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No. 945 · National Pokédex

Grafaiai

タギングル · Taggingru · Tag-Tag
⚪ Normal ☠️ Poison
Height
0.7 m
Weight
27.2 kg
Category
Toxic Monkey Pokémon
Generation
Generation 9
Grafaiai
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Grafaiai

Types
Normal Poison
Weaknesses
×2 Ground, Psychic Table
Resistances
×½ Grass, Poison, Bug, Fairy · immune: Ghost
Evolution
Shroodle → Grafaiai (Lv. 28)
Shiny
Shiny GrafaiaiAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 485 · top stat: Speed (110) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Tag-Tag in French · タギングル, Taggingru in Japanese · Affiti in German All Languages

📋Overview

Grafaiai is a Normal and Poison-type Pokémon, No. 945 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Toxic Monkey Pokémon. Height: 0.7 m, weight: 27.2 kg.

Grafaiai evolves from Shroodle and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Unburden and Poison Touch. Hidden Ability: Prankster. Grafaiai is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage). Grafaiai takes no damage from Ghost-type moves.

Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#945
National Pokédex
Category
Toxic Monkey Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
63
255
Attack
95
255
Defense
65
255
Special Attack
80
255
Special Defense
72
255
Speed
110
255
Total
485
Min HP (Lv. 100)
236
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
330
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Normal / Poison). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 2 types
Ground
×2
Psychic
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Grass
×½
Poison
×½
Bug
×½
Fairy
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ghost
×0

✨Abilities

Unburden
Ability 1
Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon's held item is used or lost.
Poison Touch
Ability 2
May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
Prankster
Gives priority to the Pokémon's status moves.

🌱Grafaiai Evolution

Shroodle
#944
Shroodle
Normal Poison
Level 28 →
Grafaiai
#945
Grafaiai
Normal Poison

🔮Grafaiai Forms and Shiny

Grafaiai
Standard Form
Normal · Poison
Shiny Availability
Shiny Grafaiai
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Grafaiai Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Doodle
Normal Stat
100%
—
10
1
Scratch
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
5
Acid Spray
Poison Spec.
100%
40
20
8
Fury Swipes
Normal Phys.
80%
18
15
11
Switcheroo
Dark Stat
100%
—
10
14
Poison Fang
Poison Phys.
100%
50
15
18
Flatter
Dark Stat
100%
—
15
21
Slash
Normal Phys.
100%
70
20
25
U-turn
Bug Phys.
100%
70
20
33
Poison Jab
Poison Phys.
100%
80
20
37
Taunt
Dark Stat
100%
—
20
40
Substitute
Normal Stat
—
—
10
45
Knock Off
Dark Phys.
100%
65
20
51
Gunk Shot
Poison Phys.
80%
120
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Grafaiai

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

PU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
PartiallyUsed
Usage rate: 2.7% · Position #60

📱Grafaiai in Pokémon GO

Grafaiai in Pokémon GO
  • 2,264Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,293Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Grafaiai →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet
“The color of the poisonous saliva depends on what the Pokémon eats. Grafaiai covers its fingers in its saliva and draws patterns on trees in forests.”
Violet
“Each Grafaiai paints its own individual pattern, and it will paint that same pattern over and over again throughout its life.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Tag-Tag
🇬🇧 English
Grafaiai
🇯🇵 漢字
タギングル
🇯🇵 Kana
タギングル
🇯🇵 Romaji
Taggingru
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Affiti
🇪🇸 Español
Grafaiai
🇮🇹 Italiano
Grafaiai
🇰🇷 한국어
태깅구르
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
涂标客
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
塗標客
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Singe Venin
🇬🇧 EN
Toxic Monkey Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
どくざるポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Giftaffe

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Grafaiai

What type is Grafaiai?

Grafaiai is a Normal and Poison-type Pokémon.

Can Grafaiai still evolve?

Grafaiai is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Shroodle, it does not evolve further.

What are Grafaiai's weaknesses?

Grafaiai is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage). Grafaiai takes no damage from Ghost-type moves.

What is Grafaiai's Hidden Ability?

Grafaiai's Hidden Ability is Prankster. Its regular Abilities are Unburden and Poison Touch.