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Drapionin Pokémon SoulGold

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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 has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve skorupi to get one.

Level Up Moves (21)

Thunder FangLevel: 1electric
PWR65ACC95PP15
May cause flinching or leave the foe paralyzed.
Ice FangLevel: 1ice
PWR65ACC95PP15
May cause flinching or leave the foe with frostbite.leave the foe frozen.
Fire FangLevel: 1fire
PWR65ACC95PP15
May cause flinching or leave the foe with a burn.
Poison StingLevel: 1poison
PWR15ACC100PP35
A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
Hone ClawsLevel: 1dark
PWR0ACC0PP15
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Fell StingerLevel: 1bug
PWR0ACC100PP25
If it knocks out a foe the Attack stat is raised.
Poison FangLevel: 9poison
PWR50ACC100PP15
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
BiteLevel: 12dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
Toxic SpikesLevel: 15poison
PWR0ACC0PP20
Sets spikes that poison a foe switching in.
Bug BiteLevel: 18bug
PWR60ACC100PP20
Eats the foe's held Berry gaining its effect.
VenoshockLevel: 21poison
PWR65ACC100PP10
Does double damage if the foe is poisoned.
Knock OffLevel: 24dark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Scary FaceLevel: 27normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Pin MissileLevel: 30bug
PWR0ACC0PP20
Sharp pins are fired to strike 2 to 5 times.
ToxicLevel: 33poison
PWR0ACC0PP10
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Night SlashLevel: 36dark
PWR70ACC100PP15
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
Cross PoisonLevel: 39poison
PWR70ACC100PP20
A slash that may poison a foe and do critical damage.
X ScissorLevel: 44bug
PWR80ACC100PP15
Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc.
AcupressureLevel: 49normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
The user sharply raises one of its stats.
CrunchLevel: 54dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def.

Egg Moves (12)

Feint Attackdark
PWR60ACC0PP20
Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.
Screechnormal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
Sand Attackground
PWR0ACC100PP15
Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.
Slashnormal
PWR70ACC100PP20
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
Confuse Rayghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
Whirlwindnormal
PWR0ACC85PP20
Blows away the foe, switches it out or ends wild battle.
Agilitypsychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
Pursuitdark
PWR40ACC100PP20
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Night Slashdark
PWR70ACC100PP15
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
Iron Tailsteel
PWR100ACC75PP15
Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense.
Twineedlebug
PWR25ACC100PP20
Foreleg stingers jab foe twice. May poison.
Poison Tailpoison
PWR50ACC100PP25
Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.

TM/HM Moves (45)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brick Breakfighting
PWR75ACC100PP15TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Brutal Swingdark
PWR60ACC100PP20TM59
Violently swings around to hurt everyone nearby.
Bulldozeground
PWR60ACC100PP20TM78
Stomps down on the ground. Hits all and lowers Speed.
Cutsteel
PWR50ACC95PP30HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Digground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Earthquakeground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM26
A powerful quake that hits all other Pokémon.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
PWR40ACC100PP40TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC0PP20HM05
Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
Flingdark
PWR1ACC100PP10TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC0PP15TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Infestationbug
PWR20ACC100PP20TM83
The foe is infested and attacked for turns.
Leech Lifebug
PWR0ACC100PP0TM28
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Poison Jabpoison
PWR80ACC100PP20TM84
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Climbnormal
PWR90ACC85PP20HM09
A charging attack that may confuse the foe.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Rock Tombrock
PWR0ACC0PP0TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Sludge Bombpoison
PWR90ACC100PP10TM36
Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison.
Snarldark
PWR55ACC95PP15TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Strengthnormal
PWR80ACC100PP15HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swords Dancenormal
PWR0ACC0PP0TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Venoshockpoison
PWR65ACC100PP10TM09
Does double damage if the foe is poisoned.
X Scissorbug
PWR80ACC100PP15TM81
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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