Pokemon Legends Arceus Drifloon | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Drifloon

Balloon Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #037

Pokemon Legends Arceus Drifloon is a Ghost and Flying Type Balloon Pokémon with a Fluctuating growth rate and a 1 HP EV Yield. Drifloon can be found with Aftermath, Unburden and Flare Boost as an Ability; we recommend the Hasty Nature, based on 348 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Drifloon Stats and Abilities

Based on Drifloon Base IVs we consider this pokemon E-Tier choice. Drifloon Highest IV Stat is Speed (70) and the Lowest being Defense (34).

Drifloon Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
E	HP	90
E	Attack	50
F	Defense	34
D	Special Attack	60
F	Special Defense	44
E	Speed	70
E	Total	348

Drifloon Details
Drifloon	Detail
Best Nature	Hasty ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	35% Bugwort 15% Vivichoke
Catch Rate	125 (16.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Amorphous

Drifloon Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Aftermath If an attacker faints a Pokémon with Aftermath using a contact move, the attacker will lose 1/4 of their maximum HP.
Ability 2	Unburden Raises Speed if a held item is used.
Hidden Ability	Flare Boost Powers up special attacks when burned.

How To Evolve Drifloon in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Drifloon requires (Level 28) to evolve into Drifblim.

Drifloon Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Drifloon		Level 28 →	Drifblim

Drifloon Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Drifloon	348	90	50	60	34	44	70
Stat Change	+150	+60	+30	+30	+10	+10	+10
Drifblim	498	150	80	90	44	54	80

Where To Find Drifloon Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

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

Pokemon LA Drifloon Weakness

Drifloon is a Ghost and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Drifloon to take More Damage from Ghost, Dark, Rock, Electric, Ice Type Moves, and Less Damage from Poison, Grass, Normal, Fighting, Ground, Bug Type moves.

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Drifloon Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ghost Dark Rock Electric Ice
0.5x Less Damage	Poison Grass
0.25x Less Damage	Bug
Immune to Damage	Normal Fighting Ground

What pokemon is Drifloon Weak Against?

Drifloon Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Giratina Origin
S	Giratina Altered
S	Darkrai
S	Thundurus
S	Thundurus Therian

What pokemon is Drifloon Strong Against?

Drifloon Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Arceus
S	Regigigas
S	Landorus Therian
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Garchomp

How To Complete Drifloon Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	3	6	12	25
Number caught at night	1	2	5	10	20
Number defeated	1	3	8	20	40
Number of you've defeated with Ghost-type moves	1	2	4	6	10
Times you have seen it use Confusion	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Hypnosis	1	3	8	20	40
Number you've evolved	1

Best Drifloon Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Drifloon Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Drifloon Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
47	Self-Destruct	Physical	200	100	5	User faints.
29	Extrasensory	Special	80	100	20	May cause flinching.
37	Shadow Ball	Special	120	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
25	Mystical Fire	Special	75	100	10	Lowers opponent's Special Attack.

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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Drifloon Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Drifloon 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.

Drifloon Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (9)	Confusion	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special May confuse opponent.
5 (14)	Hypnosis	Power: — Acc: 60 PP: 20 Status Puts opponent to sleep.
9 (18)	Astonish	Power: 45 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
15 (25)	Calm Mind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
21 (31)	Hex	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
25 (35)	Mystical Fire	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
29 (40)	Extrasensory	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
37 (48)	Shadow Ball	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
47 (59)	Self-Destruct	Power: 200 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical User faints.

Drifloon Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Drifloon can learn from the Move Shop.

Drifloon Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Swift	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Ominous Wind	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
Focus Energy	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Increases critical hit ratio.
Calm Mind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Mystical Fire	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
Charge Beam	Power: 50 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Special May raise user's Special Attack.
Icy Wind	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Shadow Ball	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Thunderbolt	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May paralyze opponent.
Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.

Pokemon similar to Drifloon based on

Ghost Type

Similar Ghost Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Giratina Origin	680	150	120	120	100	100	90
S	Giratina Altered	680	150	100	100	120	120	90
A	Hisuian Typhlosion	534	73	84	119	78	85	95
A	Basculegion	530	120	112	80	65	75	78
B	Dusknoir	525	45	100	65	135	135	45

Pokemon similar to Drifloon based on

Flying Type

Similar Flying Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Landorus Therian	600	89	145	105	90	80	91
S	Shaymin Sky	600	100	103	120	75	75	127
S	Landorus	600	89	125	115	90	80	101
S	Enamorus	580	74	115	135	70	80	106
S	Enamorus Therian	580	74	115	135	110	100	46

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Last updated 3 years ago on May 31, 2022 by RankedBoost