Naganadel is one of the Ultra Beasts found in Generation VII and is known by the code name UB Stinger. It is a dual poison and dragon-type Pokemon which evolves from Poipole when leveled up while knowing the move Dragon Pulse. Naganadel can be found in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon after being gifted to the player in the form of Poipole by Soliera. Although the Ultra Beasts are not Legendary, they share characteristics with Legendary Pokemon as they all have unknown genders, they are in the Undiscovered egg group, they are scripted encounters, have special battle music, have at least three IVs of 31 and have special Rotom Pokedex pages.
About Naganadel
| First appearance in anime | Pokemon the Series: Sun & Moon |
| First appearance in game | Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon |
| Region | Alola |
| Evolution | N/A |
| 1st Evo level | N/A |
| 2nd Evo level | N/A |
| Pokedex Entry | One kind of Ultra Beast, it fires a glowing, venomous liquid from its needles. This liquid is also immensely adhesive. It stores hundreds of liters of poisonous liquid inside its body. It is one of the organisms known as UBs. |
Naganadel Base stats
| HP | 73 |
| ATTACK | 73 |
| DEFENCE | 73 |
| SP. ATTACK | 127 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 73 |
| SPEED | 121 |
| TOTAL | 540 |
Appearance
Naganadel is an Ultra Beast with both dragon and insect-like characteristics. Its upper body is very slim, with slender arms and a long neck. The upper part of the chest, neck, head, and arms of Naganadel are lavender, its waist is dark purple, and there are purple-red stripes on each side. Each shoulder has a long gray spike, and each hand has three purple-pink claws. A dark purple stripe extends down from both sides of its neck, connecting and forming a ring on Naganadel’s chest.
The lower area of this ring is purple-red in color, with a small downward spread in the middle. The end of its long neck is its head, and its upper part has a long spike. There are a pair of curved gray spikes on either side of its mouth, which act like jaws. Its bright cyan eyes are one-piece, bordered with purple-red rims and have a pointed crest on each side, making them look like masks.
A pair of lavender wings sprouted from the center of Naganadel’s back. These wings have a fuchsia claw at the joint, two beaks on the arm, and a deep purple membrane with fuchsia markings near its beak.
Behavior
Naganadel's lower body is its brain and it resembles a bloated wasp belly filled with poison with it covered in light purple and dark purple stripes, with three hollow stingers at the tip. The stinger is gray with purple-red markings around it. Naganadel’s largest stinger is in the center, while the other two are much smaller, sitting on either side. These stingers are connected to Naganadel’s brain, so if you touch the stinger, it will react violently towards you. Its main stinger can expel a glowing adhesive poison over a distance of at least six miles. In the anime, Naganadel is shown to be capable of communicating with humans through telepathy and showing them scenes from the past.
Strengths and Weaknesses
As an Ultra Beast, Naganadel has high stats resembling those of a legendary Pokemon, with especially high special attack and speed stats. But all its other stats are all equal or rather not as comparatively high. Furthermore, as a dual dragon and poison-type Pokemon, Nagagadel is weak to ground, psychic, ice, and dragon-type moves and is resistant to fighting, poison, bug, fire, water, and electric-type moves, taking half the normal damage. It is also resistant against grass type moves and takes a quarter the normal damage from them.
Best moveset
Naganadel has been able to carve itself a niche on offensive teams as a sweeper thanks to its good offensive typing. That combined with its access to the moves like Nasty Plot and its Fire-type coverage makes Naganadel a real offensive threat. Also its high base speed stat plus with its ability Beast Boost gives Naganadel the ability to get speed boosts and minimize the adverse effects of its mediocre defence.
Draco Meteor is its highest STAB (same-type attack bonus) move for dealing heavy damage. Sludge Wave is another STAB move, with the added bonus of dealing status effects, along with the move Fire Blast, which also can deal status effects and serves as type coverage. Finally, Nasty Plot boosts its special attack stat to allow it to serve as a sweeper and in order to make up for the lowered special attack that results from Draco Meteor.
| Draco Meteor | Sludge Wave |
| Fire Blast | Nasty Plot |
How to catch Naganadel in Pokemon Go?
Naganadel is not yet available in Pokemon Go.
Explainer
Trivia
- The Ultra Beasts, along with the light trio (plus their pre-evolved forms Cosmog and Cosmoem) all share a unique sound frequency found within or after their cries, which is approximately 1.250 seconds in duration
- The Ultra Beasts are based on the idea of invasive species, according to Shigeru Ohmori in an interview in Pokemon Sun & Pokemon Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide
- Although the Ultra Beasts are not Legendary, they share characteristics with Legendary Pokemon: they all have unknown genders, they are in the Undiscovered egg group, they are scripted encounters, they have special battle music, they have at least three IVs of 31, and they have special Rotom Pokedex pages
- According to Pokemon Daisuki Club's Mystery File feature website, some researchers theorize that the Pokemon Unown may be related to Ultra Beasts
- Naganadel and Poipole are the only Ultra Beasts that are part of an evolutionary chain
- Naganadel and its pre-evolved form, Poipole (as well as their respective shiny forms) were both created by James Turner, the first Westerner to officially design for the Pokemon series
- Naganadel is the only Ultra Beast with a base stat that is not a prime number, since its Speed of 121
- Naganadel shares its category name, the Poison Pin Pokemon, with its pre-evolution, Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoran♂, and Nidorino
- In all European language versions of Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon’s promotional trailer, Naganadel is shown to be sent out from a Beast Ball. However, there is no legitimate way to obtain a Naganadel in a Beast Ball within these games, since it is only available as a gift Pokemon in a standard Poke Ball.
- Naganadel has the lowest base stat total of all Ultra Beasts except its pre-evolution, Poipole, having a base stat total of 540 while the rest have 570
- Naganadel may be based on a Western dragon/wyvern, a kind of dragon with two arms and wings.
- Naganadel’s abdomen resembles that of a wasp, specifically, the tarantula hawk or Ichneumonidae family of wasps, with its shiny coloration referencing wasps such as the yellowjacket.
- Like its pre-evolution, Poipole, its needle-like appendages resemble the needle of a syringe, with its abdomen resembling the barrel or tube and the venom representing the liquid inside of a traditional syringe
- Naganadel is a combination of Nāga (race of half-human half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld within South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures) and Nadel (German word for needle)
FAQs
Is Naganadel legendary Pokemon?
Although Naganadel, like the other the Ultra Beasts, is not Legendary, they share characteristics with Legendary Pokemon: they all have unknown genders, they are in the Undiscovered egg group, they are scripted encounters, they have special battle music, they have at least three IVs of 31, and they have special Rotom Pokedex pages.
Is Naganadel a good Pokemon?
As an Ultra Beast, Naganadel has high stats resembling those of a legendary Pokemon, with especially high special attack and speed stats. Naganadel’s other stats are all equal. It has been able to carve itself a niche on offensive teams as a sweeper Pokemon. That is because it has good offensive typing, and access to the moves Nasty Plot alongside Fire-type coverage which makes Naganadel a real threat. Also its high base speed stat combined with its ability Beast Boost gives Naganadel the ability to get speed boosts and minimize the adverse effects of its mediocre defence, making it an effective Pokemon for offensive-based strategies.
What is the weakness of Naganadel?
As a dragon and poison-type Pokemon, Nagagadel is weak to ground, psychic, ice, and dragon-type moves.
What is the Pokemon Naganadel?
Naganadel is an Ultra Beast that also goes by the code name UB-02 Stinger, and is a dragon and poison-type Pokemon resembling the combination of a wyvern and a wasp.
Is shiny Naganadel legal?
By soft resetting the game, players do have a chance of receiving a Shiny Poipole to evolve into Naganadel.
Conclusion
Naganadel is an Ultra Beast that also goes by the code name UB Stinger, and is a dragon and poison-type Pokemon resembling the combination of a wyvern and a wasp. Like other Ultra Beasts, Naganadel is based on invasive species, specifically a variety of wasp species. It is notable due to its high special attack, high speed, and its rare type combination, making UB Stinger a useful addition to offensive teams. Not only that, its status as the only Ultra Beast which evolves allows Naganadel to stand out.
