Dragapult (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Dragapult Stealth Pokémon ドラパルト Dorapult #0887 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dragon Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Clear Body or Infiltrator Cacophony Cacophony Cursed Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Amorphous and Dragon Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 9'10" 3.0 m Dragapult 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 110.2 lbs. 50.0 kg Dragapult 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 300	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Dragapult 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 3 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Dragapult (Japanese: ドラパルト Dorapult) is a dual-type Dragon/Ghost pseudo-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It evolves from Drakloak starting at level 60. It is the final form of Dreepy.

Biology

Dragapult is a draconic Pokémon. Dragapult's appearance is reminiscent of both ancient lepospondyls such as Diplocaulus and modern stealth bombers. It has a triangular, wing-shaped head; a relatively short body; and a long, laterally flattened tail similar to a newt's.

The dorsal side of Dragapult's flattened head and the anterior half of its body are a dark navy color, which fades to a teal on its posterior end and tail. The lateral, wing-like crests of its head are pink. The ventral portion of its head and body are a light yellow-tan color, and its belly is marked with three pink chevrons angled toward its head. It has four hollow, triangular horns and narrow yellow eyes with pink eyelids. Its limbs are relatively short and thin, and are clawed. The claws on its forelimbs are pink. Dragapult's tail becomes transparent and ethereal toward its tip.

Dragapult and its evolutionary line are the ghosts of prehistoric aquatic Pokémon. Dragapult carries a pair of Dreepy inside its horns, which it will fire at its opponents like supersonic missiles during battle. It's said that the Dreepy it carries greatly enjoy being sent flying toward opponents at immense speeds. This is evident by the fact that Dreepy always gather around the fastest Dragapult in their group. By focusing its mind, Dragapult can also turn itself, as well as the Dreepy inside its horns, invisible. Much of Dragapult's behavior beyond this, however, remains a mystery.

Dragapult is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Dragon Darts.

Evolution

Dragapult evolves from Drakloak and is the final form of Dreepy.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Dreepy  Dragon  Ghost

→

First Evolution Drakloak  Dragon  Ghost

→

Second Evolution Dragapult  Dragon  Ghost

Game data

Pokédex entries

Dragapult in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Wild Area News

Poké Portal News

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM017 TM017* Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM074 TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM078 TM078 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM100 TM100 Dragon Dance Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM222 TM222 Breaking Swipe Dragon Physical 06060 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM226 TM226 Dragon Cheer Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dragapult Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Dragapult

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100% 10 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90% 10 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dragapult Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dragapult Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Dragapult

By a prior Evolution

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 204 Base Attack: 266 Base Defense: 170 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Astonish, Dragon Tail Charged Attacks: Dragon Pulse, Shadow Ball, Outrage, Breaking Swipe

Evolution data

Unevolved Dreepy  Dragon  Ghost

Level 50 →

First Evolution Drakloak  Dragon  Ghost

Level 60 →

Second Evolution Dragapult  Dragon  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Dragapult images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Dragapult in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Major appearances

Dragapult debuted in Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!, under the ownership of Leon. It was used to battle a rampaging Gigantamax Coalossal alongside Ash's Pikachu and Gengar, eventually defeating it. In Paring Pokémon While Parrying!, Dragapult was used in Leon's Masters Eight Tournament match against Ash, where it went up against Dracovish, Lucario, and Dragonite, defeating Mega Lucario before losing to Dragonite.

Minor appearances

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Dragapult in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Dragapult appeared in Sky, under the ownership of Leon.

GOTCHA!

A Dragapult briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Leon.

POKÉTOON

Dragapult in POKÉTOON

A Dragapult appeared in Blossom's Dream, under the ownership of Blossom's mother.

In the manga

Dragapult in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A Dragapult first appeared in Splash!! The Return of the Two Pokémon, under the ownership of Leon.

Pokémon Journeys

A Dragapult appeared in Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken! (Part 1), under the ownership of Leon.

In the TCG

Main article: Dragapult (TCG)

Other appearances

Dragapult in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

Main article: Dragapult (UNITE)

Dragapult is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a ranged attacker.

Trivia

• Dragapult and its evolutionary line are the only Pokémon that are in the Dragon and Amorphous Egg Groups, and the only Dragon-type Pokémon in the Amorphous Egg Group.
• If Dragapult Dynamaxes, it will temporarily disappear before reaching its largest size.
• In the Pokémon of the Year poll held by the Pokémon Company in 2020, Dragapult was voted the most popular Generation VIII Pokémon, receiving 57,973 votes. It was also the eleventh-most popular Pokémon overall.
• According to Bandai’s Pokémon Scale World series of figures, the height of Dragapult is actually its length measured from the muzzle until the tip of the tail.^[1]
• Dragapult is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon that cannot learn Earthquake.
• Dragapult has the highest base Speed stat of all pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Dragapult and its pre-Evolution were unable to learn Confuse Ray via TM, while Dreepy could.

Origin

Dragapult may be based on the Diplocaulus, Gerrothorax, or other extinct amphibians with a similarly-shaped skull. A complete tail has never been found in a Diplocaulus fossil, which may explain Dragapult's ghostly, translucent tail. Its head also resembles a B-2 Spirit, a stealth bomber aircraft. Its propensity for holding and firing Dreepy may be a reference to crossbows, while its stomach pattern and aircraft origins are likely nods to aircraft catapults, which is seemingly reflected in its name.

It may also be a reference to the paternal care behavior present in many amphibian species. The Dragon typing may be a reference to the Olm, a type of salamander native to central and southeastern Europe that was believed to be a dragon offspring by locals. However, its posture and body stature are closer to crocodilians supporting themselves with their hind legs and tails while underwater, and are also known to hold their young on their heads.

Name origin

Dragapult and Dorapult may be combinations of dragon and catapult. It may also come from poltergeist.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ドラパルト Dorapult From dragon and catapult French Lanssorien From lancer, lance-missiles, frisson and saurien Spanish Dragapult Same as English name German Katapuldra From Katapult and Drache Italian Dragapult Same as English name Korean 드래펄트 Drapult From dragon and catapult Mandarin Chinese 多龍巴魯托 / 多龙巴鲁托 Duōlóngbālǔtuō From the transcription of its Japanese name and 龍 / 龙 lóng Cantonese Chinese 多龍巴魯托 Dōlùhngbālóuhtok From the transcription of its Japanese name and 龍 lùhng

More languages Hindi ड्रैगुलेर Draguler From dragon and गुलेल gulel Thai โดราพัลท์ Doraphan Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Dragapult (UNITE)
• Pokémon fusion
• Weaponry in the Pokémon world

References

External links

Pseudo-legendary Pokémon

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