Competitive Information for Dragonair [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dragonair? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Dragonair is a marvelous Dragon-typed Pokemon. Dragonair is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Dragonair's only type-related weaknesses are Dragon and Ice.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Double-Edge / Return
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Thunder Wave
Physical Sweeper Dragonair (Shed Skin)
Dragonair is an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragonair's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Dragonair has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
Special Sweeper Dragonair (Shed Skin)
Dragonair is a decent Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dragonair's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragonair's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Dragonair has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dragonair? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Double-Edge / Return
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Thunder Wave
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dragonair (Shed Skin)
Dragonair is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragonair's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Dragonair has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Surf / Water Pulse
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Dragonair (Shed Skin)
Dragonair is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dragonair's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragonair's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shed Skin, Dragonair has a 33% chance to have its status cured at the end of each turn.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dive).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dragonair learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Dragonair can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Dragonair
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Dragonair's stats
- Agility
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Dragonair
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dragonair in Diamond and Pearl
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