Sand Rush changes the entire equation for Dracozolt. The 505 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.

What is Dracozolt weak to?

Dracozolt's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice), Landorus (Ground), and Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Dracozolt?

Sand Rush is what you want on Dracozolt. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Volt Absorb, Hustle) work on paper but Sand Rush is what makes Dracozolt worth using.

What role does Dracozolt play in battle?

Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Dracozolt is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

What are the best moves for Dracozolt?

The core moveset is Boltbeak, Earthquake, Dragonclaw, and Outrage. Boltbeak leads at 0% usage. Outrage provides reliable STAB damage.

Dracozolt - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Dracozolt Best Moveset

AbilityHustle boosts Attack 50% at reduced accuracy, pushing 100 base to 150 effective. Electric/Dragon TermStab covers nearly every typing, and MoveBolt Beak doubles power when moving first. The moveset hits with extreme force when accuracy and Speed align. A-tier because the Bolt Beak damage when outspeeding is format-warping.

★Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPA

Dracozolt held a solid A-Tier position in Gen VIII. This was Dracozolt's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Sandrush with Life Orb, favoring a Adamant nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Lv 63

Bolt Beak

Electric85COMMONSTAB

TR10

Earthquake

Ground100COMMONCoverage

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Draco Meteor

Dragon130RARESTAB

TR47

Dragon Claw

Dragon80RARESTAB

TM68

Fire Fang

Fire65RARECoverage

TR15

Fire Blast

Fire110RARECoverage

Dracozolt Sword & Shield Moves Dracozolt BDSP Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Dracozolt best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Bolt BeakSTAB
EarthquakeCoverage
Draco MeteorSTAB
Dragon ClawSTAB

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

ExcadrillDecent

Landorus-TherianDecent

View full Sword & Shield / BDSP moveset →

Dracozolt Weakness

Dracozolt is weak to Ice, Ground, Dragon, and Fairy. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Dracozolt Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Ground, Dragon, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Grass, Flying, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Electric

What is Dracozolt Weak Against

Avg

4Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Ground Dragon Fairy

½xResist

Fire Water Grass Flying Steel

¼xResist

Electric

0xImmune

Electric

What is Dracozolt Strong Against

3Strong

0Resisted

0Immune

Score+3

2xStrong

Water Flying Dragon

½xResisted

None

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Dracozolt

Excadrill can KO Dracozolt with Earthquake (126-149%). Garchomp threatens a KO with Earthquake (112-132%). Togekiss's Dazzling Gleam also KOs at 103-121%.

Excadrill GroundSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemAir Balloon NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Swords Dance Damage vs Dracozolt Earthquake 2x 126-149%KO Rapid Spin 21-25% View Excadrill builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Tail Damage vs Dracozolt Earthquake 2x 112-132%KO View Garchomp builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Air Slash Dazzling Gleam Thunder Wave RoostRecovery Damage vs Dracozolt Air Slash 24-28% Dazzling Gleam 2x 103-121%KO View Togekiss builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Freeze Dry SurfSTAB Alluring Voice Thunderbolt Damage vs Dracozolt Surf 25-30% Thunderbolt 8-10% View Lapras builds →
Groudon-Primal
Recommended Build AbilityDesolateland ItemRedorb NatureJolly Moves Precipice Blades Heat Crash Stealth Rock Rock Polish View Groudon-Primal builds →

Evolution

Dracozolt is a Electric/Dragon type packing 505 total stats. Can't breed it and it doesn't evolve, so what you catch is what you work with. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#880DracozoltDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

How to Get Dracozolt

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Dracozolt is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Base Stats

Attack and HP carry most of Dracozolt's stat budget. Sp. Def's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

High

HP90

Attack100

Defense90

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def70

Speed75

Total505

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.8 m

Weight190.0 kg

Base XP177

Abilities

Volt Absorb

Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Hustle

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

Sand RushHidden Ability

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entry

The powerful muscles in its tail generate its electricity. Compared to its lower body, its upper half is entirely too small.

Pokemon Shield

Dracozolt Guide

Sand Rush changes the entire equation for Dracozolt. The 505 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as an attacker.
Dracozolt's biggest threats include Lapras (Ice), Landorus (Ground), and Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Sand Rush is what you want on Dracozolt. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Volt Absorb, Hustle) work on paper but Sand Rush is what makes Dracozolt worth using.
Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Dracozolt is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
The core moveset is Boltbeak, Earthquake, Dragonclaw, and Outrage. Boltbeak leads at 0% usage. Outrage provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Dracozolt joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 1 titles so far. With 3 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

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