Is Drifloon Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Ghost/Flying with AbilityUnburden doubling Speed after using a held item. Drifblim at 28. If imported, enormous HP with Ghost immunities. Shauntal uses a Drifblim at the E4.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Drifloon resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Drifloon trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Drifloon has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Drifblim has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Drifblim has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Drifblim has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Drifblim has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Drifblim trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Drifloon on Route 13 (Hidden Grotto, Lv 35-39).
Your Drifloon should hit Level 28 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Drifloon in Black 2 & White 2
Drifloon doesn't appear wild. Catch Drifloon instead, it shows up in the wild. Evolve it at level 28 to get Drifloon. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Drifloon in B2W2
The path to Drifloon starts with Drifloon at Lv. 32-35 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Drifloon ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into DrifblimReversal Mountain - OutsideLv.32-33CaveRate 20%AnyRoute 13Lv.34-35GrassRate 15%AnyRoute 14Lv.34-35GrassRate 15%Anyor evolve from Drifloon (Step 1)
Drifloon Weakness
Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Drifloon for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal, Fighting, and Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Drifloon Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Drifloon
 Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Magnemite builds →Thunder Shock 2x54-65% | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Purrloin Dark | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x87-104%KO Bite 2x42-50% | ||
Flaaffy Electric | C | |
 Liepard Dark | C | |
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Magnemite builds →Thunder Shock 2x51-61% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x66-79% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x91-108%KO Bite 2x43-50% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x69-82% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Ampharos builds →Thunder Punch 2x93-111%KO | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Krokorok builds →Crunch 2x106-125%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x63-76% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x86-102%KO Bite 2x41-49% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x63-76% Rock Tomb 2x37-43% | ||
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Ampharos builds →Thunder Punch 2x90-107%KO | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Crustle builds →Rock Slide 2x117-137%KO Shadow Claw 2x73-85% Feint Attack 2x62-73% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x72-85% Discharge 2x54-64% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x64-76% | ||
 Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Zebstrika builds →Spark 2x97-115%KO Pursuit 2x41-49% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x133-157%KO Shadow Claw 2x89-104%KO Rock Slide 2x95-112%KO Thunder 2x80-94% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x160-189%KO Shadow Claw 2x89-104%KO Rock Slide 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x165-194%KO Shadow Claw 2x81-96% Rock Slide 2x86-102%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Glaceon builds →Blizzard 2x191-225%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Bite 2x42-49% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x132-155%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-104%KO Rock Slide 2x94-111%KO Thunder 2x81-95% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x161-189%KO Shadow Claw 2x88-104%KO Rock Slide 2x94-111%KO | ||
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Krookodile builds →Foul Play 2x164-193%KO Shadow Claw 2x81-95% Rock Slide 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x353-416%KO Assurance 2x79-93% Thunderbolt 2x57-67% Ice Beam 2x57-67% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x157-185%KO Stone Edge 2x196-231%KO Shadow Claw 2x92-108%KO Ice Beam 2x78-92% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x152-179%KO Stone Edge 2x127-150%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Payback 2x64-75% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x152-179%KO Shadow Ball 2x86-101%KO Bite 2x40-48% | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Raikou can KO Drifloon with Thunderbolt (227-267%). Weavile threatens a KO with Ice Shard (110-130%). Terrakion's Stone Edge also KOs at 222-261%.
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x227-267%KO | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x110-130%KO | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 2x222-261%KO | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Drifloon View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x165-194%KO Draco Meteor133-157%KO Fire Blast75-88% Flamethrower62-72% | ||
Drifloon Evolutions
Drifloon is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Drifblim. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Drifloon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Drifloon easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Clear Smog, Defog and 6 more to offspring.
B2W2 Drifloon Best Moveset
Ghost/Flying with AbilityUnburden doubling Speed after item consumption. 90 HP and AbilityAftermath damage the attacker on KO. The moveset fires 60 Sp. Atk at pre-evolution power. Drifblim one evolution away adds HP and an Unburden strategy that actually works.
Best Build
Drifloon best EVs are Attack and Sp. Atk
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Acrobatics
- Will O Wisp
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Drifloon can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Dark. The offense anchors on Shadow Ball and Hex while TMs handle everything else.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
These Pokémon are called the “Signpost for Wandering Spirits.” Children holding them sometimes vanish.
Drifloon Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Drifloon works as a placeholder. Ghost/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Drifblim. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Drifloon appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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