Competitive Information for Drampa [Sun/Moon]


Normal / Dragon
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Drampa? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
CresseliaExeggutor-AlolaSlowkingSteelix-MegaMalamarBronzongRampardosClaydolGolem-AlolaAltaria-Mega
Drampa is a marvelous Normal and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Drampa when battling in the 7th generation meta. Drampa is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Leftovers
Ability: Berserk
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower / Heat Wave
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
Special Tank Drampa (Popular/Trending)
Drampa is a remarkable Special Tank. This moveset attempts to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Drampa last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Berserk, Drampa's sp. atk is raised by 1 when it reaches 1/2 or less of its max hp.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Energy Ball
- Surf
Special Sweeper Drampa (Sap Sipper)
Drampa is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Drampa's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sap Sipper, Drampa's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Drampa cannot move next turn).
♦ Energy Ball is a special 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Drampa? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
CresseliaExeggutor-AlolaSlowkingSteelix-MegaMalamarBronzongRampardosClaydolGolem-AlolaAltaria-Mega
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Razor Wind
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Heat Wave / Flamethrower
- Surf
Doubles Special Sweeper Drampa (Sap Sipper)
Drampa is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Drampa's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sap Sipper, Drampa's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity.
♦ Razor Wind is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Drampa's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Drampa 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Drampa can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Drampa
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Berserk + Item: Sitrus berry
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Glare, Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Drampa's stats
- Calm Mind
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Drampa
- Calm Mind
- Defog
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Breath
- Dragon Pulse
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Energy Ball
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power Ground
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Shadow Ball
- Snarl
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Drampa in Sun and Moon
- Quiet Nature ( 4/0/0/252/252/0/ )
- Quiet Nature ( 252/0/4/252/0/0/ )
- Optimize Drampa's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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