Competitive Information for Dragapult [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dragapult? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Dragapult is an astounding Dragon and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Dragapult when battling in the 8th generation meta. Dragapult is weak to Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fly / Acrobatics
- Phantom Force
- Dragon Darts
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Dragapult (Popular/Trending)
Dragapult is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Weakness Policy activates if Dragapult is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragapult's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Clear Body, prevents other pokemon from lowering Dragapult's stat stages.
♦ Acrobatics is a physical 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Dragapult has no held item).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Dragon Darts is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dragon-type move (hits twice. doubles: tries to hit each foe once).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Dragapult this turn).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Darts
- Phantom Force / Double-Edge
- Psychic Fangs
- Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Dragapult (Infiltrator)
Dragapult is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dragapult's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragapult's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. Phantom Force was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Dragon Darts is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dragon-type move (hits twice. doubles: tries to hit each foe once).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Surf / Scald
- Flamethrower
Special Sweeper Dragapult (Infiltrator)
Dragapult is a marvelous Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dragapult's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Dragapult? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Phantom Force / Double-Edge
- Psychic Fangs
- Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Dragapult (Infiltrator)
Dragapult is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Dragapult's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Dragapult's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil. Phantom Force was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ Phantom Force is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ghost-type move (disappears turn 1. hits turn 2. breaks protection).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Surf / Scald
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Flamethrower
Doubles Special Sweeper Dragapult (Infiltrator)
Dragapult is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Dragapult's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Infiltrator, moves ignore substitutes and foe's reflect/light screen/safeguard/mist/aurora veil.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dragapult 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 Dragapult can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Dragapult
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch, Ally Switch
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
Optimize Dragapult's EVs for Sword/Shield
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