Drapion
Drapion is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO.
It’s an easy solo as a high-level Trainer, but almost every group of 1-3 Trainers should be able to take Drapion down under any conditions. It only has 1 type it’s weak to, so double check what moves your Pokémon have first.
It’s a Poison and Dark type, so it’s exclusively weak to Ground. It has a number of resistances, being Dark, Ghost, Poison, Psychic and Grass.
Drapion can be caught with the following CP values:
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- 1331 – 1401 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1665 – 1752 CP at Level 25 with Cloudy or Fog weather boost
Top Counters
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 2 | 102s |
| 2. |
Garchomp (Mega)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 2 | 115s |
| 3. |
Groudon (Shadow)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 3 | 110s |
| 4. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 2 | 123s |
| 5. |
Excadrill (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 4 | 116s |
| 6. |
Garchomp (Shadow)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 3 | 121s |
| 7. |
Landorus (Therian)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Sandsear Storm Ground | 3 | 124s |
| 8. |
Mamoswine (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | High Horsepower Ground | 4 | 120s |
| 9. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 3 | 130s |
| 10. |
Rhyperior (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 4 | 128s |
| 11. |
Swampert (Mega)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 3 | 141s |
| 12. |
Lucario (Mega)
|
Force Palm Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 3 | 145s |
| 13. |
Excadrill
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 4 | 139s |
| 14. |
Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 3 | 146s |
| 15. |
Golurk (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earth Power Ground | 5 | 135s |
| 16. |
Heracross (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Earthquake Ground | 3 | 151s |
| 17. |
Ursaluna (Shadow)
|
Tackle Normal | High Horsepower Ground | 4 | 146s |
| 18. |
Mamoswine
|
Mud-Slap Ground | High Horsepower Ground | 4 | 144s |
| 19. |
Hippowdon (Shadow)
|
Sand Attack Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 4 | 145s |
| 20. |
Rhydon (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 5 | 140s |
| 21. |
Landorus (Incarnate)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 4 | 146s |
| 22. |
Landorus
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 4 | 146s |
| 23. |
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Sunsteel Strike Steel | 3 | 153s |
| 24. |
Kyogre (Primal)
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 3 | 161s |
| 25. |
Donphan (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 5 | 146s |
| 26. |
Flygon (Shadow)
|
Sand Attack Ground | Scorching Sands Ground | 5 | 144s |
| 27. |
Rhyperior
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 4 | 153s |
| 28. |
Salamence (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Fly | 3 | 168s |
| 29. |
Salamence (Shadow)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Fly | 5 | 153s |
| 30. |
Golem (Shadow)
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 6 | 149s |
*denotes a legacy move
Stats and Catch CP
|
Drapion
PoisonDark
|
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| Max CP at Level 40: 2453 | Max CP at Level 50: 2773 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 180 |
DEF 202 |
HP 172 |
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| Weak to | Resistant to | ||||
| Ground | Dark Ghost Poison Psychic Grass | ||||
Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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Drapion’s moves have the potential to make it pretty scary. Ice Fang and Aqua Tail especially can really harm all the Ground types you bring to counter it, as well as Crunch and Aqua Tail being especially spammy when paired with Poison Sting or Infestation. Don’t be daunted, though, throw as many strong Ground types as you can at it!
Conclusion
Drapion has quite an interesting movepool for PvP, with the recently buffed Poison Sting letting it fire off Aqua Tails and Crunch with it’s new debuff chance at the fastest speed possible. It’s for sure a fun PvP option now, but it’s lacking in raid power. Raiding Drapion is great for gaining XL candy fast, however!
Stay safe, trainers!
