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Drapion, a Poison and Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Drapion: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

PoisonDarkIllegal

Drapion is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (110) and Speed (95), with a base stat total of 500.

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What is Drapion weak to?

How much damage Drapion takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGround
0.5×ResistsDarkGhostGrassPoison
0×Immune toPsychic

Drapion takes super-effective damage from Ground. It resists Dark, Ghost, Grass, Poison and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Drapion

Drapion has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Iron TailSteel100
  • Aqua TailWater90

Best nature for Drapion

Jolly. Drapion's Attack (90) far outclasses its Special Attack (60), and its 95 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • Battle ArmorThis Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
  • SniperIf this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
  • Keen EyeThis Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.

Evolution line

Skorupi
Drapion
Full learnset (90 moves; tap to expand)

Drapion is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
Rock ClimbNormal9085%Physical
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Cross PoisonPoison70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
SnarlDark5595%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
Fell StingerBug50100%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Poison FangPoison50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
Pin MissileBug2595%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Poison StingPoison15100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AcupressureNormal--Status
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
Venom DrenchPoison-100%Status