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DrakloakDrakloak (shiny)
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Drakloak

Caretaker Pokémon

Without a Dreepy to place on its head and care for, it gets so uneasy it’ll try to substitute any Pokémon it finds for the missing Dreepy.

Details

Height1.4 m
Weight11.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP144
Contents

Base stats

HP
68
Attack
80
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
50
Speed
102
Total
410
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Poison½×
Bug½×
Fire½×
Water½×
Grass½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Drakloak

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Drakloak can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Dragon Pulse

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

DragonSpecial8510010
1Astonish

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

GhostPhysical3010015
1Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
1Infestation

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

BugSpecial2010020
1Quick Attack

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010030
6Lock-On

Ensures that the user’s next move will hit the target.

NormalStatus5
12Assurance

Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.

DarkPhysical6010010
18Hex

Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.

GhostSpecial6510010
24Agility

Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.

PsychicStatus30
30Double Hit

Hits twice in one turn.

NormalPhysical359010
36U-turn

User must switch out after attacking.

BugPhysical7010020
42Dragon Dance

Raises the user’s Attack and Speed by one stage.

DragonStatus20
48Phantom Force

User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.

GhostPhysical9010010
54Take Down

User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.

NormalPhysical908520
61Dragon Rush

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DragonPhysical1007510
66Double-Edge

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

NormalPhysical12010015
72Last Resort

Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used.

NormalPhysical1401005

Sprites & renders

9 sprites & renders for Drakloak.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Dragon-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Dragon-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

Drakloak”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/drakloak.

Species data from PokéAPI.