Essentials

Skorupi

Skorupi

poison bug

Abilities

Battle Armor
No moves will critically hit this Pokemon.
Sniper
This Pokemon inflicts double damage with critical hits.

Damage Taken

  • bug ½
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting ¼
  • fire 2
  • flying 2
  • ghost 1
  • grass ¼
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison ½
  • psychic 2
  • rock 2
  • steel 1
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 4
National
451
Sinnoh Generation 4
127

Names

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

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female
Egg groups
  • Bug
  • Water 3
Steps to hatch
5120

Compatibility

  • Caterpie
  • Weedle
  • Paras
  • Venonat
  • Tentacool
  • Shellder
  • Krabby
  • Scyther
  • Pinsir
  • Omanyte
  • Kabuto
  • Ledyba
  • Spinarak
  • Yanma
  • Pineco
  • Gligar
  • Shuckle
  • Heracross
  • Corsola
  • Wurmple
  • Surskit
  • Nincada
  • Volbeat
  • Illumise
  • Trapinch
  • Corphish
  • Lileep
  • Anorith
  • Kricketot
  • Burmy
  • Combee
  • Skorupi

Training

Base EXP
114
1628 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 1 Defense
Capture rate
120
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
slow
Wild held items

Generation 4

5% Poison BarbPoison Barb

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Skorupi Skorupi DrapionDrapion Level up: 40

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
40
 11.9 253 284
Attack
50
 22.7 168 199
Defense
90
 76.6 248 279
Special Attack
30
 6.5 128 159
Special Defense
55
 34.0 178 209
Speed
65
 50.5 198 229
Total
330
 28.4

Flavor

Flavor Text

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

Sprites

Skorupi Skorupi Skorupi Skorupi

Miscellany

Species
Scorpion
Color
purple
Cry
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Pawprint
Skorupi
Shape
Chitinous

Height

Trainer dude

Skorupi
8

2'7.5"
0.8 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Skorupi
120

26.5 lb
12.0 kg

Locations

Moves

DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver 		Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
— — Bite dark Physical 25 60 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
— — Poison Sting poison Physical 35 15 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
6 — Leer normal None 30 0 100%

Lowers the target's Defense by one level.
6 Knock Off dark Physical 20 20 100%

Target drops its held item.
12 12 Pin Missile bug Physical 20 14 85%

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
17 17 Acupressure normal None 30 0 0%

Raises one of a friendly Pokémon's stats at random by two levels.
23 Knock Off dark Physical 20 20 100%

Target drops its held item.
28 23 Scary Face normal None 10 0 90%

Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.
34 28 Toxic Spikes poison None 20 0 0%

Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.
34 Bug Bite bug Physical 20 60 100%

If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
39 39 Poison Fang poison Physical 15 50 100%

Has a 30% chance to badly poison the target.
45 45 Crunch dark Physical 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one level.
50 50 Cross Poison poison Physical 20 70 100%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to poison the target.
DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver 		Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Agility psychic None 30 0 100%

Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
Confuse Ray ghost None 10 0 100%

Confuses the target.
Faint Attack dark Physical 20 60 100%

Never misses.
Night Slash dark Physical 15 70 100%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Pursuit dark Physical 20 40 100%

If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.
Sand-Attack ground None 15 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
Screech normal None 40 0 85%

Lowers the target's Defense by two levels.
Slash normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Whirlwind normal None 20 0 100% -6

Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver 		Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Aqua Tail water Physical 10 90 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Bug Bite bug Physical 20 60 100%

If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Fury Cutter bug Physical 20 10 95%

Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Headbutt normal Physical 15 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Mud-Slap ground Special 10 20 100%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver 		Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
06 06 Toxic poison None 10 0 85%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
10 10 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
11 11 Sunny Day fire None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
12 12 Taunt dark None 20 0 100%

For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
17 17 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
18 18 Rain Dance water None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
21 21 Frustration normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
23 23 Iron Tail steel Physical 15 100 75%

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one level.
27 27 Return normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
28 28 Dig ground Physical 10 80 100%

User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
30 30 Shadow Ball ghost Special 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.
31 31 Brick Break fighting Physical 15 75 100%

Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
32 32 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.
36 36 Sludge Bomb poison Special 10 90 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
39 39 Rock Tomb rock Physical 10 50 80%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one level.
40 40 Aerial Ace flying Physical 20 60 100%

Never misses.
41 41 Torment dark None 15 0 100%

Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
42 42 Facade normal Physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
43 43 Secret Power normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
44 44 Rest psychic None 10 0 100%

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
45 45 Attract normal None 15 0 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
46 46 Thief dark Physical 10 40 100%

Takes the target's item.
54 54 False Swipe normal Physical 40 40 100%

Cannot lower the target's HP below 1.
56 56 Fling dark Physical 10 1 100%

Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
58 58 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
66 66 Payback dark Physical 10 50 100%

Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.
70 70 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.
75 75 Swords Dance normal None 30 0 100%

Raises the user's Attack by two levels.
78 78 Captivate normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender.
79 79 Dark Pulse dark Special 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
81 81 X-Scissor bug Physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
82 82 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
83 83 Natural Gift normal Physical 15 1 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.
84 84 Poison Jab poison Physical 20 80 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
87 87 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.
90 90 Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
H1 H1 Cut normal Physical 30 50 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
H4 H4 Strength normal Physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
H6 H6 Rock Smash fighting Physical 15 40 100%

Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one level.

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