Ash's Scraggy: Difference between revisions

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Scraggy hatched from his Egg shortly after and he wasted no time showing off his headstrong nature. When {{AP|Pikachu}} tried to greet him, he used {{m|Leer}} on him and then attempted to {{m|Headbutt}} him, but missed. Ash and Pikachu decided to have a small battle with Scraggy as a "welcome gift". Scraggy was easily subdued by a weakened version of Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} attack, while his attacks hardly did anything on Pikachu. He later tried to pick fights with Ash's other Pokémon, {{AP|Pidove}}, {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Tepig}} and {{AP|Snivy}}. Since he was newly hatched, he was easily subdued by their weak attacks. Ash attempted to catch him with his Poké Ball but Scraggy refused, wanting to explore the outside world a little longer.

In ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]'', his aggressive attitude landed him and the other Pokémon in trouble when he attacked a group of wild {{p|Foongus}}. In retaliation, they engulfed the Pokémon in a cloud of {{m|PoisonPowder}}, poisoning them. Though, with the combined effort of Ash, {{AP|Oshawott}} and {{an|Cilan}}, everyone was cured of their poison.

In ''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]'', Scraggy was used to assist {{MTR}} in negotiating with a wild {{p|Scrafty}} to rescue Axew who Scrafty had kidnapped. In the process, the Scrafty taught him how to use {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}. Once Axew was rescued, Scraggy wished to assist Scrafty whose home had been taken by a {{p|Mandibuzz}} as a return favor. Using his new Hi Jump Kick, Scraggy was able to subdue Mandibuzz.

Scraggy was Ash's chosen Pokémon for the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament in ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''. He battled [[Angus]]'s {{p|Simisage}} in the first round. While the match started of with both Pokémon avoiding each others attacks, Scraggy was eventually able to land a Hi Jump Kick on Simisage. However, Simisage countered by stepping on Scraggy's "pants", so that he couldn't defend with them again, and hit him with {{m|Low Sweep}}. After Scraggy's next Hi Jump Kick missed, he was hit by a barrage of Low Sweeps while he thrived in the pain of his unsuccessful Hi Jump Kick. Simisage was about to finish the match with {{m|Giga Impact}} when Scraggy formed a {{m|Focus Blast}} between his hands, learning a new move, and used it to shield himself from Simisage's attack. Unfortunately; when it came to launching his Focus Blast, Scraggy was unable to keep it on target, though he made up for it by using Leer on Simisage and with its effects, hit it with a Headbutt attack, winning the match. Scraggy continued to watch the first round matches in the [[BW071|next episode]]. While watching, he became annoyed by {{an|Bianca}}'s admiration of him and hit her with Headbutt. During the break between battles, he and Ash began practicing Focus Blast, however, not making any progress. In ''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]'', Scraggy battled [[Betty]]'s {{p|Simipour}}. After defending against Simipour's {{m|Aqua Tail}} and {{m|Brick Break}}, Scraggy once again attempted Focus Blast but to no result. After enduring an {{m|Acrobatics}} attack, Scraggy was able to hit Simipour with Leer, block a second Brick Break with Headbutt and win the match with Hi Jump Kick. In ''[[BW073|Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!]]'', Scraggy faced off against [[Montgomery]]'s {{p|Throh}} during the semi-finals. After persistently trying to weaken Throh's defense with Leer, Scraggy was heavily damaged by Throh's {{m|Circle Throw}} and {{m|Superpower}} attacks. Scraggy then released a barrage of Focus Blasts, all of which failed to hit his target. Scraggy was then defeated by {{m|Seismic Toss}}, eliminating him and Ash from the tournament.

Scraggy was called upon for his first Gym battle in ''[[BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!]]'' against [[Brycen]] and his {{p|Vanillish}}. Initially, Scraggy sustained damage from a failed Hi Jump Kick and missed his target again with Headbutt, having trouble maintaining his balance on the iced over battle field. On the defensive, Scraggy was able to deflect Vanillish's {{m|Icicle Spear}} with his "pants" and launch a Focus Blast attack. Like before, Scraggy's attack missed, but by chance the Focus Blast fell backwards and struck Vanillish. Scraggy then knocked out his opponent with Headbutt. {{p|Cryogonal}} was brought out subsequently to fight Scraggy. His Headbutt attack was blocked by a fearsome {{m|Rapid Spin}} and after a failed Focus Blast, Scraggy was knocked out by Cryogonal's {{m|Aurora Beam}}.

In ''[[BW105|Lost at the League!]]'', Scraggy was seen defeating a {{p|Darumaka}} and winning Ash's third round battle of the [[Vertress Conference]].

In ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'', [[Professor Juniper]] sent Scraggy to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] before Ash left for Kanto, touring through the Decolore Islands. He was brought back to Ash's team prior to ''[[BW131|The Path That Leads to Goodbye!]]''. In the episode, Scraggy became very upset at Axew's absence after Ash and Iris had fallen out. He set off with Pikachu to find them before being captured by Team Rocket and subsequently rescued by Iris. Scraggy later returned to Oak's lab in [[BW142]] where he reunited with the entire Unova team. Scraggy joined in with them to launch a group attack on Team Rocket, using Focus Blast to send them blasting off for the final time in the Best Wishes series. Scraggy was left at the lab before Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.

From the moment he hatched, Scraggy has been shown to be a headstrong Pokémon who views new Pokémon as opponents. He will {{m|Leer}} at his potential opponents to show his toughness before trying to {{m|Headbutt}} them. His overconfidence often gets him into trouble as he believes he is much stronger than he actually is, as seen in ''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]'' when he took on a whole group of {{p|Galvantula}} by himself or in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]'' when he took on a group of angry {{p|Foongus}}. A stubborn Pokémon, Scraggy will not give up on trying to defeat an opponent even if he is injured. Despite disliking to do so, he knows when to accept help from his friends and Trainer. He is also shown to care about those who he considers his friends. This is shown in  both ''[[BW029|Cottonee in Love!]]'' and ''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]'' when Ash tried to recall him to his [[Poké Ball]] but he didn't want to go in because he wanted to help his new friends on both occasions.

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A Japanese event distributed a game counterpart of Ash's Scraggy via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Interestingly, it always has {{a|Moxie}} as its Ability and knows {{m|Low Kick}} in addition to {{m|Leer}}, {{m|Headbutt}} and {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}, since its anime counterpart currently only knows the latter three moves. This event started on January 28, 2011 and ended on February 10, 2011.

[[File:Ash Scraggy M14 manga.png|thumb|Ash's Scraggy in the manga]]

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