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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

DTier

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 Head

Protects against recoil damage.

Sheer ForceHA

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 well-developed neck muscles and iron-like head can smash boulders into pieces.

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 61-72% View Mawile builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 65-78% View Spritzee builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 61-72% View Swirlix builds →
Flabébé Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 65-78% View Flabébé builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Icy WindLv. 13 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Aurora Beam 2x 107-128%KO Icy Wind 2x 94-111%KO Powder Snow 2x 70-83% View Amaura builds →

X & Y Evolution

Bagon kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Shelgon all the way to Salamence. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool 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 50 breeding partners from the Dragon egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse and 7 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

10moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Bagon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 5

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 10

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 16

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 20

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 25

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 31

Dragon Breath

—6010020Dragon

Lv 35

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 40

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 46

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 50

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

Lv 55

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM02

Dragon Claw

C8010015Dragon

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Dragon Dance

C——20Dragon

Egg

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

Egg

Dragon Rage

——10010Dragon

Egg

Dragon Rush

C1007510Dragon

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Hydro Pump

D110805Water

Egg

Thrash

—12010010Normal

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Draco Meteor

C130905Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

X & Y Bagon Locations

Bagon tops out at moderate rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.

Best Locations to Catch Bagon in X & Y

Before you go hunting for Bagon, check which of the 4 spots belong to your version. X and Y each have different walking encounters at Lv. 14-15.

Route 8

XGrass Lv.14-15 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

Route 8

XGrass Lv.14-15 Route

RareEarly

Route 8

YGrass Lv.14-15 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

Route 8

YGrass Lv.14-15 Route

RareEarly

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Flabébé Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 63-78% View Flabébé builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Ralts builds →
Azurill NormalFairy	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Azurill builds →

Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 56-68% View Mawile builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Moonblast 2x 143-169%KO Draining Kiss 2x 76-90% Fairy Wind 2x 64-75% View Spritzee builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 31 Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Bagon Draining Kiss 2x 73-86% Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Swirlix builds →
Flabébé Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Flabébé builds →
Snubbull Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Ice Fang 2x 50-60% View Snubbull builds →

Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 56-68% View Mawile builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Moonblast 2x 143-169%KO Draining Kiss 2x 76-90% Fairy Wind 2x 64-75% View Spritzee builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 31 Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Bagon Draining Kiss 2x 73-86% Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Swirlix builds →
Flabébé Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Flabébé builds →
Snubbull Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Ice Fang 2x 50-60% View Snubbull builds →

Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 56-68% View Mawile builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Moonblast 2x 143-169%KO Draining Kiss 2x 76-90% Fairy Wind 2x 64-75% View Spritzee builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 31 Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Bagon Draining Kiss 2x 73-86% Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Swirlix builds →
Flabébé Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Flabébé builds →
Snubbull Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Ice Fang 2x 50-60% View Snubbull builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
TM Move Moves Dazzling GleamTM99 Damage vs Bagon Dazzling Gleam 2x 106-126%KO View Carbink builds →
Klefki SteelFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Dazzling GleamTM99 Draining KissLv. 18 Fairy WindLv. 5 Damage vs Bagon Dazzling Gleam 2x 151-177%KO Draining Kiss 2x 96-113%KO Fairy Wind 2x 76-90% View Klefki builds →
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy	C
TM Move Moves Dazzling GleamTM99 Damage vs Bagon Dazzling Gleam 2x 181-213%KO View Mr. Mime builds →
Mawile SteelFairy	C
Available Move Moves Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Fairy Wind 2x 60-71% View Mawile builds →
Spritzee Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves MoonblastLv. 31 Dazzling GleamTM99 Draining KissLv. 21 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Bagon Moonblast 2x 151-177%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x 126-148%KO Draining Kiss 2x 78-94% Fairy Wind 2x 66-77% View Spritzee builds →

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Bagon Draco Meteor 2x 588-692%KO Psyshock 181-213%KO View Latios builds →
Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Bagon Earthquake 118-139%KO Ice Shard 2x 95-112%KO Rock Slide 59-70% View Mamoswine builds →