#0813 · Galar · Generation 8 · starter

Scorbunny

Rabbit Pokémon · Fire-type

Scorbunny is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Rabbit Pokémon, number 813 (#0813) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 4.5 kg.

Scorbunny is the Rabbit Pokémon, a Fire-type starter that cannot fight at full power until it has run itself warm. Once the pads on its feet and nose heat up, a kick from it can do heavy damage.

How to pronounce Scorbunny

Scorbunny is pronounced SKOR-bun-ee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Scorbunny said out loud:

In Japanese it is ヒバニー (Hibanny).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Scorbunny is a small white rabbit, 0.3 m tall and 4.5 kg. Its ears, toes and neck carry orange and yellow marks, and it has buckteeth and a yellow band across its orange nose. A sac in its chest stores fire energy, which flows to special pads on its feet and nose. The Pokédex says these pads radiate tremendous heat once it is ready to fight, and Bulbapedia notes they can start small fires and, in the anime, thaw others out of ice.

Behaviour

Scorbunny loves to run and is full of energy, and the Pokédex says that is why it does warm-up exercises. Bulbapedia says it uses its strong legs to leap around opponents and confuse them, and that it is rarely seen without a Trainer. In the anime's Pokédex, the soles of its feet are said to bring good luck.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat, though Bulbapedia says it has been seen in the Terarium at Blueberry Academy. In Scarlet and Violet it needs a trade in the base game, and appears wild in the Terarium's Polar Biome in The Indigo Disk.

Powers

Blaze strengthens its Fire moves when its health is low, and its hidden Ability is Libero. It fights with Ember, Quick Attack, Double Kick and Flame Charge, and learns Bounce later. With base Speed 69 and Attack 71 it is a quick physical attacker.

Name origin

Scorbunny may combine 'scorch', 'score' and 'bunny'. The Japanese name is Hibanny (ヒバニー), which may blend 火 hi ('fire'), 火花 hibana ('spark') and 'bunny'.

Design inspiration

Scorbunny looks like a white rabbit. Rabbits have a high body temperature, and a Buddhist Jataka tale has a rabbit leaping into a fire as an offering without being burnt, either of which could explain its Fire type. The good luck in its soles likely echoes the rabbit's-foot charm. Bulbapedia says the yellow mark over its nose is inspired by a Japanese design trope where a bandage on the nose signals a rambunctious character. Some of these are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Scorbunny evolves into Raboot at level 16, and Raboot into Cinderace at level 35.

In the games

Scorbunny was one of the three Galar starters in Sword and Shield, given out by Leon in Postwick. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Goh's Scorbunny debuted in 'Settling the Scorbunny!', found in Wyndon among a pack of Nickit. After a battle with Ash it took a liking to Goh and followed him until he caught it in 'Mind-Boggling Dynamax!'.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says no other Generation VIII Pokémon family is purely Fire type apart from Scorbunny's.
• Scorbunny is the only Fire-type starter that cannot learn Flamethrower by levelling up, Bulbapedia notes.
• Its Special Defense of 40 is the joint lowest of any Fire type, shared with Charcadet, Fuecoco, Salandit, Litten and Slugma.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Scorbunny (Pokémon) · Serebii: Scorbunny (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 50
• Attack: 71
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 40
• Speed: 69

Scorbunny’s base stat total is 310. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Scorbunny weak to?

Scorbunny takes extra damage from Water (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

Evolution

How does Scorbunny evolve?

Scorbunny evolves into Raboot at level 16.

The whole family: Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace.

• Raboot evolves into Cinderace at level 35.

Abilities

• Blaze: Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Libero (hidden ability): Libero changes the Pokémon's type to that of its previously used attack.

Moves

Moves Scorbunny learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (35)

Scorbunny can learn 35 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Fire Fang, Low Kick, Acrobatics, Trailblaze, Fire Spin, Facade, Swift, Flame Charge, Low Sweep, Endure, Sunny Day, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Rest, Taunt, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Reversal, Fire Blast, Fire Pledge, Overheat, Flare Blitz, Tera Blast, Super Fang, Burning Jealousy, Double-Edge, Temper Flare.

Egg moves (4):High Jump Kick, Sand Attack, Sucker Punch, Super Fang.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 62.

Pokédex entries

It has special pads on the backs of its feet, and one on its nose. Once it's raring to fight, these pads radiate tremendous heat. (Shield)

A warm-up of running around gets fire energy coursing through this Pokémon's body. Once that happens, it's ready to fight at full power. (Sword)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Shortest Fire type: 0.3 m, shared with 1 other.
• Shortest Fire type in Gen 8: 0.3 m.
• Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
• Heavier than 14% of all Pokémon (4.5 kg).
• Base stat total 310, ranked #804 of 1,025.
• One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 4 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Scorbunny (Pokémon), Serebii: Scorbunny (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (SKOR-bun-ee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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