggy (thin or scrawny) and crafty.
Zuruzukin is a combination of 狡 zuru (sneaky person) or 狡い zurui (crafty) and 頭巾 zukin (hood). It may also derive from ずるずる zuruzuru (loose or the act or sound of dragging).
No: 560
English Name: Scrafty
Japanese Name: Zuruzukin
Generation: 5
Type: Dark, Fighting
Species: Hoodlum Pokémon
Abilities: Moxie, Shed Skin, Intimidate (hidden ability)
Evolution: Scraggy > Scrafty
Scrafty is a bipedal lizard-like Pokémon. It has oval, wide-set eyes with small pupils and gray eyelids, as well as small nostrils and a wide mouth with bared teeth. It sports a red crest on its head, similar in appearance to a mohawk. Baggy yellow skin hangs off its shoulders, falling halfway down its back. Scrafty’s body is orange, with thin arms and a gray, scaled belly. Its lower body and tail are covered by loose yellow skin resembling baggy trousers. On its tail is a single red scale.
Scrafty is powerful enough to kick through concrete blocks, and can also spit acidic liquid from its mouth. It can protect itself while attacking by pulling up or folding the loose skin around its waist. Scrafty lives in groups with other members of its species. Groups determine hierarchy by crest size, with the Scrafty having the largest crest becoming the leader. A group will attack anything that comes within its territory.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Black: Groups of them beat up anything that enter their territory. Each can spit acidic liquid from its mouth.
Pokemon White: It can smash concrete blocks with its kicking attacks. The one with the biggest crest is the group leader.
Pokemon Black 2: It pulls up its shed skin to protect itself while it kicks. The bigger the crest, the more respected it is.
pokemon White 2: It pulls up its shed skin to protect itself while it kicks. The bigger the crest, the more respected it is.
Pokemon X: It pulls up its shed skin to protect itself while it kicks. The bigger the crest, the more respected it is.
Pokemon Y: It can smash concrete blocks with its kicking attacks. The one with the biggest crest is the group leader.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: It pulls up its shed skin to protect itself while it kicks. The bigger the crest, the more respected it is.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: It can smash concrete blocks with its kicking attacks. The one with the biggest crest is the group leader.
