Normal Fast move

Scratch

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Scratch, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

12.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 6
Energy: +4
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 12.0 dmg/s
EPS: 8 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.30s
Damage window end: 0.50s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 4
Energy: +2
Turns: 1 (instant)

Editor's notes

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Rillaboom, Delphox, Ambipom and Anorith. These are the Pokémon that get the most out of Scratch.

In raids it puts out 12.0 DPS and 8 energy/sec, so it charges your charged move quickly.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Scratch

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Rillaboom Grass	3,759	239	168	225
2	Delphox FirePsychic	3,459	230	189	181
3	Ambipom Normal	2,734	205	143	181
4	Anorith RockBug	1,729	176	100	128
5	Purugly Normal	2,208	172	133	174
6	Braixen Fire	2,050	171	130	153
7	Thwackey Grass	2,122	165	134	172
8	Vigoroth Normal	2,225	159	145	190
9	CharmeleonElite TM Fire	1,869	158	126	151
10	Drilbur Ground	1,556	154	85	155
11	Pawniard DarkSteel	1,621	154	114	128
12	Axew Dragon	1,548	154	101	130
13	Zorua Dark	1,329	153	78	120
14	Persian Normal	1,910	150	136	163
15	Croconaw Water	1,948	150	142	163
16	Kabuto RockWater	1,550	148	140	102
17	Mankey Fighting	1,317	148	82	120
18	Teddiursa Normal	1,502	142	93	155
19	Aipom Normal	1,525	136	112	146
20	Torchic Fire	1,237	130	87	128
21	Litten Fire	1,171	128	79	128
22	Sandshrew Ground	1,426	126	120	137
23	Grookey Grass	1,228	122	91	137
24	Paras BugGrass	1,151	121	99	111
25	Stunky PoisonDark	1,302	121	90	160
26	Espurr Psychic	1,424	120	114	158
27	Totodile Water	1,280	117	109	137
28	Charmander Fire	1,109	116	93	118
29	Fennekin Fire	1,163	116	102	120
30	Chimchar Fire	1,082	113	86	127

FAQ

Is Scratch a good move?

Scratch deals 6 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 12.0 DPS while generating 8 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Normal moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Scratch?

The table above lists the 30 strongest by base attack, led by Rillaboom, Delphox, Ambipom.

Is Scratch better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 6 power for 4 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 4 power for 2 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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