Drakloak
Drakloak is a Dragon/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Caretaker Pokémon, number 886 (#0886) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 11 kg.
Drakloak is a Dragon and Ghost type known as the Caretaker Pokémon, which carries a Dreepy on its head and raises it until it evolves. Without a Dreepy to look after, the Pokédex says, it gets so uneasy that it tries to adopt any Pokémon it meets in its place.
How to pronounce Drakloak
Drakloak is pronounced DRAK-lohk. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Drakloak said out loud:
In Japanese it is ドロンチ (Doronch).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Drakloak is a lizard-like Pokémon, 1.4 m tall and 11 kg, with a wide black head, two upright horns and a pinkish-red triangle on each side of it. Its eyes are yellow under pink lids, and its light blue body includes the underside of its mouth; its yellow belly carries a red inverted V. It has stubby limbs and a long tail. The Pokédex says it flies at over 200 km/h (120 mph) and builds up energy in its lungs to fire in a blast.
Behaviour
Drakloak cares for its Dreepy and battles alongside it until it is grown up. The Pokédex says that if a Drakloak loses a fight, its Dreepy drifts away without a second thought.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Violet in Paldea's North Province, around Casseroya Lake and on Glaseado Mountain, and in 4 star Tera Raid Battles.
Powers
Drakloak has Clear Body or Infiltrator, with Cursed Body hidden. It learns Dragon Pulse on evolving, and can use Shadow Ball, Phantom Force, Dragon Dance and U-turn. Its base Speed of 102 is its best stat, making it a quick attacker.
Name origin
Drakloak may combine 'dragon' or 'drake' with 'cloak'. The Japanese name is Doronch (ドロンチ), which may blend 'dragon' with 'launch'.
Design inspiration
Drakloak seems to mix the amphibians Diplocaulus or Gerrothorax with fighter aircraft and crossbows, and its habit of carrying a Dreepy may reflect paternal care, which many amphibians show. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Drakloak evolves from Dreepy at level 50 and into Dragapult at level 60.
In the games
Players find Drakloak at the Lake of Outrage and in Max Raid Battles in Sword and Shield, the games that introduced it. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Drakloak debuted in 'The Winding Path to Greatness!'. After its Dreepy fell off its head, it took Goh's Grookey as a stand-in, and it grew angry when Grookey began swinging its stick, until Dreepy was returned.
Fun facts
- Drakloak is the only Pokémon whose evolution starts at level 60, and since that is only 10 levels above Dreepy's 50, Bulbapedia calculates it as the smallest proportional jump for a second evolution, at 20%.
- The Dreepy line are the only Pokémon in both the Dragon and Amorphous Egg Groups.
- Bulbapedia lists Drakloak as the only Dragon type made of just a head and arms.
- Before patch 2.0.1 of Scarlet and Violet, Dreepy could learn Confuse Ray by TM, which Drakloak and Dragapult could not.
Base stats
- HP: 68
- Attack: 80
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 102
Drakloak’s base stat total is 410. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Drakloak weak to?
Drakloak takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Ghost (2×), Dragon (2×), Dark (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
What does Drakloak evolve from?
Drakloak evolves from Dreepy at level 50.
How does Drakloak evolve?
Drakloak evolves into Dragapult at level 60.
The whole family: Dreepy, Drakloak, Dragapult.
Abilities
- Clear Body: Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
- Infiltrator: Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
- Cursed Body (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Drakloak learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 |
| 1 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 6 | Lock-On | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 18 | Hex | Ghost | Special | 65 |
| 24 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 30 | Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 |
| 36 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 |
| 42 | Dragon Dance | Dragon | Status | — |
| 48 | Phantom Force | Ghost | Physical | 90 |
| 54 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 61 | Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 |
| 66 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 72 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 |
“Evo” means Drakloak learns the move the moment it evolves: Dragon Pulse.
TM moves (41)
Drakloak can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Pounce, Facade, Hex, Swift, Night Shade, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, U-turn, Psychic Fangs, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Rest, Dragon Dance, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Shadow Ball, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Phantom Force, Outrage, Thunder, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Double-Edge, Breaking Swipe, Curse, Dragon Cheer.
Egg moves (6), which Dreepy can hatch knowing:Confuse Ray, Curse, Disable, Double Team, Dragon Tail, Sucker Punch.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Amorphous, Dragon.
- Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 144.
Pokédex entries
Without a Dreepy to place on its head and care for, it gets so uneasy it'll try to substitute any Pokémon it finds for the missing Dreepy. (Shield)
It's capable of flying faster than 120 mph. It battles alongside Dreepy and dotes on them until they successfully evolve. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ドロンチ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Doronch |
| French | Dispareptil |
| German | Phandra |
| Spanish | Drakloak |
| Italian | Drakloak |
| Korean | 드래런치 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 多龙奇 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 多龍奇 |
Trivia
- Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
- Heavier than 30% of all Pokémon (11 kg).
- Base stat total 410, ranked #590 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Dragon and Ghost.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 77 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 54 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Drakloak (Pokémon), Serebii: Drakloak (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (DRAK-lohk): 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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