Question

I love Drapion, he has great type defenses. I'll post the moveset that I'm currently using.

Drapion learnset

Answer 1

Here's the moveset I'm currently using, I heard this somewhere and thought it sounded pretty good. It is!

First you need a Drapion with the sniper ability (which makes critical hits 3x power instead of 2x). Hold a Razor Claw to increase CH ratio even more. Then:
- Toxic Spikes (poisons opponents switching in, badly poisons if you put down two layers of spikes)
- Night Slash (high critical-hit ratio)
- Cross Poison (high critical-hit ratio)
- Brick Break (type coverage)

The moves aren't all that powerful on their own, but you can get a CH every 3-4 attacks which is a killer. If you don't care about CH you could use Crunch and Poison Jab for a little more power and you might get lucky with some critical hits.

Answer 2

Here are some other choices for a Drapion moveset. I like your moveset Pokemaster, but I personnaly would replace Toxic Spikes with Earthquake. Another option is this moveset when you don't have the Sniper ability or Razor Claw:

Poison Jab: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, good chance to poison.
Crunch: Good power, high accuracy, STAB, decent chance to lower Defense.
X-Scissor: Good power and high accuracy.
Ice Fang: Decent power, decent accuracy, chance to freeze or cause flinching, deals with Ground types.

Comments

Well the benefit of Toxic Spikes is that after two uses, every pokemon that switches in gets badly poisoned so you don't need to waste a turn using Toxic, just start hitting them! It keeps working after Drapion has fainted too. :)

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Why do you have that rule about not switching out? Surely it's an advantage if your opponent switches because you get a free shot or a chance to up your stats :)

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I have that rule because otherwise it is just switching all the time. It becomes pretty boring. So, I have this rule.

Answer 3

Cross Poison\Sludge Bomb-STAB,both have good accuracy,I would go for Sludge Bomb because it has a bit more power than Cross Poison and has a 30% chance of poisoning the foe instead of 10% like most other poison moves.Then again,Cross Poison does have a high Critical hit ratio.

Dark Pulse-Good Power,good accuracy,STAB.You could have Crunch instead,though.

Ice Fang-Deals with Ground types,chance to flinch or freeze.

Earthquake\Hyper Beam\Giga Impact-Moves ike these might help with emergencies.Like if other moves you have are no good on the foe.
OR
Toxic\Swagger-Lets say your Drapion is low on HP and you think he'll go down on the next turn.Well if he has high speed,you may want to give the foe somthing to remember him by.Bad Poison,Confusion or other things like that.

Answer 4

Gen V

Nature: Adamant

Item: Scope Lens or Razor Claw

Ability: Sniper

• Cross Poison (STAB, high crit chance)
• Night Slash (STAB, high crit chance; breed from Gliscor or Gligar)
• Slash (high crit chance; breed together with night Slash from Gliscor or Gligar)
• Earthquake/Brick Break (Coverage)

Answer 5

Gen V

Drapion (M) @ Leftovers

Trait: Sniper

EVs: 4 Atk / 252 Def / 252 Spd

Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)

• Cross Poison
• Toxic Spikes
• Night Slash
• X-Scissor

Answer 6

Drapion Jolly nature, EVs 252 speed, 252 attack, 4 HP. Item Life Orb, Ability Sniper.

Night Slash, Startin off with some nice STAB.

Ice Fang, Nice Coverage move.

Earthquake.More nice coverage.

Brick Break, Some nice coverage.

Comments

can you change the b- word, I find it a little inappropriate to younger users, and will make the site a
better, safer site. Thanks

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Done.
Thanks for the reminder, what I wrote actually sounded stupid anyway.

Answer 7

I love Bug Pokemon
Here is My suggestion for Drapion

Drapion
Ability: Sniper
Item: Scope Lens
EV Att 252 Spe 252 Def 4
Adamant Nature

Moves:
Swords Dance
Night Slash
Cross Poison
Slash

Hope this helps

Comments

You may want to add a move to cover steel types, if I switched in Steelix on that you are completely walled.

Answer 8

Drapion (M) @ Life Orb

Trait: Sniper
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Cross Poison-(Stab)
- Night Slash-(Stab)
- Earthquake-(Coverage)
- Aqua Tail-(Coverage)

Answer 9

Drapion @ Leftovers
Trait: Sniper
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 Def / 252 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
Night Slash
Cross Poison
Brick Break
Ice Fang

Answer 10

Toxic Sexy (Drapion) (F) @ Red Card
Trait: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 Def / 136 SDef / 120 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)

• Toxic Spikes
• Crunch
• Ice Fang/ Aqua Tail
• Whirlwind