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drifblim
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Drifblim

Blimp Pokémon

GhostFlying

At dusk, swarms of them are carried aloft on winds. When noticed, they suddenly vanish.

Base Stats

HP 150
Attack 80
Defense 44
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 54
Speed 80
Total 498

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Blimp Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 15.0 kg
Base Exp 174
Growth Rate Fast Then Very Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Indeterminate

Sprites

drifblim Front Front
drifblim Back Back
drifblim Front Shiny Front Shiny
drifblim Back Shiny Back Shiny
drifblim Official Art Official Art
drifblim Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 4.9%
AcroBlimp
Item
Flying Gem
Ability
Unburden
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
SubCM
Moves
Thunderbolt / Hidden Power Fighting
Item
Ghost Gem
Ability
Unburden
Nature
Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Drifblim is the epitome of uniqueness: it has a one of a kind typing with atypical stats, abilities, and movepool. These traits might imply greatness, but competitive viability does not work that way. Despite boasting three immunities, including to the common Normal-type, and a gargantuan HP stat—the seventh highest in the game—, the same typing that blesses it with the aforementioned immunities also gives it a glaring weakness to Stealth Rock, Pursuit, and the BoltBeam combination, all of which are common in NU. Add in puny defenses that don't match its HP and you'll realize that Drifblim is being held back. However, despite all of these negative features, Drifblim has a great ability in Unburden, which, combined with its extensive movepool, Drifblim is able to exploit it with great success. You might not deem this purple balloon threatening, but it will easily prove otherwise.

Most Used Moves

Hex
1.7%
Toxic
1.7%

Most Used Items

Ghost Gem
98.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc