{"id":274023,"date":"2025-04-13T12:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/does-scrafty-learn-upper-hand-in-pokemon-go\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:53","slug":"does-scrafty-learn-upper-hand-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/does-scrafty-learn-upper-hand-in-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Scrafty learn Upper Hand in Pokemon GO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4872981\" data-slug-id=\"2471939\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pokemon GO Sparring Partners event introduces the Fighting-type Charged Attack Upper Hand. The blog post for the event mentioned that Scraggy, the creature featured in one-star raids, would learn the new move but failed to mention anything about its evolved form.<\/p>\n<p>Sparring Partner in Pokemon GO lasts from 2 &#8211; 5 pm local time on April 13, 2025. After the event starts in your region, <strong>all Scrafty will be able to learn Upper Hand<\/strong>. This article covers the nitty-gritties around this topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Also read:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/pokemon\/pokemon-go-sparring-partners-raid-day-overview-best-tips-tricks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Pokemon GO Sparring Partners Raid Day overview<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>How to get Upper Hand Scrafty in Pokemon GO<\/h2>\n<p>You can get Scrafty that knows Upper Hand in the following ways:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Evolve a Scraggy<\/strong> that knows Upper Hand during Sparring Partners.<\/li>\n<li>Teach Scrafty the move <strong>using a regular Charged TM<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Scrafty can learn Upper Hand in Pokemon GO (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming \/ TPC)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Scrafty can learn Upper Hand in Pokemon GO (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming \/ TPC)\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/5d576-17445471473664-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201080%201350%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Scrafty can learn Upper Hand in Pokemon GO (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming \/ TPC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>How to evolve Scraggy into Scrafty in Pokemon GO<\/h3>\n<p>You can feed Scraggy 50 Candy to evolve it in Pokemon GO. If you do so during the event, the evolved creature will know the move Upper Hand. After the event is over, the move will get rerolled and may or may not land on Upper Hand.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t get a Scrafty with Upper Hand via evolution, you can easily teach it the move using a regular Charged TM. This might take a couple of turns of usage as Scrafty has quite a few Charged Move options \u2014 Thunder Punch, Foul Play, Power-Up Punch, and Acid Spray.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Also read:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/pokemon\/best-counters-mega-heracross-raids-pokemon-go-weaknesses-shiny-odds-100-cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Best counters to Mega Heracross raids in Pokemon GO<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Is Upper Hand Scrafty good in Pokemon GO?<\/h2>\n<p>Upper Hand is a 70-damage move (84 with STAB) that consumes only 40 energy. This makes it an excellent offensive option for Scrafty, whose best STAB attack was Foul Play \u2014 72 damage for 40 energy.<\/p>\n<p>Upper Hand can be considered an improvement for Scrafty in terms of dealing damage. However, in terms of coverage into Fairy types \u2014 Scrafty&#8217;s biggest threat \u2014 it loses out by letting go of Thunder Punch. Giving up Foul Play leaves it more vulnerable to Ghosts.<\/p>\n<p>Upper Hand sees significant improvement in simulation results only in the 0-0 shield situation. Combined with the lost coverage potential, it is best to run with the previous best moveset for Scrafty \u2014 Counter + Foul Play and Thunder Punch.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>In other news, the details of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/pokemon\/news-pokemon-go-fest-2025-details-announced-gen-vi-mythical-crowned-form-zacian-zamazenta-lead-lineup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Pokemon GO Fest 2025<\/a> have been announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/938292-1696765853-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Abhipsito Das&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nAbhipsito is an Esports and Gaming Journalist at Sportskeeda. 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