Is Drapion Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Poison/Dark with only one weakness (Ground). Aaron's E4 ace. AbilityBattle Armor blocks critical hits. Decent Attack and Speed for the E4 stretch. Handles Lucian and Fantina with Dark moves. A quiet workhorse.
Skorupi trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Skorupi has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Skorupi's defenses.
Fantina's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Byron's team hits Skorupi's weaknesses hard.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Drapion trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Drapion trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Drapion trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Drapion trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Drapion has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Drapion trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Drapion cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 40.
How to Get Drapion in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Drapion. The 2-stage line runs through Skorupi, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 40 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Drapion in BDSP
The path to Drapion starts with Skorupi at Lv. 16-20 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch SkorupiBig Bluff CavernLv.16-20CaveBogsunk CavernLv.16-20GrassRocky CaveLv.16-20CaveSandsear CaveLv.16-20GrassSwampy CaveLv.16-20GrassTyphlo CavernLv.16-20CaveVolcanic CaveLv.16-20Cave
Step 2Drapion ✓
Drapion Weakness
Drapion is weak to Ground. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. The Poison/Dark typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Drapion's physical bulk (base 110 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Drapion Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Drapion
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Drapion View Landorus builds →Rock Slide23-27% | ||
Drapion Evolutions
Drapion is what Skorupi becomes. Breed it for Skorupi eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Skorupi pushed Drapion to 500 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Drapion to get Skorupi eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug and Water3 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Confuse Ray, Night Slash and 5 more.
BDSP Drapion Best Moveset
Dropped from A-tier as 110 Defense on Poison/Dark typing with only Ground as a weakness couldn't hold against the format's offensive growth. AbilityBattle Armor blocks crits, and AbilitySniper boosts them from the secondary slot. 90 Attack at 95 Speed gives the moveset decent physical pace. C-tier because the single-weakness typing and bulk still keep it functional.
Best Build
Drapion best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Knock Off
- Toxic Spikes
- Swords Dance
- Whirlwind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Bug Buzz and Earthquake bring the raw damage. But Drapion also picks up coverage across 11 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It has the power in its clawed arms to make scrap of a car. The tips of its claws release poison.
Its body is encased in a sturdy shell. Its head rotates 180 degrees, eliminating blind spots.
Drapion Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Drapion works as a pivot with 500 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. Knock Off with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Drapion's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Battle Armor is the go-to ability for Drapion. It protects against critical hits. Its hidden ability Keen Eye can work in specific setups. Sniper is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
Drapion is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the pivot role.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Knock Off, Toxic Spikes, Swords Dance, and Whirlwind. Knock Off leads at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Drapion appears in 12 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves