Bagon
Bagon is a Dragon-type Pokémon, the Rock Head Pokémon, number 371 (#0371) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 42.1 kg.
Bagon is the Rock Head Pokémon, a small Dragon type that leaps off cliffs every day in a doomed attempt to fly. The Pokédex says its belief that it will one day fly is apparently carried in its genes.
How to pronounce Bagon
Bagon is pronounced BAY-gon. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Bagon said out loud:
In Japanese it is タツベイ (Tatsubay).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Bagon is a bipedal blue reptile with a round snout, triangular eyes, a yellow lower jaw with two upward teeth and three thick grey ridges running from its head down its neck. It has stubby arms, short two-toed legs and a yellow patch on its underside. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 42.1 kg. The Pokédex says its neck muscles are well developed and its head is hard enough to shatter a boulder.
Behaviour
Bagon is solitary and does not form groups. It leaps off cliffs daily hoping to learn to fly, and when it sees a bird Pokémon in the sky it grows envious and smashes its surroundings with headbutts. Some theories say the head-bashing stimulates the cells that drive its evolution. Bulbapedia notes that in the Sleep Style Dex it flaps its arms in its sleep.
Habitat
The Pokédex lists rough terrain, and Bulbapedia mentions cliffs and rocks. In Scarlet and Violet it is a Violet version wild spawn in Paldea's caves, mines and mountains (Scarlet players trade for it). In Legends: Z-A it appears in Wild Zone 18, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Rock Head, its regular Ability, stops recoil damage, and Sheer Force is hidden. It starts with Leer and Ember, then learns Bite, Dragon Breath, Headbutt, Crunch and Dragon Claw, with Outrage at level 50. Its base Attack of 75 is decent, but it has little bulk.
Name origin
Bagon may combine 'baby' and 'dragon'. The Japanese name is Tatsubay (タツベイ), perhaps from tatsu ('dragon') and 'baby'.
Design inspiration
Bagon may be a dragon with touches of Pachycephalosaurus, the dome-headed dinosaur, and Bulbapedia compares the crest on its head to a mullet haircut. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Bagon evolves into Shelgon at level 30.
In the games
Bagon begins the Bagon line, introduced in Ruby and Sapphire, and a Bagon belongs to Team Rogue in Explorers of Sky's special episode 'Bidoof's Wish'. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in 3-star Tera Raid Battles.
In the anime
Bagon debuted in 'Let Bagons Be Bagons', where Michelle's Bagon tries to learn to fly and eventually evolves into a Shelgon. Sawyer's Bagon battled Spritzee in 'A Fashionable Battle!' and was later used against Ash.
Fun facts
- At 30, Bagon's base Special Defense is the joint lowest of any Dragon type, level with Dreepy.
- Among the Dragon types introduced in Generation III, Bagon is the shortest and has the lowest stat total, at 300.
- In Super Mystery Dungeon a Bagon is found fainted in a dungeon; revived with an apple, it opens Pawniard's connection quest.
Base stats
- HP: 45
- Attack: 75
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 50
Bagon’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Bagon weak to?
Bagon takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×).
Evolution
How does Bagon evolve?
Bagon evolves into Shelgon at level 30.
The whole family: Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence.
Abilities
- Rock Head: Protects against recoil damage.
- Sheer Force (hidden ability): Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
Moves
Moves Bagon learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 |
| 5 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 10 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 |
| 15 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 31 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 |
| 35 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 |
| 40 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 45 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 |
| 50 | Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 |
| 55 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (38)
Bagon can learn 38 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Fire Spin, Facade, Rock Tomb, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Shadow Claw, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Rest, Rock Slide, Iron Head, Dragon Dance, Substitute, Iron Defense, Crunch, Dragon Pulse, Hyper Voice, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Outrage, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Roar, Double-Edge, Dragon Cheer.
Egg moves (4):Defense Curl, Dragon Rush, Thrash, Twister.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Dragon.
- Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 60.
Pokédex entries
Bagon is a solitary Pokémon that doesn't form groups with others of its kind. It also has a head hard enough to cleave a boulder in one strike. (Shield)
Bagon jumps off cliffs every day, trying to grow stronger so that someday it will be able to fly. (Sword)
Some theories suggest that its behavior of forcefully bashing its head into things stimulates cells that affect its evolution. (Ultra Moon)
Whenever it sees bird Pokémon flying through the sky, it becomes envious and smashes its surroundings to bits with headbutts. (Ultra Sun)
With its steel-hard stone head, it headbutts indiscriminately. This is because of the stress it feels at being unable to fly. (Moon)
Its belief that it will be able to fly one day is apparently the influence of information carried in its genes. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | タツベイ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tatsubay |
| French | Draby |
| German | Kindwurm |
| Spanish | Bagon |
| Italian | Bagon |
| Korean | 아공이 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 宝贝龙 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 寶貝龍 |
Trivia
- Shortest Dragon type in Gen 3: 0.6 m.
- Slowest Dragon type in Gen 3: 50 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Lowest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 3: 300.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 63% of all Pokémon (42.1 kg).
- Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
- One of 70 Dragon-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 120 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 48 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 12 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bagon (Pokémon), Serebii: Bagon (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (BAY-gon): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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