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Skorupi
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EN Supreme Victors · 19 Aug 2009 · 128/153

Skorupi

スコルピ Scorpion Pokémon
Psychic Common Basic
50HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 11 Skorupi cards owned 0 / 1 in Platinum

Skorupi collection

1 / 11 collected

9% complete
Owned1 Missing10 TrackedS$0.30 Missing est.≈S$3

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Attack

Poison Sting

10
Psychic • Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Attack

Tail Smash

40
Psychic • 2 Colorless

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Evolution line

Versions & finishes

Skorupi — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$0.43
Skorupi — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$2.17

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Skorupi is the Scorpion Pokémon, a Poison/Bug-type introduced in Generation IV (Sinnoh). It is a stealthy predator that burrows into sand to ambush prey, using its razor-sharp, venomous claws and a poison-tipped tail to subdue targets…

“As soon as the tail claws close, its needle tips secrete poison. It can survive a year without food.”

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History

Skorupi is the Scorpion Pokémon, a Poison/Bug-type introduced in Generation IV (Sinnoh). It is a stealthy predator that burrows into sand to ambush prey, using its razor-sharp, venomous claws and a poison-tipped tail to subdue targets, though it is noted to be sluggish in cold temperatures. It evolves into Drapion, at which point it loses the Bug typing, becoming a fearsome pure Poison-type predator.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name スコルピ (Sukorupi) is derived from 'scorpion' — likely drawing on the Latin/Italian 'scorpio' or English 'scorpion' rendered into katakana. The English name 'Skorupi' is an adaptation that retains nearly the same phonetic form, simply swapping the leading 'S' sound and dropping the final vowel to give it a snappier, more creature-like spelling. Both names plainly evoke the scorpion arthropod it is based on.

Your Skorupi cards

1 owned

The Skorupi cards already in your collection.

All Skorupi cards across sets

11 shown

Every Skorupi print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.