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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

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dragalge Back Back
dragalge Front Shiny Front Shiny
dragalge Back Shiny Back Shiny
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Competitive

battlespotdoubles Usage: 0.5%
Trick Room Attacker
Moves
Focus Blast / Hidden Power Fire
Protect / Dragon Pulse
Item
Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Quiet
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpA 252

Strategy Overview

Dragalge has a slew of unique traits that carve it a niche on Trick Room teams. Its Adaptability-boosted Draco Meteor is one of the hardest-hitting moves in the format. Its typing also grants it excellent neutral STAB coverage, with Poison covering Fairies and Dragon hitting most Pokemon neutrally, as well as several resistances that grant it plenty of opportunities to switch in. It also makes Dragalge the only Dragon-type in the format that takes neutral damage from Fairy-type moves. Dragalge's high Special Defense complements its resistances to make it a great switch-in to special attackers. Unfortunately, while good neutrally, Poison and Dragon have very poor super effective coverage. Moreover, Dragalge is weak to Ground and Ice, which are both very common coverage types in the metagame. Dragalge's low overall base stats also leave it weak against physical attackers, with an underwhelming damage output on its non-STAB moves, and with a Speed stat that leaves it only able to function effectively under Trick Room. Be sure that you're taking advantage of Dragalge's niches properly, as it is otherwise outclassed by other Dragon-types such as Hydreigon.

Most Used Moves

Protect
44.7%
Scald
24.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
34.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc