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title: "Drakloak (#0886): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si"
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#0886 · Galar · Generation 8

# Drakloak

Caretaker Pokémon · Dragon/Ghost-type

![Drakloak official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/886.webp)

Drakloak is a [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon)/[Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost)-type Pokémon, the Caretaker Pokémon, number 886 (#0886) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the [Galar](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/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:

[Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/886.mp3)

In Japanese it is ドロンチ (Doronch).

Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce).

## 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.

Sources: [Bulbapedia: Drakloak (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Drakloak_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Serebii: Drakloak (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/drakloak/)

## 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](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) (2×), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon) (2×), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) (2×), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) (2×) moves.

It resists [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire) (½×), [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water) (½×), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (½×), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×).

It is immune to [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) moves.

## Evolution

### What does Drakloak evolve from?

Drakloak evolves from [Dreepy](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dreepy) at level 50.

### How does Drakloak evolve?

Drakloak evolves into [Dragapult](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dragapult) at level 60.

The whole family: [Dreepy](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dreepy), **Drakloak**, [Dragapult](https://pokee.si/pokemon/dragapult).

## Abilities

- [Clear Body](https://pokee.si/abilities/clear-body): Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
- [Infiltrator](https://pokee.si/abilities/infiltrator): Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
- [Cursed Body](https://pokee.si/abilities/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](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-pulse) | Dragon | Special | 85 |
| 1 | [Infestation](https://pokee.si/moves/infestation) | Bug | Special | 20 |
| 1 | [Bite](https://pokee.si/moves/bite) | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | [Quick Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-attack) | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | [Astonish](https://pokee.si/moves/astonish) | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 6 | [Lock-On](https://pokee.si/moves/lock-on) | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | [Assurance](https://pokee.si/moves/assurance) | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 18 | [Hex](https://pokee.si/moves/hex) | Ghost | Special | 65 |
| 24 | [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility) | Psychic | Status | — |
| 30 | [Double Hit](https://pokee.si/moves/double-hit) | Normal | Physical | 35 |
| 36 | [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn) | Bug | Physical | 70 |
| 42 | [Dragon Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-dance) | Dragon | Status | — |
| 48 | [Phantom Force](https://pokee.si/moves/phantom-force) | Ghost | Physical | 90 |
| 54 | [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down) | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 61 | [Dragon Rush](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-rush) | Dragon | Physical | 100 |
| 66 | [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge) | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 72 | [Last Resort](https://pokee.si/moves/last-resort) | Normal | Physical | 140 |

“Evo” means Drakloak learns the move the moment it evolves: [Dragon Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-pulse).

### TM moves (41)

Drakloak can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: [Take Down](https://pokee.si/moves/take-down), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Acrobatics](https://pokee.si/moves/acrobatics), [Thief](https://pokee.si/moves/thief), [Pounce](https://pokee.si/moves/pounce), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Hex](https://pokee.si/moves/hex), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [Night Shade](https://pokee.si/moves/night-shade), [Dragon Tail](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-tail), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Psychic Fangs](https://pokee.si/moves/psychic-fangs), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Reflect](https://pokee.si/moves/reflect), [Light Screen](https://pokee.si/moves/light-screen), [Thunder Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder-wave), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Dragon Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-dance), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Will-O-Wisp](https://pokee.si/moves/will-o-wisp), [Shadow Ball](https://pokee.si/moves/shadow-ball), [Dragon Pulse](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-pulse), [Surf](https://pokee.si/moves/surf), [Flamethrower](https://pokee.si/moves/flamethrower), [Thunderbolt](https://pokee.si/moves/thunderbolt), [Helping Hand](https://pokee.si/moves/helping-hand), [Baton Pass](https://pokee.si/moves/baton-pass), [Fire Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/fire-blast), [Hydro Pump](https://pokee.si/moves/hydro-pump), [Phantom Force](https://pokee.si/moves/phantom-force), [Outrage](https://pokee.si/moves/outrage), [Thunder](https://pokee.si/moves/thunder), [Draco Meteor](https://pokee.si/moves/draco-meteor), [Tera Blast](https://pokee.si/moves/tera-blast), [Double-Edge](https://pokee.si/moves/double-edge), [Breaking Swipe](https://pokee.si/moves/breaking-swipe), [Curse](https://pokee.si/moves/curse), [Dragon Cheer](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-cheer).

Egg moves (6), which Dreepy can hatch knowing:[Confuse Ray](https://pokee.si/moves/confuse-ray), [Curse](https://pokee.si/moves/curse), [Disable](https://pokee.si/moves/disable), [Double Team](https://pokee.si/moves/double-team), [Dragon Tail](https://pokee.si/moves/dragon-tail), [Sucker Punch](https://pokee.si/moves/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](https://pokeapi.co) open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Drakloak (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Drakloak_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Serebii: Drakloak (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)](https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sv/drakloak/).
- Pronunciation (DRAK-lohk): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

**Last checked:** 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

## Explore

[Dragon-type Pokémon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon) · [Ghost-type Pokémon](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) · [Dragon/Ghost weaknesses and matchups](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-dragon) · [Galar region guide](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/galar) · [Clear Body ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/clear-body) · [Infiltrator ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/infiltrator) · [Cursed Body ability](https://pokee.si/abilities/cursed-body) · [Compare Drakloak](https://pokee.si/compare?ids=886) · [Full Pokédex](https://pokee.si/pokedex) · [Type chart](https://pokee.si/types) · [All moves](https://pokee.si/moves)

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