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Dragalge - The Mock Kelp Pokémon
X Flavor Text - "Their poison is strong enough to eat through the hull of a tanker, and they spit it indiscriminately at anything that enters their territory."
Y Flavor Text - "Tales are told of ships that wander into seas where Dragalge live, never to return."
Pokédex Number - #691 (National) | #031 (Kalos Coastal)
Type -
Base Stats - 65 HP / 75 Atk / 90 Def / 97 SAtk / 123 SDef / 44 Spe
Abilities:
Poison Point: When a Pokémon with Poison Point is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking foe will become poisoned.
Poison Touch: If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the target will become poisoned
**Adaptability (Hidden): Adaptability increases STAB from 1.5× to 2×.
Notable Moves (Bold indicates STAB):
- Dragon Tail (Lvl 1, Lvl 59, TM 82)
- Toxic (Lvl 32, TM 06)
- Sludge Bomb (Lvl 38, TM 36)
- Hydro Pump (Lvl 42)
- Dragon Pulse (Lvl 53)
- Thunderbolt (TM 24)
- Sludge Wave (TM 34)
- Focus Blast (TM 52)
- Scald (TM 55)
- Toxic Spikes (Breed w/ Omanyte)
- Draco Meteor (Tutor)
General Analysis:
Before Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Dragalge was stuck with the extremely mediocre Poison Touch and Poison Point as its abilities. When also considering its only decent stats and bland movepool, its easy to see why the exquisite sea dragon never got to make a splash in X&Y OU. Enter Adaptability. With this newfound ability, which multiplies its STAB moves' power by 2 instead of 1.5, Dragalge finally found a niche in OU as a fearsome wallbreaker. Whereas other Dragon-types wallbreakers are easily checked by the vast assortment of viable Fairy-types in OU, Dragalge scoffs at almost all of them, thanks to both being neutral to their STAB moves and annihilating them with its STAB Sludge Wave. While attempts to make defensive sets viable in XY failed, remnants of these attempts can be seen in Dragalge's current playstyle. Dragalge abuses its bulk and typing to switch in on common threats in OU, such as Mega Charizard Y, Keldeo, and Thundurus, and destroy practically anything that dares switch in. Other wallbreakers, such as Crawdaunt, lack this defensive utility. Despite its uniqueness and sheer power, Dragalge is not the most threatening Pokemon in OU. Thanks to its low Speed, exploitable typing, and reliance on a move that halves its Special Attack, Dragalge can easily be both revenge killed and made setup bait. But, if you'd enjoy watching "naturally bulky" Pokemon such as Mew, Keldeo, and Zapdos going down with one neutral Draco Meteor, Dragalge is for you.
Movesets:
Dragalge @ Choice Specs / Dragon Plate
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 120 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 132 Spe
Modest Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power Fire
- Scald / Focus Blas
Overall:
Dragalge certainly isn't the best Pokemon in OU, but with a Specs STAB move that is guaranteed to OHKO 252/0 Mew after Stealth Rock, Poison STAB to cover Fairies, and a Water or Fighting move to cover Steels, its future seems relatively promising. It also has a really nice typing and solid bulk that allow it to check Mega Charizard-Y, Keldeo, Breloom, Mega Manectric, and Rotom-Wash.
Calcs (just for fun):
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 181-213 (56 - 65.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 382-450 (94.5 - 111.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Bisharp: 255-301 (93.7 - 110.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Keldeo: 416-490 (128.7 - 151.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zapdos: 418-492 (108.8 - 128.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Dragalge - The Mock Kelp Pokémon
X Flavor Text - "Their poison is strong enough to eat through the hull of a tanker, and they spit it indiscriminately at anything that enters their territory."
Y Flavor Text - "Tales are told of ships that wander into seas where Dragalge live, never to return."
Pokédex Number - #691 (National) | #031 (Kalos Coastal)
Type -
Abilities:
Poison Point: When a Pokémon with Poison Point is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking foe will become poisoned.
Poison Touch: If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the target will become poisoned
**Adaptability (Hidden): Adaptability increases STAB from 1.5× to 2×.
Notable Moves (Bold indicates STAB):
- Dragon Tail (Lvl 1, Lvl 59, TM 82)
- Toxic (Lvl 32, TM 06)
- Sludge Bomb (Lvl 38, TM 36)
- Hydro Pump (Lvl 42)
- Dragon Pulse (Lvl 53)
- Thunderbolt (TM 24)
- Sludge Wave (TM 34)
- Focus Blast (TM 52)
- Scald (TM 55)
- Toxic Spikes (Breed w/ Omanyte)
- Draco Meteor (Tutor)
General Analysis:
Before Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Dragalge was stuck with the extremely mediocre Poison Touch and Poison Point as its abilities. When also considering its only decent stats and bland movepool, its easy to see why the exquisite sea dragon never got to make a splash in X&Y OU. Enter Adaptability. With this newfound ability, which multiplies its STAB moves' power by 2 instead of 1.5, Dragalge finally found a niche in OU as a fearsome wallbreaker. Whereas other Dragon-types wallbreakers are easily checked by the vast assortment of viable Fairy-types in OU, Dragalge scoffs at almost all of them, thanks to both being neutral to their STAB moves and annihilating them with its STAB Sludge Wave. While attempts to make defensive sets viable in XY failed, remnants of these attempts can be seen in Dragalge's current playstyle. Dragalge abuses its bulk and typing to switch in on common threats in OU, such as Mega Charizard Y, Keldeo, and Thundurus, and destroy practically anything that dares switch in. Other wallbreakers, such as Crawdaunt, lack this defensive utility. Despite its uniqueness and sheer power, Dragalge is not the most threatening Pokemon in OU. Thanks to its low Speed, exploitable typing, and reliance on a move that halves its Special Attack, Dragalge can easily be both revenge killed and made setup bait. But, if you'd enjoy watching "naturally bulky" Pokemon such as Mew, Keldeo, and Zapdos going down with one neutral Draco Meteor, Dragalge is for you.
Movesets:
Dragalge @ Choice Specs / Dragon Plate
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 120 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 132 Spe
Modest Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power Fire
- Scald / Focus Blas
Overall:
Dragalge certainly isn't the best Pokemon in OU, but with a Specs STAB move that is guaranteed to OHKO 252/0 Mew after Stealth Rock, Poison STAB to cover Fairies, and a Water or Fighting move to cover Steels, its future seems relatively promising. It also has a really nice typing and solid bulk that allow it to check Mega Charizard-Y, Keldeo, Breloom, Mega Manectric, and Rotom-Wash.
Calcs (just for fun):
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Heatran: 181-213 (56 - 65.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 382-450 (94.5 - 111.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Bisharp: 255-301 (93.7 - 110.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Keldeo: 416-490 (128.7 - 151.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Adaptability Dragalge Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zapdos: 418-492 (108.8 - 128.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
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