#0452 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Drapion

Ogre Scorpion Pokémon · Poison/Dark-type

Drapion is a Poison/Dark-type Pokémon, the Ogre Scorpion Pokémon, number 452 (#0452) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 61.5 kg.

Drapion is the Ogre Scorpion Pokémon, feared in the desert as the Sand Demon. Its claws can crush a car, yet the Pokédex says it keeps a low profile when it meets Hippowdon.

How to pronounce Drapion

Drapion is pronounced DRAP-ee-on. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Drapion said out loud:

In Japanese it is ドラピオン (Dorapion).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Drapion is a large purple scorpion, 1.3 m tall and 61.5 kg, built from violet and lavender segments that end in a tail with two stingers. It has four legs, huge claws, pointed blue-topped eyes and fang-like white teeth sticking out of its jaws. The Pokédex says its head can rotate 180 degrees, leaving no blind spots.

Behaviour

Drapion is proud of its strength, brutish and aggressive, and goes on rampages that wreck whatever is in its way. The Pokédex says its poison is potent but rarely used, because it prefers to win with brute force. Bulbapedia says it attacks anything that enters its territory.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says it lives mostly in deserts and rocky places. It is wild in Galar, Sinnoh's Great Marsh in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Hisui in Legends: Arceus, but it is unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Abilities are Battle Armor and Sniper, with Keen Eye hidden, and the Pokédex says swords bounce off its sturdy shell. It strikes with Cross Poison, X-Scissor and Crunch, bites with Fire Fang, Thunder Fang and Ice Fang, and sets Toxic Spikes. Base Defense 110 and Speed 95 make it a quick, armoured attacker.

Name origin

Drapion may combine 'dragon', 'drastic' or 'Dracula' with 'scorpion'. The Japanese name is Dorapion (ドラピオン).

Design inspiration

Like Skorupi, Drapion probably started as a scorpion, here with huge claws that suit its Ogre Scorpion category. This is a fan reading, not an official statement.

Evolution notes

It evolves from Skorupi at level 40.

In the games

In Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Drapion is part of Team AWD, the main antagonists of the Special Episode 'Here Comes Team Charm!'. In the main series it first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, where it is found in the Great Marsh once you have the National Pokédex.

In the anime

Debuted in 'Mutiny in the Bounty!' as J's Pokémon, and later wrapped its claws around Ash in 'Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu!'. Paul's Drapion beat Buizel, Staraptor and Torterra in Ash's Lily of the Valley Conference run.

Fun facts

• The 2025 Pokémon World Championships had a segment on commonly mispronounced names, which gave Drapion as 'DRAP-EE-ON'.
• In 'Trade, Borrow, and Steal!', James's Drapion is so distracted by honey that it refuses to battle Goh.
• In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, a battle with Team Galactic B-2's Drapion on Iron Island makes Hareta's Shinx evolve into Luxio.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Drapion (Pokémon) · Serebii: Drapion (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 90
• Defense: 110
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 75
• Speed: 95

Drapion’s base stat total is 500. Its highest stat is Defense.

Type matchups

What is Drapion weak to?

Drapion takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (½×), Poison (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×).

It is immune to Psychic moves.

Evolution

What does Drapion evolve from?

Drapion evolves from Skorupi at level 40.

Drapion is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Skorupi, Drapion.

Abilities

• Battle Armor: Protects against critical hits.
• Sniper: Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.
• Keen Eye (hidden ability): Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Moves

Moves Drapion learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (53)

Drapion can learn 53 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Pin Missile, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Dig, Screech, Rest, Rock Slide, Thief, Snore, Protect, Scary Face, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Sand Tomb, Payback, Assurance, Fling, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Fire Fang, Cross Poison, Venoshock, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Snarl, False Swipe, Brutal Swing, Stomping Tantrum, Swords Dance, Earthquake, Agility, Leech Life, Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Crunch, Shadow Ball, Taunt, Iron Defense, Toxic Spikes, Poison Jab, Dark Pulse, X-Scissor, Bug Buzz, Venom Drench, Throat Chop.

Egg moves (4), which Skorupi can hatch knowing:Confuse Ray, Sand Attack, Slash, Whirlwind.

Move tutor moves (2): Lash Out, Skitter Smack.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Bug, Water 3.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• 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 Defense effort values.
• Base experience yield: 175.

Pokédex entries

Has a brutish, ferocious temperament. With immense strength and a sturdy shell off which swords will bounce, it rampages about and wreaks havoc. (Legends: Arceus)

It's so vicious that it's called the Sand Demon. Yet when confronted by Hippowdon, Drapion keeps a low profile and will never pick a fight. (Shield)

Its poison is potent, but it rarely sees use. This Pokémon prefers to use physical force instead, going on rampages with its car-crushing strength. (Sword)

It has the power in its clawed arms to make scrap of a car. The tips of its claws release poison. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It takes pride in its strength. Even though it can tear foes apart, it finishes them off with powerful poison. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

Possessing a sturdy build, it takes pride in its strength, taking down foes without using toxins. (Platinum, Black, White)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Poison type in Gen 4: 61.5 kg.
• Tallest Poison type in Gen 4: 1.3 m, shared with 1 other.
• Fastest Poison type in Gen 4: 95 Speed.
• Highest Defense among Poison types in Gen 4: 110.
• Highest Defense among Dark types in Gen 4: 110.
• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 73% of all Pokémon (61.5 kg).
• Base stat total 500, ranked #278 of 1,025.
• One of 4 Pokémon that are both Poison and Dark.
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 66 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 70 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 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: Drapion (Pokémon), Serebii: Drapion (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (DRAP-ee-on): 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.

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