Drapion is the Ogre Scorpion Pokémon that was introduced in Generation IV. It’s a dual Poison and Dark-type scorpion Pokémon known for its speed and versatility. Not only that, it is an aggressive and territorial Pokémon with powerful battle capabilities. Drapion is the final evolution of Skorupi and its National Pokédex number is 452.
About Drapion
| First appearance in anime | Pokémon the Series: Diamond & Pearl (Mutiny in the Bounty!) |
| First appearance in game | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl |
| Region | Sinnoh |
| Evolution | Skorupi → Drapion |
| 1st Evo Level | Skorupi evolves into Drapion at level 40 |
| Pokedex Entry | Its poison is potent, but it rarely sees use. This Pokémon prefers to use physical force instead, going on rampages with its car-crushing strength. |
Base stats
| HP | 70 |
| ATTACK | 90 |
| DEFENCE | 110 |
| SP. ATTACK | 60 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 75 |
| SPEED | 95 |
| TOTAL | 500 |
Appearance
Drapion stands 1.3 meters tall and looks like a mutant scorpion. It has a purple body with dark purple accents on its hands, claws, shoulders, abdomen, and tail. Bright white claws and pincers extend from its mouth, hands, four legs, and tail. It also has blue eyelids and blue spots on its stingers. It stands on four legs with a long neck and tail, and strong arms that extend directly from the sides of its head like mandibles.
Behavior
Drapion is an extremely aggressive and territorial Pokemon that is very strong and sturdy but while it produces potent poison, it prefers to overpower its foes with brute strength alone. Drapion has a hard carapace that allows it to shrug off powerful hits and harsh environments and is known as the Sand Demon because it frequently ambushes any foes in the desert.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Drapion’s dual Poison/Dark typing gives it a good defense against Grass, Poison, Ghost, and Dark-type moves and an immunity to Psychic-type moves. However, Drapion is weak to Ground-type moves and takes twice the normal damage from them.
Shiny Drapion
Shiny Drapion trades its purple body coloration for pink colour palette. This palette swap makes it easy to spot Shiny Drapion in Pokémon collections and battles. It is also helped by the fact that like all shiny Pokemon, Shiny Drapion gains a starry animation upon entering battle, so keep an eye out.
Best moveset (Drapion)
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Battle Armor
Held Item: Black Sludge
| Swords Dance | Knock Off |
| Poison Jab | Earthquake |
Drapion is an incredibly powerful battler as its awesome defensive typing and stats, combined with Battle Armor, make it almost impossible to deal significant damage with just one move. Swords Dance gives it setup while Black Sludge helps with recovery but Knock Off and Poison Jab both offer utility and STAB damage. Finally, Earthquake provides it with super-effective coverage against other common physical walls. A Jolly nature gives Drapion an edge over other walls by boosting its Speed and hindering its Special Attack.
Note: This article is subjective and reflects the opinion of the writer.
How to catch Drapion in Pokemon Go?
Drapion can be found in the wild as a rare spawn, but not through certain Special Research. The easiest way to get Drapion is to evolve Skorupi as it only requires 50 candies to evolve into Drapion. This makes it easy to add this powerful Pokémon to your team and, to make things even easier, Drapion has been a Raid Boss before at multiple tiers. However, its buddy walk distance is medium at 5km.
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Trivia
- Drapion is the only Pokémon that changes from Bug-type to Dark-type once it evolves.
- Drapion’s name may be a combination of dragon and scorpion.
- Drapion’s design is based on modern scorpions and ancient sea scorpions.
FAQs
What’s Drapion weak to?
Drapion’s only weakness is Ground-type.
Is Drapion a good Pokemon?
Drapion has incredible defensive typing and strong defensive stats, an extremely versatile moveset, and multiple powerful abilities. It is one of the toughest tanks in the Pokémon universe and with a little bit of setup, it can also deal massive damage.
Why is Drapion not a Bug type?
Due to its belligerent and territorial personality, Drapion sheds its Bug typing on evolution in favor of Dark-type to reflect the change in its personality.
Conclusion
Drapion is known as a defensive powerhouse thanks to its excellent typing, strong abilities, and powerful stats. It gained popularity after Generation VI changed the meta by introducing the Fairy type. Add Drapion to your Pokédex today!
