

Later, Scrafty confronted Mandibuzz, only to be defeated. Meowth and Ash's Scraggy negotiated with and distracted Scrafty whilst Ash, Pikachu, and Snivy rescued Axew. As a result, it resorted to kidnapping Iris's Axew and holding it ransom. Scrafty begged a wild Beartic, Scolipede, and Darmanitan to help it win back its territory, but none of them helped it. It was kicked out of its den by a wild Mandibuzz, who herself had been forced to relocate. Scrafty debuted in Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!. Though often coming off as rude, it takes good care of its loved ones and its turf. Scrafty never leaves its territory for a long time. A group will attack anything that comes within its territory. Groups determine hierarchy by crest size, with the Scrafty having the largest crest becoming the leader. Scrafty lives in groups with other members of its species.

It can protect itself while attacking by pulling up or folding the loose skin around its waist.

Scrafty is powerful enough to kick through concrete blocks, and can also spit acidic liquid from its mouth, which it does to taunt opponents. Its lower body and tail are covered by loose yellow skin resembling baggy trousers.

Scrafty's body is orange, with thin arms and a gray, scaled belly. As shown in the anime, it can wear this skin like a hood. Baggy yellow skin hangs off its shoulders, falling halfway down its back. It sports a red crest on its head, similar in appearance to a mohawk. It has oval, wide-set eyes with small pupils and gray eyelids, as well as small nostrils and a wide mouth with bared teeth, giving it the appearance of a permanent sneer. Scrafty is a bipedal, lizard-like Pokémon. Scrafty wearing its skin as a hood in the anime
