Utility
Balanced
DTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Drifloon's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP90
B
Attack50
D
Defense34
F
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def44
D
Speed70
C
Total348
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate125 / 255
Growth Rate
Fluctuating1.64M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight1.2 kg
2.6 lbsFeather
Base XP70
Low Yield
Abilities
Aftermath
Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.
Unburden
Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.
Flare BoostHANot in game
Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when burned.
EV Yield
HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training source
Pokedex Entries

It is whispered that any child who mistakes DRIFLOON for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing.

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.

Drifloon Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Poison
0.25x (Resist)Bug
0x (Immune)Normal, Fighting, Ground
Type ChartExcellent
5Weak
3Resist
3Immune
Score+3
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRockGhostDark
½xResist
GrassPoison
¼xResist
Bug
0xImmune
NormalFightingGround
STAB (5)
PsychicGhostGrassFightingBug
How to Beat Drifloon in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Magnezone can KO Drifloon with Thunderbolt (175-206%). Aerodactyl threatens a KO with Stone Edge (199-235%). Weavile's Ice Shard also KOs at 88-104%.

Magnezone
Magnezone
ElectricSteel
B
Recommended Build
AbilityMagnetpull
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • ThunderboltSTAB
  • Hidden Power Fire
  • Thunder Wave
  • Explosion
Damage vs Drifloon
Thunderbolt 2x
175-206%KO
View Magnezone builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

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

2 Forms
Drifloon
#425Drifloon
28
Level 28
Drifblim
#426Drifblim
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Drifloon
GhostFlying
Drifblim
GhostFlying
HP
90
150+60
ATK
50
80+30
DEF
34
44+10
SP.ATK
60
90+30
SP.DEF
44
54+10
SPE
70
80+10
BST
348C-Tier
498B-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Drifloon easily with 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Destiny Bond, Disable and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Indeterminate
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
30 cycles·7,710 steps
Moderate~8 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
7moves
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladegastrodonshelloskirliacastformraltsmukgengarweezingswalotrotom
12 of 31·

HeartGold & SoulSilver Drifloon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Drifloon picks up Body Slam and Destiny Bond only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Shadow Ball and Ominous Wind while coverage across 9 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Constrict
—1010035Normal
Lv 1
Minimize
———20Normal
Lv 6
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Lv 11
Gust
D4010035Flying
Lv 14
Focus Energy
———30Normal
Lv 17
Payback
D5010010Dark
Lv 22
Stockpile
———20Normal
Lv 27
Spit Up
——10010Normal
Lv 27
Swallow
———10Normal
Lv 30
Ominous Wind
D601005Ghost
Lv 33
Baton Pass
D——40Normal
Lv 38
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
Lv 43
Explosion
B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM04
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
TM57
Charge Beam
D509010Electric
HM01
Cut
—509530Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
—10010015Psychic
TM63
Embargo
——10015Dark
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM64
Explosion
B2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
D—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM74
Gyro Ball
D—1005Steel
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
TM66
Payback
D5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
———10Normal
TM29
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM67
Recycle
———10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM34
Shock Wave
D60—20Electric
TM62
Silver Wind
D601005Bug
TM48
Skill Swap
———10Psychic
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM46
Thief
—6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
D1207010Electric
TM73
Thunder Wave
C—10020Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
D9510015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Egg
Destiny Bond
D——5Ghost
Egg
Disable
——8020Normal
Egg
Haze
D——30Ice
Egg
Hypnosis
D—7020Psychic
Egg
Memento
D—10010Dark
Egg
Weather Ball
D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Air Cutter
D559525Flying
Tutor
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Tutor
Knock Off
D6510020Dark
Tutor
Magic Coat+4
———15Psychic
Tutor
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Tutor
Ominous Wind
D601005Ghost
Tutor
Pain Split
C——20Normal
Tutor
Rollout
—309020Rock
Tutor
Snore
D4010015Normal
Tutor
Spite
——10010Ghost
Tutor
Sucker Punch+1
D801005Dark
Tutor
Swift
—60—20Normal
Tutor
Tailwind
D——15Flying
Tutor
Trick
C—10010Psychic

How to Get Drifloon in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Drifloon can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Bring it over from Diamond, Platinum, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Special encounter in:

DiamondSpecial encounter · Valley WindworksPlatinumSpecial encounter · Valley Windworks

Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Also found in:

XSunUltra SunSword

Drifloon Guide

  • Get Drifloon to Drifblim at level 28. At 348 BST, Drifloon is just the starting point.

  • Level 28 gets you Drifblim. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.

  • You can find Drifloon in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

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

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