#0452

Drapion

Ogre Scorpion Pokémon

Has a brutish, ferocious temperament. With immense strength and a sturdy shell off which swords will bounce, it rampages about and wreaks havoc.

In Pokémon GO · 2453 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.3 m

Weight61.5 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP175

Abilities

Battle Armor

Protects against critical hits.

Sniper

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

Keen EyeHidden

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Egg groups: Bug, Water 3

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

110

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

500

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

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.

Generation

Swords Dance

Moves

Item

Shuca Berry

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

Atk252

Def4

Spe▲252

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

Where to find Drapion

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

Diamond

Great Marsh

Pearl

Great Marsh

Platinum

Great Marsh

Friend Safari Route 19

Ultra Sun

Ultra Space Wilds

Ultra Moon

Ultra Space Wilds

Sword

Bridge Field Lake of Outrage Motostoke Riverbank Route 8

Shield

Bridge Field Lake of Outrage Motostoke Riverbank Route 8

Evolution

#0451Skorupi

Lv. 40

#0452Drapion

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Fell Stinger Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target.	Bug	Physical	50	100	25
1	Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
1	Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage.	Dark	Status	—	—	15
1	Ice Fang Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Ice	Physical	65	95	15
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
1	Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
6	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
9	Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target.	Poison	Physical	50	100	15
11	Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.	Poison	Special	65	100	10
15	Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Poison	Status	—	—	20
16	Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
18	Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.	Bug	Physical	60	100	20
18	Cross Poison Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	70	100	20
24	Knock Off Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
25	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
27	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
30	Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Bug	Physical	25	95	20
33	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90	10
34	X-Scissor Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Bug	Physical	80	100	15
36	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
43	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
49	Acupressure Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	30