Drapion
PoisonDark
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Drapion can learn 16 combinations. Bite with Sludge Bomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Ice Fang | Ice | 12 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Fell Stinger | Bug | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Drapion has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,773 at level 50, 2,453 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,401 CP at level 20, or 1,752 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,331 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 180 attack · 202 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 61.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Drapion does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Ghost.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 15.5 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 15.5 |
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 13.4 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 13.4 |
| Dark | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 11.2 |
| Ground | Ice Fang + Aqua Tail | 11.1 |
| Rock | Bite + Aqua Tail | 11.1 |
| Fire | Bite + Aqua Tail | 11.1 |
| Normal | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 | |
| Bug | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Water | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Electric | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Ice | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Dragon | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.3 |
| Poison | Bite + Crunch | 9.4 |
| Steel | Bite + Crunch | 9.4 |
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 Drapion is actually for.
Counters: what beats Drapion
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 23.9 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 22.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 22.6 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 22.3 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 21.6 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 21.6 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 21.3 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 21.2 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 21.0 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 20.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Drapion's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.