Drakloak
DragonGhost
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Shadow Ball, worth 9.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Drakloak can learn 6 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
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,867 at level 50, 1,651 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 943 CP at level 20, or 1,180 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 885 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 163 attack · 105 defense · 169 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 11 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Drakloak 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.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 14.8 |
| Ghost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 14.5 |
| Psychic | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 14.5 |
| Fighting | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 | |
| Poison | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Ground | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Rock | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Bug | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Fire | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Water | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Grass | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Electric | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Ice | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 9.8 |
| Normal | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 9.3 |
| Dark | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 9.3 |
| Steel | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 9.1 |
| Fairy | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 9.1 |
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 Drakloak is actually for.
Counters: what beats Drakloak
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 65.3 | |
| DragonIce | Ice Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy | 50.5 | |
| FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 48.9 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy | 48.0 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy | 48.0 | |
| WaterDragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor | 47.9 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor | 47.5 | |
| DragonGhost | Dragon Tail + Shadow Ball | 45.6 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy | 45.2 | |
| DarkIce | Snarl + Blizzard | 44.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Drakloak's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.


