Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 42.1 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP60
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
75
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
30
Speed
50
Total
300
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Bagon
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black 2
White 2
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Bagon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
14 of 14
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 5 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 31 | Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 40 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 45 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Bagon can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
23 sprites & renders for Bagon.
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Cite this page
“Bagon”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/bagon.
Species data from PokéAPI.