Pokemon Legends Arceus Drapion | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Drapion

Ogre Scorp Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #149

Pokemon Legends Arceus Drapion is a Poison and Dark Type Ogre Scorp Pokémon with a Slow growth rate and a 2 Defense EV Yield. Drapion can be found with Battle Armor, Sniper and Keen Eye as an Ability; we recommend the Impish Nature, based on 500 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Drapion Stats and Abilities

Based on Drapion Base IVs we consider this pokemon B-Tier choice. Drapion Highest IV Stat is Defense (110) and the Lowest being Special Attack (60).

Drapion Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	70
C	Attack	90
C	Defense	110
D	Special Attack	60
E	Special Defense	75
D	Speed	95
B	Total	500

Drapion Details
Drapion	Detail
Best Nature	Impish ↑ +10% Defense ↓ -10% Special Attack
Liked Foods	Dazzling Honey Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	20% Seed of Mastery
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Bug Water 3

Drapion Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Battle Armor Battle Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.
Ability 2	Sniper Sniper increases the power of critical hits by 1.5x. This means a critical hit will deal 2.25x normal damage instead of 1.5x.
Hidden Ability	Keen Eye Keen Eye prevents the Pokémon from losing accuracy, for example from moves like Sand-Attack.

How To Evolve Drapion in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Skorupi requires (Level 40) to evolve into Drapion.

Drapion Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Skorupi		Level 40 →	Drapion

Drapion Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Skorupi	330	40	50	30	90	55	65
Stat Change	+170	+30	+40	+30	+20	+20	+30
Drapion	500	70	90	60	110	75	95

Alpha Drapion Locations

List of Locations you can find Alpha Drapion in PLA.

Alpha Drapion Map Locations in Cobalt Coastlands

Cobalt Coastlands Drapion Alpha Pokemon Locations
Lv.	Location	Description
45	Cobalt Coastlands	Ginkgo Landing

Where To Find Drapion Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Drapion in PLA.

Pokemon LA Drapion Weakness

Drapion is a Poison and Dark Type pokemon. This will cause Drapion to take More Damage from Ground Type Moves, and Less Damage from Poison, Grass, Ghost, Dark, Psychic Type moves.

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Drapion Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ground
0.5x Less Damage	Poison Grass Ghost Dark
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Psychic

What pokemon is Drapion Weak Against?

Drapion Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Landorus Therian
S	Garchomp
S	Landorus
A	Ursaluna
A	Rhyperior

What pokemon is Drapion Strong Against?

Drapion Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Giratina Origin
S	Giratina Altered
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Cresselia
S	Darkrai

How To Complete Drapion Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	6	10
Number of alpha specimens caught	1	2	3
Number defeated	1	2	4	6	10
Number of you've defeated with Ground-type moves	1	2	3	4	5
Times you have seen it use Venoshock	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Cross Poison	1	3	8	20	40
Times you've stunned it by using items	1	3	5	7	10

Best Drapion Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Drapion Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Drapion Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
43	Crunch	Physical	120	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
34	X-Scissor	Physical	80	100	15	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
18	Cross Poison	Physical	105	100	20	High critical hit ratio. May poison opponent.
11	Venoshock	Special	97.5	100	10	Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Drapion Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Drapion can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Drapion Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Poison Sting	Power: 22.5 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical May poison the opponent.
6 (15)	Bite	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May cause flinching.
11 (20)	Venoshock	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.
18 (28)	Cross Poison	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical High critical hit ratio. May poison opponent.
25 (35)	Swords Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Attack.
34 (45)	X-Scissor	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
43 (54)	Crunch	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.

Drapion Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Drapion can learn from the Move Shop.

Drapion Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
False Swipe	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 40 Physical Always leaves opponent with at least 1 HP.
Fire Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or burn opponent.
Thunder Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or paralyze opponent.
Ice Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or freeze opponent.
Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Bulldoze	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
Aerial Ace	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Poison Jab	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May poison the opponent.
Leech Life	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.
X-Scissor	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Rock Slide	Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Sludge Bomb	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
Shadow Ball	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Snarl	Power: 82.5 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
Aqua Tail	Power: 90 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
Dark Pulse	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May cause flinching.

Pokemon similar to Drapion based on

Poison Type

Similar Poison Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
A	Crobat	535	85	90	70	80	80	130
B	Tentacruel	515	80	70	80	65	120	100
B	Roserade	515	60	70	125	65	105	90
B	Overqwil	510	85	115	65	95	65	85
B	Sneasler	510	80	130	40	60	80	120

Pokemon similar to Drapion based on

Dark Type

Similar Dark Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Darkrai	600	70	90	135	90	90	125
A	Hisuian Samurott	528	90	108	100	80	65	85
B	Umbreon	525	95	65	60	110	130	65
B	Weavile	510	70	120	45	65	85	125
B	Overqwil	510	85	115	65	95	65	85

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