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Dragapult
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Dragapult

DragonGhost

Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Shadow Ball, worth 15.5 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Dragapult can learn 8 combinations. Dragon Tail with Shadow Ball does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toGhostIceDragonDarkFairy
ResistsPoisonBugFireWaterGrassElectric
Strongly resistsNormalFighting
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
AstonishGhost71.0s+13
Dragon TailDragon141.0s+8
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Breaking SwipeDragon451.0s-33
Dragon PulseDragon903.5s-50
OutrageDragon1104.0s-50
Shadow BallGhost1003.0s-50

Shiny

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Evolution family

Dreepy
Dreepy
Drakloak
Drakloak
Dragapult
Dragapult

Numbers

Max CP3,993 at level 50, 3,532 at level 40
Raid catch2,018 CP at level 20, or 2,523 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,933 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats266 attack · 170 defense · 204 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Size3 m and 50 kg

Best moveset against each type

Dragapult does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Ghost, Psychic.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe24.2
GhostAstonish + Shadow Ball22.4
PsychicAstonish + Shadow Ball22.4
FightingDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
FlyingDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
PoisonDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
GroundDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
RockDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
BugDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
FireDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
WaterDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
GrassDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
ElectricDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
IceDragon Tail + Shadow Ball15.5
NormalDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe15.5
DarkDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe15.5
SteelAstonish + Shadow Ball14.3
FairyAstonish + Shadow Ball14.3

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Dragapult is actually for.

Counters: what beats Dragapult

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy42.4
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy32.8
BlacephalonFireGhostAstonish + Shadow Ball31.8
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy31.1
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy31.1
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor31.1
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor30.8
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Shadow Ball29.6
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy29.3
Chien-PaoDarkIceSnarl + Blizzard28.8

Ranked by damage per second against Dragapult's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.