What is drapion weak against

Drapion was first introduced in Generation IV or the original Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for the NDS. Drapion evolves from Skorupi starting at level 40, and in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, aside from evolving it is only encountered in Safari Zone/Great Marsh areas. For some reason, Drapion is one of the few Pokemon which has an extremely rare Poison/Dark dual-typing, making its weaknesses somewhat elusive. In case you forgot or are a newcomer to the series, read on below for more details on Drapion weaknesses in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Drapion Stats

Drapion is a Poison/Dark-type Pokemon. With that in mind, its only weakness is Ground-type attacks thanks to it being part Poison. Meanwhile, Drapion is completely immune to Psychic and as a Poison-type Pokemon, it cannot get poisoned — except by a Pokemon with the Corrosion Ability. It also takes reduced damage from Poison, Ghost, Grass, and Dark moves.

It’s somewhat important to remember that Drapion has lower Special Defense stats compared to its Physical Defense. This suggests that you should use Special Ground attacks such as Mud Slap, Mud Bomb, and Earth Power to maximize your damage output. For convenience, below is the table that lists Drapion’s type weaknesses and strengths in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Together with Drapion, here is a (very short) list of all Pokemon with Poison/Dark dual-typing:

1. Grimer (Alolan Form)
2. Muk (Alolan Form)
3. Stunky
4. Skuntank
5. Drapion

A captured Drapion can have these abilities:

• Ability:
  • Battle Armor: Prevents the opponent from landing a critical hit.
  • Or Sniper: Critical hits will now do 2.25× damage instead of 1.5× damage.
• Hidden Ability:
  • Keen Eye: Prevents other Pokemon from lowering accuracy stat and ignores the target’s evasion.

If you’re looking to get one for your party, here’s the moves Drapion will get in each level:

• Base Move: Thunder Fang – Electric
• Base Move: Ice Fang – Ice
• Base Move: Fire Fang – Fire
• Base Move: Poison Sting – Poison
• Base Move: Leer – Normal
• Base Move: Hone Claws – Dark
• Base Move: Fell Stinger – Bug
• Level 9: Poison Fang – Poison
• Level 12: Bite – Dark
• Level 15: Toxic Spikes – Poison
• Level 18: Bug Bite – Bug
• Level 21: Venoshock – Poison
• Level 24: Knock Off – Dark
• Level 27: Scary Face – Normal
• Level 30: Pin Missile – Bug
• Level 33: Toxic – Poison
• Level 36: Night Slash – Dark
• Level 39: Cross Poison – Poison
• Level 44: X-Scissor – Bug
• Level 49: Acupressure – Normal
• Level 54: Crunch – Dark

Related:
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl: What is Quagsire’s Weakness

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Best Moveset for Drapion Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Lvl	Best Moves	Type	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
54	Crunch		Physical		100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
44	X-Scissor		Physical	80	100	15	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
39	Cross Poison		Physical		100	20	High critical hit ratio. May poison opponent.
36	Night Slash		Physical		100	15	High critical hit ratio.

Best Moveset for Drapion TM Moves based on Power.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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List of Moves Drapion can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Thunder Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or paralyze opponent.
1	Ice Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or freeze opponent.
1	Fire Fang	Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching and/or burn opponent.
1	Poison Sting	Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical
1	Leer	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
1	Hone Claws	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Attack and Accuracy.
1	Fell Stinger	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Drastically raises user's Attack if target is KO'd.
9	Poison Fang	Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May badly poison opponent.
12	Bite	Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical
15	Toxic Spikes	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Poisons opponents when they switch into battle.
18	Bug Bite	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Receives the effect from the opponent's held berry.
21	Venoshock	Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.
24	Knock Off	Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Removes opponent's held item for the rest of the battle.
27	Scary Face	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
30	Pin Missile	Power: 25 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Physical Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
33	Toxic	Power: — Acc: 90 PP: 10 Status
36	Night Slash	Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical
39	Cross Poison	Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical High critical hit ratio. May poison opponent.
44	X-Scissor	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
49	Acupressure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises a random stat.
54	Crunch	Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.