Skorupi

#451 (Sinnoh)

#452 Drapion ›

Pokémon type

Poison

Bug

Skorupi weaknesses

Skorupi is weak to Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Skorupi is resistant to Poison, Bug and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fighting and Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Skorupi

The best moves for Skorupi are Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Infestation and Sludge Bomb deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Poison Sting

9.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Infestation

10.8DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Sludge Bomb

1.92DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Skorupi family. Skorupi evolves into Drapion for 50 Candy.

Skorupi

Drapion

Game images

Skorupi, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Skorupi is a Poison & Bug Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic moves. Skorupi's best moveset is Poison Sting & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 1,141. Skorupi evolves into Drapion.

About

"It burrows under the sand to lie in wait for prey. Its tail claws can inject its prey with a savage poison."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Infestation	9	13	10.8
Poison Sting	4	12	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Aqua Tail	50	3	1.52
Cross Poison	40	3	1.45
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Poison Sting	4	2	2.4	4.5
Infestation	10	3	4	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Cross Poison ▲▲ att	50	35	1.71
Aqua Tail	55	35	1.57
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	5.8	100%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	5.7	100%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Cross Poison 32 DPS	4.9	86%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Cross Poison 32 DPS	4.9	85%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.8	83%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.7	81%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	4.5	78%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	4.4	77%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.3	57%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.1	53%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2.3	100%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Cross Poison 32 DPS	1.8	78%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	1.7	76%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	1.5	67%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	62%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Cross Poison 32 DPS	1.2	54%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	1.2	53%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1	42%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	41%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	30%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	15	11.7	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11.4	98%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	12	11	95%
Infestation 4 EPT	Cross Poison 1.71 DPE	9	10.9	93%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	92%
Infestation 4 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.57 DPE	9	10.3	88%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Cross Poison 1.71 DPE	8	10.1	87%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.57 DPE	8	9.5	81%
Infestation 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.6	39%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Skorupi?

Skorupi is weak to Flying, Rock, Fire and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Skorupi is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Skorupi counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	86%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		93
Defense		151
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40

106

Size

Height	0.8 m
Weight	12 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	432
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	576
Level 30 Max wild	865
Level 40	1,009
Level 50	1,141

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	721
Level 35 (wild)	937