What does Bagon evolve into?

Shelgon at level 30 is the mid-stage. Push through to Salamence at level 50 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Bagon evolve?

Level 30 gets you Shelgon . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Bagon works as a placeholder. Dragon coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Shelgon . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Bagon?

You can find Bagon in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Bagon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Bagon's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack75

Defense60

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def30

Speed50

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight42.1 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Rock HeadNiche

Protects against recoil damage.

Sheer ForceHATop Pick

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its steel-hard head can shatter boulders. It longingly hopes for wings to grow so it can fly.

Bagon Weakness

Bagon's Dragon typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy. The Dragon typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Bagon's physical bulk (base 60 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Bagon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Dragon Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Electric Grass

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (1)

Dragon

How to Beat Bagon in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Hatterene PsychicFairy	A
Available Moves Moves Dazzling GleamLv. 30 Disarming VoiceLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Dazzling Gleam 2x 236-278%KO Disarming Voice 2x 118-140%KO View Hatterene builds →
Gardevoir PsychicFairy	B
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 49 Draining KissLv. 12 Disarming VoiceLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Moonblast 2x 261-308%KO Draining Kiss 2x 138-163%KO Disarming Voice 2x 113-133%KO View Gardevoir builds →
Tinkaton FairySteel	B
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 35 Draining KissLv. 17 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Play Rough 2x 103-123%KO Draining Kiss 2x 87-103%KO Fairy Wind 2x 70-83% View Tinkaton builds →
Klefki SteelFairy	B
Available Moves Moves Play RoughLv. 40 Draining KissLv. 24 Fairy WindLv. 8 Damage vs Bagon Play Rough 2x 108-128%KO Draining Kiss 2x 98-115%KO Fairy Wind 2x 78-93% View Klefki builds →
Dachsbun Fairy	C
Available Move Moves Play RoughLv. 18 Damage vs Bagon Play Rough 2x 108-128%KO View Dachsbun builds →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Bagon kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Shelgon all the way to Salamence. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 300 total stats over Bagon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#371Bagon

Level 30

#372Shelgon

Level 50

#373Salamence

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Bagon

Dragon

Shelgon

Dragon

Salamence

DragonFlying

65+20

95+30

ATK

95+20

135+40

DEF

100+40

80-20

SP.ATK

60+20

110+50

SP.DEF

50+20

80+30

SPE

100+50

BST

300C-Tier

420D-Tier+120

600B-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Bagon with 65 breeding partners from the Dragon egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Dragon Rush, Thrash and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Dragon

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Bagon Best Moveset

Bagon runs Dragon Dance to boost before sweeping. Sheerforce and Adamant nature shape the build, with spread EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus the remaining moves to back it up.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Sheer Force

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Bagon

Adamant+ATK

Bagon best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Spe

Physical Attacker Moveset

Dragon DanceSTAB
Iron Head
Dragon RushSTAB
OutrageSTAB

Recommended Teammates

ImpidimpDecent

EkansDecent

Moves

STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Outrage for the basics, but Bagon's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Fire and Dark hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 5

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 10

Dragon Breath

D6010020Dragon

Lv 15

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 20

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

Lv 25

Crunch

B8010015Dark

Lv 31

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

Lv 35

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 40

Focus Energy

S——30Normal

Lv 45

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

Lv 50

Outrage

A12010010Dragon

Lv 55

Double-Edge

S12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM66

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM58

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM108

Crunch

B8010015Dark

TM204

Double-Edge

S12010015Normal

TM169

Draco Meteor

C130905Dragon

TM226

Dragon Cheer

C——15Dragon

TM78

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM100

Dragon Dance

S——20Dragon

TM115

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

TM44

Dragon Tail-6

C609010Dragon

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM141

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM08

Fire Fang

B659515Fire

TM24

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM142

Hydro Pump

D110805Water

TM117

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TM104

Iron Defense

S——15Steel

TM99

Iron Head

S8010015Steel

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM156

Outrage

A12010010Dragon

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM172

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM86

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM06

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

TM61

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM103

Substitute

B——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM09

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM59

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Egg

Dragon Rush

A1007510Dragon

Egg

Thrash

C12010010Normal

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Bagon can't learn any Tutor moves

Scarlet & Violet Bagon Locations

Easy grab on Bagon with decent spawn rates across 14 locations in mid-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Bagon in Scarlet & Violet

Bagon shows up in 14 walking spots from Lv. 16-38. Plenty of options, and the list is sorted so the highest-rate locations at each progression stage come first.

South Province (Area Five) - Mountain

Overworld Lv.16-28 Route

25%Mid

East Province (Area One) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

East Province (Area Three) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

Glaseado Mountain

Overworld Lv.16-38 Cave

5%Mid

Glaseado Mountain

Overworld Lv.16-38 Cave

5%Mid

North Province (Area One) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

North Province (Area Three) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

North Province (Area Two) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

South Province (Area One) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

South Province (Area Six) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

West Province (Area One) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

West Province (Area Three) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

West Province (Area Two) - Cave

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

5%Mid

East Province (Area Three) - Mine

Overworld Lv.16-38 Route

2%Mid

Bagon Guide

Shelgon at level 30 is the mid-stage. Push through to Salamence at level 50 for the final form. 300 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 30 gets you Shelgon. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Bagon works as a placeholder. Dragon coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Shelgon. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Bagon in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Bagon appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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