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drapion
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Drapion

Ogre Scorpion Pokémon

PoisonDark

Possessing a sturdy build, it takes pride in its strength, taking down foes without using toxins.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 90
Defense 110
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 75
Speed 95
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

drapion Drapion Lv. 40

Moves

Details

Category Ogre Scorpion Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 61.5 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug ,Water3

Sprites

drapion Front Front
drapion Back Back
drapion Front Shiny Front Shiny
drapion Back Shiny Back Shiny
drapion Official Art Official Art
drapion Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 6.2%
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry / Black Sludge
Ability
Sniper
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
All-Out Attacker
Item
Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability
Sniper
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Specially Defensive
Item
Black Sludge
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 248
SpD 244
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Drapion has all the tools it needs to be an offensive threat; it has good Attack and Speed stats to complement its natural bulk and solid typing. Its Swords Dance set is threatening, and it is a very effective stallbreaker with the combination of Swords Dance and Taunt. Drapion is also one of the better Pursuit users in the metagame; because it poses the threat of making Pokemon such as Rotom, Slowking, and Cryogonal setup fodder, it can catch them with Pursuit as they flee to make their defensive duties much more difficult. Drapion isn't without its flaws though, because while base 90 Attack is by no means bad, it's still pretty weak without a boost. Drapion also has to rely on weaker Base Power STAB moves than most of the tier. Furthermore, Drapion faces some heavy competition in its attacking roles; Absol has much more Attack and the strongest priority move in the game, Spiritomb can block Rapid Spin while being an effective Pursuit user, and Escavalier has a much more powerful STAB move in Megahorn. That being said, Drapion is still good, but you just need to be sure that it's exactly what you're looking for.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
63.7%
Pursuit
60.8%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
32.3%
Lum Berry
32.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc