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Dragon Tail
Dragon Tail VIII
ドラゴンテール
Dragon Tail
Generation: V
Battle Data
Type: Type Dragon
Category Physical
Power: 60
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 10, max: 16
Affects: Selected target
Secondary Effect: None
Priority: N/A6
Contact: Yes
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Protect/Detect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: No
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Tough
Appeal:
Jam:
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Dragon Tail (Japanese: ドラゴンテール Dragon Tail) is a Dragon-type move introduced in Generation V. The user sends the foe flying by slamming it with its tail. If the opponent is a wild Pokémon, the battle ends, or if it is a trainer's Pokémon, it is switched out and replaced with a different Pokémon.

Description[]

Games Description
BW The user knocks away the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
B2W2 The target is knocked away and switched. In the wild, a battle against a single Pokémon ends.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The target is knocked away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
V VI VII VIII IX
130 Gyarados water/flying Water 2/Dragon 26PE
147 Dratini dragon Water 1/Dragon 31 31 31SMUSUM
28PE
15 15
148 Dragonair dragon Water 1/Dragon 33 33 33SMUSUM
28PE
15 15
149 Dragonite dragon/flying Water 1/Dragon 33 33 33SMUSUM
28PE
15 15
329 Vibrava ground/dragon Bug/Dragon 20
330 Flygon ground/dragon Bug/Dragon 65BW
45B2W2
45XY
29ORAS
29 20
350 Milotic water Water 1/Dragon 27ORAS 24 24
373 Salamence dragon/flying Dragon 80 80XY
1ORAS
1 1 1
621 Druddigon dragon Dragon/Monster 45 45 45 10
691 Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon 1, 59 1, 59
696 Tyrunt rock/dragon Monster/Dragon 30 30 20
697 Tyrantrum rock/dragon Monster/Dragon 30 30 20
782 Jangmo-o dragon Dragon 17 8
783 Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon 17 1
784 Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon 17 1
799 Guzzlord dark/dragon Undiscovered 23 1
880 Dracozolt electric/dragon Undiscovered 35
884 Duraludon steel/dragon Mineral/Dragon 30
890 Eternatus poison/dragon Undiscovered 1 1
996 Frigibax dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral 1
997 Arctibax dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral 1
998 Baxcalibur dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral 1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
V VI VII VIII IX
004 Charmander fire Monster/Dragon TM044
005 Charmeleon fire Monster/Dragon TM044
006 Charizard fire/flying Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
TM044
009 Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
024 Arbok poison Field/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
031 Nidoqueen poison/ground Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
034 Nidoking poison/ground Monster/Field TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
095 Onix rock/ground Mineral TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
103A Exeggutor grass/dragon Grass TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
108 Lickitung normal Monster TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
112 Rhydon ground/rock Monster/Field TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
130 Gyarados water/flying Water 2/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
TM044
147 Dratini dragon Water 1/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
TM044
148 Dragonair dragon Water 1/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
TM044
149 Dragonite dragon/flying Water 1/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
TM044
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82SMUSUM
TM17PE
TM044
154 Meganium grass Monster/Grass TM82 TM82 TM82
160 Feraligatr water Monster/Water 1 TM82 TM82 TM82
181 Ampharos electric Monster/Field TM044
199 Slowking water/psychic Monster/Water 1 TM82 TM82 TM82
208 Steelix steel/ground Mineral TM82 TM82 TM82
248 Tyranitar rock/dark Monster TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
249 Lugia psychic/flying Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82
306 Aggron steel/rock Monster TM82 TM82 TM82
330 Flygon ground/dragon Bug/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82
336 Seviper poison Field/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82
350 Milotic water Monster/Water 1 TM82 TM82 TM82
357 Tropius grass/flying Monster/Grass TM044
371 Bagon dragon Dragon TM044
372 Shelgon dragon Dragon TM044
373 Salamence dragon/flying Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
383 Groudon ground Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82
384 Rayquaza dragon/flying Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
409 Rampardos rock Monster TM82 TM82 TM82
443 Gible dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM044
444 Gabite dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM044
445 Garchomp dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
463 Lickilicky normal Monster TM82 TM82 TM82
464 Rhyperior ground/rock Monster/Field TM82 TM82 TM82
483 Dialga steel/dragon Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
484 Palkia water/dragon Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
487 Giratina ghost/dragon Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
493 Arceus normal Undiscovered TM044
497 Serperior grass Field/Grass TM82 TM82 TM82
503 Samurott water Field TM82 TM82 TM82
552 Krokorok ground/dark Field TM044
553 Krookodile ground/dark Field TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
559 Scraggy dark/fighting Field/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82
560 Scrafty dark/fighting Field/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82
567 Archeops rock/flying Flying/Water 3 TM82 TM82 TM82
604 Eelektross electric Amorphous TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
610 Axew dragon Monster/Dragon TM044
611 Fraxure dragon Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
612 Haxorus dragon Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
621 Druddigon dragon Dragon/Monster TM82 TM82 TM82
633 Deino dark/dragon Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
634 Zwelious dark/dragon Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
635 Hydreigon dark/dragon Dragon TM82 TM82 TM82 TM044
643 Reshiram dragon/fire Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82
644 Zekrom dragon/electric Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82
646 Kyurem dragon/ice Undiscovered TM82 TM82 TM82
646A Kyurem dragon/ice Undiscovered TM82B2W2 TM82 TM82
646B Kyurem dragon/ice Undiscovered TM82B2W2 TM82 TM82
690 Skrelp poison/water Water 1/Dragon TM044
691 Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon TM82 TM82
694 Helioptile electric/normal Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82
695 Heliolisk electric/normal Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82
696 Tyrunt rock/dragon Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82
697 Tyrantrum rock/dragon Monster/Dragon TM82 TM82
698 Amaura rock/ice Monster TM82 TM82
699 Aurorus rock/ice Monster TM82 TM82
706 Goodra dragon Dragon TM82 TM82 TM044
706A Goodra steel/dragon Dragon TM044
715 Noivern flying/dragon Flying/Dragon TM044
718 Zygarde dragon/ground Undiscovered TM82 TM82
758 Salazzle poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM82
776 Turtonator fire/dragon Monster/Dragon TM82
780 Drampa normal/dragon Monster/Dragon TM82
782 Jangmo-o dragon Dragon TM82
783 Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TM82
784 Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TM82
799 Guzzlord dark/dragon Undiscovered TM82
804 Naganadel poison/dragon Undiscovered TM82USUM
833 Chewtle water Monster/Water 1 TM044
842 Appletun grass/dragon Grass/Dragon TM044
885 Dreepy dragon/ghost Amorphous/Dragon TM044
886 Drakloak dragon/ghost Amorphous/Dragon TM044
887 Dragapult dragon/ghost Amorphous/Dragon TM044
890 Eternatus poison/dragon Undiscovered TM044
967 Cyclizar dragon/normal Field TM044
982 Dudunsparce normal Field TM044
993 Iron Jugulis dark/flying Undiscovered TM044
995 Iron Thorns rock/electric Undiscovered TM044
996 Frigibax dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral TM044
997 Arctibax dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral TM044
998 Baxcalibur dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral TM044
1005 Roaring Moon dragon/dark Undiscovered TM044
1007 Koraidon fighting/dragon Undiscovered TM044
1008 Miraidon electric/dragon Undiscovered TM044
1009 Walking Wake water/dragon Undiscovered TM044
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

By event[]

Generation VIII[]

Trivia[]

  • Despite having existed since Generation V, the anime depicts this move as a standard attack without showing the secondary effect of switching out Pokemon. This was later fixed in PJ130.

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