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dragapult
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Dragapult

Stealth Pokémon

DragonGhost

When it isn’t battling, it keeps Dreepy in the holes on its horns. Once a fight starts, it launches the Dreepy like supersonic missiles.

Base Stats

HP 88
Attack 120
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 75
Speed 142
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

drakloak Drakloak Lv. 50
dragapult Dragapult Lv. 60

Moves

Details

Category Stealth Pokémon
Height 3.0 m
Weight 50.0 kg
Base Exp 300
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Indeterminate ,Dragon

Sprites

dragapult Front Front
dragapult Back Back
dragapult Front Shiny Front Shiny
dragapult Back Shiny Back Shiny
dragapult Official Art Official Art
dragapult Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Specs
Moves
Flamethrower / Thunderbolt / Hydro Pump
Item
Choice Specs
Ability
Infiltrator
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Dragon Dance
Item
Life Orb / Dragon Fang
Nature
Lonely
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sporting a near-unresisted STAB combination, highly customizable coverage moves to target its checks, and a Speed tier that outspeeds almost the entirety of the unboosted metagame, Dragapult strikes fear into entire teams as one of the best wallbreakers in the tier. Its Speed allows it to force out the majority of offensive threats, such as Urshifu-R, Garchomp, and unboosted Kartana, as well as cleave through weakened defensive cores, while its access to U-turn facilitates this by letting it pivot out against its checks switching in so they can be overwhelmed in the long run. Its coverage options ensure that it is not limited to using U-turn early-game either—Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Hydro Pump can nail common checks super effectively, such as Ferrothorn, Melmetal, Tapu Fini, Toxapex, Landorus-T, and Heatran. Moreover, teams that overprepare for its special sets can find themselves swept by the relatively uncommon but immensely dangerous Dragon Dance sets that greatly punish more passive checks, namely Blissey and Gastrodon. Its Ghost / Dragon typing also gives it numerous entry points in a game, as it can leverage its myriad of resistances to soak up otherwise dangerous attacks in a pinch, such as Surging Strikes from Urshifu-R and Steam Eruption and Flamethrower from Volcanion. So despite Dragapult's susceptibility to passive damage that can limit its longevity as an offensive pivot, make no mistake: the Galarian dragon will put teams to the sword like no other Pokemon in SS OU.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
68.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
11.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc