diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Boar.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/Boar.cpp
index b6eb86d4..95be42c6 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Boar.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Boar.cpp	
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ If range to player<400 backpaddle with 50% move-spd. if getting hit while backpa
 */
 
 INCLUDE_game
+INCLUDE_ANIMATION_DATA
 using A=Attribute;
 
 void Monster::STRATEGY::BOAR(Monster&m,float fElapsedTime,std::string strategy){
@@ -67,11 +68,15 @@ void Monster::STRATEGY::BOAR(Monster&m,float fElapsedTime,std::string strategy){
 				m.AddBuff(BuffType::SLOWDOWN,INFINITE,(100-ConfigInt("Backpedal Movespeed"))/100.f);
 				RUN_AWAY(m,fElapsedTime,"Run Away");
 				m.UpdateFacingDirection(game->GetPlayer()->GetPos());
-			}else m.phase=PhaseName::SCRATCH;
+			}else{
+				m.PerformOtherAnimation(0);
+				m.F(A::CASTING_TIMER)=m.GetCurrentAnimation().GetTotalAnimationDuration();
+				m.phase=PhaseName::SCRATCH;
+			}
 		}break;
 		case PhaseName::SCRATCH:{
 			m.RemoveBuff(BuffType::SLOWDOWN);
-
+			
 		}break;
 		case PhaseName::CHARGE:{
 
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp
index 78b67796..5c0709ae 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.cpp	
@@ -845,4 +845,8 @@ const bool Monster::IsNPC()const{
 
 const bool MonsterData::IsNPC()const{
 	return isNPC;
+}
+
+const Animate2D::FrameSequence&Monster::GetCurrentAnimation()const{
+	return ANIMATION_DATA[animation.currentStateName];
 }
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diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h
index 95d3dd6d..da4752d8 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/Monster.h	
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public:
 	void PerformNPCLeftAnimation();
 	void PerformNPCRightAnimation();
 	void PerformOtherAnimation(const uint8_t otherInd);
+	const Animate2D::FrameSequence&GetCurrentAnimation()const;
 	bool OnUpperLevel();
 	void Moved();
 	//Returns false if a path could not be found.
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h b/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h
index 2e4db660..dd91afc2 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/MonsterAttribute.h	
@@ -107,5 +107,4 @@ enum class Attribute{
     LAST_JUMP_TIMER,
     INITIALIZED,
     JUMP_MOVE_TO_TARGET_TIMER,
-
 };
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diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/Monsters.txt b/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/Monsters.txt
index de6b940b..b61b8a89 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/Monsters.txt	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/assets/config/Monsters.txt	
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ Monsters
 		#Additional custom animations go down below. Start with ANIMATION[0] Order is:
 		#  File name, Frame Count, Frame Speed (s), Frame Cycling (Repeat,OneShot,PingPong,Reverse)
 		# NOTE: ANIMATION[0] will always be row 5 of an animation sheet, all numbers that follow are each below each other.
-		# ANIMATION[0] = 4, 0.1, OneShot
+		# Scratch animation.
+		ANIMATION[0] = 1, 0.1, OneShot
 	}
 	Goblin (Bow)
 	{
diff --git a/Adventures in Lestoria/olcUTIL_Animate2D.h b/Adventures in Lestoria/olcUTIL_Animate2D.h
index 60df9bb8..98aeb0ce 100644
--- a/Adventures in Lestoria/olcUTIL_Animate2D.h	
+++ b/Adventures in Lestoria/olcUTIL_Animate2D.h	
@@ -128,6 +128,25 @@ namespace olc::utils::Animate2D
 			return m_vFrames[ConvertTimeToFrame(fTime)];
 		}
 
+		// Returns the current frame of animation as a frame index.
+		inline const size_t GetFrameIndex(const float fTime) const
+		{
+			return ConvertTimeToFrame(fTime);
+		}
+
+		// Returns how long a cycle of a full animation takes in seconds.
+		inline const float GetTotalAnimationDuration()const{
+			switch (m_nStyle)
+			{
+				case Style::Repeat:
+				case Style::OneShot:
+					return m_vFrames.size()*m_fFrameDuration;
+				case Style::PingPong:
+				case Style::Reverse: //These two require twice as much time (minus one frame) to complete a full animation cycle.
+					return m_vFrames.size()*m_fFrameDuration*2.f-m_fFrameDuration;
+			}
+		}
+
 	private:
 
 		inline const size_t ConvertTimeToFrame(const float fTime) const
@@ -171,15 +190,18 @@ namespace olc::utils::Animate2D
 	public:
 		Animation() = default;
 		float mult = 1.f;
+		StatesEnum currentStateName;
 
 		inline bool ChangeState(AnimationState& state, const StatesEnum& sStateName, const float frameMult)
 		{
 			mult=frameMult;
+			currentStateName=sStateName;
 			return ChangeState(state,sStateName);
 		}
 		// Change an animation state token to a new state
 		inline bool ChangeState(AnimationState& state, const StatesEnum& sStateName) const
 		{
+			currentStateName=sStateName;
 			size_t idx = m_mapStateIndices.at(sStateName);
 			if (state.nIndex != idx)
 			{
@@ -204,6 +226,10 @@ namespace olc::utils::Animate2D
 			return m_vSequences[state.nIndex].GetFrame(state.fTime);
 		}
 
+		inline const size_t GetFrameIndex()const{
+			return m_vSequences[state.nIndex].GetFrameIndex(state.fTime);
+		}
+
 	public:
 		// Add a named Frame sequence as a state
 		inline void AddState(const StatesEnum& sStateName, const FrameSequence& sequence)