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Drapionin Pokémon SoulGold

poisondark

Pokédex Entry

Ogre Scorp Pokémon

Possessing a sturdy build, it takes pride in its strength. It has the power in its clawed arms to make scrap out of a car.

Drapion in Pokémon SoulGold

Drapion is #452 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its poison/dark typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Type
PoisonDark
Dex
#452
Abilities
Battle Armor(Primary)

Blocks critical hits.

Sniper(Secondary)

Boosts critical hits.

Keen Eye(Hidden)

Prevents loss of accuracy.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
bug, water3
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
pokeball
Poké Ball5.3%
greatball
Great Ball7.5%
ultraball
Ultra Ball8.9%
Base Exp
175
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ground ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5poison ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
psychic

How to Obtain

Drapion isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.

Level Up Moves (21)

Thunder FangLevel: 1electric
659515
May cause flinching or leave the foe paralyzed.
Ice FangLevel: 1ice
659515
May cause flinching or leave the foe with frostbite.leave the foe frozen.
Fire FangLevel: 1fire
659515
May cause flinching or leave the foe with a burn.
Poison StingLevel: 1poison
1510035
A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
LeerLevel: 1normal
010030
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
Hone ClawsLevel: 1dark
0015
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Fell StingerLevel: 1bug
010025
If it knocks out a foe the Attack stat is raised.
Poison FangLevel: 9poison
5010015
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
BiteLevel: 12dark
6010025
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
Toxic SpikesLevel: 15poison
0020
Sets spikes that poison a foe switching in.
Bug BiteLevel: 18bug
6010020
Eats the foe's held Berry gaining its effect.
VenoshockLevel: 21poison
6510010
Does double damage if the foe is poisoned.
Knock OffLevel: 24dark
010020
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Scary FaceLevel: 27normal
0010
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Pin MissileLevel: 30bug
0020
Sharp pins are fired to strike 2 to 5 times.
ToxicLevel: 33poison
0010
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Night SlashLevel: 36dark
7010015
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
Cross PoisonLevel: 39poison
7010020
A slash that may poison a foe and do critical damage.
X ScissorLevel: 44bug
8010015
Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc.
AcupressureLevel: 49normal
0030
The user sharply raises one of its stats.
CrunchLevel: 54dark
8010015
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def.

Egg Moves (12)

Feint Attackdark
60020
Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.
Screechnormal
08540
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
Sand Attackground
010015
Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.
Slashnormal
7010020
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
Confuse Rayghost
010010
A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
Whirlwindnormal
08520
Blows away the foe, switches it out or ends wild battle.
Agilitypsychic
0030
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
Pursuitdark
4010020
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Night Slashdark
7010015
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
Iron Tailsteel
1007515
Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense.
Twineedlebug
2510020
Foreleg stingers jab foe twice. May poison.
Poison Tailpoison
5010025
Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.

TM/HM Moves (45)

Aerial Aceflying
60020TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brick Breakfighting
7510015TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Brutal Swingdark
6010020TM59
Violently swings around to hurt everyone nearby.
Bulldozeground
6010020TM78
Stomps down on the ground. Hits all and lowers Speed.
Cutsteel
509530HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Dark Pulsedark
8010015TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Digground
10010010TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Double Teamnormal
0015TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Earthquakeground
10010010TM26
A powerful quake that hits all other Pokémon.
Facadenormal
7010020TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
4010040TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flashnormal
0020HM05
Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
Flingdark
110010TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Frustrationnormal
110020TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
150905TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hidden Powernormal
010015TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hone Clawsdark
0015TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Hyper Beamnormal
150905TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Infestationbug
2010020TM83
The foe is infested and attacked for turns.
Leech Lifebug
01000TM28
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Paybackdark
5010010TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Poison Jabpoison
8010020TM84
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Protectnormal
0010TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
005TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
000TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Climbnormal
908520HM09
A charging attack that may confuse the foe.
Rock Sliderock
759010TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
010015HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Rock Tombrock
000TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Roundnormal
6010015TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
8010015TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Sludge Bombpoison
9010010TM36
Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
Snarldark
559515TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Strengthnormal
8010015HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
0010TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
005TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swords Dancenormal
000TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Tauntdark
010020TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
01000TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Tormentdark
010015TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
0010TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Venoshockpoison
6510010TM09
Does double damage if the foe is poisoned.
X Scissorbug
8010015TM81
Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc.

Type Summary

1
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
1
Immunities
12
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Drapion. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Drapion resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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