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Dragapult, a Dragon and Ghost type Pokémon, official artwork

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Dragapult: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Dragapult is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Speed (142) and Attack (120), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 11.4% of OU teams.

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What is Dragapult weak to?

How much damage Dragapult takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toDarkDragonFairyGhostIce
0.5×ResistsBugElectricFireGrassPoisonWater
0×Immune toFightingNormal

Dragapult takes super-effective damage from Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Ice. It resists Bug, Electric, Fire, Grass, Poison, Water and is immune to Fighting, Normal.

Best moveset for Dragapult

The most-used moves on Dragapult in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • U-turnBug7019.1%
  • Draco MeteorDragon13015.6%
  • Will-O-WispFire-15.4%
  • Dragon DartsDragon5014.6%
  • HexGhost6514.1%
  • Shadow BallGhost809.7%

Best nature for Dragapult

Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (47.5% of sets).

Abilities

  • Clear BodyPrevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's stat stages.
  • InfiltratorMoves ignore substitutes and foe's Reflect/Light Screen/Safeguard/Mist/Aurora Veil.
  • Cursed BodyIf this Pokemon is hit by an attack, there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.

Evolution line

Dreepy
Drakloak
Dragapult

Best counters for Dragapult

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Dragapult:

Best teammates for Dragapult

Pokémon most often paired with Dragapult on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (59 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Last ResortNormal140100%Physical
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dragon RushDragon10075%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Phantom ForceGhost90100%Physical
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Dragon DartsDragon50100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Double HitNormal3590%Physical
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Confuse RayGhost-100%Status
CurseGhost--Status
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Lock-OnNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status