451: Skorupi

Essentials

Skorupi

Abilities

Battle Armor: Protects against critical hits.
Sniper: Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

Hidden Ability

Keen Eye: Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Damage Taken

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
National: 451
Original Sinnoh: 127
Extended Sinnoh: 127
Updated Unova: 201
Gallery: 156

Names

Chinese: 紫天蠍
French: Rapion
German: Pionskora
Korean: 스콜피
Japanese: スコルピ (sukorupi)
Official roomaji: Scorpi

Breeding

Gender

½ male, ½ female

Egg groups

Bug
Water 3

Hatch counter

Steps to hatch

5355 / 2805

Compatibility

Training

Base EXP

Effort points

1 Defense

Capture rate

120

Base happiness

Growth rate

slow

Wild held items

	5%	Poison Barb
	5%	Poison Barb

Evolution

Compare this family

Baby	Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
	Skorupi	Drapion Level up, starting at level 40

Stats

			Level
			Effort
		Pctile	Min IVs	Max IVs
HP	40	9.8	253	284
Attack	50	20.3	168	199
Defense	90	77.4	248	279
Special Attack	30	6.1	128	159
Special Defense	55	33.3	178	209
Speed	65	50.4	198	229
Total	330	27.8

Pokéathlon Performance

Minimum; Base; Maximum

Speed
Power
Skill
Stamina
Jump
Total: 6/14/17

Flavor

Detailed flavor page covering all versions

Flavor Text

: It grips prey with its tail claws and injects poison. It tenaciously hangs on until the poison takes.
: It lives in arid lands. It buries itself in sand and lies in wait for unsuspecting prey.
: As soon as the tail claws close, its needle tips secrete poison. It can survive a year without food.
: It burrows under the sand to lie in wait for prey. Its tail claws can inject its prey with a savage poison.

: As soon as the tail claws close, its needle tips secrete poison. It can survive a year without food.
: It lives in arid regions and can go without food for a year while waiting for prey.

Sprites

Miscellany

Species: Scorpion
Color: Purple
Cry
Footprint
Shape: Chitinous

Height

2'7.5"
0.8 m

Weight

120

26.5 lb
12.0 kg

Locations

Ridiculously detailed breakdown

Black 2

Reversal Mountain, unknown area 48

White 2

Reversal Mountain, unknown area 48

Pal Park

Area: Sea
Score: 50
Rate: 30

Moves

Poison and Bug moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Physical moves better suit Skorupi's higher Attack, and have their class highlighted in green.

				Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—	Bite			25	60	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
—	—	—	—	Poison Sting			35	15	100%		Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
6	—	—	—	Leer			30	—	100%		Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
	6	6	5	Knock Off			20	20	100%		Target drops its held item.
12	12	12	9	Pin Missile			20	14	85%		Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
17	17	17	13	Acupressure			30	—	—		Raises one of a friendly Pokémon's stats at random by two stages.
23				Knock Off			20	20	100%		Target drops its held item.
			16	Pursuit			20	40	100%		Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.
28	23	23		Scary Face			10	—	100%		Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
34	28	28		Toxic Spikes			20	—	—		Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.
	34	34	20	Bug Bite			20	60	100%		If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
39	39	39	23	Poison Fang			15	50	100%		Has a 30% chance to badly poison the target.
			27	Venoshock			10	65	100%		Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
		45	30	Hone Claws			15	—	—		Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
		50		Venoshock			10	65	100%		Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
			34	Toxic Spikes			20	—	—		Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.
			38	Night Slash			15	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
			41	Scary Face			10	—	100%		Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
45	45	56	45	Crunch			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
50	50	61	49	Cross Poison			20	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to poison the target.
				Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
				Agility			30	—	—		Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
				Confuse Ray			10	—	100%		Confuses the target.
				Faint Attack			20	60	—		Never misses.
				Iron Tail			15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
				Night Slash			15	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
				Poison Tail			25	50	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to poison the target.
				Pursuit			20	40	100%		Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.
				Sand-Attack			15	—	100%		Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
				Screech			40	—	85%		Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
				Slash			20	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
				Twineedle			20	25	100%		Hits twice in the same turn. Has a 20% chance to poison the target.
				Whirlwind			20	—	100%	-6	Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
				Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
				Aqua Tail			10	90	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
				Bug Bite			20	60	100%		If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
				Dark Pulse			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
				Fury Cutter			20	20	95%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
				Headbutt			15	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
				Iron Tail			15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
				Knock Off			20	20	100%		Target drops its held item.
				Mud-Slap			10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.
				Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
				Snore			15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
				Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
		01	01	Hone Claws			15	—	—		Raises the user's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
06	06	06	06	Toxic			10	—	90%		Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
		09	09	Venoshock			10	65	100%		Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
10	10	10	10	Hidden Power			15	*	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
11	11	11	11	Sunny Day			5	—	—		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
12	12	12	12	Taunt			20	—	100%		For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
17	17	17	17	Protect			10	—	—	4	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
18	18	18	18	Rain Dance			5	—	—		Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
21	21	21	21	Frustration			20	*	100%		Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
23	23			Iron Tail			15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
27	27	27	27	Return			20	*	100%		Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
28	28	28	28	Dig			10	80	100%		User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
30	30	30	30	Shadow Ball			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
31	31	31	31	Brick Break			15	75	100%		Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
32	32	32	32	Double Team			15	—	—		Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
36	36	36	36	Sludge Bomb			10	90	100%		Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
39	39	39	39	Rock Tomb			10	50	80%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
40	40	40	40	Aerial Ace			20	60	—		Never misses.
41	41	41	41	Torment			15	—	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
42	42	42	42	Facade			20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
43	43			Secret Power			20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
44	44	44	44	Rest			10	—	—		User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
45	45	45	45	Attract			15	—	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
46	46	46	46	Thief			10	40	100%		Takes the target's item.
		48	48	Round			15	60	100%		Has double power if it's used more than once per turn.
54	54	54	54	False Swipe			40	40	100%		Cannot lower the target's HP below 1.
56	56	56	56	Fling			10	*	100%		Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
58	58			Endure			10	—	—	4	Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
66	66	66	66	Payback			10	50	100%		Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.
70	70	70	70	Flash			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
75	75	75	75	Swords Dance			30	—	—		Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
78	78			Captivate			20	—	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two stages if it's the opposite gender.
79	79			Dark Pulse			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
		76	76	Struggle Bug			20	30	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by one stage.
81	81	81	81	X-Scissor			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
82	82			Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
83	83			Natural Gift			15	*	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
84	84	84	84	Poison Jab			20	80	100%		Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
87	87	87	87	Swagger			15	—	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
90	90	90	90	Substitute			10	—	—		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
		94	94	Rock Smash			15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
H1	H1	H1	H1	Cut			30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
H4	H4	H4	H4	Strength			15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
H6	H6			Rock Smash			15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.