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dragalge
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Dragalge

Mock Kelp Pokémon

PoisonDragon

Their poison is strong enough to eat through the hull of a tanker, and they spit it indiscriminately at anything that enters their territory.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 75
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 97
Sp. Def 123
Speed 44
Total 494

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

dragalge Dragalge Lv. 48

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Mock Kelp Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 81.5 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 55
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Dragon

Sprites

dragalge Front Front
dragalge Back Back
dragalge Front Shiny Front Shiny
dragalge Back Shiny Back Shiny
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dragalge Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Offensive Toxic Spikes
Item
Draco Plate / Black Sludge
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 228
SpA 252
Spe 28
Specially Defensive
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
SpD 232
Spe 28
Choice Specs
Moves
Focus Blast / Hidden Power Fire
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 228
SpA 252
Spe 28

Strategy Overview

Based on stats alone, there are much more powerful specially based available Dragon-types such as Latios and Latias; why would you use a Pokemon with a mere base 97 Special Attack? Furthermore, Dragalge is the slowest fully evolved Dragon-type in the game. Alongside its defensive typing, and in the context of the OU metagame, this means it has to worry about being revenge killed by many top-tier threats, including Mega Charizard X, Excadrill, Landorus-T, Mega Alakazam, Mega Medicham, and Latios.

However, by virtue of that same defensive typing, Dragalge is able to find a place on many teams as a tank, capable of handling many common threats, including Mega Charizard Y, Keldeo, Gengar, Clefable, Manaphy, Mega Manectric, Rotom-W, Thundurus, and Mega Venusaur. Regardless of the set, Dragalge's ability Adaptability (which bolsters the power of its STAB moves by a total factor of 2), is a great boon. Dragalge is also able to differentiate itself from other Dragon-types thanks to its access to STAB Sludge Wave, which powers through many common Fairy-types, including Clefable, as well as its secondary Poison typing, which renders it neutral to Fairy-type moves to which Latios or Latias would fall. Dragalge also provides additional utility with Toxic Spikes, which allows it to cut into the longevity of foes such as Substitute Calm Mind Keldeo. However, do not assume Dragalge needs Toxic Spikes to function; it can also use a devastating Choice Specs set capable of achieving feats such as OHKOing Mew, Keldeo, and Zapdos.

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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc